Covers are pretty terrible, honestly, as in my opinion some of the illustrations (I would frequently yell to Chris, "look! 80s-tastic hair furry stuff!") but pretend they don't have covers. ;)

I haven't read Lavinia! I've read the Left Hand of Darkness which I really enjoyed, and Lathe, also awesome (even not being in Portland!... though now I kind of wanna).

Awesome! I can't wait to actually start it. Right now I'm slogging through colonial literature, with a focus right now of religious stuff...