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3.21 AVERAGE
3.21 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I felt like this was two books smashed into one, rather than one cohesive narrative. There’s a story about Chinese children adapting to a new world absent adults, and then there’s… the second half of the book. I was intrigued by the themes brought up in the first half, but the second half mostly lays them aside. It’s still an interesting story overall, and Liu certainly takes some creative license in how he imagines the world of children evolving. At the very least, I was fascinated by how Chinese this book is. Even after translation it clearly addresses the world from a distinctly non-American point of view, and I think that alone makes it a worthwhile (if not spectacular) read for American sci-fi fans.
C’est le mot d’ordre du mois je pense : DE CE PTION.
The Supernova Era nous raconte qu’une supernova, donc, a explosé près de la Terre, nous envoyant tellement de radiation sur le coin que toute personne plus âge que 13 ans va mourir - il faut donc créer un monde pour les enfants, et leur apprendre tout ce que l’on peut au plus vite, pour ne pas retourner à l’âge de pierre. Et puis, les adultes finissent par mourir, laissant des pré ados à la tête du monde … qui s’empressent de couler le livre en faisant de la merde absolue, qu’aucun enfant ne ferai jamais dans la vraie vie.
Non, vraiment, je suis une énorme fane de Cixin, mais là, c’est un naufrage total …
I'm so foundationally Liu-pilled that I'll 5-star even a book with such tremendous, glaring flaws as this one.
3.5
I’m torn ankle this one. As always, Liu’s writing is stellar. Some of the children’s dialog was a little too mature, though, despite the fact that most of them were considered geniuses. I also didn’t really appreciate the inclusion of the AI character — I would have liked this to be more about the kids (which it did turn out to be) without a quasi-adult influence like the computer.
I’m torn ankle this one. As always, Liu’s writing is stellar. Some of the children’s dialog was a little too mature, though, despite the fact that most of them were considered geniuses. I also didn’t really appreciate the inclusion of the AI character — I would have liked this to be more about the kids (which it did turn out to be) without a quasi-adult influence like the computer.
Enttäuschung. Ich habe nicht verstanden, für welchen Leser dieses Buch gedacht ist. Erwachsenen wird es kindisch und naiv erscheinen, und Kinder werden die zahlreichen Anspielungen auf Geschichte und Politik wahrscheinlich nicht zu schätzen wissen. Die lineare, unkomplizierte Handlung hält keine Spannung. Kulturelle Klischees wirken wie Karikaturen. Kurz gesagt, diese futuristische Fantasie zum Thema "Herr der Fliegen" kann man getrost überspringen.
So, a nearby star has died, there’s a supernova event that showers Earth with deadly levels of radiation, and within a year everyone over the age of thirteen dies.
Audacious to be sure.
Promising as well.
But in the end, it was slightly disappointing, and kind of, well, boring.
I thought of giving up at a few points, but as my first time reading a Chinese novel translated into English, I really wanted to see it through to the end.
I’ve heard so many good things about Cixin Liu’s work though, and there was just enough in this book to give me the confidence to try one of his more popular and recent efforts.
This one though…well the physical copy that I purchased, it’s already at the op-shop.
Audacious to be sure.
Promising as well.
But in the end, it was slightly disappointing, and kind of, well, boring.
I thought of giving up at a few points, but as my first time reading a Chinese novel translated into English, I really wanted to see it through to the end.
I’ve heard so many good things about Cixin Liu’s work though, and there was just enough in this book to give me the confidence to try one of his more popular and recent efforts.
This one though…well the physical copy that I purchased, it’s already at the op-shop.
good story, very interesting exploration of science fiction and society. Thought provoking, but not as good as the Three Body Problem / Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy. Fun conceit at the end.
At first it was a fun concept and very interesting to read the authors view on this post apacolyptic era with only children, but later on it became too longwinding, highly detailed and I became less and less interested in what would happen.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes