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j_e_n_n's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
fbroom's review against another edition
1.0
Stopped after 35% or so.
This was boring honestly. Did I care about the first bit of added romance? Nope. Did I care about trying to analyze and fill the gaps in the past? Nope. The cherry on top was adding the “Spirit” who was telling Yum Tianming about what was going on in the universe in his dreams. So like a god. Hmm boring so bye.
This was boring honestly. Did I care about the first bit of added romance? Nope. Did I care about trying to analyze and fill the gaps in the past? Nope. The cherry on top was adding the “Spirit” who was telling Yum Tianming about what was going on in the universe in his dreams. So like a god. Hmm boring so bye.
ccheng4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Interesting concepts, but doesn't really compare to the originals in my opinion
rustykingswood's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
4.5
eveningreverie's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Enjoyable, but adds a layer atop the original trilogy that requires a Herculean amount of disbelief suspension to take in. Fanfiction through and through, in all the worst ways (awful “real-life” tie-ins, unnecessary comments about other real media that is clearly the fanfic author venting, unnecessary sexualization of previously fairly chaste characters) and the best ways (thoughtful “what-if”s relating to the main series, attention to detail allowing for important story moments to be directly connected, large-scale spectacle).
Absolutely, bar none, the worst book in the Three-Body universe, but it does do a few things right and allows me to feel like I’m living in a universe I loved to read about that much longer, even if I do think I’ll try hard to forget pretty much everything about it.
Absolutely, bar none, the worst book in the Three-Body universe, but it does do a few things right and allows me to feel like I’m living in a universe I loved to read about that much longer, even if I do think I’ll try hard to forget pretty much everything about it.
ddoncila's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
It reads like fan fiction. I may have enjoyed it more had I not expected it to be remotely near the level of the original trilogy. A couple of interesting ideas and ok plot, but hampered considerably by eye-roll-inducing "reveals", terrible dialogue and generally weak writing.
niyou's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0