Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

94 reviews

snikhtha's review against another edition

challenging hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This is sci-fi for science and philosophy lovers. I was going 'wow that's so cool!' for like two-thirds of the book, because the beginning is a little slow. Most of the book connected to me not on an emotional level (like most fiction tends to do), but more like a murder mystery- I was intrigued by the three body problem itself, the alien civilization itself, the secret societies, etc.

The real strength of this book lies in its love for science - for wanting eloquent explanations for everything and to anticipate the consequences. This can kinda drag on in the form of chapters upon chapters of exposition, but I fuck with it because one, I too want everything explained, and two, I too am a physics student! How am I meant to resist this kind of thinking??

It's good yall! Someone please make a real life 3body.net

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Suicide

kerishma's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Violence

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

lonelylooper's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Genocide

sorashi's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

kouran94's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Grief

katdotniche's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I had been eyeing this book in the library for a few months now, and I finally got round to reading it. It was definitely a fascinating concept and a new twist on science fiction, although for me, with a humanities background there was a lot of science in here that I found a little difficult to grasp. It might be faster paced for someone who understood everything, I found myself slowing down and re-reading sections. 
The characters were amazing, I really found myself caring about them and their stories, and I didn't see the plot twist coming. Looking back, I could see the foreshadowing was in place for it, I just hadn't picked up on them because I was so invested in the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

pretzelocity's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Fantastic sci-fi, both abstract and eerily real. A poignant reflection on scientific progress and what it means to be part of humanity. Only thing I didn’t like was the main character being a little flat, he’s just a vehicle in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, and War

dawntin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is science fiction that goes really hard on the science. The explanations were long-winded and a slog to read through. I thought the majority of the characters were flat, with Ye Wenjie being the most interesting one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Sexism, Suicide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, War, and Classism