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adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, War
Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
bro needs to learn how to give characters some personality and not just use them as plot devices smh
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Misogynistic and boring.
I had higher hopes for this book than the first. I read reviews talking about the misogyny and sexism but disregarded them prior to starting the book. I thought that there’s no way it’s that bad and it must be that the author uses mainly strong male characters and few females (which is correct). That it must be a cultural difference. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Some parts are just gross. Women are seen as soft and emotional and innocent. I highlighted some of the quotes that are just disgusting. I read that the original Chinese version is even worse, and some of the misogyny was omitted from the English translation. In the English version, it is not overt but still obvious.
Even removing those aspects of the book, this was so boring. I enjoy sci-fi and learning about science. I also enjoyed learning more about Chinese history in the first book. But, this was so dragged out and slow. I genuinely don’t understand the hype. The idea behind the books is interesting, but the execution is terrible.
Can we also talk about how there is one ellipsis or more on almost every page? I plan on watching the Netflix series to see how it compares. I’m not sure if I will continue on with this series.
* please disregard spelling and grammatical errors due to voice texting. Thanks.
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I had higher hopes for this book than the first. I read reviews talking about the misogyny and sexism but disregarded them prior to starting the book. I thought that there’s no way it’s that bad and it must be that the author uses mainly strong male characters and few females (which is correct). That it must be a cultural difference. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Some parts are just gross. Women are seen as soft and emotional and innocent. I highlighted some of the quotes that are just disgusting. I read that the original Chinese version is even worse, and some of the misogyny was omitted from the English translation. In the English version, it is not overt but still obvious.
Even removing those aspects of the book, this was so boring. I enjoy sci-fi and learning about science. I also enjoyed learning more about Chinese history in the first book. But, this was so dragged out and slow. I genuinely don’t understand the hype. The idea behind the books is interesting, but the execution is terrible.
Can we also talk about how there is one ellipsis or more on almost every page? I plan on watching the Netflix series to see how it compares. I’m not sure if I will continue on with this series.
* please disregard spelling and grammatical errors due to voice texting. Thanks.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, War
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, War
Minor: Suicide
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you love books where not a single character decision makes any sense, where the entire military is a maguffin for a physics concept, and where society as a whole behaves in the most absolutely absurd ways to justify the authors predetermined plot choices, this is the book for you! Sprinkled throughout the author's misogony, elitism, and ego-stroking philosophical ramblings are some interesting concepts.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
Author seems unaware that women are humans. Such weird, almost comically bad infantalising of women. If you thought 3 body problem was trying too hard to appear intelligent, prepare for an unrelenting barrage of technical information that adds nothing except for smugness that the author understands complex ideas. insufferable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
If I have to keep reading Luo Ji's bizarre and sexist opinions I am going to end it all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"It's a wonder to be alive. If you don't understand that, how can you search for anything deeper?"
This has an extremely slow start. We don't get Luo Ji being announced as Wallfacer until around page 100, and even afterwards, it's quite slow. It does pick up quite a bit of speed in the third part. Ultimately, I think this would have been five stars had I understood more of the science happening. Way better than the first book.
This has an extremely slow start. We don't get Luo Ji being announced as Wallfacer until around page 100, and even afterwards, it's quite slow. It does pick up quite a bit of speed in the third part. Ultimately, I think this would have been five stars had I understood more of the science happening. Way better than the first book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War
Moderate: Misogyny