Reviews

Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu

kell_xavi's review against another edition

2.5

I was greatly disappointed with this collection, and I believe it's simply a dislike of Ken Liu's perspective on science fiction and representations of China. 

pluto_kat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

rain_97's review against another edition

fast-paced

I liked the short stories : “Goodnight Melancholy”, “Reflection” , and “The Brain Box”. 

grainneog44's review against another edition

funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

vasco's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.75

clairewilsonleeds's review against another edition

5.0

A couple of duds in the middle, but this was a great read.

nkz21752's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

dsollick's review against another edition

3.0

This one is hard to rate as a collection of short stories. There are a few 5⭐ stories and a few 2⭐s with most in the middle. There were a handful I skipped partway through.

Translation is great, and I'd give Ken's other short story collection another shot, but I'm definitely warier. I wish I could give 3.5.

catcouch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

sailor_marmar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.25