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The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

sweetbeetle's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

koberreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

exar3996's review against another edition

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informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

juliaxreads's review against another edition

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4.0

Well written and intriguing sci-fi. Although too heavy on the science and physics for me. Lost myself in the theoretic terms every now and then, but all in all, very original and engaging to read.

harrysingh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative 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

4.0

bigbookslilreads's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

kwebster07's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious 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? N/A

3.5

woyster's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

seokmefree's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sophietica's review against another edition

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

3.5

I found the story and concepts intriguing. However, I found the execution difficult to read. There was a LOT of quite dry physics exposition, and the characters never quite came to life for me. Unsure if that's due to cultural differences or the author's writing style.