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At the beginning it was a five star read for me, but at the end it became a little too science heavy for me which deflated my interest a bit. I do love how the author explains difficult scientific concepts, it made it easier to follow. Very interested to see how things continue!

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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blau_elmo's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.25

Generally, a solid sci-fi novel with extremely detailed and geeky mechanics that are impressively intricate yet largely believable.

I enjoyed the fact that the dystopian end-of-the-world prophecy is not the sole feature of the book. In fact, Lu provides some background into the Cultural Revolution in China, using that as the basis from which certain characters' nihilism and apathy is born, which kickstarts the events of the entire book in the first place.

Furthermore, the slow unravelling of the mystery told from the point of view of the protagonist is extremely gripping and horrifying all at the same time. Super enjoyable.

Overall, a great sci-fi mystery/dystopian book.

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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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

4.25

This is the first book that I’ve read by this author, and I can tell he’s super talented and knowledgeable. He weaves history, advanced science, and philosophy together in fascinating ways. It was hard to follow at times, though, because of the thoroughness of his descriptions. Not sure if I’ll read the other books in this series, but this one was pretty fascinating.

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