Reviews

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

anrombouts's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

zycia's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

synapticmisfire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious sad 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

3.25

readcodelove's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

marleens's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

This was very intriguing and interesting but my goodness, did it make my brain hurt. Most of the science bits went way over my head, but I did my best to understand as much as possible. I think the translation by Ken Liu was done very well, and I appreciated his little footnotes with explanations about Chinese history and culture. All in all a tough read but I’m glad I read it. I don’t think I will continue the rest of the books, but I will check out the tv show (and maybe that will help me understand a bit more of the things I didn’t grasp from the book…) 

hsarto's review against another edition

5.0

The best sci-fi book I have ever read, possibly. Science, strangeness, paranoia all in one book.

felixn's review against another edition

4.0

80/100

hparminter's review

This book was way too confusing for my romance loving brain. I really struggled to follow the narrative line so it’s a no from me…

sl0wread3r's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

jcoryv's review against another edition

4.0

Listened to this Audible. The narration was… not great. But the idea and the story are solid. Not sure I’m interested enough to continue the series.