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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not love this collection. I think I don't really like the short story format, especially for sci-fi. Liu is more than capable of massive, slow build exposition, so I was not impressed by half the stories following basically the format of "meet some alien/person/whatever, who explains the history of their world." They are interesting universes that he is creating but I'd prefer to just read a proper story set in one of them.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i’m bad at reading fiction and even worse at finishing collections of short stories. however, i REALLY liked the wandering earth short story and want to watch the movie
challenging
dark
informative
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I might change how I feel about this book once I've sat with it a while.
It's an interesting order to the short stories.
The first several feel almost clinical-- very focused on the plot and the science. Although we're told how characters feel, there's no exploration. It's a very different style of writing.
They cover more emotions and internal thoughts and reactions in later stories.
It's an interesting order to the short stories.
The first several feel almost clinical-- very focused on the plot and the science. Although we're told how characters feel, there's no exploration. It's a very different style of writing.
They cover more emotions and internal thoughts and reactions in later stories.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Some good concepts and stories. As always with this author, there’s a tendency to be overly technical that makes the writing less enjoyable, and the psychology of the characters feels very off. Still enjoyable though!