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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nice collection of stories. Some very clever and original ideas.
La Tierra errante: 4 ⭐
Montañas: 1 ⭐
El sol de China: 5 ⭐
En beneficio de la humanidad: 5 ⭐
Maldición 5.0: 3 ⭐
La Era Micro: 2'5 ⭐
El gran devorador: 4 ⭐
¿Quién cuidará de los dioses?: 4 ⭐
Con sus ojos: 2'5 ⭐
El gran cañón de la Tierra: 3 ⭐
Montañas: 1 ⭐
El sol de China: 5 ⭐
En beneficio de la humanidad: 5 ⭐
Maldición 5.0: 3 ⭐
La Era Micro: 2'5 ⭐
El gran devorador: 4 ⭐
¿Quién cuidará de los dioses?: 4 ⭐
Con sus ojos: 2'5 ⭐
El gran cañón de la Tierra: 3 ⭐
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't normally read sci fi, especially if it was written 25 hears ago. I liked all the stories, considering all the megative stuff (bland characters, repetitive plot points). Maybe I liked it because I'm not that well versed in the genre. Won't be reading any more from this author/genre.
Didn't leave an impression but entertaining and original voice.
Solid collection of short stories. To me, unfortunately, they only had big universe altering implications. I guess I just wanted some that did not involve the destruction of Earth or the human race. That being said, the stories were mostly all good. I did like that a couple involved advanced civilizations digging versus reaching to the farthest reaches of space. It was a good break from the same sci-fi tropes.
The book being short stories, it took me a little while to read the book. I would read a story, move on to another book for a little bit, read another story, etc. However, I found that I could remember all of the stories in the end. Even the subpar stories were memorable.
Only giving it 4 stars because of the couple of subpar stories, overall the book is a great read for any Cixin Liu fan, or any sci-fi fan in general.
The book being short stories, it took me a little while to read the book. I would read a story, move on to another book for a little bit, read another story, etc. However, I found that I could remember all of the stories in the end. Even the subpar stories were memorable.
Only giving it 4 stars because of the couple of subpar stories, overall the book is a great read for any Cixin Liu fan, or any sci-fi fan in general.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
The first short story "The Wandering Earth" was easily my favorite. I can't wait to watch the Netflix movie! A couple other stories like "Bubble World" were also really enjoyable for me, but honestly I was disappointed by a lot of these stories. Some of them were so short that there really was nothing to the story and I felt like I needed more, or they were just way to weird and far-fetched. "Curse 5.0" could have been really good but I was missing the depth of the plot since it was so short.
I could read an entire full length book on "The Wandering Earth" story and honestly that's what I rather would have wished this book to be. This story was easily a 4-5 star story, but the lack of interest in the other stories really brought down the rating.
I could read an entire full length book on "The Wandering Earth" story and honestly that's what I rather would have wished this book to be. This story was easily a 4-5 star story, but the lack of interest in the other stories really brought down the rating.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated