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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
this story is going to haunt me forever. It's everything I love about the three-body trilogy but the short form makes it 100x more potent. I definitely need to read the rest of Liu's short stories. couldn't put it down. 6/5 expanding red suns, would recommend. I'm gonna go stare at a blank wall for a while now.
adventurous
fast-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
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
medium-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:
Yes
Great collection of short stories. Couple of absolute bangers in there. And, as you'd expect, some mad concepts too.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
medium-paced
He continues his fantastic acceleration of complex and sometimes downright terrifying science fiction concepts. This was a collection of short stories that he’s written. My favorites were the wandering earth, the namesake, and the one about the hitmen probably. It is so interesting to see him do a fictional autobiographical piece. For me personally, I think this short story format is good for his writing. From my perspective, the longer books started to lose some steam at times. Here, however, he can explore different concepts, and although they are not thoroughly dissected, he can move on to another interesting one before you have to start filling.