Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Trisurya - The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

26 reviews

katrinarose's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The most unique sci fi book (or really book of any genre) that I’ve ever read. My only two complaints were the tendency of the author to info dump and a lack of in depth character development. However, I think the plot and ideas do make up for it, just be warned if you need really good character development to enjoy a story. I really enjoyed the background of the story being set in China, parts of it during the Cultural Revolution. The footnotes were a big help to understand more context, and I found it very interesting. I loved the complexity of how the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence impacted the minds and opinions of humans. Would recommend if you are interested in very science-y science fiction, the idea of alien life, thinking about humanity, and a sprinkling of historical fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

f18's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: War, Torture, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Sexism, Racism, Genocide, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, and Confinement

writer_of_minds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

An interesting and thoughtful book. Starts from a basis of hard science, but also veers out into wildly speculative territory. As in a lot of great SF, the scientific and technical wonder is used as a frame for thought-provoking questions about the worth and guilt of humanity, how people might react to first contact, the likely moral qualities of alien civilizations, and more. It's alien invasion literature, but it's different from any other book of the genre I've ever read ... because it covers what happens while the invasion is anticipated, but still hundreds of years in the future.

The alien species imagined in this book has qualities that are both unique and interesting, and derived in a straightforward fashion from its native environment. The Chinese historical backdrop was also refreshingly different and educational for this US reader.

The one aspect of the science background that I found dubious was the use of quantum entanglement to communicate faster than light. Though quantum entanglement does seem to affect particles across distance at faster-than-light speeds, it's been my understanding that it does not enable the transfer of *information.* But the plot does not really hang on this point, so it's a fairly minor complaint.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Cursing

Minor: Torture

Strong language, violence (including gun violence and torture/execution), suicide

frankensteinteen's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence

littleflyleafreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty