Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Trisurya - The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

36 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, War, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Body horror

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

braynard's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

Starts slow, gets faster. The science sections are a bit complex at times and the plot isn't super action heavy, but the story line is very interesting. I finished the whole thing in two reading sections. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

Unshown but referenced suicides. A character is beaten to death early on.

cinnamonandpancakes's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is a very interesting read but I would honestly describe it more as a political thriller with hard science fiction elements. The aliens are vague and their advanced technologies are more fantasy than based in hard science, though the science on the human side is much more realistic.

Quibbles about genre aside, I found a lot of the conclusions people draw in this book to be very pessimistic and narrow minded. It is a very gloomy book. Many characters make terrible discoveries and then just give up. A terrible doom is coming and we can't do anything about it so we're just going to give up fighting?! Maybe I'm just young but that attitude infuriates me.

That being said, there's some imaginative uses of science in this book and the sequels are set up well. If you like the prospect of doomy political thriller with aliens then this is a very well written example.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Suicide

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

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this was brilliant!! I was on the edge on my seat for so much of it!! i loved the blend of literal physics, aliens, and some history (both Chinese and historical figures). i actually understood most of the physics (except for a tiny bit at the end), which I am pretty chuffed about!! i loved the philosophical points about humanity and advancements in science, also the fact that you can't advance without understanding the basics, love it all. the writing was gorgeous, even after a translation, still amazing!! so excited for the next book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide and Murder