Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

6 reviews

gabrielofthe14th's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

The book is irregularly paced, and

The changes between the video game world and reality

are not transferred well. The characters don’t seem to have real depth, one character in particular seems to be a sociopath, but has no depth, perhaps a sociopath has no depth. The references will require a little more depth, and will prompt you to research as some of the concepts are difficult to “accept” within the story. Overall I like the premise of the story. This book is translated and there may be a “lost in translation” part to that which I can accept. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

zone_a3's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Classism, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

mlewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Alcohol

budge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Fascinating and gripping, keeps you guessing until quite near the end. It has an intriguing plot which switches about in time and between reality and virtual reality. The two main characters are easy to identify with but having said that, the zoomed out perspective is quite bleak at times because it's not afraid to look at humanity analytically as a stage of evolution. The physics involved takes a bit of effort (if you stopped at A level in 1983) but it's really cleverly explained and opens up a whole new way of thinking about pretty much everything, which is very exciting. 
I didn't realise until the end that there are two more in the series, what a treat! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicide

isabelgalupo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was dense and extremely difficult to read at points, but it has an undeniable “it” factor that makes you want to get through it quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Police brutality, and War

fruya's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Medical content