The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

The Dark Forest

Remembrance of Earth's Past #2

Cixin Liu with Joel Martinsen (Translator), Bruno Roubicek (Narrator), Eisso Post (Translator), Richard Heufkens (Translator)

512 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
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This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential sta...

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Moods

dark 75%
challenging 58%
mysterious 58%
tense 53%
adventurous 51%
reflective 42%
informative 19%
emotional 17%
sad 14%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 10%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 42%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 62% | A mix: 33% | Character: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 35% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 56% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 1%

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4.27

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