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josevillalta 's review for:
To Hold Up the Sky
by Cixin Liu
This short story collection is very good. Cixin Liu's style of science fiction is wildly imaginative. He scope is wide and deep, from philosophical themes to arts and politics the stories make you think about the "Big picture" of the universe in elegant, entertaining stories. It's always a treat to read stuff from this guy. My favorite stories were "The Thinker", "The Village Teacher" and "The Time Migration" there were some stories that were super weird like "Sea of Dreams" there were some stories that the logical conclusion I do not necessarily agree with like "Mirror" but I certainly appreciate the prompt to ponder the question of: what would happen if X were possible
The one story that I enjoyed reading the least was "Full-Sprectrum Barrage Jamming" because I was not comfortable with the romantic depiction of an all out war between Russia and the US, or more accurately a fictional universe where the Soviet Union is still alive in the 21st century and NATO forces were dumb enough to invade it. It was so weird to read about American troops given the same treatment that Western depictions of war give their war enemies. I hate it when war gets romanticized and I could not agree less with the theme and message of the story. Even then I still embrace the opportunity to see things from a different perspective.
Overall great collection of short sci-fi stories. Two thumbs up. Recommend.
The one story that I enjoyed reading the least was "Full-Sprectrum Barrage Jamming" because I was not comfortable with the romantic depiction of an all out war between Russia and the US, or more accurately a fictional universe where the Soviet Union is still alive in the 21st century and NATO forces were dumb enough to invade it. It was so weird to read about American troops given the same treatment that Western depictions of war give their war enemies. I hate it when war gets romanticized and I could not agree less with the theme and message of the story. Even then I still embrace the opportunity to see things from a different perspective.
Overall great collection of short sci-fi stories. Two thumbs up. Recommend.