rnbhargava 's review for:

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

4.0

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

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved reading through this, from deciding how much to trust the characters, the setting amidst a specific point in Chinese History, the character motivations that make you question good or bad or something in between. The central dilemma will certainly be great to go through in the sequels. I’m giving it a 4, plot is thrilling, characters are kind of cold but nonetheless relatable on some level. You really question yourself given which characters you end up relating to. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation