A review by dkadastra
Supernova Era by Cixin Liu

2.0

Just didn't live up to expectations after his initial trilogy. The book posits a pretty interesting premise, but I had a hard time believing some of the directions the author took the story. To be fair, who knows what a world run by children would look like, but I wish he has shown more "work" as to why the children made certain decisions, beyond just "we're not adults." There was also an AI deus ex machina near the beginning that didn't really play into the story later on, even as the children debated whether it was a good idea to allow it to save them all. The writing also seemed a bit stilted, but that's most likely due to the effort of translation. I noticed it in the Three Body Problem from time to time, but it seemed more jarring here. Overall, not mad that I read it, but I don't think I'd ever feel a desire to reread it.