caraellen 's review for:

The Supernova Era by Cixin Liu

3.5

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The best parts of this book were marvelous and incredibly thought provoking, and some of the ideas and visions of a future under this premise felt incredibly creative and sadly realistic. But large swaths of it were just incredibly tedious and boring to read, and I really had to force myself to push through. 
I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone, but the premise and authors ideas are interesting enough that for big sci-fi fans who don’t mind a little tedium in their books it can be a good read and not one I would discourage them from.