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A review by michaelesch
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I first watched this story on Netflix. I had no idea it was a book. Once I found out, I went out and bought the book because I loved the TV Show. This story is different than the stories I typically read. It has the alien invasion, but from a completely different twist, along with murder, cult conspiracy, government secret agencies, virtual reality, hard sciences, and moral dilemmas.
The author is from China and the story had to be translated into English. This was my first time reading a novel from there. Normally, Asian stories are not initially interesting to me, because I think their culture is so foreign to my own, so it adds a layer of complexity to the story that I typically avoid, and that is definitely part of this book. There is parts of Chinese history and cultural references, I did not understand and had to look up. I found the names to be difficult to remember.
But with all of that I loved this story. I loved it even right after finishing the show. The book is different. The TV show added relationships to the story. This was a complexity that I did like as it was lacking in the story. But I would say it was not necessary because the plot of this story is so well done. Normally I am really looking for companionship of the characters, but this story was so good without it, that I did not care. I was super into it and had a hard time putting it down.
This is definitely going to be in my top 5 favorites of the year.
The author is from China and the story had to be translated into English. This was my first time reading a novel from there. Normally, Asian stories are not initially interesting to me, because I think their culture is so foreign to my own, so it adds a layer of complexity to the story that I typically avoid, and that is definitely part of this book. There is parts of Chinese history and cultural references, I did not understand and had to look up. I found the names to be difficult to remember.
But with all of that I loved this story. I loved it even right after finishing the show. The book is different. The TV show added relationships to the story. This was a complexity that I did like as it was lacking in the story. But I would say it was not necessary because the plot of this story is so well done. Normally I am really looking for companionship of the characters, but this story was so good without it, that I did not care. I was super into it and had a hard time putting it down.
This is definitely going to be in my top 5 favorites of the year.