A review by marleens
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

This was very intriguing and interesting but my goodness, did it make my brain hurt. Most of the science bits went way over my head, but I did my best to understand as much as possible. I think the translation by Ken Liu was done very well, and I appreciated his little footnotes with explanations about Chinese history and culture. All in all a tough read but I’m glad I read it. I don’t think I will continue the rest of the books, but I will check out the tv show (and maybe that will help me understand a bit more of the things I didn’t grasp from the book…)