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A review by luise96
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The book started off a bit slow, then got better and then after like 2/3 it got way worse again. In the beginning I thought this could be an interesting exploration of how humans can combat a common enemy (ever heard of the climate crisis?), but then I felt like that aspect was kind of dropped to explain technical jargon and wild sci-fi ideas (yeah I know this is a sci-fi book).
The whole book is written sooo slow and I feel like people are just explaining stuff to each other as exposure to show how smart the author is. I had much higher hopes from the wallfacer project. I’m seriously doubting whether the author ever had a longer conversation with a real-life woman, or if he simply doesn‘t care about women. I couldn’t care less for any of the characters and I honestly forgot all the time about half of them. This felt like a very different book to the first book.
The whole book is written sooo slow and I feel like people are just explaining stuff to each other as exposure to show how smart the author is. I had much higher hopes from the wallfacer project. I’m seriously doubting whether the author ever had a longer conversation with a real-life woman, or if he simply doesn‘t care about women. I couldn’t care less for any of the characters and I honestly forgot all the time about half of them. This felt like a very different book to the first book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism