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mothrav1 's review for:
The Three-Body Problem
by Cixin Liu
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A bleak and challenging outlook on humanity. It's definitely not for everyone as there is a much bigger focus on the narrative and science than the characters. Aside from Ye Wenjie and Da Shi, everyone else comes off as stale and cold with very little growth, if any. The author has gone on to say the characters were never meant to be the focus of this story, but the matter stands.
Not to mention everything comes to a screeching halt to explain history, mechanics, and how physics work multiple times. While it was all interesting to read about at first, it got tedious and detracted from the story real quick.
Despite this, it is easy to see why this first book in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy is held in such high regard. The ideas are fascinating, the imagination is mind-blowing, the themes have you asking difficult questions, and despite the book's mystery being revealed right there in the synposis, the build-up to it was mostly well done. And despite the horrors, depressing truths, and seemingly hopeless outcomes, there is a tiny glimmer of hope at the very end.
Not to mention everything comes to a screeching halt to explain history, mechanics, and how physics work multiple times. While it was all interesting to read about at first, it got tedious and detracted from the story real quick.
Despite this, it is easy to see why this first book in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy is held in such high regard. The ideas are fascinating, the imagination is mind-blowing, the themes have you asking difficult questions, and despite the book's mystery being revealed right there in the synposis, the build-up to it was mostly well done. And despite the horrors, depressing truths, and seemingly hopeless outcomes, there is a tiny glimmer of hope at the very end.