EL PROBLEMA DE LOS TRES CUERPOS / THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: El problema de los tres cuerpos / The Three-Body Problem (Series #1) (Paperback)

from slothman

An interesting take on a SETI contact novel, where the aliens aren't present but have huge influence. The first part of the book has a good buildup and unfolding exposition, but the "big idea" denoument relies increasingly on telling, rather than showing, and the characters that are so well portr...

from lycomayflower

This is one of those books where the degree of pleasure I take in having read it far exceeds the degree of pleasure I took in reading it. I am very glad I read this, for the perspective it gave me on China and on what science fiction is, for the way it made me think about storytelling structure a...

from Jim53

It takes quite a while to figure out just what's going on in The Three-Body Problem, and just when you think you have it, the ground shifts again. This narrative technique mirrors the experiences of scientists in Liu Cixin's Hugo-winning novel. Chinese scientists, particularly theoretical physici...

from zeborah

This is what you get when you combine the Cultural Revolution, first contact with aliens, and science so hard it's difficult to believe this isn't based on a true story. Only the sophon's creation and capabilities stretched my credulity - or perhaps just my comprehension. Reading the translator's...

from publiusdb

China's Cultural Revolution is in full swing. Intellectuals and scientists are denounced by their students for teachings contrary to the communist orthodoxy. The country is in turmoil. No one can be trusted as friends turn on each other, children on their parents, mentors on their students...Agai...