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crofty37's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
phyxi's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
omniocracy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cjcavanagh's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
amaieg's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
sabinea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
testaroscia's review against another edition
4.0
This kept gravitating between liking it (3) and really liking it (4). I loved the sino-centric point of view, the context of the cultural revolution, I loved the attention to the science, the concept of the three body world. However I really had a problem with the very very weak motivation that would drive a whole section of the Human population to support blindly the alien cause.
Also there is another narrative problem that I have
{SPOLER ALERT]
How do the Earth characters know about the existence, now on earth, of the Sophons? That kind of information would never have been sent because the whole point was conceeling the existance of the sophons in the first place.
Maybe I missed that part but it seems critical to the narrative.
On the whole, however I do look forward to the second part.
Also there is another narrative problem that I have
{SPOLER ALERT]
How do the Earth characters know about the existence, now on earth, of the Sophons? That kind of information would never have been sent because the whole point was conceeling the existance of the sophons in the first place.
Maybe I missed that part but it seems critical to the narrative.
On the whole, however I do look forward to the second part.
ishara's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0