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timinbc's review
2.0
Don't even think of reading this unless you read and enjoyed the Three-Body Problem series.
Well, it's no more and no less than it says it is, so let's not be harsh. It's an achievement to write even a reasonably credible work in someone else's universe, and to extend the concepts is a worthwhile exercise. Is it done well? Not really. Would that perhaps be expecting too much? I think so.
I'll give credit for the effort involved in doing a huge "What IF THIS is how it went?" that fills in gaps in the original and then extends to a reasonably plausible rollout of "What Happened Next?" and tries to fit it into an overall framework from an even greater height than the original's.
There's–perhaps unavoidably–too much "you see, Bobby," and the female characters are dreadful. And eventually we get bogged down in Master-Lurkers-Seekers-agents-clones-copies and in philosophical issues that are relevant but not terribly interesting to this reader.
Worth the effort of writing it, just worth reading for me, but in the end not a major contribution to the world of SF. And it never claimed to be.
Well, it's no more and no less than it says it is, so let's not be harsh. It's an achievement to write even a reasonably credible work in someone else's universe, and to extend the concepts is a worthwhile exercise. Is it done well? Not really. Would that perhaps be expecting too much? I think so.
I'll give credit for the effort involved in doing a huge "What IF THIS is how it went?" that fills in gaps in the original and then extends to a reasonably plausible rollout of "What Happened Next?" and tries to fit it into an overall framework from an even greater height than the original's.
There's–perhaps unavoidably–too much "you see, Bobby," and the female characters are dreadful. And eventually we get bogged down in Master-Lurkers-Seekers-agents-clones-copies and in philosophical issues that are relevant but not terribly interesting to this reader.
Worth the effort of writing it, just worth reading for me, but in the end not a major contribution to the world of SF. And it never claimed to be.
pshotts's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
jakob'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? No
2.75
fire_phoenix's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? No
4.25
mistwhisper117's review against another edition
3.0
Only worth it is you want the speculative alien side of the equation from a fan.
cadnad's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
sapphickohaku's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
lucarufi's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
j_e_n_n's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
fbroom's review
1.0
Stopped after 35% or so.
This was boring honestly. Did I care about the first bit of added romance? Nope. Did I care about trying to analyze and fill the gaps in the past? Nope. The cherry on top was adding the “Spirit” who was telling Yum Tianming about what was going on in the universe in his dreams. So like a god. Hmm boring so bye.
This was boring honestly. Did I care about the first bit of added romance? Nope. Did I care about trying to analyze and fill the gaps in the past? Nope. The cherry on top was adding the “Spirit” who was telling Yum Tianming about what was going on in the universe in his dreams. So like a god. Hmm boring so bye.