The Three-Body Problem

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User Review - martialalex92 - LibraryThing

Great different perspective on extra terrestrials. Reason it's not a 5 is the third act does too much telling and not enough showing, which is very unlike the first two Read full review

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User Review - tuusannuuska - LibraryThing

4 stars I had pretty high expectations for this, and the first half really was 5 stars for me, writing-wise. I enjoyed the over-all story and I'm probably going to get started on The Dark Forest ... Read full review

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User Review - Iudita - LibraryThing

The story and ideas in this book are very good, but... The book is structured with alternating sections of dialogue and exposition. The dialogue is what moves the story forward but the exposition ... Read full review

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User Review - riida - LibraryThing

i dont get the hype around this book. the story itself feels messy and has an...unnatural flow to it. it has an admittedly intriguing concept, and its one of the few books i've read that talks about ... Read full review

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User Review - mbmackay - LibraryThing

My first foray into Chinese sci-fi. This is a powerful book - the plot is at the top of the "grand" scale! There is plenty of "sci" and even more "fi" which, though fictional, and improbable, is ... Read full review

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User Review - 064 - LibraryThing

This book impressed me in a number of ways. Firstly it was hard to put down once I started. Also, because the author is Chinese and the narrative set in China, I found that in addition to embarking on ... Read full review

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User Review - crazybatcow - LibraryThing

Alternate-reality - check, aliens - check ...Characterizations - check. Yup, checks all the right boxes. Lot of time spent focusing on the characters and how they got to where they were which, at the ... Read full review

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User Review - hskey - LibraryThing

I've rarely read a book where my enjoyment switched on and off as often as it did in The Three Body Problem. The virtual reality settings and some of the more scientific aspects of space, physics and ... Read full review

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User Review - Sarah220 - LibraryThing

This is actually the first of three books which I didn't learn about until the end of the book. So the pacing seemed a bit slow as I was reading it but in the context of a larger work, it now makes ... Read full review

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User Review - morgan.goose - LibraryThing

this was a very good book, but not 5 stars sadly. I find it's premise interesting but not gripping. the active characters don't get enough action I feel, and act more as frames to the story. which in part makes it seem more of a book to setup a sequel rather than a standalone book Read full review