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User Review  - stevetempo - LibraryThing

Throughly enjoyed!! Contains all the wonderful things I enjoy about great Science Fiction: cutting edge science, philosophy, a page turning plot, interesting characters, and a sense of Wonder. Highly recommended!! Looking forward to the second book in this series. Read full review

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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  - burritapal - LibraryThing

This author's imagination and gift of vision and its description is phenomenal. If you read the author's afterword of this, the first book of the Three Body trilogy, you get insight into how his work comes out the way it does. BTW, I am an Adventist. 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  - paulmorriss - LibraryThing

This left me a little cold, even though it's highly rated. I kept reading to the end though, and didn't regret it. Read full review

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User Review  - bookwyrmm - LibraryThing

Well-written, but some of the time jumps in the storyline were confusing when listening, and the science was pretty hardcore at parts. Read full review

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User Review  - iaross - LibraryThing

3.5. Some interesting ideas, some good cultural parallels, but writing and forgettable characters hold it back. Read full review


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