n-gons reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
Thought provoking and different
4 stars
Sometimes just a little slow and weird, but it's a good read
423 sivua ; 25 cm, 423 pages
fra language
Published 2016 by Actes Sud.
Le problème à trois corps
4 stars
(550 reviews)
The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体; lit. 'Three-Body'; pinyin: sān tǐ) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. The title refers to the three-body problem in orbital mechanics. It is the first novel of the Remembrance of Earth's Past (Chinese: 地球往事) trilogy, but Chinese readers generally call the whole series The Three-Body Problem. The trilogy's second and third novels are The Dark Forest and Death's End. The Three-Body Problem was serialized in Science Fiction World in 2006 and published as a book in 2008. It became one of the most popular science fiction novels in China. It received the Chinese Science Fiction Yinhe ("Galaxy") Award in 2006. A Chinese film adaptation of the same name was in production by 2015, but halted soon after. The English translation by Ken Liu was published by Tor Books in 2014. Thereafter, it became the first Asian novel ever to win …
The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体; lit. 'Three-Body'; pinyin: sān tǐ) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. The title refers to the three-body problem in orbital mechanics. It is the first novel of the Remembrance of Earth's Past (Chinese: 地球往事) trilogy, but Chinese readers generally call the whole series The Three-Body Problem. The trilogy's second and third novels are The Dark Forest and Death's End. The Three-Body Problem was serialized in Science Fiction World in 2006 and published as a book in 2008. It became one of the most popular science fiction novels in China. It received the Chinese Science Fiction Yinhe ("Galaxy") Award in 2006. A Chinese film adaptation of the same name was in production by 2015, but halted soon after. The English translation by Ken Liu was published by Tor Books in 2014. Thereafter, it became the first Asian novel ever to win a Hugo Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel.The series portrays a future where, in the first book, the Earth is awaiting an invasion from the closest star system, which in this universe consists of three solar-type stars orbiting each other in an unstable three-body system, with a single Earth-like planet unhappily being passed among them and suffering extremes of heat and cold, as well as the repeated destruction of its intelligent civilizations.
tonegroan reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
4 stars
Wonderful and fast-paced. It keeps you on your toes as it slowly reveals its universe to you. Looking forward to the next two in the trilogy.
Eph (they, them) reviewed The Three-Body Problem (The three-body problem trilogy, #book 1)
Review of 'Three-Body Problem' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Content warning Discusses elements of the plot
We haven't read the other books in the trilogy. How to describe? Liu has a very pessimistic perception of humanity and the nature of the universe. Not only does it science what kind of beings might evolve in a three-body solar system, but he also engages the Fermi Paradox, a very pessimistic theory about intelligent life. Be prepared to deal with frustration and disappointment.
That said, it is an important book and should be read.
tinebeest reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
Yes but…
3 stars
Interesting premise but could get a bit wordy at times and once i read all three I couldn’t help but think back to the implied/embedded nationalism and misogyny. Or how being a historian of China ruins everything 😅
jonn reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
See @tartley's review
1 star
Frances Buontempo reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
Lots of ideas
3 stars
Set my imagination off, but felt like a stream of ideas.
Daniel reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
How to hack a proton
3 stars
This was a little too weird for me and I can’t say I really bought the premise of the story fully…
Brett Hodnett reviewed The three-body problem
Missed Opportunity
3 stars
I thought it started out really strong but became unnecessarily fantastical, which took away from it quite a lot. I also didn't feel the characters motivations were particularly convincing. Lots of cool ideas and interesting thoughts but the great overall concept and story line could have been a lot better.
Jonathan Hartley reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
Not just bizarrely nihilistic and cynical, but also pro-authoritarian propaganda
1 star
Content warning This book is intensely political.
Everyone loves this, but I can't understand why nobody seems to be put off, or at least puzzled, but the way that every human individual or organization in the book is just relentlessly awful, ranging from suicidal to genocidal, and everything in-between, without respite.
Most of them, given any chance at all, are trying hard to selfishly save their own skins, with not a moment's regard for the fact that their plans will immediately doom the rest of the human race. Those not intent on self preservation at any cost are instead committed to bitter nihilism, such as the ultimate eco-terrorists, who feel that to save the Earth's biosphere they must collaborate with alien forces to bring about humanity's defeat, and likely annihilation.
These characters and groups are not depicted as outliers. They represent the human race in its entirety. The only thing that holds back this tide of destructive behavior is the government, who keeps everyone in line.
I can't tell how much of this bizarrely one-sided depiction of humanity is a deliberate choice by the author, versus simply being an unplanned exposure of their worldview, shaped as it is by their native Chinese immersion in authoritarianism. Does that form a subconscious backdrop to everything they wrote here, or are they consciously making a deliberate point that strong government is absolutely necessary?
The author Liu Cixin has since gone on record in support of the Chinese government's internment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang. There, people have been rounded up, because of their ethnicity, into over 400 internment camps. The camps administer cultural and religious re-education, forced labor, involuntary sterilization and abortion. This is something Liu Cixin is openly in favor of.
It makes my skin crawl to read that, and then carry on blithely with this story book of theirs, which seems to be an unapologetic justification for an authoritarian government's impositions on its populate. I did finish it, but have no desire to read the sequels - and not just because I don't agree with the politics. I genuinely found the behavior of all the characters to be intrusively bewildering, demented and incessantly frustrating.
CausticMango reviewed The three-body problem
Somewhat of a Disappointment
2 stars
The book starts strong, but ends with a fizzle.
Carlos reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
Adictivo
5 stars
Una pasada de libro. No soy lector habitual de ciencia ficción, pero este me enganchó. Me tuve que leer la segunda mitad del libro en dos días porque el misterio me atrapaba.
La tensión evoluciona siempre hacia arriba y es un no parar. No sé si hay que tener conocimientos básicos de ciencia para entenderlo o seguirlo, yo lo pude disfrutar, como ingeniero. Además, hace que reflexiones y te cuestiones sobre el acelerado progreso tecnológico.
alksdfjsldf reviewed The three-body problem (Remenberance of Earth's past, #1)
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StormLord reviewed El problema de los tres cuerpos (Trilogía de los tres cuerpos, #Volumen 1)
Review of 'El problema de los tres cuerpos' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Es el primer libro cifi que leo y me ha sorprendido gratamente. No esperaba que metiera tantos conceptos físicos en este libro, pero es muy interesante lo que cuentan. Ahora tengo más ganas de leer la continuación que me ha dejado con las ganas de saber más
morpheo reviewed The three-body problem (Liu, Cixin, #Remembrance of Earth's past ; 1.)
It started out fine...
3 stars
...then it went weird. And I mean weird as in "I know that stuff, and that's not how it works".
But the beginning was pure poetry.
Coalford reviewed The three-body problem
Review of 'The Three-Body Problem' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I feel like the one saving grace for this book was that I went into it completely blind, not knowing anything about it, so was pulled forward by the mystery and wondering what was going on and how it blended into the backdrop of the cultural revolution.
All of the characters felt like two dimensional moving parts just to push the plot forward. I'd describe this book as 'stuff happens' with the only character having any 'depth' being Shi and the first few chapters of Ye.
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