Hardcover, 471 pages
Norwegian, Norsk bokmål language
Published by Kagge.
Det kinesiske fenomenet som kombinerer hårreisende spenning med stor vitenskap og grensesprengende fantasi - og gir leseren følelsen av at jordas framtid faktisk står på spill.
Wenjie Ye er vitne til at rødegardister slår faren hennes til døde under kulturrevolusjonen. Hendelsen skal komme til å forme, ikke bare resten av hennes eget liv, men også menneskehetens framtid. Fire tiår senere blir Wang Miao bedt av Beijing-politiet om å infiltrere et hemmelig forskernettverk etter en bølge av uforklarlige selvmord. Wangs etterforskning skal lede ham til et mystisk virtuelt univers, styrt av de uforutsigbare bevegelsene til dets tre soler. Dette er trelegemeproblemet, og det er nøkkelen til alt: Nøkkelen til forskernes dødsfall, nøkkelen til konspirasjonen som strekker seg over flere lysår - og nøkkelen til å hindre den totale utryddelse som nå truer menneskeheten.
Es el primero de una trilogía. Me ha gustado, aunque hay algunas cosas "científicas" que me han parecido muy simplonas. De cualquier forma, estoy leyendo el segundo, y creo que también leeré el tercero. Lo recomiendo.
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...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.
A good hard fiction novel that explores the question of making first contact. It's a quick read that has decent character development, a smooth flowing plot, and asks deep philosophical science questions.
I can't say this book wasn't well written, but at the same time the writing sometimes felt awkward. Pretty imaginative, large scope, and refreshingly plausible treatment of science. All in all enjoyable, but I'm not sure I'll read the next ones in the series.
Much of the novel assumes a tone of gossamer fantasy, still with the heft of a folktale. Think of fabric draping a central space into being, over a solid floor.
There is video gaming (along with rally and militarism) as theatre, perhaps most overtly, but the whole story is almost palpably sited within in staging containers — which mostly stretch or are transcended rather gently, in contrast to the claustrophobic violence possessing and constricting the gap in the crowd, the logged woods, the cramped room, the retina, the battered biosphere, the rigid formation, the traumatic shared memory, the laden canal, the proton.
For its themes, The Three-Body Problem is a very comfortable read. The “hard sci‐fi” elements are good fun, silly (or playful and open) without committing to ridiculous abandon. Although, on occasion, explanatory dialogue felt condescendingly conspicuous, on the whole, Liu’s devices moved smoothly enough. There are some beautiful …
Much of the novel assumes a tone of gossamer fantasy, still with the heft of a folktale. Think of fabric draping a central space into being, over a solid floor.
There is video gaming (along with rally and militarism) as theatre, perhaps most overtly, but the whole story is almost palpably sited within in staging containers — which mostly stretch or are transcended rather gently, in contrast to the claustrophobic violence possessing and constricting the gap in the crowd, the logged woods, the cramped room, the retina, the battered biosphere, the rigid formation, the traumatic shared memory, the laden canal, the proton.
For its themes, The Three-Body Problem is a very comfortable read. The “hard sci‐fi” elements are good fun, silly (or playful and open) without committing to ridiculous abandon. Although, on occasion, explanatory dialogue felt condescendingly conspicuous, on the whole, Liu’s devices moved smoothly enough. There are some beautiful scenes. The storytelling is both generous and measured; hospitable.
This was an excellent book. I can count it among the masterpieces of modern science fiction. The story has elements similar to that of other science fiction stories, such as Nightfall and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov, Childhood's End and Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, and Anathem by Neal Stephenson. It is important to stress that this is a hard science fiction novel. Generally, hard sci-fi stories focus strongly on the premise of the story (the idea) rather than characters or plot, so approach the story with that in mind. While it is technically part of a trilogy, the story stands extremely well on it's own. Of course, I'll be paying attention for more translated works of Liu Cixin.
For my full review, see my blog at strakul.blogspot.com/2015/07/book-review-three-body-problem-by-liu.html
Lo que más me ha gustado del libro es que aunque simple hace un buen repaso del camino que ha llevado la ciencia a través de las eras de la humanidad y la importancia que tiene ésta en nuestro desarrollo y posible solución a la inminente extinción que nos espera. Además, el hecho de ser un autor chino hace que plantee las cosas de una forma algo distinta que los típicos clichés occidentales y además me ha permitido saber más cosas de la historia de China tal como fue el impacto y recuperación de la Revolución Cultural.
One piece of science master class and sci-fi
I really liked the beginning. The atmosphere is great. But the more you learn about the world the boringer it gets. All the characters stay kind of flat.
I was surprised to read a Chinese sci-fi novel, but it's an interesting perspective on it. At first I thought this is going to be all about China, being for or against the CCP regime and a bit of sci-fi sprinkled on it, but it was the opposite!
The parts that were leaning on it being in China were great, it's a different view on how to write sci-fi, which is usually VERY centered on the US. I hope for more non-US authors in the sci-fi world, there's a lot to explore here.
The ending surprised me, because I read through it much faster than I thought. This should be a good thing, but I only noticed how far in I was, because I couldn't believe that this is how it's gonna end. It was a bit disappointing, but it's a trilogy, so and it felt very much written in …
I was surprised to read a Chinese sci-fi novel, but it's an interesting perspective on it. At first I thought this is going to be all about China, being for or against the CCP regime and a bit of sci-fi sprinkled on it, but it was the opposite!
The parts that were leaning on it being in China were great, it's a different view on how to write sci-fi, which is usually VERY centered on the US. I hope for more non-US authors in the sci-fi world, there's a lot to explore here.
The ending surprised me, because I read through it much faster than I thought. This should be a good thing, but I only noticed how far in I was, because I couldn't believe that this is how it's gonna end. It was a bit disappointing, but it's a trilogy, so and it felt very much written in such a way to build upon.
I'm not sure if I will read the rest, but I'd say it's okay. I'm not sure why people are into this story so much, it read a bit wooden at times, but that could be owing to it being a translation. Maybe people are just eager to read something non-US, which I totally get.
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Tad long, mind boggling novel about past and future
Tad long, mind boggling novel about past and future
Absolutely loved it, bought the second book in the trilogy before I finished this one. If you're a fan of a little hard sci-fi with some social commentary and aliens, I recommend it. Some parts of the book feel fantastical, but without losing the grounded "this could happen" feeling. The only "problem" I had (and it's not really a problem) is keeping up with some of the characters, just because I haven't had much exposure to Chinese culture and names. Still an amazing book.
