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reviewed The three-body problem by Cixin Liu

Cixin Liu, Ken Liu: The three-body problem (Hardcover, 2018, Head of Zeus)

"1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. …

Mixed feelings

The book starts very strong with a mysterious atmosphere and thrilling scenes. There are large sections where the main character is playing a computer game for some reason and I didn’t enjoy them very much. The characters are a bit shallow with a few exceptions.

There are some very clever ideas about technology and sci-fi ish solutions, although some seemed a bit too crazy to my taste.

I am not sure how I feel about the book. I enjoyed the atmosphere, there were quite a few very good chapters, but I am not sure if I want to continue with the other books of the trilogy.