The Three-Body Problem

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Liu Cixin: The Three-Body Problem (Paperback, 2016, Head of Zeus)

Paperback, 434 pages

English language

Published Sept. 12, 2016 by Head of Zeus.

ISBN:
978-1-78497-157-1
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1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind.

Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang's investigation will lead him to a mysterious online game and immerse him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredictable interaction of its three suns.

This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything: the key to the scientists' deaths, the key to a conspiracy that spans light-years and the key to the extinction-level threat humanity now faces.

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The story is fresh, imaginative. A very cool concept about humanity, control and faith.

Narratively speaking, I don't know if it's because of the writer or the translator, but the narration and dialogues are dull. Another thing to consider, this is a heavily plot-driven book. Take that as a warning, since most characters are plain and just serve the story purpose.

Even with that wooden words, it was very enjoyable, I liked that the narration went back and forth while dealing with the secrets. If this gets a movie it'd be pretty cool.


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Update: Lo volví a leer, esta vez en español. Mejoró mi experiencia de lectura por mucho, la traducción es directa del chino al español y fue bastante agradable.
Los diálogos me parecieron muy falsos, forzados, pero se entiende que todo es para que la trama avance. Los únicos dos personajes que tienen personalidad son Ye Wenjie …

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  • Fiction, science fiction, general