Will Powell
Highly impactful piece of writing, the despair you feel for humanity is crushing and all encompasing, and a north-star of this book.
The theories and scenarios felt massive in the second book, yet are dwarfed by the third. Having to face the end of the known universe and having humanity be there for it is amazing. And the way time is explored in this book is hard to wrap your head around, yet simultaneously so simple. You end the book thinking that if only you the reader could go back in time and tell humanity about the things you know, then perhaps they would have stood a chance against what was coming for them.
Characters felt, much like the previous 2 books - quite flat. The dialogue is what it is - informative and straight to the point (as I have found out was the authors intention). I think in a sense it is almost necessary for the progress of the story, as the amount of emotion that could be felt over planet Earth being turned into a 2D image could fill a thousand pages in itself. Therefore I did not let it hinder my experience, rather allowing it to enhance it and be what it is.
There are so many what if's in the book, roads that could have been taken that could have resulted in such different results. Yet there is also the knowledge that all has to come to an end, that the universe as we known it is most likely coming to an end, however an end that is reliant on all life cooperating and giving up their safety, to enter into the unknown, into a fresh Edenic universe. I am doubtful things will workout for the best.
The concept of dimensions is horrifyingly explored here. From the 4D graveyard and the parallel it was to have upon the 3D universe later on. The idea of being 2D-ified and the real-world possibility of such a thing. Of civilisations ready to destroy an entire demension just to survive and what life in that dimension would look like. Natures inherent violence shines through this series.
Reading about our solar system becoming 2D was a slog, but not an unenjoyable one. You are forced to read in order as every planet is flattened, including out earth and sun. You are forced to face all of solar-humanity (bar 2 people) being 'wiped out' or transformed into a painting. it is brutal yet necessary.
The fairy-tales were fantastic. My mind was whirring with explanations as I read them, coming up with my own interpretations of the words put forth. Having them revealed slowly and the consequences of each revelation was a treat.
This book and it's predecessors have kept my mind the most active, of any book I've read to date, during reading. Having me come up with my own possibilities and theories.
Overall this book was a devestating read and laid out a fantastical, if even plausible, future for our own world. I hope my future encounters with Sci-Fi show such depth and creativity as Cixin Liu has displayed on these pages.
Highly impactful piece of writing, the despair you feel for humanity is crushing and all encompasing, and a north-star of this book.
The theories and scenarios felt massive in the second book, yet are dwarfed by the third. Having to face the end of the known universe and having humanity be there for it is amazing. And the way time is explored in this book is hard to wrap your head around, yet simultaneously so simple. You end the book thinking that if only you the reader could go back in time and tell humanity about the things you know, then perhaps they would have stood a chance against what was coming for them.
Characters felt, much like the previous 2 books - quite flat. The dialogue is what it is - informative and straight to the point (as I have found out was the authors intention). I think in a sense it is almost necessary for the progress of the story, as the amount of emotion that could be felt over planet Earth being turned into a 2D image could fill a thousand pages in itself. Therefore I did not let it hinder my experience, rather allowing it to enhance it and be what it is.
There are so many what if's in the book, roads that could have been taken that could have resulted in such different results. Yet there is also the knowledge that all has to come to an end, that the universe as we known it is most likely coming to an end, however an end that is reliant on all life cooperating and giving up their safety, to enter into the unknown, into a fresh Edenic universe. I am doubtful things will workout for the best.
The concept of dimensions is horrifyingly explored here. From the 4D graveyard and the parallel it was to have upon the 3D universe later on. The idea of being 2D-ified and the real-world possibility of such a thing. Of civilisations ready to destroy an entire demension just to survive and what life in that dimension would look like. Natures inherent violence shines through this series.
Reading about our solar system becoming 2D was a slog, but not an unenjoyable one. You are forced to read in order as every planet is flattened, including out earth and sun. You are forced to face all of solar-humanity (bar 2 people) being 'wiped out' or transformed into a painting. it is brutal yet necessary.
The fairy-tales were fantastic. My mind was whirring with explanations as I read them, coming up with my own interpretations of the words put forth. Having them revealed slowly and the consequences of each revelation was a treat.
This book and it's predecessors have kept my mind the most active, of any book I've read to date, during reading. Having me come up with my own possibilities and theories.
Overall this book was a devestating read and laid out a fantastical, if even plausible, future for our own world. I hope my future encounters with Sci-Fi show such depth and creativity as Cixin Liu has displayed on these pages.