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The Dark Forest
The Dark Forest by Liu CixinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
In many ways I enjoyed this second book of The Three Body Problem series more than the first because the narrative appeared easier to follow (possibly with the benefit of the TV series too). I was less often trying to understand what the story was and could instead focus on what was happening and the various plot twists. The humanity just seem Read more of this blog post »
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| An enjoyable collection and fascinating to listen to speculative science fiction from almost 70 years ago. For several of the stories it appears that the characters from 1950s America have been transported, unedited, straight into the future with all ...more | |
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| It's an interesting concept and very worthwhile, but I felt it was a stretch for an entire book, especially at the beginning. There was never a question of not finishing it, but it wasn't a page turner and I'm not exactly sure what we should do with ...more | |
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| Probably the best of the Three Body trilogy. I like speculative sci-fi and this at least appears plausible to a casually educated eye. The story was pretty compelling too, although the narrative isn’t likely to win a Nobel and is similar in tone to t ...more | |
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| A dystopian novel based on the dominance of social media with more than a nod towards 1984. Though published in 2013 it has lost little of its resonance, although curiously it makes many of the same overestimations each generation makes about the imm ...more | |
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| Not quite sure what the point of the book was, but it was a harmless and amusing jaunt through a musical life that at times was very close to my own journey (in terms of taste rather than achievement!). The anecdotes were generally well told and ther ...more | |
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| I very much enjoyed the premise, but Bobs being cloned from each other makes for a convoluted narrative that's a little tricky to get to grips with. That said, the personality traits are unwrapped pretty well all things considered. The story felt a s ...more | |
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This was a tough read. The book was written well before Labour’s landslide election victory, but I read it just ahead of the November 2026 budget. It’s an important book with worthy aims. However, with the author now a senior figure in government and ...more |
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| I had enjoyed “Here One Moment” by the same author, so came back to read this one. As some of the reviews mentioned, it took a while to get going, but it didn’t drag for me in the way some have suggested. I was more concerned that it would turn into ...more | |
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| A little heavy on the historical context, which was, to be fair, still pretty interesting. But the insight to gold as an incorruptible gauge of value by which to judge fiat money was well taken, particularly in terms of highlighting the systematic de ...more | |
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| In line with pretty much the entire series, I enjoyed the book, but it began to feel a bit samey and even the twists were a little bit laboured and telegraphed. Still a pretty good series and a bit sad that it feels done (although despite the title, ...more | |
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