Three-Body Problem

I saw a preview or ad about this book becoming a show on Netflix. I’ve been craving a good scifi for sometime now and like all book to tv/movie adaptations, I quickly got the book before the show is even out.

I’ve never read a Chinese author before, one cause I clearly can’t read Chinese but also I’ve never really seen any praise for this author before. So excuse my ignorance, perhaps he is far more popular than I realized. Apparently he is renowned for his scifi writing in China.

I was apprehensive because it is translated to English. I was worried the artistry would be lost in translation and perhaps some of it was but my god was this book awesome!

First off, he uses real science. Quite a bit of it if I’m not mistaken and it’s so wonderfully creative. I was hooked from the beginning by the brutal way Ye’s father was killed. It was such an interesting story and really refreshing to read an author who is from China, grew up Chinese, and clearly expresses the authoritarian power of communism.

The way signals are sent to space, who received the signal and how one of the main character’s uncovers the whole story is incredibly well done.

You first think he is just logging into some VR game but the premise of the game was amazing! It’s about explaining the physics of a world that has 3 suns. And of course this is very relevant to the overall story of the trilogy.

Simply put- this was an amazing work of fiction. I could imagine the world of 3 suns (Trisolaris) and it’s all from the descriptions, science, and excellent story telling and I can’t wait for book 2 to arrive. (No pressure Netflix…don’t f*** this one up…)

by DapirateTroll