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“By the time you’re my age, you’ll realize that everything you once thought mattered so much turns out to mean very little.”

The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin

September 20, 2022 by ardaigle 1 Comment

Cannonball Read Square: Star I received this book as a gift for the Cannonball Read Book Exchange last year, so that alone bumped it up my to-read pile. I’ve gotten more into science fiction in the past few years, and I’m always excited to read from non-American viewpoints, so it was an obvious choice for me. I’m a sucker for award winners, and this book won the Hugo Award and Liu Cixin is the nine time (!) winner of China’s Galaxy Award and Ken Liu […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Aliens, cbr14bingo, China, Hugo Award, liu cixin, the three-body problem, translated by Ken Liu

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Aliens, cbr14bingo, China, Hugo Award, liu cixin, the three-body problem, translated by Ken Liu ·
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The ones that I couldn’t finish (NOT my double Cannonball!)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Trelegemeproblemet (The Three-Body Problem) by Liu Cixin

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

American Demon by Kim Harrison

December 31, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

Dear readers, I’m not going to lie, I’m racing against the clock to get all of my reviews finished in time for the CBR12 deadline (12 noon EST – or 6 pm Oslo time). I also need to finish 25% of the final novel I’m reviewing, co-parent my autocratic, demanding, and rather clingy almost-three-year-old, plan and prep a three-course New Year’s meal, and possibly do some last-minute shopping. No pressure, right? So when fellow Cannonballer Pixifer posted a review with all of her DNF’s for the year, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beauty an the Beast, cbr12, China, demons, DNF, elves, faeries, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, Kim Harrison, liu cixin, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, remembrance of earth's past, sandhya menon, St. Rosetta's Academy, susanna clarke, the Hollows, translated, vampires, Victorian, werewolves, witches, wizards, Young Adult

Malin's CBR12 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beauty an the Beast, cbr12, China, demons, DNF, elves, faeries, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, Kim Harrison, liu cixin, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, remembrance of earth's past, sandhya menon, St. Rosetta's Academy, susanna clarke, the Hollows, translated, vampires, Victorian, werewolves, witches, wizards, Young Adult ·
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A disappointing middle book, built around some really neat stuff.

The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #2) by Cixin Liu

October 31, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

Oh, man. Okay. What a weird book. (Spoilers for book one ahoy.) So the Trisolarans are coming, man! They’re coming! And humanity has four centuries to prepare. Particles called sophons are monitoring everything on Earth (all communication, written, spoken), and locking down technological and scientific advancement in order to cripple humanity in advance of their invasion. The only place safe from Trisolaran view is the individual human mind. Thus the Wallfacer Project is born. Four men (seriously, no ladies?) are chosen, and given almost unlimited […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Chinese, chinese literature, cixin liu, joel martinsen, liu cixin, narfna, remembrance of earth's past, sci-fi, science fiction, translated

narfna's CBR8 Review No:136 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Chinese, chinese literature, cixin liu, joel martinsen, liu cixin, narfna, remembrance of earth's past, sci-fi, science fiction, translated ·
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A cavalcade of finery, from existential nihilism to haunted funeral attire.

The Stranger; The Three Body Problem; The Devotion of Suspect X; Heart Shaped Box by various

May 22, 2016 by ingres77 7 Comments

I’ve fallen further behind in my reviews than I ever have. So, I’ve decided to do what I did for The Dresden Files: combine my reviews into one giant post. Is that cheating? I feel like that’s cheating. The longer I drag this out, though, the more I’m likely to fall behind. The Stranger, by Albert Camus (5 stars) Firstly, I read this because it’s one of the most frequently cited great novels from French literature. In my quest to read more classic novels this […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: albert camus, Chinese, Elmore Leonard, existentialism, French, hard science fiction, Heart Shaped Box, horror, japanese, joe hill, Keigo Higashino, liu cixin, Philosophy, Pronto, read harder challenge, rock n' roll, Stephen King, The Devotion of Suspect X, the stranger, the three-body problem

ingres77's CBR8 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: albert camus, Chinese, Elmore Leonard, existentialism, French, hard science fiction, Heart Shaped Box, horror, japanese, joe hill, Keigo Higashino, liu cixin, Philosophy, Pronto, read harder challenge, rock n' roll, Stephen King, The Devotion of Suspect X, the stranger, the three-body problem ·
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Chinese science-fiction bestseller–epic in scope, intimate in detail.

The Three-Body Problem (Three-Body, #1) by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

February 1, 2015 by narfna 8 Comments

I don’t remember where I heard about this book, but I’m so glad I did. I even used up one of my coveted ‘not-on-my-to-read-list’ freebie books to read it. This book was a capital ‘E’ Experience. *I’m only allowing myself twenty-five freebie books this year–books that aren’t on my 2015 TBR–because last year half the books I read were impulse reads and I barely made a dent in the books I meant to read. I’m sure this is a problem you’re all familiar with. I’m […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: chinese literature, cixin liu, ken liu, liu cixin, narfna, science fiction, the three-body problem, translated

narfna's CBR7 Review No:10 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: chinese literature, cixin liu, ken liu, liu cixin, narfna, science fiction, the three-body problem, translated ·
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