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A disappointing middle book, built around some really neat stuff.

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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I liked this book way more than I thought I would.

October 12, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

I’m such a sucker. Two books in a row have turned me into a dripping snot monster. Well, to be fair, I think I cried harder at this one than I otherwise would have because I’d cried so hard at Code Name Verity the day before. I was all prepped to be emotional; all my systems were primed. At least this was a happy cry. Way better than that ‘OH MY GOD THIS IS SO SAD MY HEART IS DYING’ crying I did on that […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A Man Called Ove, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, narfna, translated

narfna's CBR8 Review No:126 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A Man Called Ove, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, narfna, translated ·
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Chinese science-fiction bestseller–epic in scope, intimate in detail.

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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