The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin: Some criticism with spoilers
In my last post about the book, I talked mostly about why I liked the book and hinted at some issues as well. Here, I will go a bit deeper into the aspects that I didn't like in the book.
Women charactersI usually don't focus too much on character writing in science fiction because I haven't read good examples in the genre so far, so I just accept the fact the plot is more important than the characters in this genre, but, approaching the 2010's, you'd exp…
The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin: My opinion without spoilers
1. Introduction► Publication year: 2008 ► Genre: Sci-fi, fantasy. ► Themes: Chinese culture, space war, extra-terrestrial beings, technology, physics, military, politics, cryogenics, deception. ► Pages: 545
This is my second book by Liu Cixin. I read it in English and really I liked it. I think it is interesting. Read my short, spoiler-free review on Goodreads. And read some criticism with spoilers, here.
2. Title and structure ★★★★★
Great title. And it delivers within the book!…
Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edogawa Rampo: My opinion with spoilers
1. Introduction
► Publication year: 1956 ► Genre: Fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, suspense. ► Themes: Japanese culture, crime, perfect murder, mirrors, obsessions, the human psyche, mutillation. ► Pages: 195
This is my first book by Edogawa Rampo (Hirai Taro). I read it in English and I liked it. I think it is well-written. Read my short, spoiler-free review on Goodreads.
2. Title ★★★★✩
You cannot help but think almost immediately on "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"…
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami: My opinion with spoilers
1. Introduction
► Publication year: 2011 ► Genre: Fiction, fantasy. Readers, beware! This is not SCIENCE FICTION to any degree. ► Themes: Japanese culture, women abuse, crime, religion and cults, writing, sex, people's ears, people's fingers against their temples, women's breasts, preparing food, classical music. ► Páginas: 812
This is my first book by Haruki Murakami. I read it in English and I liked it. I think it is well-written. This is the longest book I've…
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