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My opinion:
- Interesting concept of a Dark Forest & cosmic sociology axioms.
- Unpleasant characters: Ye Wenjie (narcissistic and psychopathic), Cheng Xin (a kind billionaire lol).
- Disappointing ending—the last few chapters feel weak.
Bonus: Absolutely fascinating interpretation of the first book by @[email protected].
Spoiler
Just because something is (or pretends to be) hard sci-fi doesn’t make it well written even if you ignore the major character flaws. The concepts the first book explores aren’t even that amazing. This is one of the most over-hyped sci-fi books of all time.
I think the concepts the books present are key amazing, as an avid sci-fi reader. I went into the series expecting some rigid characters and a lot of if/then human logic given the source and the fact that it had to be translated into English.