Liu Cixin’s the Three-Body Problem book trilogy is one of the world’s bestselling Chinese sci-fi series, being read and endorsed by figures such as George R.R. Martin and Barack Obama. In Chinese public debates, however, critics highlight the series’ social Darwinist, misogynistic, and totalitarian tendencies, raising concerns about how the trilogy has been used by […]
I don't really agree with this and totally fucking love these books. However, it is a fairly interesting essay.
I think this is what makes the story stick in my craw and has me unwilling to really invest in it. The "universal truths" undergirding this fictional universe strike me as fundamentally untrue, and as such the story is a phony one
I think this is what makes the story stick in my craw and has me unwilling to really invest in it. The "universal truths" undergirding this fictional universe strike me as fundamentally untrue, and as such the story is a phony one