Book Review: Death’s End by Liu Cixin
Four Stars
“In the end, the real power is wielded by time.”
Loved it. As usual with Liu’s books, took a couple hundred pages for the story to get traction, but once it’s out of the station this train builds lots of momentum.
“Twice … she passed the world into the abyss in the name of love.”
Main character is so flawed in a Sesame Street-way that you can’t help loving her–even as you yell at her for her stupid decisions.
“forty five kilometers below the [Earth’s] surface.”
Lots of Quibbles: 1. Europe is not “on the other side of the Bosporus” from Istanbul. 2. Peacekeeper missiles were decommissioned in 2005. 3. “Known universe is 16 billion light years across.” It’s Continue reading
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