After a supernova passes radiation over Earth, giving everyone over the age of 13 roughly a year to live, leaders of the world begin to teach the children how to run the planet without them. After the adults are gone though, the children quickly discover they don’t entirely like the way the adult world, or Common Era, was run and want to create a world of their own.
I honestly had a hard time with this book. The plot was different and started off gripping with a fascinating set up. The writing was beautiful and created this stunning world of supernova light. The first chapter describing the Supernova’s journey to Earth was so artistically written that it’s what drew me in to begin with. You can tell Cixin Liu has a passion for writing about space.
Later in the novel though, Liu’s writing became intense and lengthy. I found myself getting bored reading because two full pages were used to describe something that could have been summarized into two or three sentences. After the adults left, the story took a turn down a road that did not completely add up. The children leaders all seemed wise beyond their years and knew what needed to be done. The children had an action plan. They then decided to go a completely different way that honestly made no sense to me and left me feel frustrated.
I’m giving the book a 3 star rating based on me both loving and hating it. I both loved and hated the writing style, as well as both loved and hated the story line. It’s not 100% for me, but I’m still glad I read it and will still recommend it to lovers of Science Fiction.
I honestly had a hard time with this book. The plot was different and started off gripping with a fascinating set up. The writing was beautiful and created this stunning world of supernova light. The first chapter describing the Supernova’s journey to Earth was so artistically written that it’s what drew me in to begin with. You can tell Cixin Liu has a passion for writing about space.
Later in the novel though, Liu’s writing became intense and lengthy. I found myself getting bored reading because two full pages were used to describe something that could have been summarized into two or three sentences. After the adults left, the story took a turn down a road that did not completely add up. The children leaders all seemed wise beyond their years and knew what needed to be done. The children had an action plan. They then decided to go a completely different way that honestly made no sense to me and left me feel frustrated.
I’m giving the book a 3 star rating based on me both loving and hating it. I both loved and hated the writing style, as well as both loved and hated the story line. It’s not 100% for me, but I’m still glad I read it and will still recommend it to lovers of Science Fiction.