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 @yogthos@lemmy.ml.

Spoiler

https://mastodon.social/@tracyspcy/113515553103376706

  • reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml
    1·
    5 months ago

    Ive been meaning to read these for years, ever since watching a YouTuber named Quinn talk about them. I watched the first season of the netflix series, I’m sure that kinda ruined the first book for me.

    • tracyspcy@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      5 months ago

      Afaik the first season is a mix of stories from all 3 books. For example “brain” part is from 3rd book.

    • DSN9@lemmy.ml
      1·
      4 months ago

      I really enjoyed the books, but the netflix series was complete garbage. I must have watched one or two episodes, complete trash, like most of their stuff. Yes, I really abhor netflix in case you were wondering.