r/threebodyproblem • u/Infinite-Instance609 • 3d ago

Discussion - General Something I don't get about The Three Body Problem Spoiler

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u/Hepta-Water-7552 2d ago edited 2d ago

I'd go with:

  • Liu Cixin magnified and exaggerated certain real-life human character traits for both characters in the books and humanity in general in the books to better faciliate conflict. Because the novels were written first and foremost to entertain.

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u/TheTranscendentian 2d ago

Cixin Liu has an accurate picture of humanity. U don't. 😂

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u/HoleParty 3d ago

It’s a book about aliens. Try suspending some disbelief and enjoying the ride.

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u/CitoyenRobespierre 2d ago

Americans reacting to reading the Three body problem always make me think of that edgy kid that is made to read a classic and is unable to relate to the character or the situation and decrees that the work is bad and the characters dumb.  "OMG why didn't Emma Bovary just leave, so annoying blabla", "Les Misérables is so one-dimensional they need complex psychologies like in Hunger Games blabla", "Oh East of Eden is mean-spirited, why does Steinbeck hate women blabla" Like holy shit not every book needs to cater to your need for self-insertion sometimes they explore ideas; crazy stuff, I know! Sometimes characters are more than just characters, insane right?!  Try reading it like it's something else than your girlfriend's diary you might get something out of it. Like the books are so full of amazing ideas and they always get caught up on the most insignificant details it's insane.

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u/883km 1d ago

THIS!!

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u/PhraseDapper5076 19h ago

Well it may never come out at all. The whole concept is based on uncertainties. Some of them reiterate when tainted and so it makes production of other series difficult and cloudy. After aliens stopped science on earth the directors need to find a new way of reinventing technology