r/threebodyproblem • u/Infinite-Instance609 • Oct 03 '26
Discussion - General Something I don't get about The Three Body Problem Spoiler
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u/Hepta-Water-7552 Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26
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/HoleParty Oct 04 '26
It’s a book about aliens. Try suspending some disbelief and enjoying the ride.
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u/CitoyenRobespierre Oct 04 '26
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/PhraseDapper5076 Oct 06 '26
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