A review by akhiljalan
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

4.0

As far as I know Liu is the first to advance the "Dark Forest" solution to the Fermi Paradox, which is really remarkable! I thought this book shined best when it explored such topics, since the characters and plot were not as compelling to me as the prequel. In particular the main scientist guy (forget his name) strikes me as pretty hard to like or relate to; It feels almost like he's an author stand-in. Nevertheless the book is enjoyable, although it has a pretty different tone and vibe than the prequel. Finally, the climax resolution felt a bit deus ex machina to me. Maybe other readers would have seen it coming but it felt a bit out of nowhere for me and wasn't as satisfying.