Reviews

To Hold Up the Sky by Cixin Liu

blazingstar's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

heyitsmeg777's review

4.0

I have read Cixin Liu's first book of his series the three body problem and while it was good, it was a bit complex, but I love his prose and how he tells his stories and I am glad to know that this short story collection didn't disappoint me. Although these stories reflect on the past, it feels very futuristic and I enjoyed taking a trip through time with his stories and I didn't expect to enjoy this so much!

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! Thanks to the author too!

lararunningwild's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

laurahopp's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

kcalibo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Collection of short stories some showcasing the ideas later incorporated into his later novels

oldpatricka's review

4.0

I didn’t live every story, the war one was kind of gruesome, but lots of interesting ideas.

jane_kelsey's review

3.0

I loved some better than others. Interesting concepts.

jwinn's review

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

0.5

emaxan's review

challenging emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

moonii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0