Subtlety was only chosen by one facer, people scoffed, and he won.
Mike: I also saw the Eden of the East connection, one of my favorite animes! The Wallfacers, with one exception, chose brute force methods to win a war, which is exactly what a war winner does not choose. Many of the Wallfacers had a similar “ultimate plan”. But the Wallfacers take advantage of their situation, they can spend money on silly stuff, and say “it’s part of the plan”. Reminded me a little of the Selacao (how the hell do spell that?) from the anime Eden of the East. Talk about playing the long game! Being given limitless money and told “Save the World”, it was interesting to see what these people did with their funds and resources. All the other Wallfacers had these ridiculously complex ideas, and the one that saves the Earth seems so simple. I liked the hope given to the Wallfacers, the unreality of the projects, and that one of them actually does save the Earth.Īndrea: What’s that phrase? Necessity is the mother of invention? Humanity is desperate, so we’re willing to put our faith in crazy things. Then, I could just follow the ebb and tide of historical forces as the story unfolded. Mike: Somewhat of a tough time, it was easier for me as I chose to read this as an historian viewing the book as ‘future history’. I had a tough time getting into the story, because it was hard for me to grab onto any of these characters. The Dark Forest is even less character driven than The Three Body Problem.
Here’s what we thought of Cixin Liu’s The Dark Forest.Īndrea: You and I are both drawn towards character driven narratives. He thinks he’s forgotten most of this book. Epic spoilers ahead! Or, as Better Half says “If you’re on the no spoilers ship, better watch out, there’s rocks ahead”. Well, more a conversation than a joint review. My better half read it a few months ago, and I nagged him into writing a joint review with me. I finally got around to reading Cixin Liu’s The Dark Forest earlier this month.
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