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It is probably overhyped, but it is good. It (and the whole trilogy) have a handful of really good ideas. The translation at times seemed clunky, the pacing w
by JackFr 7y ago
It is probably overhyped, but it is good.
It (and the whole trilogy) have a handful of really good ideas. The translation at times seemed clunky, the pacing was, uneven and the plotting was not quite as tight as I would have liked. But the handful fo good ideas were good enough that the book stayed with me for a while.
- ohaideredevs 7y agoI didn't find any of it good besides the introduction which motivated me to look into Chinese history more. The author thinks too much of himself and tries too hard to appear smart. This is tedious. I can draw a sharp contrast between this author and Neal Stephenson, who is brilliant and introduces many new ideas / explains computing in a way that has motivated many people to study it. TBP's characters are comical. Not much else to say - the womanizer slacker obsessing over the quiet girl was too much to keep reading. Well, that, and some of the "brilliant defense strategies."