re: The Three Body Problem or Red Rising for Next Book

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do you need to have a scientific mind to be able to grasp the writer's point

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You don't. He does a really good job of either dumbing it down or explaining the concept to a layman.

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What is a general synopsis?

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Chinese government is sending messages out into space. One day they receive a response. Its set in the backdrop of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and the author does a good job of explaining this revolution and the mindset of the people impacted by it.

So, a response is received. How should they react? Respond in kind? What happens if they respond? Are the aliens friendly?

The book deals with man dealing with knowing there is other life out there. Factions form - governments, Bill Gates type billionaires involved - some with the aliens, some against the aliens. And they are working against each other because they believe what they're doing is for the benefit of mankind.

I don't want to say much more, because there is a pretty cool scene in the book when they receive the message, and the person who receives the message makes up her mind of what to do.