🚀 The Three-Body Problem [Book Club Discussion]
Details
🚀 We're getting together to talk about Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem.
When humans disappoint us, the idea of an outside solution can start to feel like hope. But losing trust in our own world tells us very little about whether another power would treat us better. Relief from familiar failures can make unfamiliar intentions seem less threatening, especially when the alternative is continuing to live with people we no longer believe in. What would justify that leap of trust, and how much of it might simply be the wish for someone else to take responsibility?
The plan
Please read the complete first novel, The Three-Body Problem, beforehand: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781466853447/thethreebodyproblem/
- How does the novel connect private disappointment with choices that affect everyone?
- What makes humanity seem worth defending despite its failures?
- How does the book make the same possibility feel hopeful to one person and threatening to another?
When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 29, 2026
🕒 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3
We will meet at the main entrance.
Arrive 10 minutes before the start; doors close 10 minutes after the start.
Cap: 40
Date update: This event has moved from Sunday, November 22 to Sunday, November 29, 2026. The location is unchanged.