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Sci-fi you couldn’t get into? (kbin.social)
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What’s a piece of SF that you just couldn’t get into, even though you feel like you should?

I tried to watch Babylon 5, for instance, and just couldn’t connect to it. I know it’s popular and people love it, but it never hooked me.

Another is The Three Body Problem. I tried reading it after a friend’s glowing recommendation, but I couldn’t get past the first chapter. I even tried reading it in another language in case it was the translation I couldn’t connect with, but the same thing happened.

Both are things I feel like I should like, but just don’t.

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[–] dbaner 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The three body problem had a very slow start. It took me several attempts to get past the first section. But it's definitely worth persevering with. It's one of my favorite series now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m going to try either the Chinese drama that came out earlier this year, or wait for the Netflix series. I just couldn’t get into the book, and I tried in both English and Japanese. I’d try in Chinese, but my Chinese is nowhere near good enough for that, alas.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Huh, I finished the first book right before checking Lemmy and writing this comment. I read it in German and I have to say that it's extremely good, but some parts are... weird. The jumping between time is hard. Sentences like "They ate breakfast and 30 million years later they built a space cannon" (not an actual sentence in the book) are just weird :D

I will read the other books as well, though. The story is way too good.