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What’s something you couldn’t get into, but feel like you should? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/sciencefiction

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What’s something that you feel like you should like,, but for some reason can’t get into, no matter how many chances you give it?

For me, it’s The Three Body Problem. It should be right up my alley from everything I’ve heard about it (especially the second book, which looks at the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter!), but for the life of me, I can’t get past the first chapter at all. I even tried reading it in another language to see if it was the translation that kept me from getting into it, and nope.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Possibly not lol! The character motivation obviously develops throughout the book (I forget his name), but I'd say the focus is on the extremely weird things he sees and what he has to do to survive. I don't remember there being much in the way of emotional development though.

I don't know how far you got before stopping. I think they are definitely well written books - but I definitely have to be in the right headspace to enjoy them