Like 3 years ago, it is conceptually a good book, fascinating actually but the writing style is so robotic and don’t get me wrong, but for me at least, it was at first a little disorienting to follow Chinese names.
I had to push through to finish it.
A month and a half ago I started reading again, something light, Murderbot diaries, follow it with Project Hail Mary, then All Tomorrows. The first one very short, fast paced, PHM not that short but very entertaining, it kept me glued to the page, the All Tomorrows, not my cup of tea but short and somewhat bizarre.
People kept telling me The Dark Forest was better than TBP, with my reading slump over, I decided to give it a try.
With the 3 first books I read every second I had free, I finished them in two weeks, started TDF almost a 3 weeks ago and I’m starting to feel like I felt with The Three Body Problem made feel before, a little bored and like I have to push through.
I don’t like books that I don’t feel compelled to read and feel more like a chore. Anyways, rant over.
I’m always taking suggestions. Thank you!
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Exhalation and Stories of Your Life And Others are amazing.
From someone who also found Three Body Problem wooden and hard to get through. I gave up on the second one and then read Ted Chiang instead.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I had Stories of Your Life in my head since I watched just before bed a video on YT about sci-fi books, I didn´t take note of it trusting my memory. Thanks to uoy, I have it now on my Kindle.
Stories of your life sounds so familiar… It’s a short story, right? Will you remind me what it’s about?
I feel like Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds reminded me of TBP but better, more concise, and a really fun read. (I read A LOT of sci-fi and this was one of the better books I’ve read in the last few years.)