One thing is because it is “fresh”. We very rarely get Sci-Fi from cultures so different from our own, and a Chinese take on the genre that is free of many of the tropes that we are used to excited many people.
Personally, I hated it and didn’t finish the first book. I thought it was poorly written and the plot so over the top ridiculous that no amount of suspension of disbelief could make me enjoy it. I liked the beginning of the book, but a certain scene which I have talked about previously here made me put down the book and never pick it back up.
You are not alone in not liking it. I read it as part of a book club and out of 5 members I got the furthest.
One thing is because it is “fresh”. We very rarely get Sci-Fi from cultures so different from our own, and a Chinese take on the genre that is free of many of the tropes that we are used to excited many people.
Personally, I hated it and didn’t finish the first book. I thought it was poorly written and the plot so over the top ridiculous that no amount of suspension of disbelief could make me enjoy it. I liked the beginning of the book, but a certain scene which I have talked about previously here made me put down the book and never pick it back up.
You are not alone in not liking it. I read it as part of a book club and out of 5 members I got the furthest.