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Seems a bit silly to judge a 1400+ pages sci-fi trilogy based on a few chapters. It's not like science fiction books are usually great in prose.
by emptyfile 6y ago
Seems a bit silly to judge a 1400+ pages sci-fi trilogy based on a few chapters. It's not like science fiction books are usually great in prose.
- detritus 6y agoPerhaps, but OP is absolutely not wrong to have done so either - the characterisation and exposition across the trilogy is generally awful and sub pulp fiction quality. That said, I did enjoy the books and I thought some of the 'science' profoundly novel (if occasionally wince-inducing in its unlikelihood, but hey it's science 'fiction'!)
- mcv 6y agoIt's certainly true that a surprising number of books are poorly written. But even if you want to win me over on the strength of your ideas rather than the prose, you still need to lead with those ideas. If a book doesn't grab me in the first 4 chapters, I'm unlikely to read much further.