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I found the first of the Three Body Problem series to be very dry and about twice as long as it should have been. Are the other stories translated by Liu any b
by chance_state 6y ago
I found the first of the Three Body Problem series to be very dry and about twice as long as it should have been.
Are the other stories translated by Liu any better do you think? I want to give Chinese sci-fi an honest try but my attempt with Three Body Problem wasn't great.
- riffraff 6y agoI am with you on the first of the Three Body Problem. The second is _much_ better and the third is still better than the first, imvho.
- detritus 6y agoThe trilogy overall is worth wading through, if only for the ridiculo-scienceFiction on offer - but if you enjoy good characterisation and dialogue, I'm afraid it doesn't improve on the first.
- Barrin92 6y agoseconding riffraff, the second book is a much easier and more entertaining read, I'd definitely give it a shot.
- em-bee 6y agothat's good to know. i have been struggling with the first one. one thing i am wondering is if having different translators for the books is noticeable in any way