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I have mixed feelings about it, the premise is interesting but the writing is very bad in my opinion. The pacing is all over the place and the dialogue is like
by progbits 3y ago
I have mixed feelings about it, the premise is interesting but the writing is very bad in my opinion. The pacing is all over the place and the dialogue is like aliens trying to imitate normal human conversation...
I would still recommend it to sci-fi fans, just don't expect a literary masterpiece.
- thecopy 3y agoFully agree. Especially regarding the dialoge. Although it is an interesting concept.
- tgv 3y agoI thought that also the sci part was not very good. You really need to suspend that disbelief. I was disappointed, especially by the final part of the book. In contrast, Exhalation by Chiang, which I read in the same period, was an excellent book, with much less reliance on unknown physics/technology, and more what-if and near-future social exploration. It had one mind-blowing story that'll stay with me because of its sheer audacity: can we be alone if the Bible is 100% right?
- bakuninsbart 3y agoIt is incredibly difficult to translate Chinese well into English. Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't think I've ever read a Chinese novel with good dialogue in English.