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The 3 Body Problem love reminded me of someone who's never read Lovecraft, reading Lovecraft for the first time. I.e.: mind blown, best book ever. Instead of:
by ethbr1 3y ago
The 3 Body Problem love reminded me of someone who's never read Lovecraft, reading Lovecraft for the first time.
I.e.: mind blown, best book ever.
Instead of: interesting in some ways, weak in a lot of others, and ultimately on par with similar other books.
I'd put any of the Culture series up against 3BP any day.
- QuesnayJr 3y agoAgain this is subjective. I think 3BP is better than the Culture novels, and I like the Culture novels and have read 6 of them.
- arnavpraneet 3y agosame, and I have read far more Culture novels than I have read Cixin Liu. 3BP was refreshing in a way very few books are.
- baq 3y agoRefreshing is perhaps the best word to describe the book. Excellent out of not, it’s barely good, but quite different from western sf, which earns it extra credit.
- ethbr1 3y ago> which earns it extra credit Does it? Maybe this is what bifurcates opinions on it! I'd agree it's different: I just don't think it's different and good. And difference alone doesn't bump it past similar but better-written books, imho.