Hey Beehaw (and friends)! What’re you reading?

Novels, nonfiction, ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, etc - everything counts!

    • KingJalopy @lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Three body problem series is fantastic in my opinion. I love that heavy sci-fi shit. And viewing the world from a different cultures perspective was fascinating.

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        1 year ago

        Yes. Without going into spoilers, the event that started the Deterrence Era blew my mind. It’s so rare to have an unexpected reversal like that in sci fi it really caught me by surprise.

        I really wish I could read it in the original Chinese. The translator did a great job though.

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          1 year ago

          Well, now you’re making me want to go back into the series. I liked the premise of the first, but found the writing foreign - which, hey, it is! I felt like I really should read more everyday Chinese fiction as I didn’t understand a lot of the nuance and it felt less polished (to my American sensibilities) as a result.

    • Gwynblade@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I actually just finished Three Body Problem yesterday. Really fascinating perspective and lots of big ideas, even if the characters could be better and there could be less telling and more showing. But can’t wait to get my hands on the rest of the trilogy!