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I read both and the style is tedious, especially the dialogues, and I can only assume it's a translation thing.

Have to agree, 3 body problem is fascinating from technological future fantasy perspective, but high quality reading overall in English it was not. Shallow characters, very pro-china and anti-whole-western-world black&white mindset that modern free world grew away long time ago.

Had to force myself reading to the end of trilogy, above goes into overdrive.

> black&white mindset that modern free world grew away long time ago

Don't even know what to say. I am not sure we live in the same world lol.

You read a pop sci fi book and are surprised when you get pop sci fi? Chinese culture tends to place much more emphasis on prose in general in pop books in my experience but you picked one of the worst examples of that. That series is very strongly influenced by western sci fi culture so I find it really funny that you use it as an example of chinese culture being worse.

Whoa I never said Chinese culture is worse and I certainly dont think that, why the needless fabulated attack?

I just didnt like the books apart from technological aspects that much, is it that hard to understand and accept that some folks look for more than just wow-what-a-cool-description-of-4D-in-3D?

It was pushed from all directions as something spectacular and well, that bar lies much higher for some, thats all.

I feel like someone who wasn't familar with Chinese history or culture would miss a lot of what was happening in that book. A lot happens that isn't directly explained.

Also depends if you read the version with the cultural revolution scenes in the beginning or in the middle.

> Shallow characters, very pro-china and anti-whole-western-world black&white mindset that modern free world grew away long time ago.

I think you missed the latest news.

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