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I read the Three Body Problem trilogy and really liked it. I looked up recommendations for similar series, and saw that Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky was a pretty common recommendation, so I gave it a try.... Man, do I hate this book. Outside of the first chapter it really hasn't grabbed me at all. Without spoiling anything, the book changes viewpoints every other chapter and I can't stand one of them. Overall I just find the characterizations really dull and don't really care what happens to anyone. Anyone have any other recommendations if I liked 3BP?
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PriorMarcus posted:Which is the one you can't stand? Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Tarnop posted:I think they meant which viewpoint Ugh, sorry guys, wasn’t quite awake this morning. Couldn’t stand the spider chapters. If I have to read the words Understandings or Palps one more drat time…
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StumblyWumbly posted:To each their own, but I remember 3BP having a compelling and odd mystery, but horribly, laughably flat characters and it replaced thoughtfulness with cynicism (more so in the later books). Children of Time is not perfect but it is the far side of the world from that. I agree that 3rd had basically zero characterization but all the big idea stuff made up for it for me. Even the human characters in Children of Time didn’t land for me, it all felt just as flat as 3bp, if not more so! Edit: I’m also realizing that I might just hate spiders so much in real life that it’s ruined the books for me. frogbs fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Mar 28, 2024 |
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Mar 28, 2024 19:47
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frogbs posted:I read the Three Body Problem trilogy and really liked it. I looked up recommendations for similar series, and saw that Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky was a pretty common recommendation, so I gave it a try.... Ok, so i've queued up samples of a few books folks recommended here, along with others I found randomly searching around. Will report back if any stick:
PLEASE let me know if any of the above contain spiders.
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Mar 29, 2024 05:44
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Awkward Davies posted:This is a good list that will enable you to take part in any number of endlessly running arguments about some of those books. …. Oh no Edit to add actual content: Welp, I hope some of them are good books too! I also added Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir since that might be a little less intense than the others. frogbs fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Mar 29, 2024 |
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I’m a a few chapters (about 25%) into Greg Egan’s Permutation City. I like it so far but I’m really not sure I fully understand what’s going on. I’m considering starting over and taking notes. Is that crazy? I’m reading just before I go to sleep so maybe I’m just forgetting stuff.
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