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Megan Fox Jun 28, 2023

Ok, talk about The Three Body Problem is cropping up again, so:

If I got completely bodied by the Chinese cultural history and ended up lost inside the first few chapters, if I just push through, does it get better? Is it like other sci-fi where you're meant to be confused and then by the end you get what's going on, only this time it's real history/culture instead of confusing fake org charts and technobabble?

I bounced off that AND This Is How You Lose The Time War around the same time, albeit for different reasons, and felt bad. 😭

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@glassbottommeg The book really does feel like it's just an introductory prequel where the sequels get a lot better in regards to sci fi storytelling.

It does change up pretty significantly later on, though I still don't think it quite hits the same notes that your average sci fi novel does. I personally enjoyed it much more once I switched to reading it as an audiobook.

I'm not sure if the first act is meant to be confusing but it does become a lot clearer later on what the book is about.