ekZeppNetflix’s 3 Body Problem Is a Grandiose, Compelling Sci-Fi Yarn You Don’t Want to Miss
GlitterInfectionI tried to read the books this is based on and felt like Iwas being punked.
The writing in the first chapter, specifically around the dialog of the man on the stage who is telling the story about his wife’s father was so incredibly stilted that I couldn’t get through it. It was unfathomably badly written dialog that I can only imagine it’s something lost in translation that triggers every pet peeve I have about dialog.
And most people rave about the books. So this is probably a me problem more than anything. I just don’t understand it.
So as long as they hired some writers to do a better job at the dialog I might be one of those people who likes the show and not the books.
themadcodgerYou're not alone. I tried reading them and the premise was something I could get behind but the way it was written drove me crazy. I agree that if they had a better translator to make it sound more native English, I probably would have been fine with it. Bit as it stands it sounded very Chinese still. I'm hoping the show will solve that problem for us.
I’m glad I’m not alone on this.
I may be able to retry them knowing that they aren’t translated in a way that feels more western, but I had just come off of some cozy-fantasy and sci-fi books and it was shockingly jarring to even try to get through.
I often feel like when most people love something and I don’t, I owe it to myself to figure out why.