my_private_acc t1_j6b3x3l wrote on January 29, 2023 at 1:43 AM

In preparation for the upcoming Netflix adaption: "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin (first part of a trilogy). Mindblowing chinese sci-fi, touching many philosophical and physical questions and topics like environmentalism and computer architecture. Expect a GoT-like hype for the Netflix series (same producers), but I found the chinese series to be exceptionally good as well (running now on Rakuten Viki). You know the drill: read the book first. It's always better to read the book first.

Albrithr t1_j6b9lqj wrote on January 29, 2023 at 2:27 AM

I'm really liking the Chinese series, too! A very faithful adaption so far.

certain_people t1_j6b9s46 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 2:29 AM

There's a Netflix adaption coming?! :o

mech_man_86 t1_j6baqwj wrote on January 29, 2023 at 2:36 AM

I really tried to like that book, but I just didn't think it was very well written. The best part is the bit about the revolution at the beginning.

my_private_acc t1_j6bbj76 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 2:42 AM

It's hard to swallow at some times, not easily comparable to western sci-fi (especially with the many characters with hard to distinguish names). Still a masterwork. I'm not the biggest fan of Netflix, but they sure know which stories to pick. I had the exact same experience with Game of Thrones: listened to the audiobook, then read the books, watched the show, read the books again... I'm already sure I will read this trilogy again, there's just so much in it.