I’m new to scifi books, and books in general. (only got into reading 3 years ago) I’ve read dune, the dispossessed , a fire upon the deep and the stars my destination. I’m currently reading the left hand of darkness . What should i read next? Suggest me some of your must-reads.

  • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io
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    The Three Body Problem trilogy, in particular the second book. It’s hard to talk about it without giving away the mystery of the first book, but it’s a book series that reshaped my perception of the universe.

    Otherwise, there’s Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy for some good old British comedy.

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      The first one was so bad though. The characters had ZERO depth, and the “game” was obviously created by someone who has never played a game before…ever. The dialogue was so cringey at spots.

      Like…I can’t bring myself to read the second book.

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        I read most of the first book in Chinese, and so attributed it to my language level not being high enough. So I read it in English, and it was worse. Then later, again, someone recommended the TV series, and I watched the whole thing thinking that I might have missed something. I believe the first season also contains parts of book 2. Still, I don’t understand why so many people like it. It feels like it was written by someone who never read other sci-fi before, to say the least.

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          written by someone who never read other sci-fi before

          And lauded by people that have never read SF before. It’s like it was written by a literature prof with zero understanding of anything scientific and if he handwaved enough, everyone was just going to hypnotized into a suspension of disbelief. And the terrible character development. And the deus ex machina plot device that invalidates everything else. And and and. Just horrible.

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        I hated it. Other than the folding think I didn’t find anything worthwhile in it, and I’ve read other books with the same gimmick, if at a smaller scale.

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        I agree with your points, but I liked the first book despite its flaws. The second book actually has an interesting protagonist that’s not solely a vessel for the story, which is why I particularly like that book. And there’s no weird VR game involved (apart from one very short section).

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      I absolutely hated the first one. I read that the second one introduces interesting concepts, but I can’t convince myself to go through this again.

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        The second one is better, the third is a return to the first. I forced my way through them, but honestly it wasn’t worth it.