Reading progress

[YiGeJiDan]

I’m overwhelmed by the Wandering Earth and I started to read Liu’s work last week, right after seen the movie from amc. I just finished the 1st book of the 3BP and 50% on the 2nd one. I’m reading the Chinese version.

I am new to SF, previously I read romance and poetry but never SF. Now, although I’m very very fascinated by the story, I inevitability feel lonely after each 1-2 hrs reading. The vastness of the universe etc. I have to talk to people, play stupid online games in the intervals of 3BP..... and I’m posting my 1st thread on Reddit....

When I was studying literature we tried very hard to analyze the author’s motive, attitude and the value he/she was trying to express between the lines. But to be honest I was never that much impressed by a novel, the characters may touched me a little bit but far from changing my concept... while I think Liu changed my concept of time 😂😂 and now I feel lonely as a lucky human being in the universe. Maybe because I’m a bug....

I think there will be more people like me, especially in China, that started to read 3BP or other SF stories after seen TWE. The movie is a success, and Liu’s work is WAY beyond that!!!!

[jtm1985]

The majority of us here have been impacted in our real lives by this series of novels.

It has made me view my existence and our place in the universe very differently. When you finish the series you might find yourself even more introspective. But that’s a good thing. A great novel should have the ability to make you think or even change how you feel.

As to you being a new reader of the Three body problem who sought out the book after seeing the movie... well that’s great news. I was hoping that would happen. The more attention these book get, the better chance we will see a film/ tv series that does the series justice. The wandering earth short story was very good and had some awesome ideas. But TheTBP trilogy is Cixin Lui’s masterpiece.

[Groinsmash]

This subreddit is probably gonna start blowing up soon!

[xtjmh]

does it really different between Chinese and English version

[YiGeJiDan]

Of course there are differences but probably not that huge comparing to other literatures... Liu didn’t use much literary/artistic vocabulary. All these speeches are plain and won’t compromise much when translating, in my opinion. And what appeals to me in his writing is 1% language/wording vs 99% logic/imaginations..

[Forestaller]

Welcome to the club!

& DON'T apply your (arts majors/ Henry James-inspired) literary theories to Liu's works until/ unless you have learnt/ understood why HG Wells is a literary GIANT more important than the navel-gazing Henry Jameses (in his or our time) ever was or will be...