The Rise and Rise of Chinese Science Fiction

Re:The Rise and Rise of Chinese Science Fiction by NeedMoreTea on Sunday January 13, 2019 @11:37PM (#18900684)

I found just the opposite. I thought the first book was OK, but definitely not great. I thought the second and third atrocious, and a couple of the least memorable books I've ever read. I didn't finish the third. I wouldn't had started it had I not bought the set.

I couldn't understand the appeal or relate to them at all. That said, I'm glad they exist, it's refreshing after so much copy-cat blandness in today's publishing.

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Re:The Rise and Rise of Chinese Science Fiction by hinkley on Monday January 14, 2019 @12:04AM (#18900798)

I wouldn't say attrocious but the third one isn't holding my attention. I don't want to know what happens next, I just want to know what happens at the end.

Meanwhile, I'm really bummed that the last book of the Expanse got delayed 4 months. I don't know how they're going to wrap up the story line in only one more book.

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Re:The Rise and Rise of Chinese Science Fiction by NeedMoreTea on Monday January 14, 2019 @04:24AM (#18901785)

Maybe a tad harsh. Then again, that lack of memorability means my main memory of the series is the first had rough edges but enough potential to want to start the second, but I retain barely anything of the story.

Mind, I'm getting rather jaded with many series and trilogies, though I also want to see how the Expanse finishes up. A trilogy seems to have become the current expectation (from publishers perhaps?) where too often just a book or two would fit the story much better.

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Re:The Rise and Rise of Chinese Science Fiction by hinkley on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @12:39PM (#18913049)

I’m now halfway through and the story introduces a lot of new information.

Slow intros are dangerous for reader retention.

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