The Three Body Problem by Cixin Lui; audiobook review

This much lauded book is not for me.
I DNFed it at %31 when I realised there was nothing enjoyable about the experience of it at all for me.
If I ever try it again, it will be the written word not audio, but even so I have doubts.

[@sfwordsofwonder]

I feel like I need to at least try it but I have heard so many mixed reviews. Thanks for your honest review.

[@OmnivorousReader]

Well, it may be the book for you. I don't think it was a bad book, just the wrong book for me, there and then. My only recommendation would be to try a paper book, not the audio.

[@TrynePlague]

Was my first ever SF book.. and it was hard, especially the first part. But I loved it. Went on to read the 2nd and 3rd parts right after it, they are better. 9/10 overall. I don't mind not having deep characters in this as it was mainly about all the science ideas and humanity as a whole rather than individuals driving the plot. When I was done I was so amazed, I made a list of nearly 600 SF books to read, mostly older stuff though as I want to start at the beginning of the genre. I have books that are a 10/10 now to me though, like "The left hand of darkness" by Le Guin, "City" by Simak, "Foundation trilogy" by Asimov, "Childhood's end" by Clarke. But I would have never read them if it wasn't for the Three body problem trilogy. Only problem is I now have TOO MANY BOOKS and always struggle to decide what to read next! Maybe gonna try some Octavia E. Butler next..

[@OmnivorousReader]

Wow! I am so impressed - I would have thought that as a first sci-fi book it would have put you off the genera forever! Delighted that it had the opposite effect and brought you to science and speculative fiction. I feel more kindly toward the book for having done this. I love the process of choosing a new book, I think there is a app or something that some people use?

[@OmnivorousReader]

Oh and thanks for commenting - if you review your books anywhere, send me a link.

[@splifftachyon4420]

You're not alone. I didn't really like it either. Granted, I did finish it (I was reading the print and paper book), but I had absolutely no interest in picking up the next book in the trilogy. I kept wondering what all the excitement was about. Maybe I read a different 'Three Body Problem' from everyone else? Of course, no. It was a head-scratcher though. There were a few interesting concepts mired in a dull story populated with entirely flat and uninteresting characters. Interestingly enough, when I hear people raving about the book, their usually raving about the concepts. I could have those in a speculative non-fiction work and it would have been a lot more interesting.

[@OmnivorousReader]

Thank goodness I am not the only person on Earth. The concepts may be good; it certainly got me looking into the real world 'three - body problem' of astronomy/maths. It got me interested in planet X again. So concept wise, I do get the interest. Just reading it! So unenjoyable! And, well done finishing it. I might, one day revisit. Where I don't have to listen for five minutes to a narrator saying 'dash.... dot....dah...' nor 'meat-meat, fish-fish'....