I adore the Remembrance of Earth’s Past series but the books are so dense and I have heard multiple people struggle to get through the beginning third of the first and second books. I might be biased (definitely biased) but the story arc is worth the slogging pace.
I struggled with it too, but I don’t think it’s just the translation (although some of the phrasing is awkward), for me there was a disconnect with the mindset / cultural assumptions at times.
Not enough to make it unreadable, but enough to break the flow at times. It’s rare for me to have to reread a paragraph for comprehension, but I had to a few times in this series.
Sometimes I can get into the audiobook when the book book doesn’t click with me. I read the first few pages, and I think this would be one of those. It’s well written, there’s just a lot of details and some cultural context that I’m not too familiar with. That can happen with translated books. It’s part of the charm, I think, but it takes a little more effort to read. Plus it’s just a complex story.
Somehow the narration makes it easier for me to really get into it. As long as the narrator is good, and this guy is. His voice is a little stiff, but it kind of fits with the book. It’s growing on me.
I’m reading The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. Kinda struggling to get into it- not sure why since the plot is so interesting.
I adore the Remembrance of Earth’s Past series but the books are so dense and I have heard multiple people struggle to get through the beginning third of the first and second books. I might be biased (definitely biased) but the story arc is worth the slogging pace.
Thank you I’ll keep at it!
I struggled with it too, but I don’t think it’s just the translation (although some of the phrasing is awkward), for me there was a disconnect with the mindset / cultural assumptions at times.
Not enough to make it unreadable, but enough to break the flow at times. It’s rare for me to have to reread a paragraph for comprehension, but I had to a few times in this series.
Sometimes I can get into the audiobook when the book book doesn’t click with me. I read the first few pages, and I think this would be one of those. It’s well written, there’s just a lot of details and some cultural context that I’m not too familiar with. That can happen with translated books. It’s part of the charm, I think, but it takes a little more effort to read. Plus it’s just a complex story.
Somehow the narration makes it easier for me to really get into it. As long as the narrator is good, and this guy is. His voice is a little stiff, but it kind of fits with the book. It’s growing on me.