Which book are you reading now? Volume XIV

[tjs282]

What am I reading?

According to my badly handwritten attempt in GoogleTranslate, that's "задача трех тел"
... which is ...
(The) Three Body Problem

 

[Arakhor]

It's science fiction, famous enough to be identified just by looking at the picture.

A bunch of stars? All I can think of is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

According to my badly handwritten attempt in GoogleTranslate, that's "задача трех тел"
... which is ...
(The) Three Body Problem

That is indeed a sci-fi novel, but I hardly think it's super-famous.

 

[Takhisis]

According to my badly handwritten attempt in GoogleTranslate, that's "задача трех тел"
... which is ...
(The) Three Body Problem

*nods*

There should be two little dots over the Е in Трёх, but, yes, that's the title in Russian.

 

[red_elk]

According to my badly handwritten attempt in GoogleTranslate, that's "задача трех тел"
... which is ...
(The) Three Body Problem

That's cheating!
Guess is correct though. I thought at least few people on the forum know the novel well enough to recognize it by 3 star and 1 planet picture.

A bunch of stars? All I can think of is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

That is indeed a sci-fi novel, but I hardly think it's super-famous.

Well, judging by Hugo and Nebula awards, I assumed it's known in Anglosphere at least as well as in Russia.

 

[red_elk]

There should be two little dots over the Е in Трёх, but, yes, that's the title in Russian.

Yep, dots are often omitted, unfortunately.

 

[Arakhor]

I seem to recall French often dispensing with diacritics on capitals.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

I have finished the Secret Service book and will now move on to the pile of free Kindle samples.

 

[Kyriakos]

@red_elk Are you near the end of book1?
I read book1 (and tried to read book2). I think the book has a number of serious issues.

 

[red_elk]

@red_elk Are you near the end of book1?

No, just started.

 

[EnglishEdward]

I have just finished reading:

The Saints of Salvation

by

Peter F Hamilton

a thoroughly good sci-fi book.

 

[Kyriakos]

No, just started.

Report your impressions when you read it

 

[J-man]

Dune, by Frank Herbert.

 

[EnglishEdward]

I have just finished reading:

Rebels of Eden

by

Joey Graceffa

a good adventure sci-fi book with the lead character being a girl bought up in a post apocalyptical world.

It is well written, being well divided into chapters;
so one can read a chapter a day.

Only thing, it is the third novel of a set of three;
and I am now reluctant to buy the first two,
because I now know the overall ending.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Buy them anyway, the author might need the money!

 

[EnglishEdward]

I have just finished reading:

The Graveyard Book

by

Neil Gaiman

about a boy who is brought up by ghosts in a graveyard after his family were murdered.

 

[shmily_dana]

I got "Small Magic" by Terry Brooks. But I think many of the stories may require to reader to remember details from the novels to fully enjoy. It has been many years since I've read his novels. I'm not sure if I will continue, or move to something else.

 

[Synobun]

A Stitch in Time by Andrew Robinson (5/5)
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1/5)
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (5/5)
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (5/5)
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky (5/5)

 

[Ajidica]

Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1/5)

Interesting, a number of people have recommended it to me. What didn't you like about it?

 

[Synobun]

Interesting, a number of people have recommended it to me. What didn't you like about it?

For someone who likes older/classic sci-fi, it's probably fine. In my opinion, it tries too hard to be verbose and seems to revel in being unapproachable. The language, while not necessarily complex, is just structured in a way where it's a pain to slog through the exposition. The interactions between characters leave a lot to be desired too.

 

[Ajidica]

For someone who likes older/classic sci-fi, it's probably fine. In my opinion, it tries too hard to be verbose and seems to revel in being unapproachable. The language, while not necessarily complex, is just structured in a way where it's a pain to slog through the exposition. The interactions between characters leave a lot to be desired too.

I'll give it a pass then. Big believer in these two of "Niven's Laws".

1. It is a sin to waste the reader's time.
2. If you've nothing to say, say it any way you like. Stylistic innovations, contorted story lines or none, exotic or genderless pronouns, internal inconsistencies, the recipe for preparing your lover as a cannibal banquet: feel free. If what you have to say is important and/or difficult to follow, use the simplest language possible. If the reader doesn't get it, then let it not be your fault.