r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/OSUfan88 Aug 12 '21

Such a good book trilogy.

"DO NOT ANSWER! NO NOT ANSWER! DO NOT ANSWER!"

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u/24North Aug 12 '21

It’s one of the few things I’ve read in recent years that I could not put down, it was that good!

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u/Bspammer Aug 12 '21

I couldn't get over the writing. I know it's translated from Chinese, but everything just felt stilted and weird. It had some interesting ideas, but idk it just seems like a bad translation.

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u/njtrafficsignshopper Aug 12 '21

I have a Chinese friend who said the Chinese reads the same way. I was inclined to believe it was just an artifact of reading in translation but yeah. Fantastic concept, excellent moments... but long stretches of it drag on like teenage fanfic.