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Predict that Red Rising is trash 🫡

Bad sci-fi books (yawn): Hyperion, Foundation, and Three Body Problem 

Good sci-fi books (fun!): Dune, Red Rising, Project Hail Mary

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It’s by the same guy who wrote the The Martian.

Both are MacGyver in space.

Hyperion was mid. 

Foundation is a grind (I’m 40% through, too early to judge but not looking good). 

Three Body Problem was amazing. 

Dune is goated. 

I’m not familiar with Project Hail Mary, but I’m intrigued now about what part of our venn diagram it will land in

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I love the Foundation story. The tv show was fine. The book didn't respect the author IMO - didn't try to entertain. But it was groundbreaking for the time and I respect that.

3BP is something where I should take my own medicine and push through, but every time I read it (even 50% in), I'm lost and un-entertained. Haven't seen the tv show there.

i don't read many books, but foundation and 3bp are in my top 50 favorite sci-fi shows, what didn't you like about the books? have you tried the film versions?

Hyperion- mid
Foundation- boring
Three body problem- decent
Dune- transcendent
Red Rising- haven’t read
PHM- exceptional

Hyperion has some of the most interesting technological, evolutionary, existential, and cosmic horror concepts, but I agree the storyline could be a lot better

Imagine naming your company on something from those bad sci-fi books.. it would be so pretentious...

Glad no one did that...

blasphemy

Hyperion is top-tier and Dune is ok

Project Hail Mary is unreadable

Hyperion had some good bits but was a serious grind to finish!

Loved red rising trilogy - have you read the others? Couldn't get in to them but need to revisit

Dark Forest is an absolute blast. Three Body definitely a snoozer although I think I would enjoy it more having read the series. Death’s end is good too. Ideas can be very fun!

3body was great but maybe a bit over hyped (maybe just for me tho.)

Foundation? Delete this.

you read all 3 TBPs and didn't like? same q with the first 2 hyperions?

how many of the dunes did you read?

I liked all the Bad ones more than red rising personally. That series got very repetitive around book 3 for me

You a Neal Stephenson or Stanislaw Lem fan? Also very fun & usually optimistic.

Hyperion is exceptional especially as a retelling of Canterbury Tales if that’s you’re thing (it’s most definitely mine)

We might have to fight about Hyperion and Foundation.

Thank you.

Three Body Problem was unreadably bad and I feel like I’m being endlessly gaslit by people who say it’s a masterpiece.