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That was what Three Body Problem was for me, cool idea but the writing wasn't very good.
But I don't really like Chinese TV either, they have some weird story conventions that I just don't get. Characters suddenly behave like best friends even though they just met, others are suddenly introduced without context, no one is a stranger so everyone knows everyone and randomly meet each other in the streets (how likely is that in Beijing...), people kinda teleport to other locations instead of showing the journey, things like that.
Same book for me.
I'm almost finished with the Netflix TV adaptation and feeling weird about it. It's better than the books because it has characters with emotions and character words. So it's better than the book. But then they went ahead and game of thrones it and it isn't good either. But I'm some how still watching it.
And every day I wonder, why!
What actually is the premise of Three Body Problem? I hear it's good, but the synopsis and ads don't really tell me what the hell it's about. I'm afraid if I look harder I'll end up spoiling shit.
This is mainly from my general recollection, so hopefully I didn't get the details wrong.
The story follows two timelines. One just after the cultural revolution in China and the either in present day China. In the first timeline, through the zealousness of the cultural revolution a young woman is swept away to work for the communists at the edge of the country. A mixture of unfortunate and fortutious events quietly places her at an important crossroads for humanity.
In the present timeline, a number of prestigious scientists have committed suicide. This has raised the interest of an international body. They invite one particular scientist who unwraps the mystery of the scientists and the plot behind them. As he unravels more of the mystery, the story splices in relevant information from the first timeline showing how the seeds of the present day events were start forty years before.
Hopefully I didn't reveal too much. Anymore would have.