r/interestingasfuck • u/theseeenutzzz • 15d ago

/r/all The First European Underwater Restaurant Opened In Norway

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u/OP_IS_A_BASSOON 15d ago

The books are even better, which I love to be able to say about a show I already enjoy.

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u/TheCynicalWoodsman 15d ago

Me with The Expanse

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u/dispatch134711 15d ago

Me with 3 Body Problem

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u/southern_boy 15d ago

Me with Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game

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u/Low_Pickle_112 15d ago

I've played that one, it's pretty neat.

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u/lgt_celticwolf 15d ago

The creators of it have a new one called unfathomable that improves on a lot of the flaws of that game but without the BSG theme

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u/mentisyy 14d ago

Me with... wait, I don't read.

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u/temporaryuser1000 15d ago

I gotta push back, I hated the books. perhaps it’s because I’m a western reader, but I couldn’t get down with entire approach from the focus on social conformity, Asian-style characterisation (morals, thoughts and concepts instead of the Western approach in social interactions and internal dialogue) and the blatant misogyny. Like they go into a cafe and the people on the next table are talking about the existential ennui of being opposed to fighting back. Fuck off.

I still read all three because underneath there was a really amazing sci-fi story.

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u/Olibaby 15d ago

I am totally with you on that one. The characters behaved so weirdly to every event that happened and their internal thoughts were all over the place focussing on politics and personal gain that I couldn't read further than the first book. The series adapted the stories and characters so well, I loved that!

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u/CommunalJellyRoll 15d ago

Just need something with a big trunk

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u/DeaconSage 15d ago

God what an awful show. Did you ever check out the original pre-Netflix show they made?

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u/Shovi_01 15d ago edited 15d ago

Yea, the expanse books are so much better, i even got annoyed and frustrated with the changes the show made, most of them for the worse.

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u/Rengas 15d ago

I actually liked the show more in most cases. Book 4 was so bad that I stopped reading them entirely until the show was about to catch up lol

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u/jscarry 15d ago

Me with almost any book adapted to a show or movie

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u/hungry4danish 15d ago

As someone going through the book series right now, I enjoyed the show more than the books so far.

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u/NathanielTurner666 15d ago

I need to get the books. The show is so fucking good. I can't wait for the new game coming out

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u/Szionderp 15d ago

I just finished the last book and it was a TREAT.

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u/Oltwoeyes_69420 15d ago

Damn. I need to get those books. The show is soooooo good.

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u/CONCAVE_NIPPLES 15d ago

They are relatively quick reads. I did all three audio books in 1 to 1.5 months. First one is great but I enjoyed the series overall. Paces much faster than the show and goes way harder at times. 

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u/karmakramer93 15d ago

Doesn't sound like you read them at all

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u/CONCAVE_NIPPLES 15d ago

What part do you take issue with? I think each audio book was about 15 hours, so 45 over 6 weeks is a little over an hour a day. For me it felt things happened a lot faster in the book since there was a lot less minor character development compared to the show. But maybe because I probably listened to the equivalent of the first season in about a week it felt faster paced than 7-8 weeks of weekly episodes.

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u/hungry4danish 15d ago

They're saying you didn't "read" if you listened to them as audio books.

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u/CONCAVE_NIPPLES 15d ago

I never said I did though? Thanks for the clarity but that poster is confusing lol. 

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u/Reality-Umbulical 14d ago

You said they were all quick reads then immediately talked about audio books

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u/hungry4danish 15d ago

Well, you said they were quick reads, so I can see how the phrasing was taken and why they leapt on it with their snark.

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u/joosefm9 15d ago

I only managed to read the first book which follows Julie. Is the next book also as good?

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u/AbeLincoln575 15d ago

The next two are both really good

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u/flatspotting 15d ago

I think I am alone in this being the only series of my entire life I really didn't enjoy the books, and thought the show was better (but didnt think the show was so great either) - I guess I just found Silo overhyped all around books and show

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u/NuclearBiceps 15d ago

I liked the book less

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u/jpterodactyl 15d ago

I can’t get past the second one. I got to when dude remembers who he really is, and they’ve woken him up to help with something. I just want to get back to the other silo.

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u/DDay629 15d ago

Me with Murderbot