# The two Three-Body Problems problem

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> [@Monty](#):
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> What didn’t you like about the first book in the trilogy\*?

I mention some reasons in this thread, when the book was years fresher in my mind.

> [@Am I the only one who despises "The Three Body Problem"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-despises-the-three-body-problem/941027/11):
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> Absolutely not. I thought is was poorly written garbage, worked to finish the first book, and never attempted the rest. The science was stupid and the character actions were stupid. The only part about it I liked was the aside on the mob-mentality of the cultural revolution.

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