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submitted 1 year ago by jelyfride@lemmy.zip to c/books@lemmy.ml

I recently found this channel where the guy does really compelling reviews and explanations of books.

https://www.youtube.com/@QuinnsIdeas

I admit I'm a little ashamed how much I'm enjoying it because part of me is saying "Why are you listening to some dude talk about books instead of reading the books?" But I'm old and kinda lazy and lost interest in character development arcs and relationships and just want to know about the cool high-concept sci-fi ideas and storylines. This guy does a great job of giving me all the sci-fi I'm jonesing for in a short, and visually interesting format.

I heard so much about the Three Body Problem series but just don't have the time to invest in book series' the way I used to. But I found his channel and in about 4 20-30m videos got a really good impression of the series' ideas and stories and just really enjoyed watching. Dude has a great voice for this too and is just a great ambassador of nerddom in general.

If you've fallen behind in your reading and don't expect to have time to catch up- you should check this guys channel out.

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[-] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago

I very much agree. I had read the original Dune novel but had not bothered with the rest of the series because it struck me as just another old scifi white savior story. It was Quinn's Ideas that got me to read the full original 6 books and I was not dissapointed

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