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InfiniteTypewriters replied to Luce's status

@luceliest That name looks so familiar. I'm convinced that I must have read one book in the series. The description doesn't ring a bell, though.

Luce replied to InfiniteTypewriters's status

@InfiniteTypewriters It's a huge series, so entirely possible, but I only read one book of this series before (the one written by Andreas Eschbach) so not an expert at all :) I think it's pretty popular in Germany?

InfiniteTypewriters replied to Luce's status

@luceliest Apparently. The series has gone on for decades. I'm not sure why it's so popular there and not popular elsewhere.

Luce replied to InfiniteTypewriters's status

@InfiniteTypewriters I guess a lot of it depends on the quality of translations and also if they're somewhat advertised in other countries, and after your comment I checked wikipedia and it seems there's some discussion especially in the US that it's not proper sci-fi so that might be a reason as well. Do you read in English or in German? As you've mentioned reading the description I guess you understand German?

InfiniteTypewriters replied to Luce's status

@luceliest No, I meant reading the description of the series on Wikipedia. I can only read English.

I remember buying a book in a used bookstore back in the 1980s. It was translated from another language. It was part of a long series. That's why I bought it. I thought that if I liked it, I could really dive into it. I remember almost nothing about it. I recall that the characters were on some sort of large spacecraft. One was an alien who had a very fast metabolism. He was overweight, so he walked back and forth from one end of the ship to the other for several hours or days. Then he was thin again. My recollection is that the story was mediocre, so I never continued the series.

That font is one of the reasons I'm convinced that I read one of the books in the series. …

@luceliest No, I meant reading the description of the series on Wikipedia. I can only read English.

I remember buying a book in a used bookstore back in the 1980s. It was translated from another language. It was part of a long series. That's why I bought it. I thought that if I liked it, I could really dive into it. I remember almost nothing about it. I recall that the characters were on some sort of large spacecraft. One was an alien who had a very fast metabolism. He was overweight, so he walked back and forth from one end of the ship to the other for several hours or days. Then he was thin again. My recollection is that the story was mediocre, so I never continued the series.

That font is one of the reasons I'm convinced that I read one of the books in the series. That particular paperback had a red cover.

When you finish, please write up a review (even a short one).