Maybe I just have low standards for literature, I didn't realize so many people disliked the books but on r/scifi and here on HN people really dislike the Three Body Problem series.

I liked it but after the first 50 pages of book one I realized "Oh, this is anime". I think that having consumed a lot of anime in my teenage years I have more tolerance for story arcs that overstay their welcome, but make up for it with epic twists/payoff. I think that these expectations make it more palatable.