Ever read a sci-fi novel that renames every unit of time and distance? I recently have and find it quite distracting.
Years become orbits or cycles, kilometres become something unpronounceable.
The worldbuilding is clever on paper, but the moment-to-moment story loses its anchors and I have to keep translating in my head.
Does that pull you in or push you out? Is it worth the immersion, or does it just get in the way?
Curious where people land on this one. 馃