Read-in-Progress Wednesday

[geraineon]

This is your weekly read-in-progress post for you to talk about what you're currently reading and reactions and feelings (if any)!

For spoilers:

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Comments

Re: 橋頭樓上 16

[dayadhvam_triad]

Oooh, how's the quality of the censored print edition? And though you haven't received the uncensored version yet, have you heard/read anything about what the major changes are between censored and uncensored? The different fonts & layouts sound so interesting :o Sorry for the barrage of questions—I've been thinking about getting a print copy myself...

Re: 橋頭樓上 16

[douqi]

So I haven't actually read the censored edition (I don't often read the censored books I buy, except when they have exclusive print-only extras, and I absolutely know it is not rational to buy a book to not read it, but I have extreme pack rat tendencies when it comes to books), but as an object, it's kind of unusual — significantly smaller than standard books, and with an interesting fold-out+cut-out cover situation going on. I posted a couple of pictures here.

I didn't actually know this print edition would be (or would need to be) censored until priest mentioned on Weibo that she'd had to cut and change certain things (the tone and word choice made it clear it's a censorship issue, not merely an editorial issue). I haven't seen any comparisons between the web version and the print version yet, so am not sure what has been changed.

The uncensored one isn't out for pre-order yet, so you will have ample time to get it! The publisher's twitter account is here and as of last month, it looks like they were planning to open up pre-orders in August. Depending where you are, you may need a proxy to buy it and get it sent to you — let me know if you want the details of the one I usually use!

Re: 橋頭樓上 16

[dayadhvam_triad]

Thank you for sharing those pictures! What a cool design ♥__♥ This convo spurred me into trawling through the 桥头楼上 Weibo supertopic—I came across a post that points out some of the changes between web and print versions, though it doesn't claim to be a comprehensive list.

Also appreciate the heads up on the uncensored traditional one! I think I'll go ahead and get the censored edition—crossing my fingers that the censorship doesn't extend too far beyond what the Weibo post covered (I like its design a lot, plus I read simplified much better than traditional CN). I've used Superbuy in the past and have found it generally reliable, but still curious to know what you use. /eyes

Re: 橋頭樓上 16

[halfcactus]

Thank you so much for the comparison post link! I vaguely remember seeing "this part got deleted" comments on JJWXC but I've been avoiding the comments bc spoilers haha.

Re: 橋頭樓上 16

[dayadhvam_triad]

Haha yes, spoilers abound in the comments. Once you finish, it's worth checking out the comments on the last chapters—idk how to describe it, it's very... meta. XD

Re: 橋頭樓上 16

[douqi]

I mostly use Superbuy too for mainland orders. For Taiwanese/Hong Kong pre-orders, I use one of these two, depending on the publisher (they each stock a slightly different range of publishers).

Re: 橋頭樓上 16

[dayadhvam_triad]

Thank you!