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)!

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[ehyde]

I'm finishing up A Power Unbound (book 3 of the Freya Marske series) about which I have some thoughts but I'll post them elsewhere.

I also started reading Cultivating in Online Games--I was like oh, there are two entire Cyan Wings novels I haven't heard of before! This other one only has a few chapters posted, that must mean this one is complete! Readers, it is not complete. So I'm taking it slow and planning to read as it updates because I do love the concept.

Something's Not Right, also by Cyan Wings, did some interesting thing re. the intersection of irl characters and virtual characters, but it didn't quite stick the landing for me. Cultivating in Online Games isn't doing the same thing but I'm definitely interested in how Dugu Zhuo, actual cultivator from an actual xianxia world (afaik), came to find himself inside this VR game and like. What is actually going on here.

Someday though I really would like to see a transmigration (or similar) story that really digs into what it would mean for someone to learn that they were a fictional character, without taking the "well, in this world it's actually real" approach.

[geraineon]

Hm, Something's Not Right has been on my tbr but ah sucks to hear that it didn't stick the landing for you.

Yeah, it'll be nice if the fictional aspect of the world is dealt with in a different way. Usually it almost seems like it's no biggie, but in truth would we feel that know if we find out we are fictional (but then again maybe it depends on if one believes in A God [writer]? idk, hm)

[ehyde]

I'd still recommend Something's Not Right! Overall I really enjoyed it, and my issue with the ending is more that it didn't go where I thought it was going, than that it actually did anything wrong.

[geraineon]

Mm, I still mean to read it someday! Will just lower expectations a little and try not to guess too much about the plot I guess.