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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Comments

[halfcactus]

Yeah I distinctly remember LotM being a widely recced novel in Anglo non-cnovel spaces (so, the general animanga + light novel crowd), I'm just allergic to reading multi-volume canons so I'm so happy to start with the donghua! Especially when at least two different manhua adaptations didn't seem to go anywhere haha

[halfcactus]

AHhhh thanks for the heads-up! I guess they timed both releases to come out at roughly the same time (especially with the Yen Press listing advertising it as having an "anime tie-in").

I tried checking if there's a digital release--it seems physical only, but appears to be the same translation from Webnovel.

[halfcactus]

Ah I love when authors rec other novels! I wonder if there's a discernible influence on their work.

[halfcactus]

Haha I enjoyed AALS but it really is a vibes-y show

[halfcactus]

Laughing bc that part was in your screencap

[lessonsinescapology]

Maybe they'll add an ebook version later. The Chinese team behind LOTM is dubbing it into more than a dozen languages so there will be an audience for the novel.

[geraineon]

100%

but this round, at least can cuci mata with the miao renfeng, I guess?

(I lasted two eps so far)

[geraineon]

The problem of when more and more titles gets picked up for official tl... hopefully more libraries will stock

[geraineon]

I was pretty surprised to see it covered by BBC, didn't realize it got covered by NYT too! Thank you, and yes, it's definitely a better write up about it.

Are readers perhaps a little affected by author suppression/persecutions I wonder..., re the worry about rebellion bringing down the censor hammer.

[geraineon]

Oh no... Hm, this makes me more curious about the plays. Because I remember for the adaptation, a major plot point is that the men all died/otherwise cannot serve in the military

[geraineon]

+1 I'd be interested in the write-up!

[geraineon]

XD that sounds comedic, and kinda reminds me of a recent cdrama, A Dream Within A Dream with the montage of deaths (though in this case, she's trying to avoid the deaths which keeps happening because she's trying to avoid getting married as plot demands)

[geraineon]

We should... do a watch party for this show XD

I want to watch it but somehow the mood is never there.

[geraineon]

Oh, thanks for informing!

I guess that makes it the second thing I want from Yen Press this July (the other being Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)

[geraineon]

+1 pacing issues, yeah

I felt like the beginning was paced okay but after they got together, the pacing wasn't as good.

[geraineon]

... Uh. Yuwu I guess? Because two vols out of three might mean that it ramps up and then you're stuck.

But two volumes out of seven might mean it's still building up?

I've not read either so idk!

[forestofglory]

I got the pdf from the teahouse so you should be able to grab if you haven't already. (If not let me know)

If you do end up reading any of the plays I want hear your thoughts! They sounded interesting form a historical perspective, just not what I was in the mood for

[lessonsinescapology]

You're welcome. I'll post a review of the book here once it's in my hands.

[anne]

the dream!

[anne]

Yes, I'd love to read that!

[anne]

Ohhhh my catnip!

[halfcactus]

Funny that you mention that because there's a decent overlap between ORV and LoTM readers (they both have interesting worldbuilding and progression, apparently)

[douqi]

I'll report back as more developments unfold!

[douqi]

Ahahaha that sounds amazing!

[duckprintspress]

hmm... that's an interesting point. I just looked Lip and Sword, and there's about 200 pages of "story" in vol. 3, only the second half of it is extras (I was like, "wait if the third volume is entirely extras this might not be a problem...")

I think I will solve this by just. bringing all 3 volumes of Lip and Sword. I won't get to them all but on the off chance I somehow DO...