Read-in-Progress Wednesday

[geraineon]

This is your weekly read-in-progress post!

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[geraineon]

Gonna start Chu Liuxiang book 3 read-along with katzenfabrik soon!

In the meantime, I finished Green Plum Island (青梅屿) by Hui Nan Que (回南雀). I really, really enjoyed it! 1st person POV is a hard sell for me because it really hinges on enjoying the character telling the story. Had no issues with this novel (or the other novel I finished from this author, or the novel I am currently reading of this author). I really appreciate the fact that the MC has a good, supportive M-F friendship, and other characters exist with their own lives (including his female friend) instead of just props for the main pair (all too common). It's a modern/contemporary story about an 18-year old guy who has moved in to stay with his grandfather on this island, who then falls for his next door neighbor, a single father with a five-year old disabled kid (she's adorable). It's very sweet and heartwarming, and the worst that can happen while reading this is I guess feeling some second hand embarrassment over the main character.

[halfcactus]

C-novel adjacent: I picked up a historical Taiwanese game because it was on sale for $5. It's called The Legend of Tianding which is about a real historical figure during the Japanese occupation. Which means you get to beat up Japanese soldiers in the process of punishing the elites. The spoken language is Taiwanese Hokkien so I'm having fun listening to that, as well. Unsure if I'll finish because I'm bad at platformers but so far I am not regretting this impulse purchase. XD

[geraineon]

Sounds interesting! I'm awful at platformers too, but we shall see... I do play games I am bad at XD

[aurumcalendula]

Just finished volume 2 of At the World's Mercy! The translation of volume 2 worked much better for me (this one is by Serena who I believe also worked on The Creator's Grace).

Highlight for spoilers!*I find Princess Yanyi and Ah-Xin's relationship interesting. Going by the prologue of volume 1, I assume Princess Yanyi will successfully take the throne, but something presumably happens to her between the Zhaowu era and the Shunde era, since a young male emperor is mentioned. I'm curious about Wei Tingxu's past, but I'm not especially invested in the forthcoming romance between her and Zhen Wenjun yet.*

I wish I had an idea when volumed 3 and 4 are going to be available to pre-order!

[geraineon]

Glad to hear that the translation is working better for you now!

[duckprintspress]

I'm still creeping through the Dawning extras, and in the meantime I motored through all of vol. 2 of the Rosmei translation of Global Examination. I already read the fan translation, and I still love it.

[geraineon]

How do you find the Rosmei translation so far?

[duckprintspress]

pretty decent overall! most are a shade worse than Seven Seas in terms of spelling and grammar issues; I can't really speak to fidelity to the originals, as the only official English translation I've read of a book I've also read in Chinese is my current Chinese read, DMBJ, and that English translation was from neither publisher and is notoriously poor.

they're definitely better than Via Lactea for spelling/grammar stuff.