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funny
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.75
2.75 stars
It took me an entire day to speedrun this finally, and in the end I was as spent as the main character after spending 3+ months having orgies. Honestly I was seriously thinking about giving this 3 solid stars, since it was surprisingly really easy to get through, I truly wasn't bored. The thing that made me lower the rating a tiny bit was the ending. I knew what to expect, but that special buddhist/confucianist dose of seeing women as a stepping stone for these aMaZiNg mEn really did it for me. I even overlooked the fact that the main character used what he used to enlarge his manhood, but that sprinkle of women sacrificing themselves to wash away these terrible men's sins was just too much for me (I'm not surprised in the least, I know the circumstances and history etc, but it still doesn't mean I liked it lol). My last straw was definitely the way MC's twin daughters were just presented as his sins and nothing else, being killed off because they "served their purpose for the MC to show his true repentance and whatever" made me wanna burn the book. ANYWAYS. besides the ending I liked the book, I quite enjoyed the long list of synonyms for sexual organs, special shoutout to homegirl Borjanka who translated this book. The plot was quite engaging, and I did like the full circle moment when everything came to full circle. That's all I am able to say rn, my head is too heavy, and my eyes are closing on my own, have a nice sleep folks.
It took me an entire day to speedrun this finally, and in the end I was as spent as the main character after spending 3+ months having orgies. Honestly I was seriously thinking about giving this 3 solid stars, since it was surprisingly really easy to get through, I truly wasn't bored. The thing that made me lower the rating a tiny bit was the ending. I knew what to expect, but that special buddhist/confucianist dose of seeing women as a stepping stone for these aMaZiNg mEn really did it for me. I even overlooked the fact that the main character used what he used to enlarge his manhood, but that sprinkle of women sacrificing themselves to wash away these terrible men's sins was just too much for me (I'm not surprised in the least, I know the circumstances and history etc, but it still doesn't mean I liked it lol). My last straw was definitely the way MC's twin daughters were just presented as his sins and nothing else, being killed off because they "served their purpose for the MC to show his true repentance and whatever" made me wanna burn the book. ANYWAYS. besides the ending I liked the book, I quite enjoyed the long list of synonyms for sexual organs, special shoutout to homegirl Borjanka who translated this book. The plot was quite engaging, and I did like the full circle moment when everything came to full circle. That's all I am able to say rn, my head is too heavy, and my eyes are closing on my own, have a nice sleep folks.
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