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The City Trilogy: Five Jade Disks, Defenders of the Dragon City, Tale of a Feather by Hsi-Kuo Chang
funcharge's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
fleece's review
from the beginning i thought a lot of the words and phrasing chosen was weird, and it has to be because of the translation, because if ει’εδΌ is Commonly Called ambush from all/ten sides then you shouldn't call it ten-sided ambush cos it sounds fucking stupid. so, it turns out most of it is really stiff and stilted.
really disappointed ): i haven't read too many, but so many chinese (i guess east asian in general?) books seem like they get the most unpoetic translators and ?!?!? why why why why why
oh also, re: the chu lu ru mu stuff in special symbols, it kept really taking me out of it because they would write the symbols but then put the pronunciation in parentheses (pa ren the sees) it was p much the opposite of immersion
really disappointed ): i haven't read too many, but so many chinese (i guess east asian in general?) books seem like they get the most unpoetic translators and ?!?!? why why why why why
oh also, re: the chu lu ru mu stuff in special symbols, it kept really taking me out of it because they would write the symbols but then put the pronunciation in parentheses (pa ren the sees) it was p much the opposite of immersion
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