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Mo Dao Zu Shi: O Fundador da Cultivação Demoníaca - Livro 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

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particledamage's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

 I decided to give the novels a try after watching the drama, CQL.

And after reading just volume 1, I will say, I appreciate the novel for expanding and clarifying the lore, but I think my "canon" will be the drama. 

MXTX truly struggles to relay exposition in a smooth manner, instead choosing random info dumps that derail the plot and make it very unclear who knows what. I have no idea what information Wei Wuxian knows (or how he knows it, after coming back) and what information is included just for me, with him unaware. 

This story is a diamond in the rough. Knowing what I know about how this ends (and also how much has been changed from original text to adaption, as I have also read the manhua and also several posts comparing the drama to the novels), I think the drama improved this story which lays down an amazing foundation. Great ideas, intriguing characters, but so much mess in between. 
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ash445's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

My current favorite book! It really has everything I love in a book: interesting family dynamics, societal commentary, political intrigue, a murder mystery, queer love. I read K's translation, all that Fanyiyi had translated and shared, and I purchased the Seven Seas Translation as well. The story just so good, I can't even provide a proper review because I want to talk about how much I love so much of this book. Though, the author has a tendency to neglect female characters. Not that they aren't interesting characters, they are and important to the lead characters as well, but they don't feel as full as others?? That may be intentional given the ambiguous historical time period MXTX was writing in? Regardless, I adore this book so much and wangxian are a beautiful couple. :)
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