447 reviews for:

A Hero Born

Jin Yong

3.78 AVERAGE

22inbloom's review against another edition

3.0

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fight first questions after

jashanac's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

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Obviously this could simply be due to the translation, but I found the writing style not to my taste. And I haven't ever read wuxia and methinks it's not for me, either. 

I love a good martial arts action movie with some kind of ridiculous/magical/unrealistic kung fu -- a la Kill Bill or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, etc. -- but I guess in book form it just comes across too silly for me. 

And I know I didn't give it very long, but I just wasn't finding myself at ALL getting invested in the story or characters. It felt a little discombobulated for me. 

debr's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Super fun. I loved following this adventure! It was hard for me to keep so many characters straight in my head.

bearclaw97's review

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

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I realized I had no intention of reading the whole series and lost interest int he characters. 

yanlesbians's review

4.0

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china your wuxia genre is fye

joaoluis's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

aycekimsum's review

3.25

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

keek_s's review

2.0

adventurous

sarahb919's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Epic!

viviennemorgain's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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: Yes

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 I was super disappointed. I guess the Hungarian translation was simply sub-par. It was the most boring fantasy or wuxia I've ever come across. I may have a look at the English translation to see its quality. I don't understand how can something this famous be this boring.