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Solo Leveling volume 2 by Chugong

17 reviews

marissasa's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The stakes got even higher and the plot escalated even more in this second volume. I was a bit surprised with how fast the main character changed, both physically and mentally, but since the central idea of the story is "solo leveling" and his ability to consistently get stronger through training as a "player" in this mysterious game, it made sense thematically. I also don't mind because he got hotter both in character design and canonically to other characters LOL. I particularly liked the reveal towards the end that

the "system" is using him in some capacity and needs him to both survive and get stronger. He goes through some rapid changes in his life or death fight against the other hunters as he commits his first human kills and strengthens his resolve to take advantage of the system too, which I enjoyed seeing.

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justinareads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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nitzanschwarz's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous tense 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

Useful Info: Vol.1 of the novel covers volumes 1&2 of the Manhwa

Review
You know what? I think Yen Press is getting better at adjusting the long-strip format to physical pages! Aside from a few awkwardly placed panels, this installment felt a lot more balanced on the page!

Re-reading the second volume of Solo Leveling is suddenly getting me all hyped up for Jin-Woo's growth all over again haha in this installment we really see him grow, not only physically but also in terms of mental tenacity, for better.... and worse.

We also see him becoming Hot™

So, you know. There's that.

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booksandstrokes's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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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destdest's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This series is mostly going to appeal to those who like the power fantasy aspect. I try my best not to bring up comparisons, but <i>My Hero Academia</i> is essentially a power fantasy with Deku, who has a cliché main character/shounen protagonist archetype, a weak character as well who gets blessed with an above-average super power. But the difference between MHA and Solo Leveling is I actually care about Deku. He does have a turning point where he decides

he's going to get vicious and stop being walked over, i guess.

Still, Jinwoo’s giving me nothing.

I also hope Healing Girl differs from Urakaka, who started out with promise before becoming a shadow of herself.

On the positive side, I like that Jinwoo thinks before he acts.

Because I don’t care about any of the characters, everything fell flat to me. I think I’m more of a character-driven reader than a plot-driven one, so there’s that. The way the Webtoon is divided/decided how to package the first few chapters could be a factor as well; we haven’t seen many character-defining moments. MMORPG/RPG players will probably get more mileage out of this. If this were in an animated form, I might have more of a connection with the voice-acting and a music score. But yeah, I don’t think this one’s for me, and I most likely won't be continuing.

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