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A review by halfcactus
Nirvana in Fire 琅琊榜 by 海宴
3.5
I really appreciate this novel for its bones, but vastly prefer the storytelling of the cdrama adaptation. The novel ending does feel more right to me in terms of how it ends for Lin Shu, so I'm glad I read it all the way to the end! I also liked how much more quiet the final showdown was, how the shadow of Tainainai's death continues to loom over Lin Shu, and for how Lin Shu smiles at the end .
I'm a bit sad that the drama lost some of Liyang's backstory, and Yujin's more obvious deftness (his scenes carried the first volume for me too, as it was otherwise very slow), but their opaqueness in the drama made them interesting, still.
Overall, a good read (with lots of really, really great lines and details), but not one I would have read without being familiar with the cdrama first.
I'm a bit sad that the drama lost some of Liyang's backstory, and Yujin's more obvious deftness (his scenes carried the first volume for me too, as it was otherwise very slow), but their opaqueness in the drama made them interesting, still.
Overall, a good read (with lots of really, really great lines and details), but not one I would have read without being familiar with the cdrama first.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness and Genocide
Minor: Rape