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bosermoki 's review for:
A Hero Born
by Jin Yong
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'd give the story itself a 3 or 3.5ish stars. It's a bit meandering, a bit overly padded on unnecessary detail/ancillary characters with some weird pacing but that makes sense given that it's a serialized story. My beloved Count of Monte Cristo has some of the same so I'm more than willing to forgive it. It's a straight-up martial arts action story, so the characters are straightforward, and the plot is very linear and fairly predictable.
The translation itself however is poor. A solid 1-star and it drags down the story. There is inconsistency in what gets translated and what doesn't. There's no reason to use neigong when you're also saying martial arts or in one sentence refer to someone's shifu and in another, their master. What is particularly unpleasant is that the translator obviously used a mandarin copy for their translation. Considering this is a story by a Hong Kong author, it's some weird gross Cantonese erasure that I just can't get behind. Very disappointing
The translation itself however is poor. A solid 1-star and it drags down the story. There is inconsistency in what gets translated and what doesn't. There's no reason to use neigong when you're also saying martial arts or in one sentence refer to someone's shifu and in another, their master. What is particularly unpleasant is that the translator obviously used a mandarin copy for their translation. Considering this is a story by a Hong Kong author, it's some weird gross Cantonese erasure that I just can't get behind. Very disappointing