rue 's review for:

小蘑菇 [Little Mushroom] by 一十四洲, Shisi
5.0
dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

HE'S JUST!!!! A LITTLE!!!!! MUSHROOM!!!!!!

um. some thoughts:

-an zhe? adorable from the first moment. lu feng? full of hidden depths. i love them both.

-the worldbuilding? immaculate. i love it.

-science!! heck yeah!!

-the side characters: RIP. f. i shouldn't have gotten attached to any of them. i'm glad to see that some of them lived, though.

-the writing/translation was also beautiful.

-in all my years of reading, i've never been taken on such an intense ride of emotion from hope to despair to hope again, i went through it all. incredible.

-it's a bleak novel, for sure. and don't read it while you're eating unless you've got a very strong stomach. but it's 1000% worth it.

-1000000/10 would absolutely recommend please read little mushroom