Hokehokehoke
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2 months ago
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I rather like this one. I read a lot of regression stories and can say that, while different, this was one I thoroughly enjoyed. I can empathize with wanting to make up some of your past mistakes, while still being afraid of breaking good things and people. I can most compare this Novel with the longtime favorite on this site 'Life, Once Again,' only where LOA spent more time showing the MC experiencing and learning, SWfM's MC tries hard not to change or be tempted. SWfM is losing is this matter, but I still find them both to be really great.
There were however a few moments that made me pause and had me debate quitting. Very early on in the story there is a scene that very vividly displays some dark and disturbing content. This scene does not linger and does not occur a second time; but when I read that I stopped, felt disgusted, and was glad I wasn't listening on TTS. There was later a string of scenes that displayed two characters being intimate. While normally I would glance over this and not be concerned, the age difference between the two did make me feel off put and debate quitting. While neither scene went over my personally tolerance level, they were both an unexpected shock and had really tested my limits.
One of the most common Quit moods, that I usually get, is when a novel starts feeling like it is dragging on or a plot starts cycling over and over again. I didn't feel either of those quit moments while reading this and often found myself excited for what comes next.
The MC does feel very normal and a little bland. Not very exceptional in intelligence or ability, his only strength is that he is more mature than others his age and has a little bit of knowledge form the future that he can take advantage of and plagiarize. His greatest weakness is his over emotional nature and his endless desire not to hurt those around him. He doesn't have an extreme personality and we never get to see him develop one either. I admit it is a bit underwhelming and frustrating when we hear people praising him for his foresight and maturity, and his only response is to be even humbler and emphasize his normality. To some these are annoying character traits to have, but in a down to earth modern setting I find them to be perfectly fine.
The supporting cast is full of colorful and interesting personalities. They ooh and aah over the MC's strength, shore up his weakness's, and even attack them at times. They also have their own character development and strengths. By the end some are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the MC. Unfortunately, a good half of them are women who are tragically in love with the MC and can't leave him alone. The good news is that the harem route is never taken as a serious outcome, even going so far as to include a very humorous joke staring Sun Wukong about the absurdity of such a route. While I do feel that more time could be given to define the end state of some of these characters, doing so wouldn't have really added anything more meaningful.
This novel made me laugh, almost made me cry while reading in public, and was definitely entertaining without overstaying it's welcome. It was worth my time.
There were however a few moments that made me pause and had me debate quitting. Very early on in the story there is a scene that very vividly displays some dark and disturbing content. This scene does not linger and does not occur a second time; but when I read that I stopped, felt disgusted, and was glad I wasn't listening on TTS. There was later a string of scenes that displayed two characters being intimate. While normally I would glance over this and not be concerned, the age difference between the two did make me feel off put and debate quitting. While neither scene went over my personally tolerance level, they were both an unexpected shock and had really tested my limits.
One of the most common Quit moods, that I usually get, is when a novel starts feeling like it is dragging on or a plot starts cycling over and over again. I didn't feel either of those quit moments while reading this and often found myself excited for what comes next.
The MC does feel very normal and a little bland. Not very exceptional in intelligence or ability, his only strength is that he is more mature than others his age and has a little bit of knowledge form the future that he can take advantage of and plagiarize. His greatest weakness is his over emotional nature and his endless desire not to hurt those around him. He doesn't have an extreme personality and we never get to see him develop one either. I admit it is a bit underwhelming and frustrating when we hear people praising him for his foresight and maturity, and his only response is to be even humbler and emphasize his normality. To some these are annoying character traits to have, but in a down to earth modern setting I find them to be perfectly fine.
The supporting cast is full of colorful and interesting personalities. They ooh and aah over the MC's strength, shore up his weakness's, and even attack them at times. They also have their own character development and strengths. By the end some are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the MC. Unfortunately, a good half of them are women who are tragically in love with the MC and can't leave him alone. The good news is that the harem route is never taken as a serious outcome, even going so far as to include a very humorous joke staring Sun Wukong about the absurdity of such a route. While I do feel that more time could be given to define the end state of some of these characters, doing so wouldn't have really added anything more meaningful.
This novel made me laugh, almost made me cry while reading in public, and was definitely entertaining without overstaying it's welcome. It was worth my time.