Review:The Great Storyteller -Sep 15, 2020

By:William Lee

Slow and steady, but slowly falls apart by the end

The Great Storyteller is a Korean novel from Im Han Baeg that has an artist's flair throughout. The idea of reading a novel about writing multiple novels is incredibly unique. Yun Woo is a fantastic but somewhat unreliable narrator, and his feats are certainly way up there in terms of success.

This is a slice of life story that has a very slow pace from start to finish (I mean, come on, it's about the writing process!). The buildup of each story is different, and the types of stories told have a lot of variety. The best part of this novel is that it's completed at 393 chapters, and each chapter is long by web novel standards with a satisfying end to each.

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Review:Cultivation Chat Group -Jun 13, 2020

By:William Lee

The story has ups and downs, and is hilariously ridiculous

This novel by Legend of the Paladin is complete in its entirety so there's no suspense of waiting for hiatuses or new chapter delays. Oh wait, no, that's only if you can read Chinese. The English translation from Webnovel.com is powering ahead, just about 1/3 of the way through the story. Suspense ensues.

Just read the premise of the story:

"One day, Song Shuhang was suddenly added to a chat group with many seniors that suffered from chuuni disease. The people inside the group would call each other ‘Fellow Daoist’ and had all different kinds of titles: Palace Master, Cave Lord, True Monarch, Immortal Master, etc. Even the pet of the founder of the group that had run away from home was called ‘monster dog’. They would talk all day about pill refining, exploring ancient ruins, or share their experience on techniques. However, after lurking inside the group for a while, he discovered that not all was what it seemed..."

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