November Group Read: Check-in The Third

[glinda]

It's the end of week three of the challenge, how goes it for all of you? Hope you've all had a better reading week than I have, mine really doesn't bear close scrutiny! (I had toothache, and then antibiotics, it was not condusive to concentrating.)

Are we starting to flag a bit as November grinds on or have we triumphs to share? Anyone defeat a book that's been taunting them for long and weary? Share your reading triumphs and disasters in the comments below.

Comments

[autumndaze]

I think I'm going good! I started and finished a book yesterday ("Heaven Official's Blessing" volume 8). And I'm still plowing through "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint". It's just a very long book lol But I'm 51% of the way through 551 chapters, so that's something XD

[mekare]

I have Heaven‘s Official Blessing on my to read pile. Did you enjoy it? It‘s so long, so quite a commitment.

[autumndaze]

I read it before the official English translation came out, and liked it a lot even then, and I greatly enjoyed my reread as the official English translation released. I've written five fanfics for it and have more planned (one I wrote after finishing my reread and plan to post today or tomorrow), am following the donghua, and have a ton of merch for it, so yeah, I like TGCF a lot XD It's a long story but worth it in my opinion, and I read long books often enough (for instance, TGCF is 244 chapters, but the book I'm reading right now, ORV, is 551, and 2Ha, which I'm also reading, is longer than that).

If you read in English, the English translation is also complete as of two days ago, so it's a good time to get into it. If you're still hesitant, I'd recommend watching the donghua, since by and large it's a very good adaptation, and that's what inspired me to finish the book in the first place. It's not my favorite of MXTX's works (that's SVSSS) but I love it all the same, and it's one of my favorite danmei. The characters are wonderful, it's funny and angsty, and it's a story that benefits from rereads, too. I wish you luck if you try it!

[mekare]

Thank you for the detailed reply!

[illariy]

Whee, startng and finishing a book yesterday, I am impressed! \o/

Wow, I have never heard of "Omniscient reader's viewpoint" before but that is one long book! :O Seems you have made a lot of progress with it, too.

[peaceful_sands]

I came across Heaven's Official Blessing in a bookshop a couple of weeks ago for the first time and was very tempted - the worry was how heavy it was going to be as I was away from home at the time and whether I'd be able to get hold of the rest of the series if I liked it. I'm heading back to the same area next weekend, so may have to try to revisit (and keep other acquisitions to a minimum).

[autumndaze]

I hope you enjoy it if you try it! It's also available as an ebook if you read those!