Cultivating in Tokyo by Adding Points
我在东京加点修行
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 575k Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Life
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
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My Personal Picks: The Best of the Best, Half of Them Obscure and Niche
A little of everything, from niche and obscure to classics. I started reading Water Margin: The Sequel in third grade, and now I've been reading for a full 33 years. I've read countless novels. There are plenty of good books I can't think of right now, as well as books I remember being decent but have forgotten, so I'll add them as they come back to me. Basically, three stars means they're worth a read; don't expect any five-star ratings. Here are some I'm following lately.
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A Little Keepsake
There are too many books on my shelf, and I’m too lazy to organize them. I’m making a list so I don’t lose track of books I’ve been saving for later. I’m always in a reading slump, so I’ll take recommendations of any genre
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Underrated or overlooked books that are still worth reading.
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Relaxing, cheerful, and with characters who have their wits about them
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Those who kept advising the author not to include monsters are truly something else. The author already mentioned monsters in the synopsis. Putting aside the fact that listening to you would be tantamount to changing the outline, it's understandable that the author wouldn't listen. In all my years of reading on Qidian, those who listened to readers and changed the outline have basically all died.
Joining the superhumans is problematic. Why should the protagonist be able to rack up stats in the sports world with high attributes? No other superhumans have entered the sports world. Either they're from the Prince of Tennis or Captain Tsubasa. After writing for a while, the protagonist joining the superhumans is just asking for trouble.
A classmate's mother, a neighbor's aunt, the female president of the school's student council, the new music teacher—these elements can be added.
The author really shouldn't have chosen this path; it's completely turned into a light novel/songwriting style. The protagonist is aimless, improving for the sake of improvement. Perhaps the author wanted to write something with a stream-of-consciousness feel, but it's a disaster, at least so far. The protagonist lacks any charisma, passion, or enthusiasm.
The difference is striking. When the story was about soccer, the protagonist was like a superhuman, dominating everything. But when the kendo club started having extraordinary monsters, the protagonist lost his advantage if he didn't stack his armor properly. It went from an invincible, wish-fulfillment story to a normal urban monster story.
It's well-written, but I still have to criticize this work 😆. It's not what I expected! I came to this novel expecting cultivation, monsters, and romance 😍, but there's just too much football content. It's like the packaging says it's bitter black coffee, but it tastes like hot cocoa with milk 😫. It's completely not what I was looking for! 😆😆 However, the football parts do have some parts that I enjoyed, and those who are looking for something similar should like it.
The plot is currently very well-written and feels very realistic. I hope it won't include any monsters or other supernatural elements, otherwise the immersive experience won't be as strong.
After finishing the football story, I felt the author's enthusiasm waned considerably. Although I don't understand football, the earlier parts were very vivid, but that feeling disappeared later on.
Some readers have pointed out issues with the monster content in the later parts of the book.
Actually, I will try to write a hybrid style of Noragami and Natsume's Book of Friends, combining swordsmanship battles. It's not about superheroes, but a refreshing Japanese romance, different from other spiritual revival themes.
There's too much sports content; it will deter many people who don't like sports-related topics.