
The Wizard Starts by Shoeing Donkeys
巫师从修驴蹄开始
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.8M Words
- Genre
- Western Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Sword & Sorcery
- Updated
- 1y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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I've noticed that authors these days really like writing plots where noble ladies sleep with the protagonist. Is that really that entertaining? Do they really enjoy playing the villain?
The author has portrayed so many female characters well. Personally, I hope it's a harem story, and not a single-female-lead or no-female-lead story, otherwise it would be a waste. Of course, it still depends on the author's thoughts and writing style; there's no need to force it.
Why not recruit a troll as the female lead? 🌹
This book is so-so, but I still spent over 40 yuan on it, so I'll write a review.
To keep up with the plot, they kept sending people to their deaths, never actually attacking the enemy's stronghold. They called it that in six months everyone would be nothing but ants, and then they'd be ambushed. Haha, the author seems to have stopped thinking things through later on; the review is just so-so. Average quality.
The book's strengths lie in its well-written fight scenes and skill sequences. The rest are its weaknesses: 1. The male protagonist is insatiable, wanting to sleep with every woman he meets, while the female protagonists are either horny or just pretty faces. 2. The supporting characters are all mentally challenged and incompetent. 3. The scene design is extremely arbitrary and illogical. In short, it's a mediocre novel.
Your book is good, but isn't it supposed to be a wizarding novel? How come it's already 200,000 words long and the word "wizard" hasn't appeared once?!
On the compatibility between wizards and knights
Nine out of ten wizarding novels start with knights. I've never understood what necessary connection exists between knights and wizards. It's like asking if only someone who failed their art exam could become a dark leader like Hitler. Can't you come up with something new? These kinds of repetitive storylines can get boring after a while. I think wizards are more compatible with people like Orochimaru. Instead of a knight wielding a sword, radiating fighting spirit, and shouting "Charge!"
More than 100 chapters have absolutely nothing to do with wizards.
Well written, but unfortunately too classical. The classic brainwashing villain attacks the younger generation and then the older ones; he has a younger sister with some kind of magical talent; the protagonist allocates stat points only to skills, not cultivation techniques.
A single cult has at least twelve legends, while an empire only has one per province. The empire's combat strength is far too weak in comparison.