Stealing the Light
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- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.5M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 18y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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What a shameless and disgusting protagonist!
Absolutely outrageous
Holy crap, this book is seriously addictive. The beginning was well-written, but the later parts were full of nonsense and ridiculously stupid. Some even suspect the author was possessed to write such an outrageous plot. This is absolutely outrageous, damn it!
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Although I haven't seen it, adding a game would be a great deal, wouldn't it? 😁
Good books
The writing style is excellent for its genre, and the character portrayals strive for realism, so it's understandable that it's being criticized in this era that values "purity." The treatment of historical figures is prone to controversy, even if those figures are inherently controversial.
Ordering this seems like a good deal; the CD key is 28 now, and you can resell it if you don't want to play anymore.
I couldn't bear to watch it. The protagonist lacked basic humanity, but was undeniably demonic.
How did this book reappear?
Are the good books banned or something?
I just want to ask those who praise the protagonist: would you be willing to be friends with such a ruthless person?
I haven't read the sequel.
Will the next book finally see him personally kill that corrupt official Yuan?
This book was originally on Qidian?
However, it is indeed a masterpiece, and it handles controversial topics with reason and evidence, making it convincing.