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The Untamed 01. - A démoni kultiváció nagymestere by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

9 reviews

zia_c's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

You don't need to read reviews or anyone's opinions to decide to read it. Just READ THIS book!! 

It's got everything to make you forget the world and fly on cloud 9. (˵ ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°˵)ﾉ⌒♡*:･。.

MXTX is a literary goddess!! I love her so much. ꉂ(ˊᗜˋ*)♡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Death, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

_persephone's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Homophobia

Minor: Incest

eatingbrains's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Pretty solid start for a series.  There's a huge cast of characters who have various forms of address so it can be difficult to keep track of everything in the beginning.

The dynamic between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji is hard to describe of only because you don't know the whole history they have yet, nor where it will go in the future.  So far, one is basically a class clown/jock type while the other is a stoic nerd type and I'm having a great time with it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, War, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Bullying

r1vana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, and Bullying

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, and Homophobia

vigil's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

translation issues aside (odd wording, awkward sentences, phonetic laughter rather than simply saying a person is laughing, and the constant and jarring pov changes that switch from 3 person limited, to third person omniscient, or to third person limited again, but this time for another character) i enjoyed myself. 

it doesn’t take very long to get going, but i did meander a bit with it until the middle portion. i appreciated the way that the flashbacks are done in the the novel rather than the other adaptations, as it gives a better look into wwx’s headspace and his thought process. and it doesn’t shove you into a completely story after setting up the first one. we are nearly as knowledgeable and as confused as he is at any given time, and it make the book more immersive. though wwx is the definition of an “unreliable narrator” so take it with a grain of salt.

the characters are different from the adaptations but far from as unrecognizable as i think is played up. generally if you liked them in the adaptations you’d probably like them in the novel, or at least give them some leeway.

i should reiterate, the translation is very very questionable. it doesn’t sacrifice overall clarity per se, but it certainly makes some choices for the narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, and Violence

samugranjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, War, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture

atlanticgiantpumpkin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I read this book in four days cause my crush really wanted me to read this, and even though my crush is in vain I persevered, though this book made it so enjoyable.  I haven’t read a book that fast since high school (Divergent of all things).  This was very enjoyable, and while slow burn really gets to me because for the love of god y’all need to kiss already, I sqeed like a fan girl when the little tidbits of romance DID pop up.  I’m still mixing up characters because so many people have the same surname, but I’m getting there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Self harm, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Ableism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Bullying, Confinement, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcoholism, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Outing, and Mental illness

Any homophobia and abuse is short lived.

calyxworld's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a witty, light-hearted, romantic romp, with decidedly dark undertones. The determinedly upbeat main character, Wei Wuxian, means that you rarely focus in depth on the heavier subject materials, and as a result the implications are often more chilling. The somewhat non-chronological story-telling allows the world-building to be filled in as the plot rattles along, and both the world and the characters feel extremely realised. Waiting excitedly for volume two!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia

There are some heavy topics, but generally glossed over to a degree, as the main character does not want to dwell on them. I will be adding the appropriate content warnings for each volume, as opposed to for the book in full - as a result there are some that are not present now, but will be in the reviews for each individual volume.

unforth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I've already read a fantranslation of this entire book but I'm absolutely delighted by the official English translation, it reads so smoothly, and I'm absolutely ready to fall in love with Wangxian all over again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

Internalized homophobia, mild dubious consent