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Thousand Autumns [千秋] by 梦溪石

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etherealisnt's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

I should've know that this would happen. The last time I binge-read through a book like this, I was stuck in that rabbit hole for months after (I still am). "Thousand Autumns" wasn't any different. In addition, I watched through the animated series, which still hasn't been finished, even though two years have passed. I would LOVE to get season 2... the series was very fun to watch and very eye-catching. 

"But what about the book?" you ask.


This book is longer than The Bible (fun fact!!) and I for some reason thought that it would be a good idea to read through it as fast as possible. In reality I finished it in less than a week, but I sat on it for a long time, since I had plans to reread it. Now I'm waiting for the official English translations, which will be complete by summer 2024 (yay!!) and then I'm good to go. The book translations are in 5 parts, so I'll get to read through five books, which is probably better than the out of this world volume the original one has.

The story itself is a little insane (or very much so). Yan Wushi is such a brazen and striking character that even if he does something unlikable, you might find yourself fine with such happenings, because that man has a way to wiggle himself into your system. I don't know if I love him (I do, he is super interesting) or hate him, but I think that he's so much more than that, he is simply put fucking complex.

Everyone has evil intentions in their minds. The only difference is executing it or not. There's no need to criticize them so harshly.

While Yan Wushi did not believe in the good nature of humanity, we had his opposite, the epitome of goodness - Shen Qiao. He is better and stronger than I'll ever be, because what the fuck? Man had so many misfortunes and people with bad intentions surrounding him, yet he stayed true to his beliefs - considerate without waiting for anything in return. It felt so great to see him learn about the ways of the world and become wiser. Despite that, he was already so resilient from the beginning, he took everything life gave him and dealt with it (and he had to suffer A LOT, ok).

There are many people in this world — some of them are good, and some of them are bad. But there are even more who can't be simply classified as 'good' or 'bad'. They may not think in the same way you think, or walk the same path you walk.
 
Yan Wushi's only thought, of course, was to try and break that poor man, to prove that the world is full of evil, because "after thousands of autumns, who could stay eternal?". Truth be told, somehow their duo made sense, it might be the opposites thing, but it was just so good! The book can be a little intimidating, because of it's length, but in reality, it's too fun to feel boring. So many things happen, so many twists and turns, so many emotions. I literally cried when I finished the story. The ending chapters made me want to scream into a pillow. The end truly was crazy, but good crazy :D 

And yet past dreams sought, people departed, what has passed will never return.

Just like some errors have no way of being remedied, some cracks will forever persist, and death, impossible to wake from.
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therakesarecoming's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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