Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu, Vol. 1

Enjoyed it! A bit bummed the library only has the first one but not sure I loved it so much that I’m going to immediately buy the rest (which I did with Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation). It’s definitely politics and martial arts heavy which I enjoy, and also definitely starting out in the enemies territory of enemies to lovers with is always kind of fun, plus the author’s done a good job with it so far! Might end up reading an unofficial translation before deciding on buying though, because five books is a lot when I’m not like deeply in love with it.

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medium-paced

2.0

The writing/translation is not bad and the novel is easy to read and understand.

however

my problems were:

it lacks personality, not much of an actual story to be told, the characters didn't have much of a personality either;
nothing happens, you have 400ish pages of story telling of the world building that is simply put: basic;
over repetition of facts, we as readers already know that Shen Qiao developed a good sense and hearing after losing his vision, you don't have to repeat that all the time;
even though I know this story barely has any romance, tension and dialogue are important. They spent days together without us having any clue of their talks and interactions, you can't just brush it off when they arrive there, it feels lazy.

Summarizing: this novel tastes like nothing

With all of that said, I don't think I'll continue reading.

I do think it's a good novel for those who have zero or don't have much experience with the genre yet. To maybe getting used to the genre, but in my humble opinion, you can find better novels out there.

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vvayl's review

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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paradicsomleves's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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drsinoire's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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areen's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

reading the official translation has been extremely fun. I loved picking up on the little details, seeing how it all started for different characters knowing how it all ends for them.

I love how mxs keeps a good balance of explaining it directly and showing so we're not left behind.

one of my favorite things about thousand autumns has always been how it doesn't take sides, but instead shows both. I'm a sucker for complex characters that are not immediately boxed into good or evil and just rereading the first part made me realize just how prevalent it is in this book.

also while I do miss the author notes bc they were hilarious, but I really REALLY appreciate the appendix for being so detailed on the references and context of the world as it is based on rl history and also shows how much research went into writing it. special thanks to the pronunciation guide, I now know how to say their names more accurately 👉👈

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I'm so sad it's over. I never not wanted a book to end this badly. this novel is a masterclass in characterization and writing!!

shen qiao and yan wushi are such iconic characters. I loved shen qiao for being the epitome of kindness (and cuteness) while also being equally strong-hearted and fierce. I thoroughly enjoyed and loved yan wushi for, well... being yan wushi? I can't really compare him to any character ever. his arrogance mixed with his flirting is not something I expected to like, let alone becoming one of my favorite things of the book lol.

the character development of these two, especially SQ was immaculate! it's so subtle that it's hard to describe but that's what makes it so immaculate imo. I loved that despite these two being polar opposites, they didn't change each other's character at all but also they grew closer so naturally!

and these two together is just so much chaos LMAO. they're the funniest couple ever and I mean it with so much respect! I was worried I wouldn't understand why SQ fell for YW but... if you can pick up on the subtlety then!!! it was way better than I expected and I couldn't be happier 😭

I have so much love and respect for the author for taking time to work on almost every single character, and there's SO MANY of them!! bai rong, bian yanmei, yu shengyan, shiwu, chen gong, qi fengge, yu ai and so many others, I believe I'll remember them forever. even if we didn't spend a lot of time with every character I could still tell exactly what kind of person they were.

this book is also crack. I can't for the life of me put it down once I start. whenever I wasn't reading, all I could think about was them and how I want to know more. I spent my entire weekend only reading this book and I didn't feel tired at all. they've completely consumed me (with consent) and I'll never be the same again.

I've never had such an entertaining and meaningful journey with a story before. it's so freaking long but I never once felt like this arc dragged too long or wasn't necessary. almost every character gave a grey perspective of morality and how complex humans are, how you can't really box them as good or evil.

everywhere, it's a 10/10 from me. my standards for danmei has gone up so much now I'm afraid of reading anything else. also I'm so freaking jealous of yan wushi!!!! 😩

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adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A really good wuxia story with a historical Chinese backdrop. I think that if this had been a bit more faster paced, it would have hit better for me.

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