A review by camo_mila
Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi

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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