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

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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