A review by melspippin
The Water Margin by Shi Nai'an

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

3.5

While fun in the beginning, the majority of the book's content was speed runs in kidnapping and Stockholm syndrome. It got repetitive and boring quickly. I didn't find the characters to be particularly virtuous as the book described them, especially when they killed people's children and lied just to get the result they wanted. I think I could have bumped this up 0.25 if Li Kui just didn't exist
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