What Other Light Novels Are You Reading?
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@terrence Lol you just barely beat me to it. Also, that thread for Expiring Volumes is locked to members only, so he won't be able to access it.
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@legitpancake said in What Other Light Novels Are You Reading?:
Also, that thread for Expiring Volumes is locked to members only, so he won't be able to access it.
Ah. xC
Is there a free one week trial thingamajig someone can try, and how does that work? It's been so long since I signed up, I can't recall. I know sometimes there are trial codes.
To keep us on topic, I did read Konosuba 2 the other day. I think it didn't hold my interest as well as volume 1, but that could be because I've been stretching myself a bit thin by reading too much at once. It did end on a cliffhanger (I think... Sometimes these novels skip over things like Kazuma letting Dust
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Rightstuf is having a Yen Press sale, promo code is YEN-2018.
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Just picked up “Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out my Level.” I don’t like pointing out race, but it seems like a ton of isekai light novels I’ve been reading involve the main Japanese character being reincarnated in another world with a Caucasian body.
Maybe it has to do with the fact that a majority of these “other worlds” are European-esque, but it feels unnecessary to the plot to point out you’ve been born again with blond hair and blue eyes.
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I was going to ask somewhere what you guys got in Yen Press' big light novel dump. I just got Vending Machine. I got a lot to get through, but this seems like it will be a pretty light read compared to the Political and Pseudoscience of even the comedies I've been reading. xC
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@legitpancake Could be stealth commentary on racial issues in the modern world. A number of stories conversely use the trope of "people with black hair/Asian features are exotic and/or discriminated against." Attack on Titan does this, for example, as well as both Seirei Gensouki and Ubau Mono Ubawareru Mono. I think it's just a reflection that Japanese people find Westerners fascinating/attractive, or they're appealing to a part of their culture that wants to rebel against conformity. The "half-Japanese returning national with European hair and eye color" trope is also quite popular in Japan-based stories.
Basically, while it seems unnecessary to you, I think it does have meaning to Japanese readers, either as an escape, or an admission of what they think is attractive, or both.
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@terrence said in What Other Light Novels Are You Reading?:
I was going to ask somewhere what you guys got in Yen Press' big light novel dump. I just got Vending Machine. I got a lot to get through, but this seems like it will be a pretty light read compared to the Political and Pseudoscience of even the comedies I've been reading. xC
Spoiled because long list.
Forgot to order Killing Slimes, probably pick up that and Accel World 13 at Kinokuniya this weekend so I don't have to wait for it to ship to read it.
Yes, whenever RightStuf has a publisher sale, I always put in a giant 6-month preorder :o
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@terrence I started reading Vending Machine today and I like it, it’s a lot of fun but yeah Siskan seems deep in comparison.
ETA: I’m amazed to see its #1 in the Light Novel category on Amazon. I figured 300 Years would be the big one and this the goofy cousin. Already has 2 reviews too...
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@terrence I got Vending Machine, Konosuba 5, and not LN related Percy Jackson Box Set yesterday. Started reading Vending MAchine and it seems interesting enough; one thing I like is that the Chapters are really short, I really like bit-sized Chapters over long chapters.
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Have you read "Me a Genius"? That one is so chock full of smaller stories, and even within each chapter, perspectives change to keep it fresh.
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@drone205 Yeah the shorter chapters work a treat for a book like this, makes it very easy to binge read because “just another chapter” is only a few pages away.
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@the-green-death Well the color inserts for Vending Machine contain a nude scene, and everyone knows sex sells lol.
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@myskaros I almost squealed when I saw Death March 5 in your list, thought it was already out. I feel so miserable now, it was on preorder only.
Only bought That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime 2 this month, preordered vol.3 of both Slime and Spider isekai and vol.5 of Death March. Considering if Killing Slimes or Vending Machine are worth it, guess I'll wait for Justus' reviews.
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Just finished reading Volume 10 of The Devil is a Part-Timer! and I'm waiting on the paper copy of Volume 13 of SAO.
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@paul-nebeling will have to do Haturaku Maou. I really liked the anime.
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@steelblaidd The anime covered the first three volumes fairly closely, picked up one side story from volume 7, and had one OVA episode - the obligatory swimsuit episode. There are 18 volumes out in Japan. Volumes 7 and 14 are collections of short stories. There are also two prequel volumes, and a couple of extra side stories.
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@paul-nebeling said in What Other Light Novels Are You Reading?:
The anime covered the first three volumes
Two. Bolded for emphasis, because volume 3 introduces a huge plot point that was 100% not in the anime :O
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@myskaros Yeah, you're right. It's only the first two. Realized my mistake as soon as I looked at the cover for volume 3. Volume 10 was pretty good though. Had me going What???
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@paul-nebeling said in What Other Light Novels Are You Reading?:
@myskaros Yeah, you're right. It's only the first two. Realized my mistake as soon as I looked at the cover for volume 3. Volume 10 was pretty good though. Had me going What???
I'm actually pretty behind on the series. I got kind of unmotivated to read volume 7 since it was only short stories, and now I feel like I have to finish it to keep going but at the same time since I'm behind now I just haven't felt like catching up yet lol.
Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.
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Volume 3 of Devil is Part-Timer also continues a plot point from (I assume) 2 that didn't make it into the anime:
(Big spoiler)
I jumped in with 3, and that was a bit confusing.
I'm on volume 6. Is volume 7 skippable, or are the short stories integral?
