Reading Chinese novels is starting to feel like a chore

[CheertheSecond]

The way I approach Chinese novels or comics is the same as how I approach fast food.

It gives some satisfaction for a few urges but it is filled with mediocre, repetition and immaturity. Barely any Chinese works entered my 9/10 range. Chinese works that actually in this range are Hong-Kong based. The rest are 4 or 5/10. Best usually stopped at 8/10. The logic is childish, the story they told are nothing new and nothing exciting, the same for their world-building. Speaking as a spiritual writer, this represents the death of creativity and the rotting of what should had been a human's greatest divinity. Lack of creativity is truly the one thing I can not forgive.

Most importantly, they kept crying to be the victims while they themselves had been the bullies, the barbarians (with how they treated women and other non-Han cultures and ethnic groups), the thieves and bandits in regard to many products, works and cultural values of other people. I want to stress that these are not unique to them but I rarely found another group of creative works with so many works engaging in direct disdain toward another culture.

I am reading novels for entertainment, not to be subjected to another political propaganda.

 

[CarburetorThompson]

I've never been able to get into Chinese novels. Idk to me they just feel worse in quality compared to Korean or jp.

That's probably too large a statement to make with my small sample size, but from what I've read ill almost always try to stay away from Chinese novels

 

[RepresentingWrath]

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Sounds like most of the audiobooks my wife likes are Chinese Novels if this is the standard. This or the Talen series (My Vampire System, My Werewolf System, My Dragon System, etc.), which are very Japanese.

 

[Valmond]

Sounds like most of the audiobooks my wife likes are Chinese Novels if this is the standard. This or the Talen series (My Vampire System, My Werewolf System, My Dragon System, etc.), which are very Japanese.

I must be tired, I read ‘My Werewolf System’ as My Furry System, and was like.

“Huh…”

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I must be tried, I read ‘My werewolf System’ as My Furry System, and was like.

“Huh…”

Wait - do you mean you are exhausted, or do you mean you need to be put before a jury?

 

[Valmond]

Wait - do you mean you are exhausted, or do you mean you need to be put before a jury?

I am exhausted XD.

 

[deweyan]

'Courting Death', is what.

I have to thank them for the ability to fill in the gaps of what each bubble are actually saying, because oh my fucking god, the translators are either shit, or the language are just god awful to be translated that many nuances and subtext are lost in translation.

 

[SternenklarenRitter]

I often find that Chinese novels have this pattern where an older relative, maybe a father or grandfather, is abusive, manipulative, and in general just terribly cruel to the MC, but the MC just forgives them and comes simpering back to them like a kicked puppy. It really creeps me out.

 

[NotaNuffian]

I often find that Chinese novels have this pattern where an older relative, maybe a father or grandfather, is abusive, manipulative, and in general just terribly cruel to the MC, but the MC just forgives them and comes simpering back to them like a kicked puppy. It really creeps me out.

I blame BS asian shitty hierachy cunt logic.

An ass is an ass, no matter how "family" it is.

And yes, double meaning.

The way I approach Chinese novels or comics is the same as how I approach fast food.

It gives some satisfaction for a few urges but it is filled with mediocre, repetition and immaturity. Barely any Chinese works entered my 9/10 range. Chinese works that actually in this range are Hong-Kong based. The rest are 4 or 5/10. Best usually stopped at 8/10. The logic is childish, the story they told are nothing new and nothing exciting, the same for their world-building. Speaking as a spiritual writer, this represents the death of creativity and the rotting of what should had been a human's greatest divinity. Lack of creativity is truly the one thing I can not forgive.

Most importantly, they kept crying to be the victims while they themselves had been the bullies, the barbarians (with how they treated women and other non-Han cultures and ethnic groups), the thieves and bandits in regard to many products, works and cultural values of other people. I want to stress that these are not unique to them but I rarely found another group of creative works with so many works engaging in direct disdain toward another culture.

I am reading novels for entertainment, not to be subjected to another political propaganda.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I often find that Chinese novels have this pattern where an older relative, maybe a father or grandfather, is abusive, manipulative, and in general just terribly cruel to the MC, but the MC just forgives them and comes simpering back to them like a kicked puppy. It really creeps me out.

The ones I've listened to, it's the mother-in-law, her husband and at least one other offspring (but there is also one offspring who sees the MC for what they are and tries to help).

 

[CheertheSecond]

The ones I've listened to, it's the mother-in-law, her husband and at least one other offspring (but there is also one offspring who sees the MC for what they are and tries to help).

At the very least, they have the decency of not letting a cat or dog plotted against the MC.

 

[NotaNuffian]

 

[Justhetip...]

I feel violated.

 

[cabbag3]

I am reading novels for entertainment, not to be subjected to another political propaganda.

Cultivation novels with "2 very close guy friends" have decent politics, worldbuilding, and empathetic characters. Well I only read famous "2 very close guy friends" Cultivation novels so maybe my judgement is a bit biased.

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

Aah I haven't Read Those Chinese Communism Since 2022 Especially Now Since All Novels In Chinese Are Mtl.