Dungeon Defense Vol. 5

던전 디펜스 #5

by Yoo Heonhwa, 유헌화, Cocorip (Illustrator)

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

440 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 2017

Reviews

[MYRXHW · Rating 5 out of 5]

Last month, one read this work as FILLER CONTENT. However, it was an experience. Like most novels, it hooks you into reading the first few pages , and DD does this with the distinct and hue-istic characters. The MC--though a piece of shit--you relish, and you come to understand his personality and development with his backstory and processes. However, where this DIFFERS from other novels is that it does NOT lose its momentum. Rather than such, it gains velocity and ADVANCES. It STOPS AT NOTHING AND ADVANCES FORWARD.

Another beautiful thing about the novel is its characters. And on the specific, I'll be focusing on the Witch Sisters. Often, side characters develop two-dimensionally where their only role is to play THE SIDE CHARACTER. However, in the case of the Witch Sisters, they are complete. It explores their philosophy and approach toward life thoroughly, and thus one develops sympathy toward them.

[SPOILER AHEAD]
One specific instance--my favourite scene in the whole novel--is where the Head Witch, Humbaba, is commanded to sit quiet by her owner, MC. Since she respects and worships MC, she must abide. However, she is a vociferous witch. Such command--though of simple implications--is a nefarious command for the witch. Since she cannot move, she can only think, and the chapter explores what goes through her mind: exploitation, torture, death--her past.

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Regarding the information of novel: Hiatus (5 Volumes Complete) ; easy binge ; +Character Development ; Unique-Non-Linear Characters

[Javier Escuela]

You can tell that the author has massively deviated from the LitRPG elements that originally made up the foundation of the story. There hasn't been a status update screen in multiple books and i would say it's all in all for the better. The problem is that they wrote themself into a corner by having the first book open in media res and there's no way to get there anymore. It's become a much more realistic low fantasy story with heavy focus on its characters, world, and philosophy. The MC is the kind of SOB you love to hate and still find yourself rooting for. I'm sad I'll never see the end of this story.

If I had one complaint it would be the fact that characters' psychopathic tendencies are exclusively associated with being high functioning and brilliant, when such people are actually well known for having terrible impulse control. Despite wildly different circumstances and trauma, every single one of them develops Machiavelianism rather than a massive number of other disorders.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

A light novel, the story was the same as Japanese light novel, centered on light plot and rather shit talk. Many would said that the chapters was full of filler, but here you go on light novel category.

[deathmaskmx · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is just my favourite light novel, I cant wait to read the next volume :D

[Firo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully and subtly epic. The narrative is really ambitious on many views, including philosophically, psychologically, and morally.

As you are aware already if you have reach this point, this is a tale about broken people existing and coping with their broken lives while hopelessly seeking for something worth living for. And as highlight in this volume, broken things can't be mend back to its original shape. But what else can you do besides patching them up as best as you can and move on?