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The Second Coming of Avarice
“The son of god Gula has returned.”
I was lost in the world of gambling.
I turned my back on my family and even betrayed my lover.
I wasted every day of my life.
It was the life of trash.
The reality told me thus - that I would amount to nothing no matter what I did.
In order to change my pathetic life, I chose fantasy, instead.
Even then, it was the same story.
I wondered if salvation would come at the end of the long road.
But, I was forced to kneel down in defeat in front of a powerful entity.
The tower I built up with my own hands crumbled into nothingness.
Just for once, I dearly wished to know the truth about myself.
– Come closer, my child…
I will not hold back this time.
I was lost in the world of gambling.
I turned my back on my family and even betrayed my lover.
I wasted every day of my life.
It was the life of trash.
The reality told me thus - that I would amount to nothing no matter what I did.
In order to change my pathetic life, I chose fantasy, instead.
Even then, it was the same story.
I wondered if salvation would come at the end of the long road.
But, I was forced to kneel down in defeat in front of a powerful entity.
The tower I built up with my own hands crumbled into nothingness.
Just for once, I dearly wished to know the truth about myself.
– Come closer, my child…
I will not hold back this time.
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Published January 1, 2020
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April 1, 2021
I feel anyone who dropped the novel because the mc was a 'loser' probably didn't read past the first arc in paradise where he shows a lot of charisma even early on. Also character development is a thing - people are asking for the final product in the beginning with zero character development over time - that's a quick way to make a boring story. Seeing Jihu have this 'switch' in him made for an interesting story as well as an interesting character as he tries to atone and accept his past sins.
October 21, 2020
Dropped Ch 45
Second read-through:
Protagonist is an indecisive, passive, innocent naive fool. From the start he knows most(?) of his future, has an overpowered ability to gauge danger, and has personally experienced rock bottom human society. Despite all of this, he lacks agency, forethought, and the ability to activity strive to make his own life better. Instead he allows negative situations develop until he feels forced to rashly rush in to save the day with the help of his handy plot armor. I couldn't even make it to the point where I previously left off. I wish I remembered why I dropped this previously.
You may like this if you can stomach an unbearably naive feel good story about a guy who evolved from scumbag to impotent idiot (who is technically still a scumbag through passivity).
Dropped Ch 32
Second read-through:
Protagonist is an indecisive, passive, innocent naive fool. From the start he knows most(?) of his future, has an overpowered ability to gauge danger, and has personally experienced rock bottom human society. Despite all of this, he lacks agency, forethought, and the ability to activity strive to make his own life better. Instead he allows negative situations develop until he feels forced to rashly rush in to save the day with the help of his handy plot armor. I couldn't even make it to the point where I previously left off. I wish I remembered why I dropped this previously.
You may like this if you can stomach an unbearably naive feel good story about a guy who evolved from scumbag to impotent idiot (who is technically still a scumbag through passivity).
Dropped Ch 32
December 3, 2021
He was an addict, a loser, a despicable human being. But, one fleeting dream that may not be a dream at all reawakens his once-lost senses. Possessing a very unique ability, he will use that, and the dream, to forge his path in the world now known as the Lost Paradise. I like this novel because I personally like fantasy types like this. The reason this one captured my eye was the amount of detail put into to the world building and the unique way it used a gaming aspect to show how powerful the charactes and the amount of power they need to obtain to defeat there enemy. I also like the aspect of realism used to show the amount of time needed to be become someone strong in the that world and the struggles they endure to get it. I also found the comedy quite enjoyable as well even when there is a big event happening it just gives it something more to look forward to. I think the negative parts are that it could be quite repetitive in certain aspects of the story and also how many chapters there are but that should not discourage you from reading a novel light like this because overall it is an enjoyable read.
April 28, 2020
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I just caught up with the most recent releases and it's reallly good!!
I just caught up with the most recent releases and it's reallly good!!
August 8, 2022
*Warning: Some spoilers*
The best story I’ve read so far because of the following things: The plot is ordered nicely and is interconnected at many points in time. The characters are well developed in the sense that you can accurately put yourself in their shoes and know how they would act, and the author also gives some backstory to provide details on why they are the way they are. Though a little confusing at times, the setting and world-building were done excellently. Additionally, the use of different points of view not only helps with imagining how events in the story go down but also to understand the different sides of the same story. The literary devices were very original and, despite this, easy to understand. One of the things I liked the most was the storytelling, it didn’t use unnecessary details and used a more show rather than tell approach. Lastly, as for the writing style, it is a culmination of all these things that, together, present the story at its best.
The Plot.
As one reads through the story one notices how well were things planned out. Or at least it feels like it. I am sure that the author had to go back a plethora of times to plant different things that developed into plot points. One great example is when the head of the Japanese Business Federation asked Jang Maldong to perform his mystic acupuncture on one of its members. This is later seen used on Seol Jihu to save him from the side effects of using skills beyond his means. By introducing this idea several chapters back the author managed to provide a way for the main character to survive the critical condition he was in. There are many other examples of this but this one stands out. This goes to show that Ro Yu-Jin cared deeply for his work and was able to cover any plot holes or inconsistencies that could come up when trying to stick to the timeline of events. This even shows that he probably read his ten-book long series more than just a few times to make sure everything was in order.
What can be applied from this to other writings is the structure of the writing process. Have a clear idea of what the story will be, write the timeline in which the events will happen, and, then, as you write the different parts of the story go back and add in things that could serve as important plot points or aspects of the story. For example, in this case, the timeline could be seen as follows: Seol Jihu dies in a parallel timeline and sends his feelings in the form of a dream back to the start of the journey. Jihu, who has a bad relationship with his family due to his gambling addiction, sees this dream. He then is introduced to another world, Paradise. He completes the tutorial and gets introduced to a small team of elites, Carpe Diem. Seol Jihu trains and goes through countless ordeals, the Forest of Denial, the Arden Fortress recovery, and the rescue of Hugo, Dylan, and others at the parasite’s laboratory, to say a few. Seol becomes the leader of Carpe Diem, trains even harder, and participates in the Banquet and Arden Fortress defense. He gets back in shape and goes on the Pagoda of Dreams expedition and saves the Spirit Realm with Tigol Fortress in tow, the turning point of the war. Lastly, Seol Jihu trains excessively during the parasite’s downtime and prepares for the final battle. This was a basic overview of the chronology of events but it doesn’t need to be as specific and thorough when starting to write the story.
The Characters.
In the series, characters are introduced promptly as a consequence of the story. This allowed for the reader to get accustomed to the initial characters that aren’t as many and slowly building on this small list as the story progresses helps get to know everyone. Additionally, the primary characters change depending on the stage in which the story is at, so the character development is well spaced and doesn’t feel too overwhelming. This can be seen with how at the start of the story, during the tutorial and the Neutral Zone, we see characters that are barely mentioned only until the side stories in the tenth book. During these initial stages of the story, those characters played a big part as allies but, naturally, they parted ways once the story entered a different stage, giving way to other characters and perspectives that would transform Seol Jihu, the main character, into a better person.
Some characters were consistently seen throughout the series but others came and went as they saw fit. Jang Maldong was one of the most persistent characters in the series and reasonably so too. He was responsible for directly and indirectly allowing the story to progress. He came to help Carpe Diem when it had lost its leader and he then helped Seol Jihu at every stage to become the person to conclude the war. This is an excellent way to help the story and characters develop. By using outside people and circumstances you incentivize for a change to happen. By doing so you help the reader better understand the different roles played by characters in the story, the reasoning behind the choices taken, and prospects of where the story might be taken to next. To do this the author must have taken into account the chronology and thought about what he would like for different characters to do. Then, to go the extra mile, he might’ve even defined the core values and backstory of each primary and secondary character to provide a strong presence for each person as they appear.
Setting.
As said previously, the world-building was a little confusing but was done very well, nonetheless. The biggest confusion I had was on the difference between a castle and a kingdom. As it stands, kingdom refers to the territory over which a king or queen rules and castle simply refers to the residence of such royalty. However, throughout the story, it was mentioned that when entering the castle gates were the city’s buildings found. This created confusion in that sometimes the author referred to the royal palace as a castle and the kingdom’s capital as inside a castle. I don't know if this was a mistake in translation or if both terms are simply interchangeable in Korean. Also, they sometimes referred to certain kingdoms as being in one of the four cardinal directions which were a little hard to imagine when taking other elements into account. However, I believe this wasn’t much of a problem because these details were irrelevant, just something that stood out a bit. Despite this, the author was able to provide a clear understanding of the world known as Paradise.
You get to understand that it is divided into 3 main territories, the Parasites, the Federation, and humanity. Adding on to this, it is clearly understood that in the human territory there are 7 kingdoms and that this territory shares borders with the Federation. Additionally, one can name many of the important locations even if they are not present in the current chapter, showing how well-done was the world-building. This allowed for a deep connection to the story and also helped the reader form their hypothesis of what could happen in the future. One way this could've been done is by drawing out a map and focusing on where certain events are most probable to happen. For example, Tigol Fortress is of major importance in that it is close to all three territories. This allowed for it to play an important role in how strong its defense had to be to start with and also why so many people would risk their lives for it.
Points of View.
In the grand scheme of things, there aren’t many different points of view throughout the story. It all revolves around the main character’s perspective. However, that is not to say that we’re given some insight as to what was going on with the other characters. For example, along all the different arcs we catch glimpses of the parasite camp, whether it is just the queen looking up at the sky giving some weird parallelism of the story with the use of constellations, or the commanders and queen preparing to attack. This can be seen when we are told that they are preparing a long-range teleportation spell to get into one of the cities inside the human territory. Additionally, towards the end, when the expedition into parasite territory went awry, we get to dive a bit into the story of Seo Yuhui the character which we knew least about until that moment. We see her relationship with Yoo Seonwha and Seol Jihu in the first timeline. And we also get to see a hidden bit of story from chapter 1 which helps explain all the mysterious instances with her throughout her participation in the novel. Lastly, we get to see how life revolves when Seol Jihu is not around when humanity is standing on its last leg, and also during the side stories, (Book #10 or Chapters 489-549).
This exclusion of the main character allows for the reader to get to know more about all the other characters and maybe even allows for development in their behavior. Though a little late in the book, when Kim Hannah is the president of Jihu’s old company, Valhalla, she realizes that she isn’t such a great leader as Jihu was in his active time, (Chapter 537, Side Story 48). This creates a need for her to mature and realize that she wasn’t as good as she led others to believe. After she developed into a more mature person than she already was, she was ready to go ask for help from a certain someone, something she was reluctant to do before. And just as she reformed herself, she was met with the sole person that could aid her in all her troubles, Seol Jihu. Proving that even a brief exemption of the main character can bring more depth to all the other people that surround him.
Literary Devices.
The use of literary devices was immaculate. Sometimes using commonly known metaphors and other times hyperbole, symbolism, and personification that you wouldn’t have thought of ever before. A great example of this is “[...] just looking at the cracks on his skin sent a shiver down his spine. It was like he was looking at a once rich farmland that had gone arid from a long drought.” (Chapter 181). This simile speaks volumes about the condition of Seol Jihu’s body at the time. You get to understand that, not only does he have really good mana (energy) pathways in his body, but that he demanded his body way beyond his means even when he no longer had energy left in his body. Or this metaphor, “A heavy voice pulled on his leg from behind him.” alluding to him stopping in his tracks because he heard the voice of someone behind him. These literary devices bring life to what is going on inside the story and enable the reader to imagine all these different scenes profoundly. Despite the lack of citation and quotes, it is clear to see that the literary devices used in this novel are of a high level.
Storytelling.
Very compelling storytelling to say the least. The use of Latin words and concepts unknown to the reader shows that both the author and translator team are good at what they do. It is no surprise that the novel has become such a huge hit in South Korea. The storytelling of The Second Coming of Gluttony is a culmination of all the aforementioned subjects. The order of events, the characters, and their development. Exemplar literary devices. Excellent world-building. All of these are an essential part of how the story turned out to be told. Without any one of these elements, it would’ve felt off. As to how all these were narrated it is done from a third-person perspective. Although, sometimes the author, editors, or translators didn’t do that great a job at keeping to this type of narration. This can feel a little distracting at times but it is of minor importance when considering that it is only for very small segments where the story became a first-person narrative.
To add on, the author did well in not revealing all the details during the early stages or the late stages of the different arcs because this helped build up to a climax in what seemed like a more timely manner. However, I would like to say that there were some little discrepancies in what is said that can be pretty confusing.
Inconsistencies.
At first, the time dilation between both worlds was initially said to be 1:4 meaning that while an hour passed by on planet Earth, 4 hours have gone by in Paradise, but, this is later said to be 1:3. This is just a minor thing though. A much more noticeable one is Seol Jihu’s change after being to Paradise for the first time. Before ever setting foot inside the other world, he could be said to be a literal piece of garbage from the sickening way he treated his family members. But, as soon as he entered the tutorial, the first stage to entering Paradise, he acted like a whole different person. He was nice to almost everybody and was pretty naive, his anti-social and rude behavior from before was nowhere to be seen. This robbed the story of what could’ve been a great addition to the character development of Seol Jihu.
The last example and maybe one of the most noticeable ones is how during the final battle, after just one exchange of attacks with the Parasite Queen, he mentioned he wouldn’t be able to hold on for long. Seol Jihu says that he would only be able to use his best ability a limited number of times more, 3 if I remember correctly. However, when telling the events that surround this battle it wouldn't be unreasonable to think that he should've died because of the time that passed by. Such a long time passed from the start to the end of the encounter that it wouldn't make sense for him to last that long. And then, to top it off, he proceeds to use the ability one last time to finish the battle, when in this situation he should've been tired and unable to do so.
Lastly, we are told that both he and the Parasite Queen are fast beyond imagination and that nobody on the field was able to see them move but for the last exchange it doesn’t seem that way. The Parasite Queen is delayed by Seol Jihu’s teammates many times but this is impossible and illogical when taking into account that she was hundreds of times faster than them. Despite these discrepancies and some others I can’t remember, the story was still pretty great and, without a doubt, the best I've read so far.
The best story I’ve read so far because of the following things: The plot is ordered nicely and is interconnected at many points in time. The characters are well developed in the sense that you can accurately put yourself in their shoes and know how they would act, and the author also gives some backstory to provide details on why they are the way they are. Though a little confusing at times, the setting and world-building were done excellently. Additionally, the use of different points of view not only helps with imagining how events in the story go down but also to understand the different sides of the same story. The literary devices were very original and, despite this, easy to understand. One of the things I liked the most was the storytelling, it didn’t use unnecessary details and used a more show rather than tell approach. Lastly, as for the writing style, it is a culmination of all these things that, together, present the story at its best.
The Plot.
As one reads through the story one notices how well were things planned out. Or at least it feels like it. I am sure that the author had to go back a plethora of times to plant different things that developed into plot points. One great example is when the head of the Japanese Business Federation asked Jang Maldong to perform his mystic acupuncture on one of its members. This is later seen used on Seol Jihu to save him from the side effects of using skills beyond his means. By introducing this idea several chapters back the author managed to provide a way for the main character to survive the critical condition he was in. There are many other examples of this but this one stands out. This goes to show that Ro Yu-Jin cared deeply for his work and was able to cover any plot holes or inconsistencies that could come up when trying to stick to the timeline of events. This even shows that he probably read his ten-book long series more than just a few times to make sure everything was in order.
What can be applied from this to other writings is the structure of the writing process. Have a clear idea of what the story will be, write the timeline in which the events will happen, and, then, as you write the different parts of the story go back and add in things that could serve as important plot points or aspects of the story. For example, in this case, the timeline could be seen as follows: Seol Jihu dies in a parallel timeline and sends his feelings in the form of a dream back to the start of the journey. Jihu, who has a bad relationship with his family due to his gambling addiction, sees this dream. He then is introduced to another world, Paradise. He completes the tutorial and gets introduced to a small team of elites, Carpe Diem. Seol Jihu trains and goes through countless ordeals, the Forest of Denial, the Arden Fortress recovery, and the rescue of Hugo, Dylan, and others at the parasite’s laboratory, to say a few. Seol becomes the leader of Carpe Diem, trains even harder, and participates in the Banquet and Arden Fortress defense. He gets back in shape and goes on the Pagoda of Dreams expedition and saves the Spirit Realm with Tigol Fortress in tow, the turning point of the war. Lastly, Seol Jihu trains excessively during the parasite’s downtime and prepares for the final battle. This was a basic overview of the chronology of events but it doesn’t need to be as specific and thorough when starting to write the story.
The Characters.
In the series, characters are introduced promptly as a consequence of the story. This allowed for the reader to get accustomed to the initial characters that aren’t as many and slowly building on this small list as the story progresses helps get to know everyone. Additionally, the primary characters change depending on the stage in which the story is at, so the character development is well spaced and doesn’t feel too overwhelming. This can be seen with how at the start of the story, during the tutorial and the Neutral Zone, we see characters that are barely mentioned only until the side stories in the tenth book. During these initial stages of the story, those characters played a big part as allies but, naturally, they parted ways once the story entered a different stage, giving way to other characters and perspectives that would transform Seol Jihu, the main character, into a better person.
Some characters were consistently seen throughout the series but others came and went as they saw fit. Jang Maldong was one of the most persistent characters in the series and reasonably so too. He was responsible for directly and indirectly allowing the story to progress. He came to help Carpe Diem when it had lost its leader and he then helped Seol Jihu at every stage to become the person to conclude the war. This is an excellent way to help the story and characters develop. By using outside people and circumstances you incentivize for a change to happen. By doing so you help the reader better understand the different roles played by characters in the story, the reasoning behind the choices taken, and prospects of where the story might be taken to next. To do this the author must have taken into account the chronology and thought about what he would like for different characters to do. Then, to go the extra mile, he might’ve even defined the core values and backstory of each primary and secondary character to provide a strong presence for each person as they appear.
Setting.
As said previously, the world-building was a little confusing but was done very well, nonetheless. The biggest confusion I had was on the difference between a castle and a kingdom. As it stands, kingdom refers to the territory over which a king or queen rules and castle simply refers to the residence of such royalty. However, throughout the story, it was mentioned that when entering the castle gates were the city’s buildings found. This created confusion in that sometimes the author referred to the royal palace as a castle and the kingdom’s capital as inside a castle. I don't know if this was a mistake in translation or if both terms are simply interchangeable in Korean. Also, they sometimes referred to certain kingdoms as being in one of the four cardinal directions which were a little hard to imagine when taking other elements into account. However, I believe this wasn’t much of a problem because these details were irrelevant, just something that stood out a bit. Despite this, the author was able to provide a clear understanding of the world known as Paradise.
You get to understand that it is divided into 3 main territories, the Parasites, the Federation, and humanity. Adding on to this, it is clearly understood that in the human territory there are 7 kingdoms and that this territory shares borders with the Federation. Additionally, one can name many of the important locations even if they are not present in the current chapter, showing how well-done was the world-building. This allowed for a deep connection to the story and also helped the reader form their hypothesis of what could happen in the future. One way this could've been done is by drawing out a map and focusing on where certain events are most probable to happen. For example, Tigol Fortress is of major importance in that it is close to all three territories. This allowed for it to play an important role in how strong its defense had to be to start with and also why so many people would risk their lives for it.
Points of View.
In the grand scheme of things, there aren’t many different points of view throughout the story. It all revolves around the main character’s perspective. However, that is not to say that we’re given some insight as to what was going on with the other characters. For example, along all the different arcs we catch glimpses of the parasite camp, whether it is just the queen looking up at the sky giving some weird parallelism of the story with the use of constellations, or the commanders and queen preparing to attack. This can be seen when we are told that they are preparing a long-range teleportation spell to get into one of the cities inside the human territory. Additionally, towards the end, when the expedition into parasite territory went awry, we get to dive a bit into the story of Seo Yuhui the character which we knew least about until that moment. We see her relationship with Yoo Seonwha and Seol Jihu in the first timeline. And we also get to see a hidden bit of story from chapter 1 which helps explain all the mysterious instances with her throughout her participation in the novel. Lastly, we get to see how life revolves when Seol Jihu is not around when humanity is standing on its last leg, and also during the side stories, (Book #10 or Chapters 489-549).
This exclusion of the main character allows for the reader to get to know more about all the other characters and maybe even allows for development in their behavior. Though a little late in the book, when Kim Hannah is the president of Jihu’s old company, Valhalla, she realizes that she isn’t such a great leader as Jihu was in his active time, (Chapter 537, Side Story 48). This creates a need for her to mature and realize that she wasn’t as good as she led others to believe. After she developed into a more mature person than she already was, she was ready to go ask for help from a certain someone, something she was reluctant to do before. And just as she reformed herself, she was met with the sole person that could aid her in all her troubles, Seol Jihu. Proving that even a brief exemption of the main character can bring more depth to all the other people that surround him.
Literary Devices.
The use of literary devices was immaculate. Sometimes using commonly known metaphors and other times hyperbole, symbolism, and personification that you wouldn’t have thought of ever before. A great example of this is “[...] just looking at the cracks on his skin sent a shiver down his spine. It was like he was looking at a once rich farmland that had gone arid from a long drought.” (Chapter 181). This simile speaks volumes about the condition of Seol Jihu’s body at the time. You get to understand that, not only does he have really good mana (energy) pathways in his body, but that he demanded his body way beyond his means even when he no longer had energy left in his body. Or this metaphor, “A heavy voice pulled on his leg from behind him.” alluding to him stopping in his tracks because he heard the voice of someone behind him. These literary devices bring life to what is going on inside the story and enable the reader to imagine all these different scenes profoundly. Despite the lack of citation and quotes, it is clear to see that the literary devices used in this novel are of a high level.
Storytelling.
Very compelling storytelling to say the least. The use of Latin words and concepts unknown to the reader shows that both the author and translator team are good at what they do. It is no surprise that the novel has become such a huge hit in South Korea. The storytelling of The Second Coming of Gluttony is a culmination of all the aforementioned subjects. The order of events, the characters, and their development. Exemplar literary devices. Excellent world-building. All of these are an essential part of how the story turned out to be told. Without any one of these elements, it would’ve felt off. As to how all these were narrated it is done from a third-person perspective. Although, sometimes the author, editors, or translators didn’t do that great a job at keeping to this type of narration. This can feel a little distracting at times but it is of minor importance when considering that it is only for very small segments where the story became a first-person narrative.
To add on, the author did well in not revealing all the details during the early stages or the late stages of the different arcs because this helped build up to a climax in what seemed like a more timely manner. However, I would like to say that there were some little discrepancies in what is said that can be pretty confusing.
Inconsistencies.
At first, the time dilation between both worlds was initially said to be 1:4 meaning that while an hour passed by on planet Earth, 4 hours have gone by in Paradise, but, this is later said to be 1:3. This is just a minor thing though. A much more noticeable one is Seol Jihu’s change after being to Paradise for the first time. Before ever setting foot inside the other world, he could be said to be a literal piece of garbage from the sickening way he treated his family members. But, as soon as he entered the tutorial, the first stage to entering Paradise, he acted like a whole different person. He was nice to almost everybody and was pretty naive, his anti-social and rude behavior from before was nowhere to be seen. This robbed the story of what could’ve been a great addition to the character development of Seol Jihu.
The last example and maybe one of the most noticeable ones is how during the final battle, after just one exchange of attacks with the Parasite Queen, he mentioned he wouldn’t be able to hold on for long. Seol Jihu says that he would only be able to use his best ability a limited number of times more, 3 if I remember correctly. However, when telling the events that surround this battle it wouldn't be unreasonable to think that he should've died because of the time that passed by. Such a long time passed from the start to the end of the encounter that it wouldn't make sense for him to last that long. And then, to top it off, he proceeds to use the ability one last time to finish the battle, when in this situation he should've been tired and unable to do so.
Lastly, we are told that both he and the Parasite Queen are fast beyond imagination and that nobody on the field was able to see them move but for the last exchange it doesn’t seem that way. The Parasite Queen is delayed by Seol Jihu’s teammates many times but this is impossible and illogical when taking into account that she was hundreds of times faster than them. Despite these discrepancies and some others I can’t remember, the story was still pretty great and, without a doubt, the best I've read so far.
May 27, 2023
Stopped at Chapter 33. This was something I normally wouldn’t read, but gave a try. I wouldn’t say that the book was bad, but for me it wasn’t amazing. I thought the characters and world was really fascinating, but just couldn’t keep reading. Contrary to other commentaries, I do really like the main character and I bet that he shows even more character growth than I have seen.
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July 11, 2022Posiblemente de las mejores novelas ligeras leidas
January 6, 2022
One of the strongest intro arcs I've ever read. Second Coming of Gluttony is interesting in how it initially sets up the main character - it does it in a way where you can't help but feel invested into seeing where he'll turn up on his journey.
Although the novel has a second chance plot, the MC does not retain memories only feelings which means he does not go around collecting items and skills like other regressors. Instead, we get to see MC going on adventures in the fantasy world to change himself. He is a hopeless gambling addict which has ruined his life in the modern world. The characters have some of the best personalities I have seen in a long time and they behave in a realistic manner. Even the emotions are perfectly blended together with their conservations.
Something that I like is that the people around him don't just simply start accepting him again just because he changed, they are suspicious about him really changing, as anyone would be if a scumbag out of nowhere changed... The reaction of the people who knew how he was before is realistic, and that is something that I can appreciate as someone who has read many novels with similar starting plots.
Besides that, through the story, you can see the strouggle he went throu and the effort he put in trying to change his way of doing things, after all someone just can't stop being who they were before, something is bound to stay the same or be difficult to change.
If you are looking for a great novel I would really advise reading this one!
Although the novel has a second chance plot, the MC does not retain memories only feelings which means he does not go around collecting items and skills like other regressors. Instead, we get to see MC going on adventures in the fantasy world to change himself. He is a hopeless gambling addict which has ruined his life in the modern world. The characters have some of the best personalities I have seen in a long time and they behave in a realistic manner. Even the emotions are perfectly blended together with their conservations.
Something that I like is that the people around him don't just simply start accepting him again just because he changed, they are suspicious about him really changing, as anyone would be if a scumbag out of nowhere changed... The reaction of the people who knew how he was before is realistic, and that is something that I can appreciate as someone who has read many novels with similar starting plots.
Besides that, through the story, you can see the strouggle he went throu and the effort he put in trying to change his way of doing things, after all someone just can't stop being who they were before, something is bound to stay the same or be difficult to change.
If you are looking for a great novel I would really advise reading this one!
August 7, 2021
What a journey. MEMORIZE up next!
March 11, 2022
this novel have put me through countless emotions. simply amazing.
May 21, 2022
Review for Book 1 (til Chap 20, to be updated):
A competent take on the LITRPG Portal Fantasy/Isekai 'regresor' (going back in time all the way to the start) genre. Seol, our gambling addict MC, is propelled to make a change of his life after hitting rock bottom after receiving a dream of the failed future we were given a glimpse of at the prologue. He soon comes across a woman he knows from the dream and begins to alter his trajectory from the failed future. It's also adds an interesting corporatism / almost sport superstar patronage system to the whole magical medieval isekai genre with how some people get invited to the isekai world as a their full-time job while others who were misled essentially sign their lives away as corporate slaves for large corporations trying to claim resources in this new world. It's also interesting that (mild spoilers):
Like many webnovels the story does drag out scenes and the first two 'arcs', namely the tutorial area and the Neutral Zone read like a very long intro for the setting proper of Paradise, this can lead to some (admittedly to me) very jarring setting and tone shift. MC is our typical basic isekai webnovel boy, loyal but oblivious in many ways, though strangely callous in certain though perhaps this might be my unfamiliarity with the Korean webnovel tropes. In particular with a certain sidekick character who is needlessly antagonistic, he allows the sidekick to be very vindictive while washing his hands off being essentially the leader of their band of newbies to the whole system.
As with other LITRPGs, our MC who we can infer struggled in the failed future is now the shining star and overpowered (OP) lucky saviour of this timeline. Fans of the genre will be glad to know he does work for his powers and makes strategic decisions of what he can do with the powers that he has. Plot armor is quite apparent but the novel does address it in some ways with MC acknowledging how dangerous some of the situations he puts himself into. A harem does look like it's starting to form though reader more advanced review makes it seems it's more of an avoidable part of the story until the very end.
Will likely continue with this but will take my time to do so, recommend to fans of OP MC webnovels as the English translation is fairly competent.
A competent take on the LITRPG Portal Fantasy/Isekai 'regresor' (going back in time all the way to the start) genre. Seol, our gambling addict MC, is propelled to make a change of his life after hitting rock bottom after receiving a dream of the failed future we were given a glimpse of at the prologue. He soon comes across a woman he knows from the dream and begins to alter his trajectory from the failed future. It's also adds an interesting corporatism / almost sport superstar patronage system to the whole magical medieval isekai genre with how some people get invited to the isekai world as a their full-time job while others who were misled essentially sign their lives away as corporate slaves for large corporations trying to claim resources in this new world. It's also interesting that (mild spoilers):
Like many webnovels the story does drag out scenes and the first two 'arcs', namely the tutorial area and the Neutral Zone read like a very long intro for the setting proper of Paradise, this can lead to some (admittedly to me) very jarring setting and tone shift. MC is our typical basic isekai webnovel boy, loyal but oblivious in many ways, though strangely callous in certain though perhaps this might be my unfamiliarity with the Korean webnovel tropes. In particular with a certain sidekick character who is needlessly antagonistic, he allows the sidekick to be very vindictive while washing his hands off being essentially the leader of their band of newbies to the whole system.
As with other LITRPGs, our MC who we can infer struggled in the failed future is now the shining star and overpowered (OP) lucky saviour of this timeline. Fans of the genre will be glad to know he does work for his powers and makes strategic decisions of what he can do with the powers that he has. Plot armor is quite apparent but the novel does address it in some ways with MC acknowledging how dangerous some of the situations he puts himself into. A harem does look like it's starting to form though reader more advanced review makes it seems it's more of an avoidable part of the story until the very end.
Will likely continue with this but will take my time to do so, recommend to fans of OP MC webnovels as the English translation is fairly competent.
May 13, 2021
The Second Coming of Gluttony
The greatest masterpiece, magnum opus, and chef-d'oeuvre of literature that I have had the fortune of partaking in and reading from the beginning to its end.
This story has made me cry like a baby at its tragic yet beautiful moments, like the time Seol Jihu (Main character) finally confronted his family and beloved to repent to them for all the wrongs, absurdity, and faults he had done to them in the past because of his wretched gambling addiction. Moreover, him trying his best to pick up the broken pieces he broke and putting them back all again together, albeit it will never be the same as before.
I have also laughed so hard at Seol Jihu's playful antics and pranks of his against both his dearest friends and mortal and sworn enemies; hyped-up, heated, feverish, and kept at the edge of my seat at its most intense and epic battles, conflicts, and wars. A final epic war against Paradisians, Earthlings, the Federation composed of Fallen Archangels and Angels, Beastmen, Dwarves, Cave and Sky Faeries, Spirit Kings and Lords, the World Tree, and a Phoenix, Ghosts, Witches, Adventurers, Apostles of the Seven Sins, and Seol Jihu, a man one step from being a God of the Spear, and his organization, Valhalla vs. a Goddess of Parasitism that has once ruled a galaxy, her Army Commanders that have reached divinity, and an enormous army of parasites such as Goblins, Orc, Medusas, Banshees, Succubi, Undead Knights, Ghouls, Nests that produced these hideous creatures at an insane rate, and other more kinds of evil beings.
I loved every bit and parts of this beautiful story but the thing that I truly appreciate the most is the important lessons it imparted to me and the other readers; learning to come to accept who you are and coming to love yourself, continually improving both your mind and body, facing your past and regaining the lost love that one has broken, treating others the way you want to be treated, and protecting what you hold dear.
Truly, this novel has never made me lose interest, not even once, as I've read and shared the journey with Jihu and his friends, and this story, The Second Coming of Gluttony, will forever be my number one book in my heart. I'll keep on re-reading this story, always. 100/10.
The greatest masterpiece, magnum opus, and chef-d'oeuvre of literature that I have had the fortune of partaking in and reading from the beginning to its end.
This story has made me cry like a baby at its tragic yet beautiful moments, like the time Seol Jihu (Main character) finally confronted his family and beloved to repent to them for all the wrongs, absurdity, and faults he had done to them in the past because of his wretched gambling addiction. Moreover, him trying his best to pick up the broken pieces he broke and putting them back all again together, albeit it will never be the same as before.
I have also laughed so hard at Seol Jihu's playful antics and pranks of his against both his dearest friends and mortal and sworn enemies; hyped-up, heated, feverish, and kept at the edge of my seat at its most intense and epic battles, conflicts, and wars. A final epic war against Paradisians, Earthlings, the Federation composed of Fallen Archangels and Angels, Beastmen, Dwarves, Cave and Sky Faeries, Spirit Kings and Lords, the World Tree, and a Phoenix, Ghosts, Witches, Adventurers, Apostles of the Seven Sins, and Seol Jihu, a man one step from being a God of the Spear, and his organization, Valhalla vs. a Goddess of Parasitism that has once ruled a galaxy, her Army Commanders that have reached divinity, and an enormous army of parasites such as Goblins, Orc, Medusas, Banshees, Succubi, Undead Knights, Ghouls, Nests that produced these hideous creatures at an insane rate, and other more kinds of evil beings.
I loved every bit and parts of this beautiful story but the thing that I truly appreciate the most is the important lessons it imparted to me and the other readers; learning to come to accept who you are and coming to love yourself, continually improving both your mind and body, facing your past and regaining the lost love that one has broken, treating others the way you want to be treated, and protecting what you hold dear.
Truly, this novel has never made me lose interest, not even once, as I've read and shared the journey with Jihu and his friends, and this story, The Second Coming of Gluttony, will forever be my number one book in my heart. I'll keep on re-reading this story, always. 100/10.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 4, 2021
This is a unique story in the genre because the main character starts out genuinely a loser and it takes a hundred chapters for him to develop into someone ballsy. Until he becomes ballsy, he relies on luck to stay alive.
The main flaw with this is that it is a bait and switch. For the first 80 chapters this book tells a gripping personal story, focusing on character interactions and meaningful content. Then it devolves into the usual boring, meaningless trainingfest + mob grinding of the genre.
4 stars for the first 80 chapters.
3 stars for the rest.
Around chapter 220 it devolves into a description of organization creation, where the main character has a checklist of boring things that need doing and we get to follow him as he does them.
They also do that annoying thing where they show the bad guys planning something, which turns me off the whole story since everything I’m reading about seems meaningless till the story catches up to the big baddy’s scheme.
(currently on chapter 235, I'll keep updating this as I go along.)
The main flaw with this is that it is a bait and switch. For the first 80 chapters this book tells a gripping personal story, focusing on character interactions and meaningful content. Then it devolves into the usual boring, meaningless trainingfest + mob grinding of the genre.
4 stars for the first 80 chapters.
3 stars for the rest.
Around chapter 220 it devolves into a description of organization creation, where the main character has a checklist of boring things that need doing and we get to follow him as he does them.
They also do that annoying thing where they show the bad guys planning something, which turns me off the whole story since everything I’m reading about seems meaningless till the story catches up to the big baddy’s scheme.
(currently on chapter 235, I'll keep updating this as I go along.)
February 13, 2022
This is the author's second novel of three so far. It is much better written than Memorize, his first novel. This one shows how much the author has matured. Covers a lot less fake/cheap inter character drama, a lot less rape and sexual abuse. The action scenes are overkill. and exaggeration so huge that it takes away credibility and enjoyment value. For example, escape from enemy research lab, escape from enemy capital, cooking ramen for the memorize main character harem, etc. Takes two or more weeks longer than humanly possible.
Like Memorize, it is a reset-redo- second chance to succeed story. The main characters are well developed. The action scenes are varied and interesting. Even though scenes are exaggerated beyond control, novel is about half the size of his first novel Memorize. It is one of the best isekai (another world) (reincarnate/redo/reset)(harem) (action-fiction-sci-fi) web-short-novels.
Like Memorize, it is a reset-redo- second chance to succeed story. The main characters are well developed. The action scenes are varied and interesting. Even though scenes are exaggerated beyond control, novel is about half the size of his first novel Memorize. It is one of the best isekai (another world) (reincarnate/redo/reset)(harem) (action-fiction-sci-fi) web-short-novels.
May 17, 2022
The Second Coming of Gluttony is an intricate tale of Seol Jihu's vengeance for his past life. Many stories follow the same repetitive formula — die then revive. Rinse and repeat but with the knowledge of his past life. However, where all the others mush together, Second Coming of Gluttony shines. This book masterfully avoids clichés where the protagonist "luckily" revives with superhuman strength. This is a story where Jihu fights tooth and nail through hellish training and fights for his abilities. He suffers real problems that other protagonists would brush over. For example, he doesn't understand how to use his abilities when other protagonists would already know how to. Seeing someone trudge through every step (really every step, not a 2 episode training arc and he's the strongest in the world) for success, is gratifying to read and gets the endorphins pumping.
November 30, 2020
Grammar - 5/5
Plot. - 5/5
Storytelling - 4/5
Writing style - 4/5
Intensity - 5/5
Chapter length - 2000 words each (avg)
That's the overview of the novel. As of this point it's completely translated. It's a must read if you're into fantasy, adventure, tragedy, super action stuff. As It's a web novel the writing style is simple but is good. It doesn't have any obvious flaws. It is one of the top novels of Korea. It also has its manhwa but it's not that good. Web novel is much better than its manga.
I don't know anyone is going to read this review but... It's a binge read that's all.
Plot. - 5/5
Storytelling - 4/5
Writing style - 4/5
Intensity - 5/5
Chapter length - 2000 words each (avg)
That's the overview of the novel. As of this point it's completely translated. It's a must read if you're into fantasy, adventure, tragedy, super action stuff. As It's a web novel the writing style is simple but is good. It doesn't have any obvious flaws. It is one of the top novels of Korea. It also has its manhwa but it's not that good. Web novel is much better than its manga.
I don't know anyone is going to read this review but... It's a binge read that's all.
February 25, 2021
mc is stupid and a pussy. but still ne of the best novels on the site, you can see character's growth with your own eyes and seol
could be negative and postive but every arc he behaves just stupid he doubt himselft every time or let other decide for him. even after 200 chapters .
other character's all have their own personality but after miss fox and hao win betrayal . i tought it was wrong she may have leadership in emergency but she abused it. the mc did nothing wrong .i hope he would punished them but he does shit. IF U WANT A STUPID PUSSY MC YEAH READ IT.
could be negative and postive but every arc he behaves just stupid he doubt himselft every time or let other decide for him. even after 200 chapters .
other character's all have their own personality but after miss fox and hao win betrayal . i tought it was wrong she may have leadership in emergency but she abused it. the mc did nothing wrong .i hope he would punished them but he does shit. IF U WANT A STUPID PUSSY MC YEAH READ IT.
December 19, 2021
The MC is an emotional wreck, and this story should not be judged by the first arc alone. Strong points of this book are the emotional growth of the main character and how real the problems he has created feel, and the reactions of the people around him. A weak point of this novel is the author's need to include some sort of "Is this harem or will the MC choose someone?" crap. Overall a good weak to strong novel that was very descriptive in a good way and had an interesting plot. This story would fall under seinen genre even though it's a book.
8/10
8/10
November 24, 2020
I'm here after I finished memorize just because the stories are linked I know dat the novel is not done yet but I just wanted to give my thoughts
The second coming of gluttony is a decent read it wasn't as good as orv or sl but it wasn't as bad as Re:monster(again my own preference) I like the mc he's cheery and fun, tho I don't see the point of the twins I mean they kind just leech of Seol and do nothing.
so yea over all decent read
The second coming of gluttony is a decent read it wasn't as good as orv or sl but it wasn't as bad as Re:monster(again my own preference) I like the mc he's cheery and fun, tho I don't see the point of the twins I mean they kind just leech of Seol and do nothing.
so yea over all decent read
February 26, 2022
If you can ignore or endure the few quirks of reading a webnovel with a stat system you will devour this series and look back at the time well spent.
Small warning: The first few parts of this series read more like sci-fi horror than fantasy, additionally the main character starts out as someone you should hate and probably will at least resent. It's worth it to set the stage for an epic fantasy tale.
Small warning: The first few parts of this series read more like sci-fi horror than fantasy, additionally the main character starts out as someone you should hate and probably will at least resent. It's worth it to set the stage for an epic fantasy tale.
February 13, 2023
A fun read! I love the different character development in the story, especially the MC's. His character growth isn't rushed, and it felt good reading when he's making an effort to change for the better. Don't rly like harem, but ehh. Also, on tonight's episode: The Writer's Barely-Disguised Fetish. Author's self inserts are Seol Jihu and Ian Denzel lmfao. Rly hated the side story about Teresa and Seonhwa, dont know why the author decided to write that :/
July 16, 2023
So far this book is amazing! I found it on Yonder months ago and it has not disappointed me yet, and that's not an easy thing to do being an Author myself. Published when I was much younger (Elementary School) though, I haven't even been able to find copies locally nor online, so no luck in being able to share what I wrote all those years ago :(
The Second Coming of Gluttony might feel like it starts off slow and boring, but that changes for the better ;)
The Second Coming of Gluttony might feel like it starts off slow and boring, but that changes for the better ;)
May 28, 2024
Dropped the second and final time. I forgot I tried to read this about three years ago and stopped at the same point. The description paints a picture of a deplorable MC that gets a second chance to become a responsible human being. It just takes too long to get there in the storyline. It’s supposed to be about half way through the novel when the MC recovers. There are too many screw ups before this happens that makes the MC look like he needs another do over. 3/5
June 14, 2022
Realllllllllly good read. The character development of the hero is remarkable and one of the few light novels that has good female characters.
This novel has me teared of plenty of times but has also made me much more exited and happy rest of times as well. The extra chapters were fantastically done as well .
This novel has me teared of plenty of times but has also made me much more exited and happy rest of times as well. The extra chapters were fantastically done as well .
July 20, 2025
This book was going good until it got to the character Roe who just ruined the book for me like why make a character like that what was going through the author head he could’ve just had the leader forced her to be his lover like they had in the book rumor but instead he just made it 1000x worse with his twisted fantasy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 17, 2021
Seol Jihu is probably one of the most well written character progression that ive ever read. Ive enjoyed every single page and the ending is written properly. There is no reason not to read this if you love korean rpg literature.
April 29, 2023
Absolute. Masterpiece. Prestige. Perfection.
Even its flaws are its advantages, the imperfection makes it perfect. What seemed to be an average Korean web novel turned quickly into a rollercoaster masterpiece that I'll never forget.
Even its flaws are its advantages, the imperfection makes it perfect. What seemed to be an average Korean web novel turned quickly into a rollercoaster masterpiece that I'll never forget.
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July 1, 2020Regarding the style and story telling, it deserves a 5/5.Sadly only 489 chaps
July 18, 2020
Bão demais
December 8, 2020
don't read the side story..... it's good until he started writing side stories
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