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I suspect that I’m crazy.
That gangster stutterbug won’t even take mercy on a crazy person, oh my god. Where are his morals?
–—-
Ever since I first met Xue Yaozu at the karaoke parlour where I work part-time, I started seeing him all the time. This self-proclaimed ‘old classmate’ definitely has some hidden, nefarious motive up his sleeves!
Why else would he ask about my job, where I live, and even if he can help me??? Not to mention the fact that he keeps trying to assure me that he’s not a bad guy! Sus! So sus!!!! Red alarms blaring type of sus!!
But anyways the bigger problem in my life is that I might be crazy. Insane. Mad. However you want to put it. And I mean the type where there’s really something wrong with me, something uncontrollable and life-ruining and in my brain, in my blood, and not just that I’m a little weird or have an overdramatic, rash personality.
That gangster stutterbug won’t even take mercy on a crazy person, oh my god. Where are his morals?
–—-
Ever since I first met Xue Yaozu at the karaoke parlour where I work part-time, I started seeing him all the time. This self-proclaimed ‘old classmate’ definitely has some hidden, nefarious motive up his sleeves!
Why else would he ask about my job, where I live, and even if he can help me??? Not to mention the fact that he keeps trying to assure me that he’s not a bad guy! Sus! So sus!!!! Red alarms blaring type of sus!!
But anyways the bigger problem in my life is that I might be crazy. Insane. Mad. However you want to put it. And I mean the type where there’s really something wrong with me, something uncontrollable and life-ruining and in my brain, in my blood, and not just that I’m a little weird or have an overdramatic, rash personality.
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October 21, 2021
Triste, triste y muy triste.
Pobre protagonista.
Pobre protagonista.
January 27, 2024
well, i didn’t expect this novel to hit me so hard? it was very short but it made me feel so many contradictory emotions. i laughed, a lot, but there were also moments i felt like i had to cry.
the first few chapters are pretty confusing, as much as ren yigu’s character is, but it’s a good start because it takes us directly into the head of this equally confused and anxious character, with his every thoughts and delusions. i really liked that, and i think his characterization and well as the depiction of his mental illness were really good and realistic, sometimes so much that it hurt a lot, and it is for me the best part of the novel.
i found both ren yigu and xue yaozu really interesting and their relationship was cute too! xue yaozu is so dedicated, literally the perfect boyfriend, honest and respectful of ren yigu’s bondaries. he fell in love with the free and happy ren yigu, but he never stopped loving him and taking care of him whatever the changes he has undergone since then. the lack of jugement is honestly so goal, he never found him weird, only worrying and wanting to help him sincerely. GOAL. anyway.
i absolutely love ren yigu too. being in his head makes it so hard to not get attached to him. he’s so funny and sweet, but also very touching and pitiful. he’s the real definition of the unreliable narrator, always changing his mind and lying to himself and others, we can feel his suffering and his need to be a “normal” person again, which made my heart suffer for him more than once. i love this type of characters.
i feel like their relationship could have been a bit more devolved in the end, and the main story’s end was kind of abrupt? if i can say that. but it wasn’t bad too. the extras with xue yaozu’s pov add a lot of context and details about their past from another perspective. it completed the novel very well and made it even more interesting to me!
so in conclusion, it was a short and peculiar but good read that i will probably not forget in a long time. i definitely recommend it
the first few chapters are pretty confusing, as much as ren yigu’s character is, but it’s a good start because it takes us directly into the head of this equally confused and anxious character, with his every thoughts and delusions. i really liked that, and i think his characterization and well as the depiction of his mental illness were really good and realistic, sometimes so much that it hurt a lot, and it is for me the best part of the novel.
i found both ren yigu and xue yaozu really interesting and their relationship was cute too! xue yaozu is so dedicated, literally the perfect boyfriend, honest and respectful of ren yigu’s bondaries. he fell in love with the free and happy ren yigu, but he never stopped loving him and taking care of him whatever the changes he has undergone since then. the lack of jugement is honestly so goal, he never found him weird, only worrying and wanting to help him sincerely. GOAL. anyway.
i absolutely love ren yigu too. being in his head makes it so hard to not get attached to him. he’s so funny and sweet, but also very touching and pitiful. he’s the real definition of the unreliable narrator, always changing his mind and lying to himself and others, we can feel his suffering and his need to be a “normal” person again, which made my heart suffer for him more than once. i love this type of characters.
i feel like their relationship could have been a bit more devolved in the end, and the main story’s end was kind of abrupt? if i can say that. but it wasn’t bad too. the extras with xue yaozu’s pov add a lot of context and details about their past from another perspective. it completed the novel very well and made it even more interesting to me!
so in conclusion, it was a short and peculiar but good read that i will probably not forget in a long time. i definitely recommend it
July 1, 2021
4.5/5
No le doy el cinco solo porque siento que quedé un poco inconclusa, y los hermanos? Y su recuperación? Y su vida juntos? En fin, si no fuera por estos detallitos realmente es una novela muy linda y que disfrute mucho. No la recomiendo si se están sintiendo mal mentalmente
No le doy el cinco solo porque siento que quedé un poco inconclusa, y los hermanos? Y su recuperación? Y su vida juntos? En fin, si no fuera por estos detallitos realmente es una novela muy linda y que disfrute mucho. No la recomiendo si se están sintiendo mal mentalmente
January 17, 2023
A good story but soo painful. PAINNNNNN~ And the extras made it worst because you can see how much Ren Yigu state declined 🥲
Shouldn’t the extra be about how love cures and they lived happily ever after?? 😭😭
Shouldn’t the extra be about how love cures and they lived happily ever after?? 😭😭
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February 5, 2022
Bittersweet short story portraying a mentally-ill Ren Yigu and a stuttering adorable Xue Yaozu.
April 28, 2023
4.3/5
A very nice short novel, very enjoyable reading.
This story deals with serious issues, such as mental illness, in a very human way. The main character's illness isn't there for comedic effect, on the contrary, it is the main focus of the plot and the author does not cross boundaries. It's only 15 chapters so don't expect a highly detailed story but I feel like how short it is just contributes to its charm.
The story is told from the main character's point of view, using first person - almost as if it is Ren Yigu's diary. It's really interesting to see his behaviour and how he reacts to things - he's also really funny most of the time.
The ML is super charming and sweet, it's obvious how much he cares about Yigu and how much he's willing to do to help him. His stuttering is adorable, it adds to his charm.
I'm not usually a big fan of works where a mental illness is the main part of the plot, usually because it leaves my heart feeling heavy and sad. I'm much a bigger fan of happy fluffy stuff. I was interested in this novel due to its sinopsis and the short amount of chapters but the fact a mental illness was the main plot point had me thinking it over for a while before eventually deciding to give it a try. But oh. I loved it. I loved the way it was written. It's not overbearing, not heavy enough for me to be heartbroken, it just the right amount of bittersweet!! I'm gonna recommend this to everyone I see ahaha
A very nice short novel, very enjoyable reading.
This story deals with serious issues, such as mental illness, in a very human way. The main character's illness isn't there for comedic effect, on the contrary, it is the main focus of the plot and the author does not cross boundaries. It's only 15 chapters so don't expect a highly detailed story but I feel like how short it is just contributes to its charm.
The story is told from the main character's point of view, using first person - almost as if it is Ren Yigu's diary. It's really interesting to see his behaviour and how he reacts to things - he's also really funny most of the time.
The ML is super charming and sweet, it's obvious how much he cares about Yigu and how much he's willing to do to help him. His stuttering is adorable, it adds to his charm.
I'm not usually a big fan of works where a mental illness is the main part of the plot, usually because it leaves my heart feeling heavy and sad. I'm much a bigger fan of happy fluffy stuff. I was interested in this novel due to its sinopsis and the short amount of chapters but the fact a mental illness was the main plot point had me thinking it over for a while before eventually deciding to give it a try. But oh. I loved it. I loved the way it was written. It's not overbearing, not heavy enough for me to be heartbroken, it just the right amount of bittersweet!! I'm gonna recommend this to everyone I see ahaha
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