Her mountain, Her sea

by Fuhua, 扶华

“Ponds are pools of stagnant water. Does the fish want to live in this one?”

“Of course.”

(You Yu X Chi Tang)

(The fish & the pond)*

– She is her mountain, and she is her sea –

Genres: Yuri, China

ebook

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

Associated Names:
* 扶华 (Chinese)
* Fuhua (English)
* Phù Hoa (Vietnamese)

Reviews

[ir · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was very relaxing to read in the beginning because of how chill everything was, the normalcy of the plot (some everyday thing…), and the low-stakes. but sadly, it got boring really fast.

none of the characters were very memorable other than the main characters and could, at times, be annoying. i needed something to happen after a certain point and was tired of how simple it was for continuous chapters. the angst that was present with the two main character’s family lives wasn’t capitalized on well.

the plot issues could’ve been alleviated if the romance progression was done better but, it wasn’t at all. them becoming friends was done well and some things after they got together but, falling in love and being in love pre-confession wasn’t done well.

appreciate what this baihe tried to do but, it became too tedious and not enjoyable and something that was “just there” to mindlessly finish in boredom for me.

[Dawn Chen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely five star rating of a Chinese sapphic book set in the last three years of high school following two girls whose family individually neglected and abandoned them finding solace in each other and becoming their own sanctuary. From having a toxic peer group to finding a new found family with their new roommates. Everything about this story is what I love.

This is the Chinese sapphic book that made me for the first time realize what western queer audience say “I wish I had read this book growing up as a queer teen”. Because my circumstances is eerily similar to that of one of the girls in this story - Chi Tang. And this sapphic book would have made me feel less alone but when I grew up sapphic books and stories weren’t really a thing in China. I’m glad now the new gen of Chinese sapphic girls get this kind of stories.

[Gioia Jin · Rating 5 out of 5]

原著 广播剧 漫画都非常爱
先听了广播剧和看了漫画再去补的原著 真的很爱 是在我心中排名前几的LGBTQ小说！

[Yan · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

刚看完原本是想评个3.5星，但慢慢回味了一会决定4星。

作者文笔很适合平平淡淡的校园文，是青春期孩子之间的别扭纠葛，好友之间的关心，还有池塘和游余之间那细腻的感情。整篇文没有什么爱恨情仇，只是两位来自不幸福的家庭的女孩互相帮助，互相成为对方的救赎。看到一些评价说作者把她们写得更像友情，没有什么爱情，但是两位青春期的孩子之间这样从原本的陌生人，成为朋友，再慢慢意识到自己的喜欢，我认为是很好的一点。

这篇文不是我平时会看的类型，但是我很喜欢池塘和游余之间这样细腻的感情，就很适合两位青春期的女孩子。

[mimo · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first baihe novel! You Yu and Chi Tang both have awful family situations, and this story is about how becoming friends (and later, more) in high school slowly makes their lives better and better. There's a good balance of light and sweet interactions with heavier backstory, and I like the overall trajectory.

[Rachel W · Rating 5 out of 5]

好看！！真的甜死啊啊啊啊啊
说实话最后1/3确实进度有点突然而且有点快了，但是总体来说还是很好看的，真的特别喜欢那种从陌生人慢慢到朋友然后最后的最后再发展到恋爱关系的故事。然后我看比较慢热的剧情有的时候有点看不进去（因为太慢hhhhh）但是扶华老师的感情描写以及细节写得虽然细腻，却没有感到特别多余。虽然现在没法像以前年轻一点的时候那么有共鸣感，有的时候就是想读一些又青涩又治愈的甜甜的校园故事，她的山她的海就很好地满足了这种需求（虽然这么说在这之后我大概率又要去读很多drama的百合了哈哈哈哈哈
总之：推荐！好看！值得一读！希望可以出正式英翻版本让海外百合姫男子姫女子也能读到国产百合杰作！！！

[Elizebeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great book that shows the intricate balance of all the problems one can face in life while building two amazing characters that support each other

[Eris · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*
Usually, I'm not a fan of school life novels, but this one is different. The author also addresses the sexism and discrimination that women, whether they're from the cities or the countryside, face in daily life. It mentioned as well the hard life and emotional abuse that children of divorce can experience even years after the divorce. Not gonna lie, I felt represented in many aspects in this novel, so the question here is why the low rate? The ending. I don't know what was going on in the author's life, but it felt kinda rushed, or maybe the fans kept pressuring her and she just wanted to finish it asap.

[marcia · Rating 2 out of 5]

A cute read! While I wish the romance is more prominent, the leads are three-dimensional and the way their relationship develops makes sense. However, the last third of the book feels really rushed. On top of that, some of the arcs are way too melodramatic and feel out of place with the tone of the story. That being said, I still enjoyed it and I'm glad I picked it as my first baihe.

[indyairtonight]

so yes, i did drop this bc no, i don’t like that a lot of stories about women (girls, especially, and in this case) need to be about them being abused bc apparantly otherwise they’re not interesting enough

[Jag · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it despite the sketchy translation, so there's that

[cezhouhsn · Rating 4 out of 5]

bagusss walaupun slowburn parah

[NinePears · Rating 4 out of 5]

chinese wuh luh wuh