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Honestly I don't understand why people are loving this book. to me the story structure is just not working and with the consistent flash box at any heightened point of tension the next page for the next chapter will be a flashback and it's getting so annoying. I think R.F Kuang is a wonderful writer but her storytelling skills need work. I don't want to DNR the book but the star ratings are quickly dropping

I will say this book got entirely too many flashbacks. At the point of tension the next scene or chapter is a flashback.

If the professor grimes hurt Alice I will jump into the book pull him from hell and kill him all over again. I would make sure he never gets to drink from the lethe and will just become a unless shade. I swear to you. But I think something happened between him and Peter. I can't fully explain it yet but there's something about Peter.

This book is funny. I lost count o
At how many times I laughed and kicked my feet. And I am only 28% in.

Its truly starting the revenge. I am so excited

I’m in love with this book. Its premise is simple, yet the story is so complex. I love Edmond Dantès, but the Count fascinates me. He’s cold, calculating, and almost heartless. The discussions on justice, death, and revenge are incredible, and the Count always feels one step ahead. Like any classic, there are definitely moments that make me go “WTF?” 😭

Once they get into Hell i got used to the language. Its not as bad as i assumed. I am enjoying this book.

Ok, I don’t mean this as the book is bad or anything, but it seems like a white writer writing about Chinese stories. I had to look up the author, and she is Chinese Canadian. This book has me really confused about what it wants to be. Why are there so many Western references, slang, and sayings? It is inspired by Chinese mythology, but it’s told through a Western lens.

I don’t like the use of language. I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be modern English or older English because it keeps jumping back and forth. It doesn’t make any sense.