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I continue to find this book a little confusing and difficult to follow. But still, I am absolutely obsessed. Incredible, incredible world building.

Finished Part One: Earth. This translation is so unbelievably better than the previous one I read. I did not realize how abridged it had been, which explains the pacing issues I thought it had.

Also, this is way better translated in general. It is not as whitewashed as the earlier translation was. There is still the odd Scottish vernacular usage, but that tapers off as the story progresses.

This book is fairly difficult to follow so far, but I'm hooked. The world building seems so good, and the setting is really intriguing.

Chapter 33.... What in the ever loving fuck did I just read?

Started reading this because I am reading Steel Gods too quickly. Need to savor it more.

I am so excited to finally have an unabridged translation of this book!! Already I can tell how horribly condensed that other edition I read was.

Only kinda complaint is, I guess the translator is Scottish? There's a lot of British & Scottish vernacular used, so it's difficult not to give every character a Scottish accent lol.

Richard Swan continues to prove why he is my favorite fantasy author. Nema fuck damn and blast this book is good.

Thoroughly enjoying these stories so far. The setting is right up my alley right now (Heian-era Japan, similar to the Heike Story I am also reading), and the protagonist is competent, but not a Gary Stu. Not as fantastical as I was thinking it would be, but I'm okay with it. Good bits of folklore, too.

Struggling through this prose a bit, but very interesting so far. Warrior monks are terrifying.

Just finished a very long essay on the importance of foxes in Japanese folklore. Super, super interesting. Lafcadio Hearn continues to really impress me with his deep, vivid prose.

GOD this book is amazing.

Absolutely in love with this book, and will probably be one of my favorite debuts since Richard Swan's the Empire of the Wolf. Bit of a slow start, but that's not a bad thing by any stretch. Such an incredibly rich, detailed world. And I love every POV character thus far.

I've been reading this book on and off (mostly off) since I marked this read. But since I've started watching ばけばけ「The Ghost Writer's Wife」, I got the itch to give continue with giving this a proper read.

Not the blob races having a blobstacle course. 😭 Kevin J Anderson I love you

I'm mad at myself for tapping out where I did last year. Apparently I was so close to when things really pick up.