Handsome Since Birth, Road to Stardom Chapter 106 Discussion

It has to be mentioned that the pace is very slow, in particular how long it takes for the MC to grow up, but from a different point of view it could simply be described as detailed. Many reincarnation novels skip the early childhood despite the protagonist remembering their part life from birth (and some others make the MC remember it later for precisely that reason), but that's not what happens here.

And the author actually did a very good job at it. It's true that the MC doesn't do much while he's a baby, but he's a baby, so what is he going to do? However, that doesn't mean that nothing happens.

It's simply other characters who drive the plot early on, and the MC only takes significant actions very gradually - in a way that is somewhat realistic for a small child and doesn't break immersion.

The other characters provide plenty of entertainment, first and foremost his adoptive mother.

Some may have read that he's adopted into a chaebol family and think it's pure wish fulfillment, but the story is actually more complex and has much greater depth than that.

The MC does have a cheat system that is fueled by positive recognition, but he mostly uses it to help people, and it also has repercussions aside from the virtual currency he uses for it. However, in many cases, it's those repercussions that end up setting off the chains of events that result in the desired effect, so it's less disruptive to immersion and also allows more plausible behaviour from other characters without suspecting anything strange.

And to describe the overall mood and theme of the novel, the MC may want to be a recognised actor and seek attention, but is actually very altruistic otherwise (or even plans to use his career for altruistic purposes), and overall the story is very sweet and wholesome.

If you're looking for a fast success story with instant global renown, this isn't it. But if you have the time to appreciate a more slowly developing career with the limitations of being a child and only being viewed as a child, along with healing family interactions, I can highly recommend this novel.