A Banished Failure Survives in the Borderland and Becomes an S-Rank Exorcist Chapter 13 Discussion

It is your typical Japanese Web Novel, where in place of proper narrative you can expect to see dialog, or the protagonist inner monologue. If you've been around the block you know what I'm talking about either you can tolerate it or you hate it, there is no loving it.

As for the actual story I'd say it is alright, setting is post apocalyptic fantasy. That is fantasy not supernatural, the demons mentioned are just your standard fantasy RPG monsters like goblins and wolves. The fighting is dull, it would be cool but it is told from a 1st person perspective so it is basically just the protagonist telling us what he's doing. "I ducked under his attack, and swung my sword at his exposed side." Basically stuff like that, again though that is the JWN style either you can tolerate it or you can't.

Here is the biggest flaw with the story which will probably make it or break it for you.

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The protagonist is essentially written backwards, for most protagonist their character is what drives the story, for this guy the story is what determines his character. In the beginning when he needs to be betrayed by his party he is naive, and gullible. When he is left alone in hell he becomes a cold and emotionless killing machine. When he returns to humanity but needs to keep a low profile he becomes a wimp who lets others walk over him. When it is time for him to show off his true abilities he becomes sarcastic and sassy.

This isn't a situation of oh he was just pretending, it is genuinely written that he was too scared to fight back cause he thought people would be afraid of him. His personality just seems too driven by the plot, if the author needs him to run he'll suddenly be a coward, if he needs to save someone he'll magically become heroic. It is just a really big annoying inconsistency.

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Overall I'd say it worth reading if you're looking for someway to pass the time. Like something that comes on TV that you watch because nothing else is on and you don't have anything else to do.