Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel Chapter 105 Discussion

I won't rate yet as I'm not finished, but wanted to get some of my thoughts down

Dropped at chapter 105, most of the storylines were complete and I had started losing interest at chapter 65. Skimmed to the end, but nothing interesting.

The nationalism was too much, the focus of the story shifted from revenge to the competition and the romance was lackluster.

Pros

• There is face slapping in the beginning
• The main character is kinda likable
• The ML is even more likable (such a cutie)
• Family drama isn't too drawn out
• I like the origins of the space and recipes even if it is flawed, I found it interesting
• The ending with the real Yan Tong is cute
• The author does well in keeping the original and 2nd story separateSpoiler

  MC was the protagonist in the original story, but then Yan Tong crossed over and became the protagonist, making MC the villain. This

  is the MC's 3rd life. MC only remembers the 2nd life and Yan Tong only has infor from the 1st so they are both working on similar, but different stories)

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Cons

• The face slapping is anticlimactic at times
• The nationalism is getting too annoying (I expect it in Chinese novels, but this one is starting to make it's whole identity)
• The romance takes a BIG backseat to the revenge plot and competition
• The MC is kind of bland
• Didn't like how the Shi friend's storyline was played out

All in all the story has a solid beginning that turned annoying and then just boring. Most likely won't read again.