Transmigrating Into The Heartthrob’s Cannon Fodder Childhood Friend Chapter 53 Discussion

Am I the only one that felt this novel was subpar in comparison to the high ratings or were my expectations too high?

I won't talk about what I was expecting, but I'll highlight a few points I felt was a turnoff in minor spoilers below.

Spoiler

• The MC is a hotheaded brute. May be it makes sense since in the first life, he came from a military family?
• The MC lacks finesse and mature planning even though he has lived two lives. I am unclear on how old he was in his first life, but it sounds like he at least graduated from high school, possibly a college graduate? May be his soul is assimilating with his current 15 yearold body so his IQ/EQ became like a 15 yearold?
• The ML is a lil too calculating and manipulative for my liking. I understand this is because the ML has been reborn, has a tragic past, and etc., but this is really not comfortable when the ML is calculative and manipulative towards the MC.
• All the villains are two dimensional and almost carbon copies of each other: they have inferior complexes, elitist mentalities, likes to trample on the "average" people, etc.

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Overall:

I felt like this novel was overrated. I might come back to this again when the translations are completed. I give special props to the translation team though, the translations are very well done!