Great At Acting, Now I’m Reborn Chapter 68 Discussion

Romance is barely there, plot is present, but it is your usual cliche of rebirth and becoming an actor. MC is better developed, ML is barely in the novel (he has as much screen time as side characters). As a result he has no distinct personality and is not developed at all.

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Also, apparently ML was in love with MC all along, so when I say "no development" I mean it.

Why MC did not know that ML is in love with him? Because when they were both in school, ML saw MC in the library and fell in love with him. They had one short interaction. As a result, MC has no impression of ML.

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Side characters are there as a decoration. Funnily enough, one of this side characters is supposed to be MCs Best Friend Ever, who is closer to him than a family. I say "supposed" because she is nothing but a plot device. Her sole role is to occasionally tease MC about ML and introduce new people to him. Once this is done she disappeares for dozens of chapters/months in universe. In one scene it was especially noticeable: she was teasing MC about ML when MCs assistant rushed in. MC is on the hot search, this is his first taste of popularity. Assistant congratulates MC, they talk about it, and this supposed "best friend"... is forgotten. No comment, no congratulations, it is as if she was never there. She conveyed the idea that ML might be in love with MC and dissolved into mist only to appear the next time MC needed a push towards ML.

My fave character is MCs agent. He is a golden brocker and is shows. He is knowledgeable, smart, reasonable. Not much in the sense of personality, but boy he is a pro.

What made me finally drop this novel...

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MC wanted to take a role of a homeless person. He wanted to ask a director to join them. But the director refused because MC is "too beautiful, it is unrealistic for a homeless person to be like him". At first I was like "does that director really think that only ugly people are homeless", but no, it is even more ridiculous. The director meant MCs "aura". Like, he is a son of a university professor and, no matter what makeup he wears, it shows. And MC agreed with that point!

In this case, I can only say one thing: You are a sh*t actor!

Seriously, since when a good actor cannot play a role because of his "aura" or "temperament"? It is called Acting for a reason!

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This horrendous larse in logic and common sense was a final drop. Either you are a good actor, or you stumped on this.

I see no point in continuing reading this novel, it is a very boring novel.