Shixiong, Why Are You Like This? Chapter Completed Discussion

The translations were excellent but I got too impatient and read some mtls

The novel itself is just okay. I thought it had really good pacing but then 2/3rds of the way through, things started moving way faster than anticipated.

I did have issues with the way the MC behaved. It just seemed way too immature for his age. The only way I was able to reconcile with it was by convincing myself that he was 16 and that his sister was 18 or so. It was the only way to explain his lack of independence and (sometimes) airheaded demeanor.

Similar cliches true to it's genre but it's got a lot of fun characters and some surprises that made things enjoyable. For example, MC is extremely lucky and people around him know and understand that he's super lucky, so they kind of use it to their advantage for the sect (having him draw lotteries, etc) and when good coincidences happen to him people don't question it. It removes a lot of drama we see in a lot of novels.

All in all, a decent read

Spoiler

I do agree with the other reviewer. I'm not a fan of the fact that MC and ML knew each other before their 'first meetings'. I liked the idea that ML was worn down by MC's cuteness and went from hating his circumstance (of the life and death contract + substitution gu) to appreciating that it gave them the chance to meet and get close.

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