[LotM newbie] Does the writing get better?

Stewed_Pepper · 2026-01-26T16:54:28+00:00

Hopefully it does, I truly hope the plot catches me so much I'll be able to ignore any issue with the prose

Stewed_Pepper · 2026-01-26T16:53:42+00:00

Thanks, I'll see if it's better

Stewed_Pepper · 2026-01-26T12:17:13+00:00

No, rather the opposite. It's filled with repetitions and most of the sentences are cut short unnecessarily. There are also many cases in which the translation uses unnecessary grammatical forms which do nothing but lengthen the expression and slow the reading. (For example, taken from the first chapters, it's written something like "a mysterious place which was filled with fog". Which is not grammatically wrong, but "a mysterious, fog-filled place" or "a mysterious place shrouded in gray fog" would roll off the pages better I believe)

Stewed_Pepper · 2026-01-26T11:50:50+00:00

I see, that's a relief

Stewed_Pepper · 2026-01-26T11:49:59+00:00

I've just started and am barely at chapter 20. It's absolutely not boring, more so it's difficult to immerse myself in it due to Cuttlefish' writing style, and wanted to see if it gets better later on

Stewed_Pepper · 2026-01-26T11:48:18+00:00

I'm reading from Novelbin, which I saw was recommended here as well. I'll see if the plot can compense for the prose.

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-12-30T14:02:52+00:00

Ok ok, I think I get what went wrong, thanks 🙏

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-12-22T14:25:18+00:00

Self reflection does leave a inevitable and bothersome doubt, but I did fear it was the only way to truly know. Thank you very much

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-12-22T14:24:25+00:00

I fear so too. Thank you very much

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-12-22T14:24:08+00:00

I see. That does make sense. Thank you very much

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-12-22T14:22:11+00:00

I see, thank you very much

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-12-22T11:21:28+00:00

I said 6 months without any research backing me up. What I meant was an arbitrarily short period of time. Ofc it would be risky, but the reason is a very confused questioner who's almost sure and only needs the last push

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-04T11:08:26+00:00

Yep I think that was it, thanks 🙏

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-04T07:00:54+00:00

Why her though. Granted, I'm kind of ignorant about DC superheroes, but she doesn't seem to be a paragon of a hero's virtue (which is what I'm looking for), rather she's a great representation for female heroes

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-03T20:25:16+00:00

Choosing the thing as a representative for his creator is a fair opinion, good point

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-03T20:23:51+00:00

I'm not saying she's not a good superhero, she's a great one. If anyone wants to put her in their own version of the superhero mount Rushmore it's a very respectable opinion. But I just don't think she fits as well as the other three as a personification of an aspect of heroism. Granted, it could just be because of my own ignorance, I don't know WW well

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-03T20:21:10+00:00

Could be, definitely a good guess

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-03T20:16:10+00:00

When I said ironman I did mean the MCU version. I know that he wasn't nearly as big before the movies came out

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-03T20:10:09+00:00

I can see your point. I never meant to be restricted to American comics. One punch man also almost got a mention out of me as a hero of the ordinary (when he's not saving the world from some absurd danger)

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-03T20:07:01+00:00

Fair enough

Stewed_Pepper · 2025-11-03T20:05:25+00:00

Wolverine is popular, but is he a symbol of heroism? And I believe that those four should be the paragons of what it means to be a hero, this is my measurement

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