The Book Eating Magician책 먹는 마법사

Man I wish I had an attention span since I got to 379 and dropped 21 chapters before the end but regardless this is one of my favourites and maybe first novella (is that right?) I’ve read online.

From what I recall it’s about a boy who gets an ancient grimoire representing the deadly/mortal sin of gluttony. He uses its powers to gain a fast growth.

I’m going to reread it so I’ll probably leave a reply on how it is with a refreshed taste in a month or so.

Regardless if you are unsure about reading this give it a shot, this isn’t a novella that has an unstoppable Mc that is constantly killing everyone. Also, I think everyone would be happy to know, is that it doesn’t end with a harem (I’m 95% sure) but a functional monogamous relationship (no promises I’m right though).

Dropped ch 100ish. I couldn't take any more of it. The MC is a Mary Sue, and the book was as deep as a children's novel. It reminded me a bit of "Eragon" if you're read that. Young teen level.

The MC is a trash in the magic academy of a kingdom. About to be thrown out, but he miraculously gets himself a cheat laying right in front of him. Now he can absorb spells, magic power and sensitivity, you name it. It even fights for him and gives him a storage space.

He suddenly becomes an OP warrior/mage for his age. He gets missions from the magic towers and kingdom and gets rewarded with impossible artifacts and such. He doesn't really do anything proactively and good things just land on his head. Titles, wealth, magic items, rare books, whatever. Every young and talented girl is attracted to him.

Like I said, I couldn't take it anymore.

I recommend it. The ending was amazing and it ties with the overall sorry really well. It may have not been the ending I wanted, but it's the ending this story deserves.

Dropped at 130. The novel has a very good start. It also tries some novel ideas like the mc sharing about his cheat early on, etc. But it becomes bland very quick.

The power system in this novel is a mess. Within 100 chapters the mc is already in the upper echelons in terms of power. It is also very difficult to tell the difference between different cultivation/magic levels. They keep saying someone is very powerful but no details are given on for example how is a 5 circle mage different from a 4 or a three circle mage. It is also not apparent even when the mc fights. The mc uses the same set of spells when he is just 3 circles and all the way till 6 circles(i dropped the novel here). So battles are very vague. The people who the author wants wins. There is no set of logic which is followed when deciding a winner.

There is also the whole plot about mc becoming a hero. I absolutely hate this part. Not because i hate good mcs but because it is written as if only the mc can solve all the problems of the kingdom. Like there are thousands of people who are much stronger than the mc but it is always the mc who solves world/country destroying catastrophies. There is also the stupid monologue about destiny which gives some stupid reasoning about why only the mc stumbles upon these problems.

I wouldn't recommend the novel but since it's short i guess it could be a good timepasser.

There's a publisher named Intime. Does anyone know whether they have a website?

Eu recomendo! É uma leitura curta, apenas 600 capítulos.

Nota 6/10.

A história não é das melhores, mas também não é a pior! Tem muitas coisas interessantes e se o autor conseguisse aproveitar melhor, séria uma ótima história.

Tem seus lados ruins na história, mas eu acompanhei até o fim e foi legal, apesar de nada ser perfeito.

currently at: ch. 174.

starts off extremely well.
everything is downhill from there. or maybe it's just me who finds later chapters meh.

regardless, give it a shot.
btw, the "romance" is about as lively as a dead fish as at where I stopped. it probably gets better........... probably.
regarding the power scaling, it's kinda weird..?
it's like the author keeps desperately trying to downplay the powers and speeds of the characters while still making them seem all powerful, the descriptions seeming like a mix mash of overestimation and underestimation at the same time.

I just finish this and i will try an objective review
It was fine, not fantastic but above the rest 7.5/10 in my opinion
i recomend it if you have time, if you want to have a relaxing read in your breaks and can stand a Gary Stu.
beside problems with pacing, fights with new techniques titles but no explanation on how to imagine it and some uninsteresting big badies of an arc still the novel as a whole holds really good.

This grimorio (gluttony) has many limitations and very nerfed which makes the protagonist weak 2.5 / 5

4.5/5
JadeBeautyHunter's review below perfectly summarizes how I feel about this novel. Short and bittersweet, but I left the story feeling fulfilled. A good summary of the novel is below in the spoiler mark if y'all want to see: