The Desolate Era莽荒纪 • Records of Barbarian Ji of the Primeval Era

i'm in book two and this shit is good as hell no need to explain anything. just read it

I have read this a while back but i feel there is no good review here so i am writing it.
I would give this novel a 9.3/10. For me that is extremely high.

World Building and Story:

The world building is done quite well and thought out. Minor

There was always something that kept me in suspense but it did not feel like the mc was thrown from one issue to the next. The story also did not feel linear. Meaning that it did not go from goal A to goal B. But sometimes something (not filler) happens between those goals.

The ending was in my opinion also not rushed and done quite well.

Characters:

I never had the feeling characters did something out of a character. Characters that are important are fleshed out and characters that are not important are not overly talked about. Who cares about a the name of a fellow disciple mentioned only ones.

Character emotional development was not that present in the story. Or at least not what i remember the story for.

Romance:

The romance in this story is totally not a focus. Like mentioned before emotional development was not that present in the story. Though it is also not a big negative in my opinion because what is shown is done well. Issue is not much is shown...

Feeling:

I read novels while integrating myself as the mc. So if something bad happens to the mc i will feel bad. If some tragic happens but in the end its fixed then i will feel 'fixed'. So if something happens and the ending is a negative then for me it gives me a bad feeling and i rather not read the entire 99% of the novel that is good. I wouldn't write the review if it gave me a bad feeling in the end.


What can you expect:

A novel with amazing world building and a story that fits very well in that world and never feels boring. Romance and emotional character development take a backseat and that is why its only 1400~ chapters but so much happens in this story that i am amazed its only 1400 chapters while its not too fast. In the end you feel it was worth reading this novel because you felt fulfilled.

Good Novel. Can be a small bit frustrating at times but id say 8/10 from me. you should read it if your hesitating.

My first xianxia
I loved first 25 books out of 50 i think
Dropped when reading book 48. Honestly i couldnt care anymore, way too much filler and bilions years here and there amd trilions years again and yeah. That bullshit scaled way out of proportion

It is a good novel. Some depressing stuff happened at the later parts but it turned out well in the end. I skimmed over those parts because I can not take angst

My first and best novel.

I adore this xianxia novel, it had a pretty decent ending too. 5/7

now i'm suffering from post novel depression

This is my opinion after reading:

1. It is a medium-grade novel that is suitable for beginners.
2. If you are an avid reader--who has read many good novels--don't waste your time, my friend! I dare not recommend it.
3. This novel is entertaining for those who are approximately 12-16 years old (Well, this is debatable).
4. If you are a man over 20 years old with broad insight, maturity of thinking/good logic, and critical of the concept of the world, then this is not your place.

Conclusion: It's not a great novel, but it's not a bad read either. Good or bad, depends on who reads it.

WHY THEY DO HIM SO DIRTY IN THE MANHUA THO
LOOK AT HIS FANDOM PAGE AND GO TO THE MANHUA PICTURE
HIS EYES DONT SHARE THE SAME FUCKING POSTCODE

It's a good novel, but around chapter 37 he'd gone so far, so fast, I felt like he had left everyone behind and it was basically an entirely new novel.