I’m not a fan of italic on Japanese script. There are a few passages with italic, and it’s just annoying to read imo. It also feels unnecessary because other markers clearly show that the text in question is a quotation or excerpt from something else, and not normal narration, so the italic is not only annoying, but also redundant.
I finished the first chapter, it’s so engrossing!! It’s so mysterious too… the book is hard to put down.
Oh, I’m just realising now that 缝 has two meanings and two pronunciations
| Word | Reading | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 缝 | féng | to sew; to stitch |
| 缝 | fèng | seam, crack, crevice, fissure |
That’s why I was always messing up tones of words like 缝隙，天衣无缝 and 缝纫，缝补，缝合.
I started the event, love the story and the character apparitions so far. Scenes with Citlali were quite funny!
The beginning is so engrossing!! I wish I had time to read more…
I wanted to test Mizuki with her buffs, so I did an Abyss run. I thought it’ll also be a good opportunity to test Xiao with Durin and Nicole.
First half:
Second half:
It was so much better than my first run!!! I had a lot of spare time on each chamber! Chamber 2 in particular was very close on my first attempt, but I finished well before the time.
Problem is that I don’t know whether it was Nicole in Xiao team or Mizuki’s constellation buffs that made the difference, my bad for testing both at the same time…
I did Mizuki’s quest “Witch’s Revelation “, and I was shocked, her fortune sounds so negative… I thought that maybe I didn’t understand well so I checked the English, and it sounds less negative in English, it feels like they deliberately chose mild versions of the three words Barbeloth gives as interpretation of her fortune. Like I can’t be sure of course, but I feel like the Chinese words all have stronger negative connotations than the English ones…
It’s hard to know what’s right and wrong, and whether characters should act as they do… it’s really a great novel!
Chapter 8 done! Story is so good!
I finally caught up on birthday mails! From now on, I’ll try to study them on the day we receive them (or the day after)!
I’m halfway through 警察執勤中：正義的代價 , and it’s obvious now that it’s about a case mentioned in 七十號，你的鳥歪了 where it was important but also not central.
I had no idea that 警察執勤中：正義的代價 would be mainly about that case!! It’s such a huge thing, I’m so happy that I get to read about the details of the whole process, if I had known in advance, I would have been so excited to start this book! On the other hand though, 七十號 kind of spoils 警察執勤中 if you’ve read it first like I did, so I think it’s best to read the books in chronological order.
I actually didn’t know that Yen Yu’s novels would share the same fictional world with recurring characters and cases, with stones thrown in a book creating ripples in others. I love the idea though, I find it so great! But I don’t understand why the books are not published as a series, or at least given a stronger identity that would show they belong to the same universe.
It’s probably best to read 警察執勤中：正義的代價 after 403小組 but before 七十號. Nothing mandatory though, each book is an independent story, but I really wish I hadn’t read 七十號 before 警察執勤中, because now I already know the outcome of what’s going to happen. It still is a very suspenseful and engrossing read though, that shows just how great the novel is.
Finished chapter 7, it’s so so intense!! Such a huge case, it’s both fascinating to follow, and devastating to see some of the consequences…
I went to the exhibition on Korean illustrator Keykney 키크니, and it was really worth it (DDP exhibitions are pricey!). Not just the artist’s work, but the exhibition itself was really cool, the work put into it is impressive.
There were several types of installation displays and it covered several themes like family, school, work, pets… The stories and illustrations showed felt all very relatable, they depict everyday life, common people, and the wide array of emotions we’re always dealing with.
The sections on losing a pet companion were really tough to go through, I was trying my best to not end up sobbing noisily, I don’t know how the others in the room were feeling, but I personally hadn’t expected the exhibition to be such a rollercoaster of emotions, with really funny moments and incredibly sad ones.
