"Nirvana in Fire"/"Lang Ya Bang" Group Read: Discussion Post for Chapters 13-16

[x_los]

Week 4 of the "Lang Ya Bang" book club, chapters 13-16. This discussion will draw to a close, and the next session will open, on May 30th.

I'll be doing a weekly post with thoughts on this community. Feel free to join in/discuss. If you'd like to join the Discord, contact superborb for an invite.

Chinese text: https://sj.uukanshu.com/book.aspx?id=17338
English translation: https://merelhyn.tumblr.com/post/641747965727358976/the-langya-list-epubpdf

SPOILER POLICY: I personally don't give a fuck or even like to give unearned credence to the concept, so since I'm writing the post, anything's fair game.

(If anyone is interested in dankodes running further poetry content during or after NiF, please let me know what you'd be keen to discuss. I'm happy to work with you on that. I'll probably ask this again once NiF draws to a close.)

 

Comments

Chapter 13

[x_los]

- I’d no idea Yujin and Jingrui went to school with Prince Yu. That adds a new layer to their relationships.

Re: Chapter 13

[halfcactus]

This also piqued my attention! And it actually made sense as a way to explain how he's better at talking to/dealing with people than the isolated Crown Prince. But yeah, interested to see how this affects his relationship with Yujin and Jingrui.

Re: Chapter 13

[dragonyphoenix]

That surprised me too. The tv series seems to have more of an age difference than the book does. That might create more of a distance between the characters although Yujin seems close to the emperor's brother.