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dankodesWeeks 15 and 16 of the "Lang Ya Bang" book club, chapters 58 - 65. This discussion will draw to a close, and the next session will open, on August 22nd.
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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 indankodes 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.)
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.)
Chapter 58
‘She felt no burning passion or surge of desire’ good, because in NIF that would have rendered her a Bad Character--
Interesting that they stress that the betrothal was not the idea, and doesn't exactly capture the nature of their connection. It feels realistic, but also ship-deflating, and like an odd gesture towards the aforementioned Purity? Or like, to avoid tainting Nihuang with ever having felt romantically attracted to two people, in the whole course of her life, when one's been presumed dead for twelve years. (Come on.)