#translated novel

[luminouscrow]

[ 30/06/2023 ]

today was so soulful 🥰 my morning started with a walk with my dad and my dog, and then i went and did a boxing class at the gym.

for lunch, i met my good friend at one of my favourite little cafes and purchased a new read, “before the coffee gets cold” !! i can’t wait to read this one— it’s been on my list for a while.

and i forgot to take a picture, but i had this incredible vegan breakfast croissant ?! it had tofu, fake bacon, a hash brown and tomato 🤤😍

#bookblr #before the coffee gets cold #translated novel #hot chocolate #hot choccy #cafelife #cafestagram #cafestyle #reader #bookish #cute cafe #light academia #light acadamia aesthetic #light academism #academia aesthetic #cottage academia #cottage core #garden core #plantlover #matcha #coffee #latte art #new books

[limecello]

Team TBR Challenge Review: It's Better to be the Empress Dowager (宫斗不如当太后) by by September Flowing Fire (Jiu Yue Liu Huo, 九月流火)

It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager (宫斗不如当太后) by by September Flowing Fire (Jiu Yue Liu Huo, 九月流火) Historical romance published in 2021 Tang ShiShi was the number one beauty. She was arrogant, domineering and aggressive. She accidentally acquired a book and learned that she was just a vicious female second lead in a palace struggle. Later, she would fight for favor with the female lead, and…

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#2024 Review #Ancient China #Chinese Romance Novel #Grade A #Historical Romance #It&039;s Better to be the Empress Dowager #Jiu Yue Liu Huo #Lime&039;s Review #Rebirth #Revenge #September Flowing Fire #TBR Challenge #TBR Challenge Review 2024 #Translated Novel #九月流火​ #宫斗不如当太后

[wondereads]

Personal Review (09/18/22)

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

Why am I reviewing this book?

I would have been really upset if I didn't like this book because the covers are gorgeous! It happened to be a political fantasy, which is right up my alley.

Plot 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

Ophelia would be content to live out her days in a museum, putting her Anima skills, detecting the history of objects and traveling through mirrors, to use. Unfortunately, she is a pawn in a political marriage to another Ark. Her new husband, Thorn, is powerful but frigid, and the powers present in her new home are dangerous to say the least. She'll have to discover both a way to survive and what exactly Thorn wants with her.

It would seem, looking plainly at the way the story goes, it would be a little slow. There isn't really a grand conflict in this book, and it's all very subtle and political. However, I found it quite intriguing. It's still a little slow compared to other YA fantasies, but I think things occur and are revealed at a steady pace, keeping the audience interested, especially since the worldbuilding is so amazing.

I loved the history of this world, which seems to be Earth. Something happened that ended up splitting up the world into smaller "Arks", each ruled over by different clans. Also, thanks to Ophelia's gifts, we get to see quite a bit of history, and we're able to properly gauge what general time period it's supposed to be. There are so many mysteries to be uncovered, and it really helped hold my attention. For example, every Ark has a sort of god that their people are descended from, giving them powers. Where they came from, how the powers work, and what originally happened to the Earth are all unanswered, but not for long, considering the direction of the story.

Dabos did a good job of keeping me guessing, especially when it came to character motivations. Being unable to guess the intentions of each character did a lot for the political intrigue. I will say, there were certain points that confused me, figuring out what was supposed to be happening, but overall I think the plot was quite good.

Characters 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

Ophelia goes through quite a few realizations in this book. She starts off as a soft-spoken, nervous idealist, and she faces some hard truths as the story unfolds. I really liked her as a main character; she was timid and kind, but she was also curious and didn't take kindly to being kept in the dark. I think her hands (damaged from a mirror-traveling accident) were a nice touch to represent the danger of her powers, despite them seeming all sunshine and roses. The relationship between her and Thorn was very well done. There were points at which I thought things were progressing too quickly, but there are a few twists here and there. However, the romance is... lacking in this book. In my opinion, it's refreshing to read a book with an arranged marriage where the two involved don't immediately fall for each other.

Thorn himself is somewhat of an enigma. By the end of the book, we have much better insight into his motivations, but his actual emotions, especially regarding the members of his family and Ophelia, are still confusing. It seems at some points that he oscillates between leaving Ophelia at the mercy of his aunt and going out of his way to help her. It's all explained in a clever plot twist that I think preys on Ophelia's character flaws. He's definitely someone I want to know more about in the later books!

I think the really strong relationships in this book are within the families. Ophelia is sent to this other Ark with her aunt, a larger-than- life and just overall very likable character. Her care for Ophelia shines through, and in an otherwise strange and cold land, she brings the warmth that both Ophelia and the reader need. Despite the fact that she doesn't feel entirely important to the plot as a whole, I was very attached to her. On the other hand, Thorn's aunt is someone I hated for the most part. However, I'd say she's probably the most compelling character. She is a lover of this Ark's "god", Farouk, and pregnant with his child, making her a glaring target for political machinations. She treats Ophelia horribly, but there is a depth to her that really intrigues me.

For now, the side characters are fairly one-dimensional, but I'm sure that in such a deception-heavy setting that will change soon.

Writing Style 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10

This novel has been translated from French. As such, there are some discrepancies. While reading, there are some places where a sentence may seem a bit odd, and I think that's a result of the translation. Overall, I think the translator, Hildegarde Serle, did a pretty fantastic job. For the most part, I totally forgot I was reading a translated work. Still, I'm going to keep this section short since I'm commenting on the translation, not the author's writing style.

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I love political fantasy, and this book is no exception. I will say that I can see why people might not enjoy this book. It moves fairly slowly, the romance (if you can call it that) is barely there, and most everyone outside of the main cast are just awful human beings. However, that's right up my alley. I loved the scheming that was constantly going on, even by the people closest to Ophelia, and I also loved that she's quick to adapt, even if she has her qualms about being as cold as the people around her. I'd definitely recommend this book to fellow political fantasy fans, but don't pick it up if you're expecting a romance or action-filled plot.

The Author

Christelle Dabos: French, 41-42, A Winter’s Promise is her debut novel and she has since published three other books in the series

Hildegarde Serle: also translated Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin and Reeling by Lola Lafon

The Reviewer

My name is Wonderose; I try to post a review every week, and I do themed recommendations every once in a while. I take suggestions! Check out my about me post for more!

#books #reviews #a winter's promise #christelle dabos #hildegarde serle #ya #fantasy #political fantasy #translated novel #french

[artby-azalea]

Man had to work hard to get laid *sighs*

Name: After I became a Mermaid I was Raised

#danmei #bl novel #translated novel #fanart #manhwa #yaoi #anime art #art #artistic #artwork #character art #digital art #fan art #tgcf #2ha

[intothedreamverse]

White Nights, Fyodor Dostoevsky

#english lit #english literature #russian literature #fyodor dostoevsky #dostoevksy #translated #translated literature #russia #white nights #white nights by fyodor dostoevsky #lit #english #novels #short story

[ffcrazy15]

Someone needs to do an analysis on the way the Kung Fu Panda movies use old-fashioned vs. modern language ("Panda we meet at last"/"Hey how's it going") and old-fashioned vs. modern settings (forbidden-city-esque palaces/modern-ish Chinese restaurant) to indicate class differences in their characters, and how those class differences create underlying tensions and misunderstandings.

#This is neither a criticism nor a compliment of that artistic choice #I just think it's really interesting #Like even looking at the Five: #Tigress talks in an older style than the others because she was mainly raised at the Jade Palace #While Mantis talks like Joe-schmo off the street because he *was* a streetfighter and an ordinary guy #Shifu and even Tai Lung talk like they're from an old-fashioned novel or kung fu movie #Po talks like a modern guy you'd meet working in a twenty-first century family restaurant #Part of Tigress's initial disdain for him in the first movie is clearly because she considers him to be low-class/a commoner #(And therefore an intruder into the world of the Jade Palace and the rest of the Kung Fu masters which appears to be semi-noble). #Shen looks genuinely off-put and disgusted when he has to respond to Po's greeting with a “...hey.” #And when Po wants to appear more legitimate as a warrior he adopts a more “legendary”/old-fashioned way of speaking. #In the aesthetic language of KFP old fashioned=noble/upper class and modern=common/lower class. #This translates entirely naturally—I think especially to an American audience—but it is wild once you notice it #Because you realize: “Hang on—shouldn't *all* these characters be talking like they're living in the medieval era?” #“And what does it mean that they're not? What is the movie attempting to convey with this—probably entirely subconscious—artistic choice?” #kung fu panda

[unproduciblesmackdown]

Lackadaisy Enrichment

#in our enclosures!! #video linked as source; which i'm glad to see already has a million views and is trending. That's Right #lackadaisy #WHICH i have been reading since at least '07 when i was thirteen my god b/c this animation is based on the ongoing webcomic #like does its influence show up Directly in some Discrete way i can point to in my art? not very easily probably. And Yet. #the inspiration....i wasn't able to be Regularly Only for at least another year / art done Nonprofessionally Online was novel to me #like wow ppl can make & post fanart of w/e they love huh....didn't know webcomics were a thing & i never really read that many since but. #good god the quality of Lackadaisy at its onset is like this is superb?? this person putting in all their talent and effort??? #and Then you get years & years more art and i don't even know what superlatives to throw out abt its quality as it evolves. obsessed w/it.. #if i see a new lackadaisy comic page i Will be acting out. obviously this animation is a delight & also stunning. and fascinating to also #juxtapose as a Translation / Interpretation of the comic in a different medium & standalone snippet of Story #and that we're not even quite there in the comic timeline; Taking Notes abt character info we get distilledly here....genuinely love like #take it back to '07 i'm like oh boy can't wait for the dream team to assemble. then a decade later when it did? Oh Boy. that is payoff lol #namely hooray for stitches and mudbug at the field office for every passing gangster. killing one marigold associate but not the other #which seems like a promising start to shootouts w/the other dream team triumvirate. i adore that in canon so far mordecai freckle & rocky #have met but only over a nice brunch. re: all intentions anyways. anyways i'm like Gifs Must Be Made while i'm also so riled afresh abt the #comic that i've been sooo hype for for over fifteen yrs now babeyyy Deservedly. i've done a couple of rereads & ought to do another.... #For Interest it'd probably take a few sittings to catch up from the start but there is much to be engaged over....this ongoing story that's #historical fiction prohibition bootlegging cats with plenty of focus on characters & several Mysteries. which i'm better at parsing now lol #like one of the more recent rereads like Oh Of Course x (probably) accidentally killed his y & z took the fall & that's a binding secret... #Not [oh of course] abt the circumstances surrounding a's death & how b & c were involved. nor the ''what's marigold's damage'' mystery #which is great. love to not know things. love that we can readily follow all the emergent drama everyone's wading in nowadays. hell yeah #anyways admire my organized approach to gifs here. four shots each Expressions Atmosphere Action Groupshots #sure might've muddled through gifmaking for this anyways but fr being a huge lackadaisy comic enjoyer for now most of my life helps #and its very Overall Inspiration like. just really getting the [you can really just draw stuff out here] going. fr the art's detail & skill #and that enrichment like i'm gonna have a great time following this. And I Have #you don't expect a crowdfunded indie animation in the mix back then but hell yeah fellas #SIGH ok removing a 4th gif that's broken / not displayed despite reuploading then entirely remaking it. if it's a bug i'll try again later

[lilibetbombshell]

#arc review #arc reviewer #arc reader #book review #book reviewer #book blog #book blogger #netgalley #new release #new release book #new book #new book alert #new book release #dundurn press #rare machines #like animals #eve lemieux #cayman rock #french to english translation #translated novel #literary fiction

[firstkanaphans]

The Eclipse - English Translation

My translation of The Eclipse novel is finally here! Although I had originally planned to post it on AO3, I have a bad feeling that it's going to get taken down before I can actually finish it, so I’ve decided to post the chapters individually to a Google Drive instead. I’m sorry. I know it’s not ideal, but I will post the finished product on AO3 once I am done, so feel free to wait for that if you would like to!

The whole novel is ~120K words and there are 13 chapters total. Updates should come quickly as the translation is already complete—I simply have to edit it. I will reblog this post with translation notes for each individual chapter every time I update. 

Full disclaimer: I am not a native Thai speaker. I am simply a fangirl doing my best. If I’ve fucked anything up majorly, I do apologize. Just let me know and I will correct it as soon as possible.

Feel free to share the link to the Google drive with other fans privately, but I do ask that you not post the link publicly on any other social media site as I really would like to avoid getting sued. Reblogs are perfectly fine!

If you enjoy my translation, please consider purchasing the Thai version of the novel on Meb to support the original creator.

Link to Google Drive

#let me know if any of the links are not working #i have never actually done this before lol #the eclipse #the eclipse novel #my translations

[yingandzhan]

A lot of stuff floating around about the Chinese concept of hun and po souls in reference to MDZS at the moment, as well as the usual stuff concerning WWX's cultivation, yet again.

Very, very brief explanation on hun/po: When a person dies po souls stay with the dead body and eventually go back to the earth. The hun souls go up to the heavens to face retribution and eventual reincarnate.

Firstly, before I continue, this is not the same for all xianxia novels and beliefs around hun and po. But, from what I can see in the Chinese text, MXTX has it that the hun souls that usually go off to eventually reincarnate when someone dies are trapped on the earth and form ghosts/various types of moving corpses when they possess resentment. Hun is mentioned in a number of places and the most compelling evidence I've found is the name of the Gusu Lan's "evocation" song which is aptly named 招魂 (zhāo hún) - this is the song they play when they are trying to contact a restless spirit using a part of it's body or a beloved item.

This shows us that it is not the po souls they are trying to save or suppress, but the hun souls - they are actively trying to help people move on, unless they have to suppress or even destroy them (preventing them from reincarnating ever again) if they refuse to see reason and pose a threat to the living.

WWXs cultivation gives the souls trapped on earth another chance to move on if 'liberation' does not work. Rather than suppressing the soul and prolonging their time trapped on earth or completely destroying them as is the third and final option available to cultivators, he has invented a fourth option - to help the souls use up their resentment (in a safe and controlled manner) that allows them to move on and reincarnate also. WWXs cultivation method is NOT EVIL and does NOT DISRUPT the reincarnation cycle - he's helping the souls that would usually be suppressed or exterminated. He is saving hun souls by using guidao, he is helping them move on and live again where most cultivators would hunt and destroy them instead.

#mdzs #mo dao zu shi #mdzs novel #wei wuxian #hun and po souls #mdzs translation #mdzs meta

[limecello]

TBR Challenge Review: 三嫁惹君心 (Marry You for Three Times) by 明月听风 (Ming Yue Ting Feng)

三嫁惹君心 (Marry You for Three Times) by 明月听风 (Ming Yue Ting Feng) <dHistorical romance published by Jiangsu Phoenix Art Publishing House in 2012 One is a blind girl, the embodiment of an orchid, intelligent with sophisticated grace, and the other, a young noble who loved his wealth as if it were his life. His endless teasing, and her numerous counter-attacks. She planned every advance with detail,…

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#2024 Review #Ancient China #Chinese Novel #Grade A #Historical Romance #Lime&039;s Review #Marry You for Three Times #Ming Yue Ting Feng #TBR Challenge #TBR Challenge Review 2024 #Three Marriages #Translated Novel #三嫁惹君心 #明月听风

[nadox]

Guys, I think we're on the roll.

This new novel will drop on 30 August along side with the love comedy Raincode novel on 19 August.

#raincode #master detective archives: rain code #halara nightmare #vivia twilight #fubuki clockford #desuhiko thunderbolt #yakou furio #new raincode novel? #we need translation asap

[suntails]

loyalty

#bashing my skull thru the floor #its so fun how both of these two would do ANYTHING for malleus and are loyal to their core but like. it manifests differently #like okay. the school vignette where its sebek doing Everything for malleus and silver is more hands-off. the one where he sees jamil w kali #m and is like 'okay yea my way is better' like. that mentally difference translated into the Everything of them is so INCHRESTING #sebek is much more the type to have blinders on and to immediately jump in to what malleus is saying. silver is more levelheaded abt shit #like hes more likely to hesitate if something is off yknow? im gaahhahh im trying to beam my thoughts into ur head. gesturing vaguely at the #the picture describes itself u dont need me to write my little novels here (i will anyways) #mwah mwah if u read this far welcome to my favorite person club <3 <3 an ELITE group u should feel honored #twst #twisted wonderland #twst silver #silver vanrouge #<3 #sebek zigvolt #malleus draconia #i need the OB NOW #suntails #oh yea also more silver head chopping #dont think i forgot

[aiidenssoup]

law novel fan translation drive anyone?

so since the law novel got nuked off of ao3, here's a google drive that has EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER! i'm still polishing them but hey, at least y'all can see everything at once.

the original translation was by saratoga3 and imdoneexisting!

it's not done yet, but i want this to be available to anyone and everyone! all i ask in return is you do your daily click on arab.org in order to help palestinians through the genocide in gaza. <3

#one piece #trafalgar law #trafalgar d water law #law novel #heart pirates #fan translation #etc tags lmao im bad at this

[dumbbullet]

I am hunting something, and in return, that same thing is hunting me. The beholder, the void beyond, I am the Line Between I am the Teeth of God

#sleep token #vessel #sleep token vessel #artists on tumblr #sleep token band #sleep token fanart #take me back to eden #comics #metal bands #vessel sleep token #sleep token worship #digital art #digital illustration #graphic novel #dumb doodles #Hello yes this took me 2 months to finish and im really happy with it #this is... my favorite thing ive made in a LONG time #also for those curious or if you don't know the runes: Page 3 says “My Vessel” with “Give” and “Mine” going vertically #page 24 says “Scio sweetheart” and Scio translates to “i know/understand” #I FOUND TUMBLR USER INACTICS BLESS

[vulnerableagendaofdeath]

"Death must be so beautiful. to lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. to have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. to forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace. you can help me. you can open for me the portals of death's house, for love is always with you, and love is stronger than death is" with such ease? to touch my soul so casually?

— Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

#oscar wilde #the canterville ghost #dark academia #dark acadamia quotes #dark academism #death note #beauty #literature quotes #romanticism #classic literature #literature #translated literature #lit #poetry #literary #fiction #fantasy #novel writing