pick“This time, no matter where you wish to go, this master will accompany you.“
And here they are, at the end of their journey to find one another, at the beginning of a whole lot more.
On reflection, this volume is probably my favourite. There are some fun things in the fourth volume (short stories), but that's much bittier and has a bunch of filler (at least from my POV as a non-fan of Mobei-jun and Shang Qinghua).
And once again, Shen Qingqiu's sect siblings (and his disciples) love him so...
But mostly, it's time for the showdown!
This moment, when Shen Qingqiu tries to embrace the crying Luo Binghe in his memory, feels pretty important for Shen Qingqiu -- especially since when he wakes up he admits to having missed the adult Luo Binghe.
Shen Qingqiu really should connect the dots about “Qi-ge“, too... but not yet.
The only image from this chapter is pretty violent, so let's skip it.
I wish there'd been one for the scene with Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge defending Shen Qingqiu. Pretending they're not doing it by saying “My hand slipped“, ahahaha. They love him so much, and in Liu Qingge's case, he's earned that love all by himself. (It's more complicated with Yue Qingyuan of course, though the story hasn't explained why fully yet.)
pickWhile there are a couple of dark moments, for the most part, this is a lovely little romp, perfect for the Great British Bakeoff fan. I did find it difficult to reconcile how Alain's character shifted but maybe that's just how dudes are :P
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Yay for #roll100 picks! Sind I've already started reading my number 77 today, I took a look at my extra list and added Nr. 117 instead. I'm really curious about Babel.
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pickThis book has all the ups and downs. It‘s amazing how much story and emotion Bechdel can fit into this strict format. The political arguments are especially funny and depressing to me—we‘ve been having the same conversations over and over again and not getting much of anywhere. So some parts felt absolutely timeless. While others, such as Mo trying to get Sydney off the internet so she can use the phone, are delightfully dated.
Their faces, ahahaha.
I don't love that scene in general, and people really need to be nicer to poor Zhuzhi-lang, but it's good that Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe are finally getting closer again.
Also, Liu Qingge is back and powered up! I continue to adore his loyalty to Shen Qingqiu, his dedication to his martial family.
This really was an excellent choice for a birthday reread treat. Some fun demon lore, and showcasing of Shen Qingqiu's incredible knowledge of the source text.
And now Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu are so much closer to understanding each other!
What is it with MXTX and scenes where the eventual-lovers embrace in a coffin, though?!
The part in the mausoleum is probably a favourite part, honestly. Not so much because of Tianlang-jun (pictured looking pretty fly for a rotting corpse) but because Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe begin to work together again.
They should all be so much kinder to poor Zhuzhi-lang.
