Translated stories I like enough to recommend. I review them so expect some spoilers (I try not to spoil major events.)
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Title: One Life, One Incarnation – Beautiful Bones
Type: chinese novel
Author: Mo Bao Fei Bao
Chapters: 18 + prologue + 3 epilogues
Description:
Beautiful bones. Rare in this world.
Those with bone do not have skin. Those with skin do not have bone.
Most people's eyes are shallow, seeing only the skin-deep appearance and not the 'bones,' the appearance of the inside."
The "bones" and "skin" are metaphorical and taken from an ancient text in which these are actually referring to inner and outer beauty, respectively. Most people are shallow and only see outward beauty and fail to acknowledge inner beauty.
The female lead, Shi Yi, has memories of her past life in which her heart belonged to Zhousheng Chen. That life ended in tragedy for them, and in this life, her only goal and desire is to find him again... and one day, she does. He does not look the same, but she knows that beneath the outer appearance, it is him. He, however, does not remember her.
Thoughts:
A very poetic story.
This is a very well written. I think the novel is the very definition of a slow burn since it shows small but continuous progress as the story went on.
Because FL reincarnated from the past to the future and retained most of her memories, her life circles around him, which isn't exactly healthy, but understandable.
Like she's very forgiving of his actions, which although done with good intentions, isn't really an excuse (not anything too bad tho). Still, I can understand her due to how deep her love is for him. So if you don't like a more submissive or not questioning FL, don't read this.
Meanwhile, despite ML not reincarnating, due to the environment he was raised in or smth, he feels out of place, like an ancient guy in the 21st century.
The only flaw I could think of his was how he would hide certain things from the FL.
Both leads are the calm, not impulsive type. They show their affection to each other differently, but you could still feel their love for each other. I can't describe their relationship well, just know that its very poetic. I'm not exaggerating, these two whisper chinese poems and shit on a daily basis💀
It's also new how ML is described as average (tall but forgettable) while FL a goddess.
Moving on, the climax was actually really interesting and unexpected (for me). The way their tragic past was written was also well done. Although the building of their bond was also good, I'd rank the climax a tad bit higher due to how I genuinely felt shocked reading the events.
The translator did a great job with it! She even interprets some of ML's actions during the end of a chapter, the poems, double meanings, and the sequence of events, which I appreciate.
So yeah, this is a calm, almost giving cold vibes sort of story. Like I said, it's poetic. Like an ancient story set in modern times.
Try it!
The novel has been adapted into a drama (actually two dramas) and a manhua.
The first is called One and Only, which is set in the ancient times. Since I haven't watched it (and have no plans to), just tell me down in the comments if it's good or not.
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The second one Forever and Ever is set in the modern era. I don't have any plans to watch it, but I have to say, just based on the visuals, ML's actor looks better with a modern hairstyle.
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The manhua's title is One Life, One Incarnation. Check out all of them if you'd like!
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