![]() ![]() As Myne ascends the social strata she continues, she finds herself in more situations that demands explanations, yet these explanations are not overbearing. ![]() The world does not revolve around Myne and we are continually reminded of this. This keeps the story moving while still providing necessary context For example: at some point Myne asks about money, and the novel explains how the currency works its appearance on the other hand is inconsequential and therefore not explained. It is a mistake that many a new storyteller makes, there is never any reason to overcomplicate things by explaining things that have no relations to the story. For example, they may explain how a city looks like, why it looks that way, and its history in an exposition dump. It's a beautiful world that for over 20 volumes simply refuses to contradict itself, a feat not even Star Wars managed to accomplish.Ī lot of novels overexplain things. While magic in the world is treated as The Force is in the original Star Wars (that is, "it exists, just accept it and don't think too much about it, we don't know how it works either"), there is consistent logic and reason when interacting with it. ![]() Each worldbuilding explanation is contained within itself, one explanation at a time, yet they fit together to form a cohesive world. Thus when scheduling an appointment Myne naturally asks about the name of the daysīut the beauty of Ascendance of A Bookworm, is it does not overexplain itself. For example, as a kid Myne understands the concept of days: day ends when the sun sets and day begins when the sun rises, she simply does not know the names of the days. This does not happen in a generic "I don't know about things, let me ask a lot of questions about various things!", Myne finds herself in a naturally occurring situation in which normal people would understand what's being discussed, but her being a sickly young commoner child naturally does not, thus she raises a question, ending up with an explanation that slowly builds the world. Ascendance of A Bookworm utilizes Myne's sickly disposition and young age to explain the world in a believable and realistic way: she asks questions and others explain. more> Bookworm is set in a beautifully and meticulously crafted world, with worldbuilding so amazing I can't believe it can be doneĪ lot of novels use exposition dumps: walls and walls of text that explains the current situation to provide insight into why a particular character is reacting the way they do. So far so generic, the next thing is anything but. Myne is a sickly 5 year old and her modern memories allows her to recreate modern inventions that proves to be revolutionary in such technologically backwards society! The story begins with a generic "I died and reincarnated into medieval European society". 5 out of 5 is insulting, this should've been 6 out of 5 This is a must read for everyone who wants to see what a good isekai novel should look like. ![]()
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