the thing about #ApothecaryDiaries is that as narrators both jinshi and maomao, but particularly maomao, give the APPEARANCE of objectivity but are in fact wildly unreliable. however, they are only wildly unreliable about their own feelings.

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jinshi: im not a masochist
also jinshi:

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i should say, the specific comparison that carries this across the finish line is “creating a false identity to run away from your problems and perpetuating an elaborate ruse using a fake name to avoid your responsibilities”

#lightnovels #apothecarydiaries i initially compared jinshi to roy mustang and i think that still stands, but he’s actually more like howl from howl’s moving castle (book vers). its the “running so far away from your problems that you come full circle back to confronting them” of it all. also, being in love with a girl who looks at you with disgust for being a too-pretty waste of space

should i buy #Dredge? or more #ApothecaryDiaries? 🤔