sj_zero on Nostr: I'm on the 7th volume of "Enough with This Slow Life! I Was Reincarnated as a High ...
I'm on the 7th volume of "Enough with This Slow Life! I Was Reincarnated as a High Elf and Now I'm Bored", and one thing that strikes me is how dense the book feels. It isn't particularly long at 200 pages per book, but I can read something like 100 million year button in a sitting but each book of this series takes me a long time to get through.
One key part of the book is elves live 1000 years, and so for the main character 10 years is similar to 1 year of a humans life, so many of the things he does are like taking the prime of your life to do. He becomes a master of many skills through hard work over years of dedication.
The themes of the passage of time, seeing and rediscovering places, saying goodbye to people, and growth and mentorship, as well as the impact one person can have without really feeling like they did much important are everywhere. Often you drop in to see how the great grandkids of the first book's cast are doing. You really need to focus because you're keeping a large cast of places, people, descendants, and history straight to understand what's going on, but it's really rewarding going back to a place and seeing how a character's life turned out while the main character was off doing something totally different.
One key part of the book is elves live 1000 years, and so for the main character 10 years is similar to 1 year of a humans life, so many of the things he does are like taking the prime of your life to do. He becomes a master of many skills through hard work over years of dedication.
The themes of the passage of time, seeing and rediscovering places, saying goodbye to people, and growth and mentorship, as well as the impact one person can have without really feeling like they did much important are everywhere. Often you drop in to see how the great grandkids of the first book's cast are doing. You really need to focus because you're keeping a large cast of places, people, descendants, and history straight to understand what's going on, but it's really rewarding going back to a place and seeing how a character's life turned out while the main character was off doing something totally different.