loppear reviewed Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
charming
4 stars
Continuing to walk and collect stories, more lovely weaving of perspectives in this one.
128 pages
Published Sept. 21, 2023 by L'Atalante.
- ISBN:
- 979-10-360-0155-0
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« On n’écrit plus ainsi de nos jours. Pourquoi s’en donnerait-on la peine du reste, puisque les anciens ont parfaitement fait le travail à l’origine ? »
Comme nombre d’histoires, Entre les méandres commence dans une taverne. Une bagarre interrompt le repas et le thé de Chih. La rapidité, la grâce, le mouvement de la combattante, venue protéger la serveuse d’un rustre, pique la curiosité de Presque-Brillante. L’oiseau à la mémoire infaillible et le bec bien pendu en est certain : elle pratique le style du singe du Sud. Cette école d’arts martiaux ne comptait, il y a vingt ans, plus que dix-huit adeptes. Et la moitié était centenaire. Qui peut bien être cette jeune prodige ? Ils proposent à cette femme et sa sœur de voyager quelques jours ensemble. Rejoints par un couple connaissant la région comme leur poche, la troupe se met en route vers Quais-de-Bétoine. Aux …
« On n’écrit plus ainsi de nos jours. Pourquoi s’en donnerait-on la peine du reste, puisque les anciens ont parfaitement fait le travail à l’origine ? »
Comme nombre d’histoires, Entre les méandres commence dans une taverne. Une bagarre interrompt le repas et le thé de Chih. La rapidité, la grâce, le mouvement de la combattante, venue protéger la serveuse d’un rustre, pique la curiosité de Presque-Brillante. L’oiseau à la mémoire infaillible et le bec bien pendu en est certain : elle pratique le style du singe du Sud. Cette école d’arts martiaux ne comptait, il y a vingt ans, plus que dix-huit adeptes. Et la moitié était centenaire. Qui peut bien être cette jeune prodige ? Ils proposent à cette femme et sa sœur de voyager quelques jours ensemble. Rejoints par un couple connaissant la région comme leur poche, la troupe se met en route vers Quais-de-Bétoine. Aux confins de l’Empire, les méandres du fleuve Huan grouillent de bandits et de légendes, dont chaque voyageur a une version. Parfait pour l’archiviste, qui n’en perdra pas une miette.
(Traduction : Mikael Cabon)
Flauschbuch reviewed Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
fun read
4 stars
This is the second book I've read from the series and it's amazingly different from the first, rather quiet one. There's a lot of martial arts action! I liked how Chih (and by extension we) first heard the stories of various martial arts legends and then found themself in one. It was also interesting to see how those stories change during their retelling although that was only a small aspect of the book. Recommended. #2024reads
This is the second book I've read from the series and it's amazingly different from the first, rather quiet one. There's a lot of martial arts action! I liked how Chih (and by extension we) first heard the stories of various martial arts legends and then found themself in one. It was also interesting to see how those stories change during their retelling although that was only a small aspect of the book. Recommended. #2024reads
enne📚 reviewed Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Into the Riverlands
4 stars
The third book (out of four?) continues on the same storytelling vein as the first two, in that it's a standalone tale that thematically is about the nature of stories. All three of these first books could be read in any order, as the only continuity is the archivist monk Chih and their bird[*] friend Almost Brilliant.
What I most enjoyed about this novella was the strongly intertwined past and present stories (even more than the first book), and also the themes of how stories are distorted based on both what people want to hear and how people want their own stories to be told.
All three of these books have been enjoyable in their own different ways, but I feel like the story arc of this book had the most satisfying closure to it, such that I would probably recommend this one as the strongest one to …
The third book (out of four?) continues on the same storytelling vein as the first two, in that it's a standalone tale that thematically is about the nature of stories. All three of these first books could be read in any order, as the only continuity is the archivist monk Chih and their bird[*] friend Almost Brilliant.
What I most enjoyed about this novella was the strongly intertwined past and present stories (even more than the first book), and also the themes of how stories are distorted based on both what people want to hear and how people want their own stories to be told.
All three of these books have been enjoyable in their own different ways, but I feel like the story arc of this book had the most satisfying closure to it, such that I would probably recommend this one as the strongest one to start with if somebody was interested.
[*] disputed
