For me I only read the novel due to the TV series (or the absence of S2), the expectation was different. So I was surprised that it became more and more heavy and sombre due to the emotions, inner struggle, thoughts etc… and of course, the relationships also became very weird and messy. Which added to the “dragging my feet through the mud” kinda thing.
yes. I was surprised it just all became about struggling, and not only that, even the ending was a struggle, so for me, the chapters were defo undeniably long…….. very long coz it was very dense in terms of inner thoughts, struggles, feelings. And we had like 500 chapters of it. So the “Joy of Life” title…. Actually wasn’t applicable anymore, and I actually watched…. Joy of Life… I did read like uhhh… maybe 200 chapters the past few days due to the frustration of waiting for episodes… 🤣 I was like. Ok, no this isn’t going to work…