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reylt
reyltLv46yr
2018-09-17 21:25

This story is great and for sure deserves to be and eventually will be higher on the ranking (assuming consistent updates). The main reason for this is because until now this story has been written as a web novel and not a regular novel like many of the others have been. This can be seen from the superb world building which while not particularly in-depth (yet) has laid a wonderful foundation for easy expansion either deeper into the dungeon or up onto the surface and has already shown factions and conflict in the human society allowing for hundreds or perhaps thousands of future chapters. This is usually lacking from other stories in the rankings as even those with a pre-established lore need new areas or factions occasionally and without a foundation it always feels like an ass-pull and will eventually limit their longevity. The system the mc has, while cliched, also lends itself to the web novel format as it allows the author to show numerically and or cleanly through a menu that the characters are progressing in each chapter meaning daily updates always feel meaningful and not like fluff. Finally the most impressive thing about this story is the speed at which the character grows, that is to say slowly. Other stories on the rankings almost always show their mc's rocket up in strength to quickly become influential in their world. However I find that this is often short sighted as it hampers world building and longevity as possible enemies quickly become scarce and we never see the prospective of the world as a little guy. This story does not have that problem as the mc is not the strongest and does not seem to be likely to become the strongest any time soon allowing for plenty of interesting hurdles to over come for a long time. Honestly the only real gripe i have is the ridiculous main character who seems to be both comically unperturbed by his situation (literally) as well as far too eager to enter an unknown ant society. This could be easily remedied however if the author either bluntly stated that being an ant has somehow warped his perception of reality or showed that his sanity was rightfully cracking around the edges but that his silly sense of humor was keeping him together, explaining his constant need for jokes. **. ALL PRAISE THE MIGHTY GANDALF!!!!! MAY HIS BEARD BE EVER BUSHY AND WHITE

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Didgereedank
DidgereedankLv4

Hahahah praise the beard

EroticEarwig
EroticEarwigLv13

I always thought that the author was showing how the ant body seemed to be warping his personality. It just gave off the vibe as I read that the author was already showing him gradually warping/being insane!

FOTC
FOTCLv5

I agree, however the fact that he's getting these communication skills should help offset it temporarily

EroticEarwig:I always thought that the author was showing how the ant body seemed to be warping his personality. It just gave off the vibe as I read that the author was already showing him gradually warping/being insane!
DonHit
DonHitLv6

🤣🤣

arbelist
arbelistLv5

yes, agreed. Now I don't have to write a review myself. thx

knightofnei4vr
knightofnei4vrLv3

i agree with him being affected by his body and new mind but he was also a little to quick to accept and adapt as a human as well plus he had a ant farm:_

jhhn
jhhnLv5

rigggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggght

LostSoulsTHC
LostSoulsTHCLv10

When you dream of being another life form it feels normal and right untill you wake up unable to move to find yourself once again a fragile squishy human, occasionally trying to stretch and scratch limbs that don't exist, forever missing the feel of wind moving through feathers, sand on scale flight teeth that grow back....

knightofnei4vr:i agree with him being affected by his body and new mind but he was also a little to quick to accept and adapt as a human as well plus he had a ant farm:_
Trinity_Hammond
Trinity_HammondLv1

Loves this story is really good

GodzillafortheWin
GodzillafortheWinLv2

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Shofi96
Shofi96Lv3

It is a good story 😍

animepancakes
animepancakesLv2

Spoilers below: It's actually stated that Gandalf picked people that weren't in a good mental state. He was also acquainted with ants already due to him literally starving to death to feed them.

BrabbitX
BrabbitXLv5

Thanks, your review convinced me not to bother with this.

theOfficialJesus
theOfficialJesusLv10

Sir are you ok? you know we don’t accept the mentally unstable into heaven, right?

LostSoulsTHC:When you dream of being another life form it feels normal and right untill you wake up unable to move to find yourself once again a fragile squishy human, occasionally trying to stretch and scratch limbs that don't exist, forever missing the feel of wind moving through feathers, sand on scale flight teeth that grow back....
Toba
TobaLv15

Good review ty :) although I MUST SAY OLD CHAP! Your last point didn't sit well with me. There is an extremely reasonable explanation for MCs state of mind both pre and post reincarnation. But it is not alluded to very often! And quite late in the chapter count! Essentially, the MC's ability to adapt to his new environment and "family" is firmly grounded in his experiences in his past life, which also played a major part in why he was reincarnated in the first place! The reason it is easy to miss is because the MC IS A JOLLY GOOD SPORT WHO MAINTINS A STIFF UPPER LIP! No sense dwelling on old hardships, Onward! FOR THE COLONYYYYUYY!

Toba
TobaLv15

Good review ty :) although I MUST SAY OLD CHAP! Your last point didn't sit well with me. There is an extremely reasonable explanation for MCs state of mind both pre and post reincarnation. But it is not alluded to very often! And quite late in the chapter count! Essentially, the MC's ability to adapt to his new environment and "family" is firmly grounded in his experiences in his past life, which also played a major part in why he was reincarnated in the first place! The reason it is easy to miss is because the MC IS A JOLLY GOOD SPORT WHO MAINTINS A STIFF UPPER LIP! No sense dwelling on old hardships, Onward! FOR THE COLONYYYYUYY!

Asahiro_Yoshikage
Asahiro_YoshikageLv2

I have decided to read this

Shane_4006
Shane_4006Lv2

I will have you all my vote stone because you let us read free thank you🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

galacia_forentino
galacia_forentinoLv2

Concuerdo;-)

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ELordLv12

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qahl
qahlLv15

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