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AquartizLv124yr
2020-11-04 17:58

Hello, I love this story, and seeing I had a book review assignment for my freshman class, I decided to write a review on this. I also decided it was also fitting to put my review here seeing as I already wrote one. So, here it is: (Please don't mind my writing skills, still an Hschool student.) The first work of the author, Arkinslize, The Oracle Paths is a fantastic apocalyptic science fiction story. Currently, at 295 chapters, The Oracle Paths has a diverse cast of characters and world-building the likes of which I have yet to see before. World building may be an understatement considering the story is based around multiple universes. The main character of the tale, Jake is an average man who works at a VR retail shop in the year 2106. Orphaned at a young age, Jake goes about his days with repetitiveness until something drastically changes. The story has just the right pace and slows down a bit here and there for the sake of constructing the giant universe. The novel rarely lingers on plot points to the point of excruciation like many novels tend to do. The character building is quite intense and connects you to the characters in many different ways. I have loved some characters and hated some, but I can appreciate the way Arkinslize has built them, all the same. Each character is intricately built to fit each character archetype. A character, Tim, for example, is a frail child that I thought on multiple occasions would be removed considering the apocalypse genre, yet he has found his own way to stay that doesn’t seem like plot armor, which is rare. Another character seemed an ally at first but with the ‘cruel’ actions they committed, the main character showed his moral boundaries which helped with the character progression of the ‘ally’ and the MC. Many people on the site that I read this on complained about the pace of the novel. While I can admit that pace can be slower than many novels of the same type, you have to realize that in exchange for a somewhat slower pace, the world-building is better than any form of media I’ve ever seen. I feel connected to not only the characters but the entire world itself, this novel does better than any giving you ways to visualize the story as it goes on. This unique novel is a construction of science fiction, wuxia/xianxia, and system story types. The unique construction of these ideas may seem an unlikely one, but a very well put together piece nonetheless. If you are a fan of any of these types of stories or just good world-building in general, I strongly recommend this novel to you.

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SithcaitlordLv2

Thank you for the insight. I also share the same opinion now that i think about it. Anyways keep reading and keep chilling.😎

I_like_FantasyLv2

this is kind of making me look forward to making my first book report where I get to actually choose the book, also your book report sound kind of like something I would copy off of the internet/ it has a vocabulary of words I would never use but I guess that is kind of expected since I am young, but still your book report is amazing and I personally love it.

Ahmed_Mustafa_0951Lv1

Amazing! Keep up the goodwork

MicrosofEdgeLv14

I agree with you on the insight and the review of the book. but I'm not gonna lie, you're acting like a sheep.

Sithcaitlord:Thank you for the insight. I also share the same opinion now that i think about it. Anyways keep reading and keep chilling.😎
king_jaydenLv4

Did you stop writing this story?

Daoist_Nyanko_BubLv10

Is there a slight romance here?

Moni_R_6838Lv1

nice

Moni_R_6838Lv1

nice

PikuneLv4

are you sure the author isn't preparing the world building properly so that he don't get into problem suddenly when he gets transmigrated to that world like Kim Hajin from The Novel's Extra?

Sankari_EkambaramLv5

there is no spoiler here.

SyphilitisLv15

I hope you grammar checked this before turning it in..decent review tho so its a Like from me

SyphilitisLv15

Let me explain, you said alot without actually saying anything if you get my drift.

Syphilitis:I hope you grammar checked this before turning it in..decent review tho so its a Like from me
DaoistLwCnMTLv4

My mind is broken how can this novel be so relatable I just read the chapter 16 to 20 and ohh my god the author wrote it like he has the knowledge of everything this novels author is very smart in real life how much reasearch he had needed to wrote these chapters this is the best novel for me from now

ImmenseDaoLv14

as of the latest chapter 1183, there is some sort of love triangle going on b/w Jake and 2 other women. (won't say their names for spoiler reasons)

Daoist_Nyanko_Bub:Is there a slight romance here?
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ReadingAlchemistLv11

Firstly I have to mention that this is a great novel with an intresting concept. The mc is not cliche and has a real personality and furthermore he is not flawless. He is an introvert but in reality he wants to socialise with others. _Writing Quality_ The writing quality is pretty good and there are very few mistakes (I am not an englsih native speaker so you probably will find more than I though). _Stability of Updating_ The author posts a day, but sometimes he misses a day but makes up for it in the later days. _Story Developpment_ It has to be said that this is a slow story but as soon as he ~Spoiler~ enters the new world the progress is normal. It is clear that the author has an idea for the plot and the story follows a clear "path" _Character Design_ The characters are all interesting and have their own flaws. Even though you can guess the personality of a character, there are some plot twists which seem understandebal but unexpected. ~Spoiler~ Additionally you can see how the MC fights his asocial personality and socalises more and more -World Backround_ The world has a clear structure and there is nothing that happens, that seems totally random. The wolrd is furthermore intresting and you want to know more abou it. All in all it is a fun read and you should give it a try. [At this point the story reached 73 chapters so far and things can change and this review would be inaccurate] I have to remind you that this is my first review so please do not blame me to much if you dont like it

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