There is nuance behind the characters’ struggles. I don’t even know where to begin with how much I loved the cinematic paneling of the story, given how it revolved around Myeong’s career as an actress. Not only that, the display of the acting industry and its effects. Genuinely, I immersed myself in the filming procedure and the backstory of some characters. Myeong as a character has gone through a lot of development and her maturity throughout the course of the story’s arcs had developed in a way that I can appreciate the author’s intentions of grasping the characters’ emotional turmoil, turning it into a delicate flower that can be marvelous to look upon, but also crush. My personal favourite arc was Jin Cheon’s. I enjoyed the broken expectations and unexpected reactions of the characters. Not only did the scenes/backstories offer some kind of attachment and meaning, there was depth that I could relate to, even without experiencing. This also relates to other arcs too. Without becoming too sentimental, I also have to praise that Yena Ban wasn’t used as some sort of stepping stool for Myeong. What I want to say is, she didn’t have a boring sole purpose to stay in the plot line. I was given the opportunity to sympathize with Yena despite her selfish actions, and revealing vulnerable sides to herself without being too forgiving or forceful, her end was splendid. I believe most writers struggle to achieve that demise, and that’s what makes Muse on Fame deep without being too complex. The scenes have their own purpose, not overstaying for long and setting sail. The story may have imperfections here and there, but the mentioned aspects are its convincing anchor. I believe the weakest and least impactful part for me was the plot twist of why Myeong was selected to become an actress in the first place. I could brush this off as the theme introducing more multifaceted storylines, but it was quite anticlimatic. </3 As I’ve said before, Yuhan’s departure was also a bittersweet yet brave decision. I could go on and on but I don’t want to fill the comment section LOL. Reading the author’s notes definitely had helped in brushing off a few aspects I was critical/skeptical of, and filling as much important points as I hopefully wanted to make, overall this was a worthwhile read. Thanks to those who actually read till the end. :P
There is nuance behind the characters’ struggles.
I don’t even know where to begin with how much I loved the cinematic paneling of the story, given how it revolved around Myeong’s career as an actress. Not only that, the display of the acting industry and its effects. Genuinely, I immersed myself in the filming procedure and the backstory of some characters.
Myeong as a character has gone through a lot of development and her maturity throughout the course of the story’s arcs had developed in a way that I can appreciate the author’s intentions of grasping the characters’ emotional turmoil, turning it into a delicate flower that can be marvelous to look upon, but also crush.
My personal favourite arc was Jin Cheon’s. I enjoyed the broken expectations and unexpected reactions of the characters. Not only did the scenes/backstories offer some kind of attachment and meaning, there was depth that I could relate to, even without experiencing. This also relates to other arcs too.
Without becoming too sentimental, I also have to praise that Yena Ban wasn’t used as some sort of stepping stool for Myeong. What I want to say is, she didn’t have a boring sole purpose to stay in the plot line. I was given the opportunity to sympathize with Yena despite her selfish actions, and revealing vulnerable sides to herself without being too forgiving or forceful, her end was splendid. I believe most writers struggle to achieve that demise, and that’s what makes Muse on Fame deep without being too complex. The scenes have their own purpose, not overstaying for long and setting sail.
The story may have imperfections here and there, but the mentioned aspects are its convincing anchor.
I believe the weakest and least impactful part for me was the plot twist of why Myeong was selected to become an actress in the first place. I could brush this off as the theme introducing more multifaceted storylines, but it was quite anticlimatic. </3
As I’ve said before, Yuhan’s departure was also a bittersweet yet brave decision. I could go on and on but I don’t want to fill the comment section LOL.
Reading the author’s notes definitely had helped in brushing off a few aspects I was critical/skeptical of, and filling as much important points as I hopefully wanted to make, overall this was a worthwhile read.
Thanks to those who actually read till the end. :P