Mother of Learning by nobody103

Damn… it’s already 5 years since it ended. Till now I still often remember it.
One thing, I think this novel is the absolute best in, regardless of what you compare it to, are the conversation and relationships. I can’t say, that the characters are better, because be it fangyuan, Klein, Audrey, sunny… I find them all superior to the characters in this novel. After all you have a lot more time to build up the emotions. I also can’t say, that the comedy is better, because nights nomenclature or authors POV were a lot funnier. Even the slice of life may not be so good. On my rereads, I often skipped some parts.
But where it is the absolute best in, are the conversation and relationships. The indecisiveness and conflict of Zorian or his playful little sister were masterfully portrayed. So real, it can’t be realer. It’s difficult and hard to put into words, but they felt just like the neighboring family on earth, instead of inhabitants of another world. They just felt so close. The author didn’t try to make Zorian’s life super painful and hard, to show how special he is, he didn’t make him a coldless killer, he showed his “childish” conflict with his family, truths and problems he didn’t want to accept. He sometimes didn’t feel like the chosen Mc in the story, but like just another person
In battle shonen no matter where, the characters feel… well like characters. Especially the Mc, who suddenly gets super cold and because he is the Mc, has that barrier even with his friends, because he needs to be special and alone. He just doesn’t feel human. Even the side characters in the best novel are in the end just marvelous characters. Better than other characters, but in the end just characters not human. Even in LOTM, where in my opinion, there are the best side characters. They may be more interesting, superior, but in the end not human.

Damn i wanna read it again

One of the best story i have EVER read

CINEMA. Really glad i'm holding on for the first part of the novel. Kinda too boring if i could say about it but after reading till the end, all that part is important to the story and satisfactory. 5/5 for me

Very solid novel, the first part (25 or so chapters) was basically perfect imo, the rest felt a bit weaker and the end kinda rushed, but still a top tier novel, would recommend anyone

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What felt weaker was the memory bubble, aranea colonies, and red robe parts

I like how the good authors are usually humble. Because they don't want their imperfections to bleed into their work. You can see they care by the way they write. And boy, was he humble.
Contrary to his worries, I didn't feel him in the characters. Zorian felt like Zorian, Zach like Zach, and enthusiastic seeker of novelty like Novelty. The world was believable, vast and detailed as expected of his worldbuilding focus.
And the foreshadowings! The way he scattered lore and plans throughout the chapters, and then picked it up, especially in the finale, was glorious!
But all in all, it was largely a story of personal development and it was admittedly moving. Usually, I tend to divide books into story-driven, where author tries to pull us into their world and keeps us with how masterful it us, and metaphorical ones where author uses the story as a parallel to show us something valuable. MoL is the first one in my opinion, but it was funny to see lessons coming just as natural consequences of their actions, in completely seemless and natural way. Repetition really is a Mother of Learning. He certainly proved that point.
A memorable novel. Cheers to the author 🥂

great one the writer could have gone so much further with the story considering its depth we were barely Showen the surface of it it has so much potential and so much more to give

In which chapter did he tell Xvim he is in the loop?

2:51 AM PST 3/15/25
Ok, I went into this thinking it might be an ok time waster. Oh boy, how wrong I was. I ended up reading for 27 hours straight. This book is a perfect example of character progression. Both in terms of character personality and ability growth. Overall, this is a wonderful novel, and I recommend it to any who wish to try it out.

Great novel, I recommend it