Curious about your reading journey: how long have you been reading Chinese/web novels, and how did you start?
I'm back!! I previously asked about your reading habits (thanks so much for the insightful responses!) and now I'm curious about your journey and Dao in reading Chinese novels or just translated novels in general :3
How long have you been reading Chinese novels? And how did you find out about this wonderful community and collection of books?
In my case, I have read Chinese novels for slightly more than 10 years now. I liked watching some of the historical, xianxia, and wuxia Chinese dramas, and one day, it suddenly occurred to me that Chinese novels existed. 😂 (Yes, I know, I was quite dumb, and probably still am...oops)
If you ask me what my first novel was, frankly, I don't remember since I don't think I even looked at the title in the first place 🤡 It's now a regret that I can't tell people what my first Chinese novel was. Anyway, it wasn't a "decent" novel by conventional standards, and I probably wouldn't pick it up today, but it did its job in getting me to read Chinese novels haha.
What about you guys? Do share your journey! :3
(P.S. You'll see my name on WuxiaWorld if you read Who Let Him Cultivate?!)