Apr 4, 2025
I think there are goods and bads, but ultimately I am indifferent how the series develops.
pros:::You follow the perspective of a chef in a mercenary group, and the effects the chef has upon each character. The story is structured in a very methodical way where the chapters are allocated to each members from the mercenary group. Usually within these sectioned off chapters, there is an introduction of a character, and it follows up with a problem these characters have (usually about some creative stagnation). The main character with his foreign/ modern perspective steps into these characters' problems and somehow solves it. Usually, the propagation of
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his perspective/experience leads to an enlightenment, which helps characters overcome stagnation. This is why I believe the author is exploring the incubation aspect of creativity; a stage where a new revelation is inspired by experiencing or exploring something foreign from your main goal/ objective (stimulated from the re-evaluation of your problems in a different perspective--foreign).
cons:::This exploration is nice and unique, but the story is way too rigid. The way the characters are introduced is very unnature and how their problems pan out are just as unnature; Although the story is purely fictional, the fact that the author is trying to incorporate a humanistic theme into his story is why the unnaturalistic aspect is a problem (artificial and humanistic is contradictory). Not only that, the author has a tendency to show the future effects of the main character's intervention (which is mostly a prosperous future), which feels contradictory from the main focus on growth and character development. In real life, boggling about how successful you want to be never helps (because you gain success by working towards it), and not only that but being very creative and experienced (or good at your profession) does not always guarantee getting what is conventionally successful: a renowned, rich person that is highly regarded. Creativity and growth is also something that you can't really control or should be controlled; It's like saying that we can control which personalities we have and that we should.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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