To whoever recommended this novel to me (myself), thanks for ruining my brain chemistry
permanently. Thanks a lot.
“The 10 Years I Loved You the Most” is a completed manhua/light novel written and illustrated
by 无仪宁死. The translated version of the manhua is available online, but the short story
version is available on kindle and on amazon. I recommend reading it in mandarin if you’re
competent enough in chinese though. The translation doesn’t really do the storyline justice.
I’m gonna preface this review by saying I was quite literally scared to read this manhua.
Genuinely I had to force myself to stop at around the tenth chapter for my sanity’s sake.
But yeah, more doom yaoi. I sincerely hope I’m never reincarnated as a BL protagonist.
When you finish a good series, some experience a period of emptiness or sadness, which is
often referred to as “post series depression.” I don’t think I was normal for a good week after
reading that novel.
I could best describe the novel as soul wrenching, probably.
“I’m dying, y’know. Won’t you treat me a little better?”
Love is fleeting, and it’s something that not many truly cherish until it’s already gone. More often
than not it’s not about the absence of love. It’s for ulterior reasons, whether it be money or ego
or the hundreds of reasons why people cheat. And yet, maybe it was the fact that they were
married for a decade, that they dropped their lives for each other.
If that love that strong can be broken, why do we as humans still chase love despite knowing
how much love hurts?
Just something to think about if you’re considering picking up this novel.
Love, Tarrence.
The Blue and White 