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Nov 8, 2019 2:54 PM
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It’s rated higher than the manga on MAL. I guess because more people die in the light novels than the manga’s storyline.

Should I read this instead?
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Nov 8, 2019 3:00 PM
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Old_School_Akira said:
It’s rated higher than the manga on MAL. I guess because more people die in the light novels than the manga’s storyline.

Should I read this instead?



Look at the amount of people that've rated it. Barely anyone's read the novel on the site. Ratings on entries with a much smaller member number are much easier to influence, the manga's 7k+ people that rated are a much more concrete representative of what the general conseus about the manga is than the novel's 500+.

Also, the novel really only consists of side stories that take place in different parts of the main plot which is in the manga. It's not something you read on it's own.
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Jul 3, 2020 3:44 AM
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I haven't watched the anime myself (yet) though I have read the novel and I know that they're side stories of what happens in the anime/manga. It's pretty good. If you like the series I recommend reading the novels.
Oct 13, 2020 3:33 AM
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Old_School_Akira said:
It’s rated higher than the manga on MAL. I guess because more people die in the light novels than the manga’s storyline.
It's rated lower now. As Azureal said.
Manga is better, but LN has some pretty interesting chapters.
Mar 25, 2023 8:07 PM
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Old_School_Akira said:
It’s rated higher than the manga on MAL. I guess because more people die in the light novels than the manga’s storyline.

Should I read this instead?


i personally think bsd side characters have much more interesting and complex backstories than the main plot of bsd itself. and considering the current tl I feel like the story is going nowhere, there's 10 different things happening at the same time and too many pov changes and cliffhangers stretching on about almost a year. i don't look forward to the updates anymore as much as I did before (only meursault keeping me engaged). just my personal opinion tho

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It’s time to ditch the text file.
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