The thing that surprised me the most about this show and also what makes it so unique imo

EggoGBones said:
Agreed. It's definitely a top tier show and greatly underrated. Maybe people found it boring but I like the character development a ton.

FreshSalmon827 said:
Try reading the novel it’s really really good. Especially if you want to know what true wholesome heart breaking is.

I caught up on Ascendance of Bookworm recently and then immediately starting reading Mushoku Tensei. It was a shock to the system as I went for very wholesome but occasionally sad to very gruesome and sexual with some quite sad moments. I really like Mushoku Tensei but it took at least a whole book to get into that change of tempo.

Chuffy30 said:
One of the things I like about the show is how you know who uses shampoo, because their hair has a sheen. I appreciate the small details.

Aug1799 said:

I'd love to read the novels, but i don't think i have that imaginative power, i don't feel that immersed into the story without visuals.

if i could read novels, I'd have finished so much by now sao, mushoku tensei, ascendance of a bookworm, shield hero, slime. etc.

FreshSalmon827 said:

The whole point about books is you don’t have to imagine because they’ve told you what to think. I’m confused. Have you never read something before?

Aug1799 said:

well, you would have to picture the events in your head right? That's not easy for me, also whatever manga I've read till date are also the ones I've read over a long long time because I'm a slow reader.

i know it sounds crazy, but I'm just like that for some reason, haha. Maybe I'm just a lazy potato.

Divesard said:


Have you ever tried to read the preview version of this light novel? Maybe you could spend 5 minutes trying to read the next story after the season 3 ended (the setting is precisely after Rozemyne arrived at Noble section). Apparently J novel club provides preview of each LN books of bookworm series, so it is possible to read 1/8 part of each book for free without signing up or doing other necessary actions like giving credit card info like other trial services.

To convince you, I was also a lazy reader. I didn't like to read novel but that changed after I tried to read previews from Jnovel lol. I straight up bought all the book and ended read all bookworm LN up to most recent English published book. That was also my first time spending bucks on a novel. So maybe you can give it a shot here Read Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3 Volume 1 Part 1 | J-Novel Club

I agree that reading needs much effort compared to just watching, but in my case it's really paid off for this work XD. If you find reading this work is not worth your effort, time, and money then it's completely fine because each has own personal taste and skill.