Has anyone read Little Mushroom 《小蘑菇》?

[elenothar]

Brief interlude of me asking whether anyone has read Little Mushroom 《小蘑菇》, in particular the Peach Flower House English translation. I'm considering splurging on volume 1 as I've heard interesting things about it, but if someone has read it (in either Chinese or English) and is willing to give me a slightly more in-depth view on it so I can better predict whether it'll actually be my thing, I'd be grateful.

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[elenothar]

Oh, thank you for pointing me towards your post - it definitely answers the questions I had about the English translation. It's also pushing me towards an overall 'no', alas, because while the concept of the mushroom fascinates me I'm not really into dystopia/post-apocalyptic anything (nor, uh, dark narratives, with a few exceptions), and it does sound like that's very much the focus of the novel.

[momijizukamori]

Yeah, I've been told it's happy ending overall, but if you don't want some real dark fucked up shit on the way there... this is probably not the novel for you.

[elenothar]

👍 thank you! That's really helpful to know.