I had to edit all the way to the last page -- Yukino was using 'father' as a name, not a generic concept, and thus it should have been capitalized. One more stupid error fixed, proving why this 27th draft was so necessary.
Other mistakes corrected: I said that Kotori and Deedlit 'live' in the countryside when of course that's not true, they live in the mansion like everyone else, I fixed it to what I meant to say, 'work' in the countryside.
I cut an unnecessary sentence.
I followed my iron rule of using real names, not nicknames, for children and changed Kenichi's Hermit to his actual name, Natsu. I can't believe I didn't notice this until the 27th readthrough.
Maybe there were some other fixes but if so they were so minor I've already forgotten them.
I desperately want to change out some Tales kid names for the new characters from Tales of Arise, but first the game has to come out, I have to play it, and I have to identify the promising new characters to name kids after. None of this can happen for many months. That's definitely my goal to fix before my 28th readthrough. I could see switching out some other kid names for better ones, but it isn't necessary. All the other names are satisfactory as is, from the 1st to the 10th generation it's a strong lineup throughout. I'm really proud of my fictional character hall of fame -- minus those Tales misfits!
Other than some name switches the book is perfect though. I can't imagine needing to fix anything else after this many proofreads. It's ready to be read right now, in the best shape it's ever been:
So much for all the work I did on this book. The next is the 'play' portion, which is how much I enjoyed my 27th re-read of the best book ever written.
This is such a wonderful book. Stop and think for a moment, have you ever heard of anyone anywhere re-reading a book 27 times? In only three years no less? I'm pretty sure I'm the first, but even if I'm not, I'm clearly in some select company.
And after the 27th time, the erotic sections were still erotic, the heartwarming sections were still heartwarming, and the fun times were still fun. I felt like I was really there, living in this idyllic world, enjoying the ice cream and kisses right alongside the protagonist. There's nothing like it in the whole wide world of literature. This is the perfect literary experience.
No scene can really affect me emotionally anymore, not when I see it coming from a mile away because I'm on my 27th readthrough, but I still get a warm afterglow of nostalgia every time I come across those special lines. They're effectively poetry.
This time through I really liked the middle portion the most, which is nice because usually I prefer the beginning or the end. It shows there's no weakness anywhere. It's hard to persuade people, so the final third of the book will always be a hard sell. I feel bad knowing even as I read these magnificent arguments that no one will be convinced by them. No one changes their minds on anything, so it's all wasted effort. The middle section on the other hand has less of an agenda and is more about moment by moment interactions with lovely ladies. I know anyone can appreciate this section, unless they're freaking heartless zombies.
If you haven't read '100 Waifus' yet, you should join the fans who've already discovered it and given it 14 5-star ratings and 81 'favorites.' I'm not the only one who likes this book, it's already proven itself in the wider world as well. Click on the first link and get going already.
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