Canon/Fanworks Explorer Discussion Hub

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Welcome to the canon explorer discussion hub, where you can tidily discuss the GL media that will get you through the hopscotch board.

A bit of housekeeping to start:

- below, you will find top-level comments for general chatter, questions, and one for each hopscotch square
- each hopscotch square will have a reply already there for recs, if you want to ask for a rec or leave a rec that's relevant to the square, feel free to leave it there
- when commenting about a specific piece of media, consider using the subject field of the comment box to put the name of the media and the medium
- for fanworks, consider including the title and fandom in the subject field
- don't be a dick rules apply here, discussion is welcome, rude behavior, homophobia, racism, transphobia will not be tolerated

Comments

General Chatter

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Get your general chatter here. Can be off-topic, can be on-topic. Can be anything at all.

Questions

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Questions for the mods pertaining to the canon/fanworks explorer portion of the event post.

Historical

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Discussion post for historical GL media.

Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants- Novel - Historical

[skuzzybunny]

I'll kick this post off I suppose :) Since I've been kicking my own ass finishing up 焚情 for the better part of a year， I won't cheat and use that as my historical fiction.

Since the English translation of Wen Guan has just wrapped up, I think I'll start in reverse and read it in English and then in cn if I enjoy it enough.

From the fan summary: A ragtag group of eccentric beings embark on tomb raiding adventures and along the way, uncover stories of their past.

Wen Guan carrd if you'd like to take a look.

Re: Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants- Novel - Historical

[douqi]

If reading in English, I'd suggest starting with earless translations' version first until those chapters run out (I edited those so feel quite affectionate towards them).

Re: Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants- Novel - Historical

[skuzzybunny]

And bless, I will absolutely do that XD That gives me even more incentive, I do truly love your translation style. (I lol'ed at the first iteration of this btw.)

Re: Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants- Novel - Historical

[douqi]

Ahahaha, the 烬师姐 on my shoulder told me not to be mean (and the angry Shen Ni in front of me is demanding to know what her wife is doing on my shoulder).

Re: Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants- Novel - Historical

[skuzzybunny]

okay i read through (and really did enjoy those 10 chaps by earless!) and now that i ran over to the other one, i see the. situation. as it were XD. I've bought the originals ofc so i may just end up not finishing in english

Re: Wen Guan/Reading the Remnants- Novel - Historical

[douqi]

Ahahaha. I hope you have a good reading experience with the originals! (and I keep telling the translator of the earless version how good she is, she just won't believe me).

Miss Mu and Her Pet Canary - Novel - Historical

[douqi]

I finished reading Miss Mu and Her Pet Canary recently and had a great time! It's also set in the Republican Era, and unlike 90% of Republican Era stories, has a happy ending.

Fan* synopsis: It's the 1920s, and Mu Xing has just returned home from her medical studies abroad. Always a tomboy, she insists on going out and about in men's clothes, and finds great amusement in passing herself off to new acquaintances as 'Young Master Mu'. She encounters the courtesan Bai Yan, who is on the lookout for a rich, young, credulous man whom she can talk into buying out her indenture and setting her up in a home of her own. The dashing, earnest, unattached Young Master Mu, Bai Yan decides, is exactly who she's looking for.

Longer review here.

*Me. The fan is me.

Re: Miss Mu and Her Pet Canary - Novel - Historical

[skuzzybunny]

Your review has had me excited about this, when I get a second wind for Republican era I'm gonna move this up the list. Everything about the gender shenanigans is right up my interests

Re: Miss Mu and Her Pet Canary - Novel - Historical

[douqi]

The gender shenanigans are SO GOOD. Love seeing a girl out-boyfriend actual boys. I also like that the text treats it with proper seriousness.

Unlimited Flow

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Discussion post for unlimited flow GL media.

Transmigration

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Discussion post for transmigration GL media.

Meet Cute/Meet Ugly

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Discussion post for GL media featuring meet cutes or meet uglies.

Reincarnation

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Discussion post for GL media featuring reincarnation.

Hidden Identity

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Discussion post for GL media featuring hidden identities.

Space Opera

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Discussion post for space opera GL media.

Enemies to Lovers

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Discussion post for GL media featuring enemies to lovers.

Tragedy

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Discussion post for tragic GL media.

Deities

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Discussion post for GL media featuring deities.

Science Fiction

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Discussion post for sci-fi GL media.

Spies/Conspiracies

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Discussion post for GL media featuring spies and/or conspiracies.

Idol/Entertainment Biz

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Discussion post for idol/entertainment biz GL media.

Exes to Lovers

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Discussion post for GL media featuring exes to lovers.

Free Space

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Discussion post for all other GL media.