The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (Light Novel), Vol. 3

De: Honobonoru500

Narrado por: Heather Corrigan

WOUNDS OF THE HEART

When Ivy and Sora encounter a mortally wounded man, Sora uses its unique powers to heal him...and splits in two?! As Ivy and Druid bond over their unhappy pasts, Ivy learns that her new friend was also abandoned by his family thanks to his "useless" skill. But as Ivy knows, there's often more to people (and slimes) than meets the eye. Can Ivy and Sora help their new companion find the strength to forge ahead?

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Awkward

I love this series but this volume felt super awkward. It felt like the chemistry between Druid and Ivy was forced and ALL of the conversations that Ivy had were really weird and awkward, as if neither party never understood each other. Frequently, people would have very odd responses to what Ivy said or did, and visa versa. I know that there is some nuance that is lost in translation, but the previous volumes were fine so I really think the writing was just poor. For a long time, I even thought that Druid was a mind reader since he was answering the stray thoughts that went through Ivy's mins, but apparently this isn't the case, it's just awkward writing. I hope the quality picks up in the next volume but this was still worth a listen. Oh, yes, let's not even talk about the whole "Japanese Isekai discovers rice" thing. That isn't the most original idea for sure.

Loving It!

I cannot wait for the next one. I am loving the story completely! And the narrator is still really good!!! :)

Great story that continues an awesome series!

Fun and adventure with slimes that become your best friends! Do everything with slimes and potions!

a bit boring

the plot comes to a grinding hault in this one something that should take a chapter is related to then of the novel

Still amazing! Not just a car listen!

So I watched the anime first and loved it and wanted more. Did a little research and someone said to just start from the beginning of the light novel series so that is what I did and thank god. It is a little slow to start but so was the anime. It is completely different from the anime but just as good!

I love the next chapter of ivy’s story now. I used to only listen to my audio books in the car but I am so hooked that it’s following me everywhere!

The voice actress is phenomenal and really makes the story come alive. She gives personality to each individual character and the slimes/adondera voices really shine. I will happily listen to other series she has recorded.

10/10 would recommend to anyone who enjoys the cozy fantasy adventure genre.

Truly relaxing and enjoyable

I loved the feeling of a slow and heart warming adventure with fun twists. I can relax and just root for the next happy event.

Good Book, Poorly Directed Narration

I first read this as a book, and I love the story and have read all of the currently released translations. This narration, however, is a little bit lacking at times.
The thing is, there aren't a lot of dialog cues such as 'said' in this series. The author instead relies heavily on contextual cues and cadence of conversation for informing the reader who is speaking, which is easier to parse when reading and may simply be a function of Japanese novel writing. However, it doesn't seem like the narrator was properly directed on who is speaking, as a number of times she uses a voice that doesn't make sense for the sentence that is spoken or the information that is given.
At one point near the end, she even continues a character voice into a following bit of narration and switches halfway through the sentence. I would not have noticed this if I hadn't been reading and listening at the same time, which I'm guessing most audiobook enjoyers don't or can't do.
Overall, the audio book is barely acceptable. The audio direction is unfortunate and, honestly, possibly nonexistent. One can follow what is going on, but the mixing of dialog voices occasionally makes several characters sound confused or slightly out of character. The narrator's voice is nice and crisp, though it seems she has less variation for men's voices and has to recycle several. As a personal preference I dislike the emphasis she puts on "argh" or "ugh" but it's not terribly overblown, and could also be a directorial decision.