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A light novel is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting middle and high school students. "Light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Such short, light novels are often called ranobe or LN in the West. They are typically not more than 40,000–50,000 words long, rarely exceed 200 pages, often have dense publishing schedules, are usually published in bunkobon size, and are often illustrated. The text is often serialized in anthology magazines before collection in book form.

Example of Light Novel
The King's Avatar is a light novel that shows the world of gaming in China where the story revolves around an online RPG game called Glory. It tells the story of Ye Xiu, a former Battle God of Glory and his rise to the top once again. There are millions of players in the game with different classes and guilds. Ye Xiu is an unspecialized class that joined various guilds in order to exert his dominance in the game and slowly get his title back as the God of Battle in Glory.

Famous Lines of The King's Avatar
"Glory isn't meant to be played alone." – Ye Xiu. "I'll let the name of the Battle God once again be revered in the entirety of Glory." – Sun Xiang "With me here, the Championship has nowhere to run!" – Fang Rui "No matter how lousy I am, I am still Happy's healer." – An Wenyi "I think a more accurate way to say this is: the guilds need him, but he doesn’t need a guild." - Bound Boat

Reception of The King's Avatar
The light novel was an instant hit among young audiences due to its fresh story line centered around esports, as well as the stunning visual effects. It won praise from People's Daily as well as several industry professionals for its spiritual focus and creative value. It had more than 1 billion views on Tencent Video, and more than ten million views on overseas market platforms such as WeTV and YouTube.

Personal Review on The King's Avatar
The first thing you have to consider is that it is a Chinese novel. The King's Avatar is an anime that has deeply interested me when the first few episodes were aired. The fictional universe and the intense action scenes really appealed to me as a reader. Ye Xiu is one of the best characters or protagonists that I have ever read since I started reading light novels. His character is strong- almost to the point of being overpowered, charismatic and smart. All these attributes make up one popular novel. I have read other esports novels and they mainly show the game or the world inside the computer, and not of the player. It really focuses on e-sports players who live outside the game. Its concept of being an esports game mainly attracted me and I can truly attest that it lives up to its expectations. The King's Avatar's pure RPG concepts such as speed runs, strategies, plot twists keeps the attention level constantly high. Not only is the main character very interesting, each character has definite goal or objective for existing in the novel whether its for redemption, fun, a challenge, or revenge. The usage of words is significantly different from other Chinese light novels, or light novels in general, and it provokes a heightened visual imagery. As a viewer, you can really feel like you are being transported to this fictional universe and immersing yourself in all of it.

Insights on Light Novel
Light Novels are more in-depth, very detailed, and I always loved reading written stories. They do a very good job at creating an illustrated picture in your mind, which is just as good as watching any series. The NGNL LN is very good, I thoroughly like reading it and view it to be just as good as the anime. Of course it's always more appealing to watch an animated version, but the Light Novel doesn't slack off in being a good read.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Light Novel
Here are some reasons why reading a light novel can be an advantage or disadvantage: