Solo Leveling, Vol. 1 (light novel)
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Chugong
- ISBN：1975319273
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Summary
The weakest of the weak， E-class hunter Jinwoo Sung has no money， no talent， and no prospects to speak of。 And when he enters a hidden dungeon that fateful day， he ends up being left to die in the aftermath of a horrendous tragedy。 At death's door， Jinwoo is suddenly invited to be a "player" by a mysterious voice。 Desperate to live， Jinwoo jumps at the chance。。。but what is this strange new leveling system that only he can see？
Reviews
Rebecca
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Light novel authors take note - Chugong's style proves that you don't have to infodump or over-explain your story's world or magic/combat systems。 The plot may be fairly familiar - a young Hunter nearly dies and reawakens with improved powers that function like he's a player in an RPG - but the execution is really what makes this book stand out from the crowd。 Chugong barely explains to us what "Hunters" are， how they function， or why they exist， only briefly mentions that Gates appeared roughly Light novel authors take note - Chugong's style proves that you don't have to infodump or over-explain your story's world or magic/combat systems。 The plot may be fairly familiar - a young Hunter nearly dies and reawakens with improved powers that function like he's a player in an RPG - but the execution is really what makes this book stand out from the crowd。 Chugong barely explains to us what "Hunters" are， how they function， or why they exist， only briefly mentions that Gates appeared roughly ten years before the story takes place， and doesn't expend unneeded energy on labored descriptions of how everything looks and works。 Instead they let the story do all of the talking， letting us know through the action of the plot why Jinwoo is different and how dungeons have reshaped the power structures of South Korea。 The resulting novel is one in which light novel fans will find what they like but is substantially better written than the average similar book。 Chugong trusts their readers to understand the story。 That pays off。 。。。more
Joshua
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GoodI highly enjoyed the book。 The characters were much more relatable than a majority of other progressive books。 I'm going to read the second one as well。 GoodI highly enjoyed the book。 The characters were much more relatable than a majority of other progressive books。 I'm going to read the second one as well。 。。。more
Natasha
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I received an e-arc of this book from Netgalley for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。So I have read the webtoon of this and it is one of my favorite stories， so when I saw that this was in light novel form I knew I had to read it。 The book starts off slowly， but by the 15-20% mark， it really picks up and allows you to really get to know our MC。 While the writing wasn't my favorite， could be a lot of info-dumping at times， it kept me entertained and I loved reading this。 Syn I received an e-arc of this book from Netgalley for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。So I have read the webtoon of this and it is one of my favorite stories， so when I saw that this was in light novel form I knew I had to read it。 The book starts off slowly， but by the 15-20% mark， it really picks up and allows you to really get to know our MC。 While the writing wasn't my favorite， could be a lot of info-dumping at times， it kept me entertained and I loved reading this。 Synopsis: Jinwoo Sung is an E-rank hunter， the only E-rank hunter。 With some more abilities such as speed and faster healing， he is no better than a human。 However， to pay his mother's hospital bills， he must enter into a portal known as a dungeon to fight monsters。 One day， during a raid， they enter into a double dungeon which has dire consequences。 Suddenly， Jinwoo can see a game alert telling him he needs to level up！ 。。。more
Bender
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Overall a decent light read。 Feels like a good entry to LitRPG/GameLit segments。 Set in Korea， the MC is a weakest of the weak "hunter" in all of Korea。 Though he shows enough intelligence and bravery during a unexpected raid that results in him saving some of his teammates and nearly sacrificing himself。 He wakes up as a "player" and can see stats typical of games。 The book follows the beginning of his career as he levels up and progresses。 The writing is one of the better ones in this genre。 T Overall a decent light read。 Feels like a good entry to LitRPG/GameLit segments。 Set in Korea， the MC is a weakest of the weak "hunter" in all of Korea。 Though he shows enough intelligence and bravery during a unexpected raid that results in him saving some of his teammates and nearly sacrificing himself。 He wakes up as a "player" and can see stats typical of games。 The book follows the beginning of his career as he levels up and progresses。 The writing is one of the better ones in this genre。 The world is intriguing as we read the novel， but sadly it isn't developed very well。 There are no explanations of why things are different from our regular normal world。 The MC also gets OP super quick which takes away some of the 'progression' elements。 There is enough mystery to make me want to read the rest of the books。 It's a very good palate cleanser between other tedious reads。。。just that Vol 1 doesn't set itself apart in a significant manner to other books in the genre。 。。。more
Deena Abutaha
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The premise of this book is really cool a low-level hunter suddenly gets a major power boost。 He starts leveling up like a player from an RPG。 I really enjoyed the story and would love to read the Manga but I wouldn't recommend this light novel the writing felt amateurish like an okay fanfiction。 *This review is based on an ARC I received from NetGalley for an honest review。 The premise of this book is really cool a low-level hunter suddenly gets a major power boost。 He starts leveling up like a player from an RPG。 I really enjoyed the story and would love to read the Manga but I wouldn't recommend this light novel the writing felt amateurish like an okay fanfiction。 *This review is based on an ARC I received from NetGalley for an honest review。 。。。more
Hera （wandering。deity）
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The 1st volume of Solo Leveling focuses more on the introduction of story。The novel might start of a little bit too bland as how it introduces the world- which is I can say intriguing and at the same time entertaining as it goes on。I just hope that writing would be much more better as it goes on as it's my main problem upon reading it 9althought I understand that this is a translated one， but I just hope that it will be more developed on the following novel to make it more fun for the reader）>Ov The 1st volume of Solo Leveling focuses more on the introduction of story。The novel might start of a little bit too bland as how it introduces the world- which is I can say intriguing and at the same time entertaining as it goes on。I just hope that writing would be much more better as it goes on as it's my main problem upon reading it 9althought I understand that this is a translated one， but I just hope that it will be more developed on the following novel to make it more fun for the reader）>Overall， I'm thankful to be able to read the 1st volume of the novel。 Everyone should go and head on the manhua if you love this novel。 。。。more
Nicholas Cogswell
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Starts vary slow and kinda ponderous but after the first chapter or two it picks up and held my interest
Megan
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3。5/5 stars （rounded up to 4）I received an ARC of this light novel in exchange for an honest review。Jinwoo is pretty much the worst hunter ever。 He's the lowest rank and he has no money。 His future has always seemed rather bleak， but it gets even bleaker after he enters a dangerous dungeon。 The dungeon ends up being deadly， and he's abandoned by the other hunters。 As he's facing death， something happens。。。[Congrats on becoming a player！]This light novel was pretty interesting！ Jinwoo， the main c 3。5/5 stars （rounded up to 4）I received an ARC of this light novel in exchange for an honest review。Jinwoo is pretty much the worst hunter ever。 He's the lowest rank and he has no money。 His future has always seemed rather bleak， but it gets even bleaker after he enters a dangerous dungeon。 The dungeon ends up being deadly， and he's abandoned by the other hunters。 As he's facing death， something happens。。。[Congrats on becoming a player！]This light novel was pretty interesting！ Jinwoo， the main character， is like a cross of Deku and Lelouch in my opinion。 I liked the video game aspects of this book， like dungeons， raids， abilities， etc。 The stats and other features were cool！ The story felt a little long at times， and the writing sometimes made it hard to tell whose perspective I was reading。 Other than that， I think this series has a lot of potential in the future！ Personally， I would love an anime of this as the fight scenes seem like they'd be awesome if animated！Content: violence， mention of rape， language （f-bombs） 。。。more
Gil Cruz
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Overall， Solo Leveling Vol， 1 was a great introduction into this fantasy charged-Seoul。 While the writing appeared awkward at time due to the sheer amount of information Chugong needed to convey， the story is solid。 Jinwoo is your typical nice， but willing to make some tough decisions， kind of protagonist。 That being said， these decisions come up during crucial fights。 These battles are fast paced and very entertaining especially considering Jinwoo's rapid growth throughout the volume。 At times， Overall， Solo Leveling Vol， 1 was a great introduction into this fantasy charged-Seoul。 While the writing appeared awkward at time due to the sheer amount of information Chugong needed to convey， the story is solid。 Jinwoo is your typical nice， but willing to make some tough decisions， kind of protagonist。 That being said， these decisions come up during crucial fights。 These battles are fast paced and very entertaining especially considering Jinwoo's rapid growth throughout the volume。 At times， he felt a bit empty （his forced obliviousness to Joohee） but I can chalk that up to being characteristic of the genre。 Despite some emptiness， Chugong introduces a cast of characters to support Jinwoo。 They range from rich boy with a heart of gold to a healer with unrequited love or to a Jinwoo's sister diligently working to become a doctor。 I look forward to when they are fleshed out a bit more in the following volumes。 Ultimately， if you like stories like Sword Art Online， GATE， or are just looking for a quick but entertaining fantasy read， this one should be on your radar！ 。。。more
Melvyn
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