Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
Novel
薬屋のひとりごと
2014/08/29
Character count1,876,056
Word count878,366
Unique words26,744
Words (1-occurrence)8,507
Unique kanji2,864
Kanji (1-occurrence)207
Average sentence length19.8
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue26.3%
Volumes15
Duration
134 h
External Rating
87 %

In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there. Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort... so she can taste the lady's food for poison! (Source: J-Novel Club)

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Tags
Female Protagonist
Adult Cast
Detective
Medicine
Royalty
Foreign
Adoption
Historical
Maid
Seinen
Work
Politics
Drugs
Female Cast
Episodic
Religion
Ancient China
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count107,066
Word count49,971
Unique words6,723
Words (1-occurrence)3,355
Unique kanji1,792
Kanji (1-occurrence)347
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue13.9%
Duration
8 h
Volume 2
Character count124,545
Word count57,879
Unique words7,088
Words (1-occurrence)3,551
Unique kanji1,815
Kanji (1-occurrence)343
Average sentence length22.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue16.6%
Duration
9 h
Volume 3
Character count148,444
Word count69,157
Unique words7,565
Words (1-occurrence)3,661
Unique kanji1,906
Kanji (1-occurrence)334
Average sentence length22.1
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue15.8%
Duration
11 h
Volume 4
Character count136,835
Word count64,124
Unique words7,396
Words (1-occurrence)3,621
Unique kanji1,878
Kanji (1-occurrence)344
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue19.0%
Duration
10 h
Volume 5
Character count133,117
Word count62,446
Unique words7,639
Words (1-occurrence)3,818
Unique kanji1,870
Kanji (1-occurrence)358
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue18.9%
Duration
10 h
Volume 6
Character count140,525
Word count65,389
Unique words7,637
Words (1-occurrence)3,849
Unique kanji1,887
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue23.4%
Duration
10 h
Volume 7
Character count117,192
Word count53,909
Unique words6,535
Words (1-occurrence)3,262
Unique kanji1,735
Kanji (1-occurrence)332
Average sentence length20.7
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue23.6%
Duration
8 h
Volume 8
Character count119,085
Word count55,574
Unique words6,833
Words (1-occurrence)3,457
Unique kanji1,769
Kanji (1-occurrence)332
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue29.8%
Duration
9 h
Volume 9
Character count138,115
Word count64,317
Unique words7,484
Words (1-occurrence)3,694
Unique kanji1,871
Kanji (1-occurrence)339
Average sentence length19.3
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue27.9%
Duration
10 h
Volume 10
Character count125,066
Word count59,263
Unique words7,141
Words (1-occurrence)3,613
Unique kanji1,848
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Average sentence length18.4
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue33.8%
Duration
9 h
Volume 11
Character count140,872
Word count67,120
Unique words7,657
Words (1-occurrence)3,764
Unique kanji1,872
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Average sentence length19.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue35.9%
Duration
10 h
Volume 12
Character count144,469
Word count67,279
Unique words7,605
Words (1-occurrence)3,715
Unique kanji1,867
Kanji (1-occurrence)329
Average sentence length19.3
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue32.8%
Duration
10 h
Volume 13
Character count82,945
Word count39,131
Unique words5,794
Words (1-occurrence)3,120
Unique kanji1,698
Kanji (1-occurrence)347
Average sentence length19.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue31.3%
Duration
6 h
Volume 14
Character count133,499
Word count63,169
Unique words7,286
Words (1-occurrence)3,590
Unique kanji1,836
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue40.3%
Duration
10 h
Volume 15
Character count84,281
Word count39,638
Unique words5,290
Words (1-occurrence)2,648
Unique kanji1,605
Kanji (1-occurrence)373
Average sentence length18.2
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue32.2%
Duration
6 h