Very readable for a 450+ year old book, if you enjoy martial arts with a touch of magic, this can be a fun read. This translation is much earthier than others and I suspect closer to the original. You will find such heroes as drunken Sagacious Lu, who has a tendency to smash things up. and slimy Pecker Head. It's one of those books that young scholars would sneak into their rooms, it wasn't considered fit material for reading. Think feudal pulp fiction.

With 108 heroes, that start to blend together and over 2,000 pages, it's worthy of a Sanderson. Sold as a serial, each chapter ends with, "...if you want to find out, read the next chapter".

One down side, typical of all old literature is that there are very few female heroes or decent female characters.

I've only read the first volume, need to login to Link+ for more.