I Became a Light Novel Master in Japan

Novels I used to enjoy reading now seem to have a lot of flaws when I look back at them.

After watching for so long and repeating the lessons so many times, I still think that Senior Han is a complete failure, utterly trash.

I've read some, but the main character's traits lack supporting details and are hard to follow. It feels like they were forced out of context just to advance the plot.

The early part is mediocre, the middle part gets better, and the ending is rather bad. Overall, the story is still good. From the perspective of 2018, it's a good book, but for today's readers, it has too many flaws. The merits outweigh the shortcomings.

I'm a newbie who's subscribed to the whole thing, and I've decided to take a gamble on this so-called "True White Watson." But I still have to say, the beginning of this book is really toxic. After just a few chapters, there are all sorts of awkward and contrived scenes, and I almost couldn't continue reading several times. But I've decided to trust the readers in the review section and subscribe to the whole thing. I hope everyone's discerning eyes won't let me down. Also, I'd like to ask some potential readers: can those who came for Mashiro skip ahead? Which chapter should they skip to? The early chapters are really unbearable, and the comment restrictions are terrible—you need fan points to even ask a question in the comments!

I only read the first six volumes, and then curiously checked out the side stories. After that, I lost the motivation to continue reading. I've read books before where the female lead is a married woman and there are branching endings; I only felt upset for a short while afterward. But I can't accept this book. The main issue is the excellent character development, which makes it impossible for me to ignore it, even if I wanted to. A female lead who has already been with another man and has given birth—the better you portray her, the more noticeable the scar becomes. It would be better to write her as a supporting character; if you don't invest emotionally, you won't care about these things. Or perhaps she's still a virgin, and Eriri was conceived unilaterally through supernatural means. Or maybe you could find another way to avoid this. Why make yourself miserable when you're writing a novel? I'm a virgin, and plots where the female lead has already been with other men are absolutely disgusting, no matter which book it is. Maybe the male lead in this one is better portrayed, but every time I read this book, I can't help but project myself into the character, and then I feel disgusted over and over again. There's also the issue of the ending. I've always disliked these branching endings. If you choose one, what happens to the others? Do they continue to be widows? Or do they abandon the male lead and find someone else to marry? What's the difference between this and giving away a woman? Some might say that a harem would ruin the female lead's character, but in my opinion, even a ruined character is better than this awful ending. I saw other comments saying the protagonist had a child in one branch ending, but at that time, I was wondering if the other female leads also had children with other men, just like the male lead. Maybe my imagination is too vivid, but that was my honest thought at the time, and I couldn't ignore that thought. Which group is the author trying to cater to? As a staunch supporter of a single female lead, I left long ago when the story was already ambiguous with multiple female characters. The earlier parts were so well-written; I was already imagining which female leads the author would end up with. Then suddenly it's a single female lead. As a harem fan, it feels like being scammed. If the author has ambition, considering reality and character development, and wanted a single female lead, why create ambiguous relationships with other characters in the first place? What's the point of writing so many female leads? I'm wondering if this is a simple slice-of-life world; does it have to be ancient times to make a harem believable? Couldn't they have left some foreshadowing in the beginning, subtly hinting at their relationship in the ending, so the truth was left to the reader? The author and readers could easily arrive at two different conclusions from the same chapter. Those who don't believe the protagonist will have a harem could simply accept this as coincidence, while we would assume he finally sees the light and, through years of effort, ends up with the female leads. Or they could have written a happy ending, but with subtle hints that the protagonist is only with one of them—like only having two sets of toothbrushes in the bathroom—and we would have assumed he was just living with Mashiro and they'd buy a big house together later. But now it's all deadlocked, leaving no room for interpretation. Of course, this kind of ending isn't great either, but at least I wouldn't feel so bad or get caught up in the details. I'm just a reader who wanted to see sweet romance, exciting action, and a captivating plot. Instead, I'm being bombarded with the double blow of reality and fantasy. The beginning was so well-written, but after learning the ending, I felt like my hair turned green with rage, and I was seething with anger. This is my first time writing a review, and I felt that if I didn't, I might suffer for a long time afterward, unable to express my thoughts clearly. Now that I've written it down, I feel much lighter, and I shouldn't be affected anymore. The book's quality doesn't matter anymore; I'm going to find other books to read.

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