I'm Really Not an Evil God's Hound

Conclusion: This book starts strong but declines in quality; read with caution (review contains spoilers). There are two possibilities for this book: either it has no outline, or the outline has been significantly altered. The early stages are very engaging, but by the middle, you'll start to question the protagonist's motives for aiding and abetting evil. Judging solely by his actions, the protagonist is creating chaos, but his original intention was simply to open a shop. This creates a disconnect, making the viewing experience feel awkward compared to the early stages. The author only remembered how to explain the protagonist's identity later on, and hastily unfolded the Lower City storyline, which I think was a complete failure. The environment of the Lower City should have been revealed in the early stages, and the resistance in the Lower City should have been developed as a subplot, but it ended up like this. The ending was barely acceptable, but the protagonist retained his humanity, which was a small consolation amidst the misfortune. This review was written a year after I finished reading it. Please feel free to point out any errors.

It started strong but ended weakly. The author completely lost control of the pacing after the world-building expanded, making it as boring as cheating in a game. The later parts became formulaic and the ending was also a letdown. It's a shame that such a great start was wasted.

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It feels like the writing is getting worse and worse as it goes on. If he's still pretending to be a pig after reading 80% of it, then he's not pretending, he's a real pig.

The "wait and see" party has finally won! I only read about 30 chapters before stopping and it's been sitting on my bookshelf ever since. But today it suddenly went on sale, so I had to buy it! #(Cute)

Is the author writing a new book?

An unexpected twist of fate has forced me to read the entire book.

It started strong but ended weak, but it was still quite interesting. #(Funny)

It's worth reading as an online novel, but you shouldn't think about it too much. The premise is haphazard. For example, the various organizations lack a coherent power structure, and the power struggles feel chaotic and disorganized. There's a strange penchant for giving unsolicited advice, spouting clichéd self-help platitudes, and the key issue is that the powerful figures in these books are genuinely convinced (their mindset and actual abilities are completely mismatched). Or, to go deeper, everyone's character is stereotyped, rigid, one-dimensional, and lacks depth; it's impossible to perceive them as real, living people. Furthermore, I seriously doubt how many of the books the author actually read. Several books in the book seem to have been written down based solely on their titles and summaries (I'll specifically mention *The Interpretation of Dreams*). The author creates a protagonist who enjoys collecting books, but the books he recommends are simply a bunch of bestsellers. So I really want to ask the author if he has any discerning taste in reading, or if he's just writing about whatever's on the shelf. In summary, the idea is good, but everything else feels like a formulaic, mindless online novel. It's not terrible, but it certainly doesn't deserve this praise.

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