Book of a Thousand Beauties II: Red Calyx (2 Volumes)

There is no doubt that the author's writing skills are not only delicate but also sophisticated. As a graduate of the Chinese Department, I have seen the ingenuity and excellence of Chinese characters. Here I don't want to comment on external things such as the novel's structure, text, and conception. I just want to talk about the shock that its profound portrayal of human nature brought to me. Everyone's love and hate, crime and punishment are vividly and minutely revealed. The whole tone is gloomy. The relationship between Wan Yi and Xiao Liu seems to be the only bright spot in hell, but it is completely lost because Xiao Liu is beheaded, making this hell even more eerie and terrifying. But I love such profound gloom and bone-deep reality. Because this is the real world.

Read the first volume and then read the second volume. Still wonderful. The one who impressed me the most was Wan Yi. Kindness was her most precious quality. Unfortunately, her kindness lacked sharpness. In addition, she also had cowardice, which allowed her kindness to be exploited by others and turn her into stupidity. Many characters in this book cannot be simply evaluated. Maybe one second you hate her with itch, and the next second you feel her miserable fate. As readers and spectators, we cannot tell completely and objectively whether they are good or evil unless we continue reading. I still feel emotional that people like Wan Yi are kind, tolerant and compassionate, embodying the goodness of human nature. Unfortunately, there is no room for such people in troubled times. If her choice is not death, it must be darkening. After all the good in human nature has been exhausted by fate, only the thick evil and hatred that cannot be overcome are left. Really looking forward to the third part. There is also the love between her and Liu Mengzhai. Their love is not as "double and pure" as in other novels, but it is more touching.

It's a good work, with a meticulous plot and exquisite writing, but it may not be a great work. It's too depressing and hopeless. Everyone has lost all hope due to the waves of life. They have lost their loved ones and have no self. With hatred and malice toward the world, they are constantly using, retaliating, and suppressing everything they come into contact with. Human nature is evil, but we cannot be completely evil; the world is miserable, but we cannot be completely miserable. A great work should be a ray of light at the end of darkness.

This book hates Wan Yi the most. He harms others under the guise of doing good for others. Why should he make decisions for others? The best person is Shu Ying. He follows his heart and is himself. Fo Er is pitiful and hateful. They all seem to be big love types. The reason why I like this book is probably because I want to see others do what I can't do. Looking forward to the third part, I want the book and movie to have the best ending

After reading Yimengjin and Yicaihong, to be honest, I felt quite depressed. Everyone in the book has their own human weaknesses or flaws, and they are simply a microcosm of society. Wan Yi is too innocent and kind, and has no wariness towards others; both Fo'er and Bai Feng are people who do whatever it takes to achieve their goals; Shu Ying is actually my least favorite character in these two books. I feel that she is a flower in the greenhouse and has been relying on the protection of others to live; what can I say about Mr. Zhan? His senses are very complicated. You can say that he doesn't love him, but he can Su Qing had kept it in his heart for so many years, and he asked to marry Zhenzhen because she looked the same as Su Qing. You can say he loved her, but he personally broke off the relationship with Su Qing in order to avenge his family, and personally planned to attack Bai Feng. The only thing I felt sorry for was Liu Mengzhai. Although he also had people's lives in his hands, I think he was still very affectionate and righteous. I have to say that the author's portrayal of the characters is quite insightful. Although it was depressing to watch, I felt that it touched something in my heart.

The second part of "The Book of Wan Yan" is my favorite! I reluctantly finished reading the finale, and I still feel a sudden pain in my heart, that kind of helplessness, heavy and complicated... I can feel Wu Qian's free and easy use of words, which is charming and charming, and the endless momentum of thousands of troops behind the words! It's like the world constructed by these words is vividly projected in front of you, in 360-degree high-definition! There are so many characters and such three-dimensional portrayals. I really, really admire Da Da's writing style! Personally, I think the heavy and complex character of the little ant Wan Yi is simply amazing... (Don't criticize if you don't like it) Looking forward to the third part of "The Book of Wan Yan"

It can be called a literary work, with profound writing skills coupled with complex historical background, cunning and insidious traps, entanglements of blood and tears, and heart-wrenching plots. The second part continues the story of the first part. Every character has flesh and blood, every conspiracy, every love, and the ending arranged by fate, good or bad. If there were ten stars I would give it ten stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I have finished reading both of them, and the whole book has a dark and cruel atmosphere. The middle part was too depressing, and I wanted to give up the book, but I was always worried about everyone's fate, so I had to continue reading. In the big picture, Zhan Erye is a decent person, and Jiu Qiansui is a villain, but everyone has their own good and evil. Bai Feng and Fo'er are completely bad people, no matter how pitiful they are, bad will always be bad! Shuying is a good boy! There should be a happy ending! As for Wan Yi, he is doing evil in the name of kindness. I don't know how the third part will be written.

I don't know how to describe the shock this author brings to me. From Xia Xin Ji to Wan Yan Shu, every book is fascinating and I can't take my eyes off it. Regardless of the characterization of the characters or the direction of the plot, it gave me an immersive feeling. A good book should be like this, full of ups and downs, and full of all kinds of life. The author's writing style makes the plot flow naturally. Everyone has his own distinct personality and characteristics, and it is their different attitudes towards life that lead to the development of these stories. Great book! !

After reading the second part, I didn't expect that Liu Mengzhai would be executed by the court. Bai Wanyi, who was simple, stupid, filial and kind, was bullied, deceived and used because she thought she was doing good for others and defrauded others without knowing it. Bai Wanyi finally killed the person she loved so much and she became sober and darkened. Looking forward to her revenge in the third part! Tang Yixuan, Tang Wenqi, Yuchidu, Jiang Wenshu, Fo'er... Especially Shuying! These are the goals of her revenge! The third part should focus on Fo'er to analyze this girl who has long been darkened all the way to the ultimate goal: revenge on her father and family! Because her mother was killed by her father and shared with the soldiers, she became selfish and inhumane. She only avenged herself and did not care about the life or death of others... See how Bai Wanyi pushed the Buddha who had deceived her the most to death step by step. In the novel, almost everyone uses their own position to intrigue and sacrifice others to fight for their ideal city. Unexpectedly, the most touching thing is the pure love between Liu Mengzhai and Bai Wanyi. Unfortunately... No story is perfect for everyone, and the final ending is broken, desperate, and suffocating... The author writes so well, analyzing each person's mental journey, the weaknesses and ugliness of human nature very thoroughly and penetratingly! Eagerly looking forward to the author's third volume coming soon!