The Poor Scholar Who Squandered His Family’s Wealth
寒门败家子
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- Completed
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- 3.5M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 2y ago
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- A Humble Beginning寒门Alternate title on Fanqie
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It's been a long time since I've read a book with a really good plot. It's not top-tier, but the story setting is quite good.
It's a pretty good book. The writing is very delicate and the author is quite skilled. If there were more war scenes later on, like in Water Margin or Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it would probably be even more exciting. It got a bit unwatchable towards the end; why bring up cultivation?
This is so good! I laughed the whole time I read it. Thumbs up to the author! 👍 I usually give up on many novels after a few chapters, but finally I've found one I wanted to read in one go. Keep it up! Five stars! 👍
I haven't finished reading it yet, but I think it's pretty good. It's the best novel out of the dozen or so I've read! The only feeling I have is that the male protagonist is too unfaithful, which hurts our hearts as women ❤️
A wonderfully written book, thank you to the author.
The writing gets better and better as it goes on, author! I take back my comment. This war is child's play! 30,000 Troops reaching three states in a day is more impressive than modern warfare! Writing novels is too farcical.
Where are Wang Sihai and the three Zhang brothers (or maybe the other three) from the beginning? And what about the three brothers from the next village? Where is Da Hu's father? And what about Hongye, the bandits, Wang Mang, the strategist, and Wu Lin?
The schemes are endless and difficult to defend against; it's worth watching.
The first 500 chapters are all about being forced into a role, and after chapter 600, martial arts elements are added, with guns and cannons only briefly mentioned. The male protagonist is a saintly figure, and the stories of fighting small landlords, village chiefs, and bandits are quite interesting. The battles are purely fictional, with the protagonist surrounded by a halo of invincibility.
It's alright; I've read some of the better time-travel novels.