
I, Fan Jin, Am Retiring in Great Ming
老夫范进,在大明退休养老
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 223k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 2y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
Synopsis
Other names
- Aha! I Get It Now噫!我悟了Former title · until Oct 2026
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The writing method of this time and space jump is not messy, breaking through the routine of time travel. If kept, it will be a divine book. I'm surprised that this book has so few ratings and low readings. Hope you can hold on. As long as it is updated continuously, this book will definitely become a god.
This book is really unique, it has the feeling of being calm but also crazy, and the rise and fall of the whole world are all being laughed at and cursed. Compared with the author's other works that serve a broad audience, I think this one is more sincere, with a downplayed plot and prominent characters. Although it is written about Fan Jin, the author is Fan Jin. This book is like opening the history book at any time, jumping to a certain chapter, and traveling with the ancients who have long been friends with each other. Although the study of the mind is not a long one, it runs through the lines, and Tang Yin's madness fits perfectly with this calm sense of madness. This is not so much a book, but more like a mushroom dream. It is difficult to find the same kind of book elsewhere. Awesome, awesome.
"The Scholars" is the pinnacle of satirical art in Chinese classical literature. Wu Jingzi revealed the scars of the imperial examination system and feudal society with his cold writing style. It vividly portrays the alienation of people and the greed of human nature in the imperial examination, and is known as the "demon mirror" that "upholds the public spirit and points out the evils of the times". Its structure is unique. It uses loosely connected short stories to connect group portraits to show the various styles of scholars. It uses the images of Wang Mian and the Four Great Strange Men to express the yearning for independent personality, forming a three-fold history reading realm from "seeing mountains as mountains" to "seeing mountains as mountains." And today I saw the fourth level in "Beyond the Mountain" immersively.
It has strong new ideas, strong historical background, strong writing style, strong strange logic, and many strong... The author is very familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty and the Middle Ages, and has wise insights on various historical figures. He does not follow the labeling and stereotypes of official history. It refreshes my understanding and I deeply agree with it. Hey, I got it! At first I thought it would be a theme similar to the one where the high school teacher asked me to write an extension of Fan Jin's successful examination, and I thought it would be unremarkable. In fact, the more you watch it, the more exciting it becomes, and the more you watch it, the more you enjoy it. From now on, look for "the other side of the mountain", it must be a high-quality product. I need to find them all and read them all. Highly recommended.
The author's writing is very good, really good. Pure, atmospheric, interesting and open-minded. All in all, you won't regret reading this book. I rarely finish a book, but this one is an exception. It's really good.
Lao Shan's skill in writing fictional historical novels has reached a new level! In the long history of Chinese civilization, there are hundreds of millions of dazzling people and events. It may not be difficult to find a point in them that fits your own writing ideas, but it is really commendable to really refute history here and make these historical figures and events shine with a different kind of brilliance! From a different angle, Laoshan allows "Fan Jin" in the book to enter history, and allows "Fan Jin" to grow his spiritual power to the same level as a master of psychology, and then influence historical figures, and history has entered a turning point... Such writing skills are quite superb, and some of the ideological viewpoints in the book are also refreshing. Although the length is not long, these advantages are enough to prove that this article is a masterpiece! Laoshan is excellent! Five-star praise! Five-star recommendation! Produced by Laoshan, it must be a high-quality product!
The writing is very good, the description spans time and space, and it has a very unique reading feeling. To put it simply, I love to read it [Admiration]
No wonder the writing is sophisticated and interesting to read. It turns out that the author has already written several high-scoring books. There are no other problems with this book except that it is a bit short.
There are a lot of literary jokes in it. It can be seen that the author has a high literary quality. Authors who can write everyday articles well are really great. It's like a bowl of naturally sweet tofu nao. It doesn't look amazing but actually every bite is satisfying.
Although it feels like a stream of consciousness and the plot jumps very quickly, it is very creative in character creation, creating a Fan Jin who lives his own life, a staff member with his own real life, and the mountain bandit Xie Sishui who has a complex psychological transformation... These vivid and real characters and the montage plot jointly build an illusory but interesting, nonsense but real Ming Dynasty. Follow the enlightened villain Fan Jin to visit the Ming Dynasty, from ordinary life in the market to the life of a Confucian scholar, and from the power whirlpool of Kyoto to the mountains and forests infested with bandits. The map spans a wide range, the time jumps are long, the characters appear in many ways, and the characters are vividly created... From all aspects, although it cannot be said to be a rigorous historical text, it is certainly an excellent work full of thoughts and emotions. After reading it, people can't help but think of the flavor of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". I would like to call it a historical road text. Of course, this book still has shortcomings: 1. Fan Jin's character creation is a bit rough. In other words, although the characters of most of the characters in the book are vivid and vivid, the transformation is a bit abrupt, but this is also part of the atmosphere of the book. 2. The routines in the later stages are a bit boring, which is also an inevitable common problem in this kind of novel. Since I read it in one go, the routines and plots that were very fresh in the early stages became a bit boring after reading too much. Of course, the author also finished it in time, leaving a perfect ending. 3. Metaphysics or philosophy is sometimes too much. Although this somewhat foggy and mysterious style is a very attractive part of the novel, some of the descriptions are too unreal and ethereal, making it difficult to understand. All in all, the novel is very interesting, and I am very happy to have Fan Jin walk through this fluttering and vast world of mortals.