I Transmigrated into a Period Novel and Refused to Be a Tool from the Start
穿越年代文，开局拒绝当工具人
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- Completed
- Length
- 665k Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Farming
- Updated
- 2y ago
- English
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Era, Reborn, Satisfying Reads
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Period-Era Fiction from the Male Lead’s Perspective
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Not bad. Although it's a wish-fulfillment story, it's not outrageous. The male lead is a tractor driver—selling mountain produce to build connections—gets a factory job—gets someone to raise pigs for him, uses the pork to further his connections—gets a permanent position—continues to build connections—starts a factory—receives a huge inheritance from his mother—continues to get rich, and they all…
Well written. Engaging. A gentle, flowing narrative. He can't stand seeing others doing better than him. Someone introduced his sister to him, but he wouldn't even agree to meet his cousin. After much deliberation, he finally introduced a widow.
I love these kinds of time-travel novels without any cheat codes or special abilities. In short, they're great! In three words, they're incredibly good! In four words, they're absolutely fantastic! I hope there are more chapters!
Holy crap, this is amazing! I stayed up all night and read it in one go. The atmosphere of that era is so vivid, and the rural social dynamics are so clearly portrayed. It's gripping! 👍👍👍👍👍
This is a relatively good book among period dramas. Living your own life well is more important than anything else. Although there are some difficult relatives, there are also quite a few who are easy to get along with, which is quite reasonable.
This sense of everyday life is so palpable, it's great. The protagonist doesn't immediately start causing trouble and provoking enemies everywhere; he's quite low-key, at least so you don't suspect he's possessed. I've seen other historical novels where the protagonist is either constantly womanizing or has their cheat abilities maxed out, as if all the resources are given to them for free. It's like they're rubbing salt in the wound with the nation's wisdom. If I saw that, I'd kill them.
Excellent, excellent, very evocative of its era! Unlike other period novels that strive for perfection for its own sake! No wonder the opening looked familiar; turns out it's another book by the same author I've been following! 😄😄
It's very well written; there's no backstabbing, just the lives of people in and around the village. That's how most things were back then; the author has put a lot of thought into it.
This is a rebirth-themed historical fiction novel. I didn't follow the plot directly; I relied on my own efforts. The only connection I made to the story was helping my neighbor find his granddaughter ahead of time. It's good that I didn't pursue an official career, given my unfamiliarity with that era.
It's a great read, definitely worth checking out. The male lead doesn't have any special advantages, and it's not a typical "super-satisfying" story. Throughout the entire story, you get the feeling that the male lead has everything under control.