I Pretended to Be a Fool During the Famine and Became a Marquis
我在灾荒年装傻成侯爷
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- Historical
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- Historical & Ancient
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- Famine Years: My Charming Neighbor Is So Warmhearted, She Feeds Me Meat at Every Meal荒年：邻里熟美太热情，顿顿喂肉Alternate title on Fanqie
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The male protagonist who transmigrates is no longer a prince who fills the screen, but an ordinary country bumpkin. Then comes the love story between this pretending-to-be-foolish male protagonist and his widowed sister-in-law. It's a pretty good start, not cliché.
This book is all about capturing the essence of everyday life, and the Chen family members are all very genuine. The author's writing is superb; they bring the characters to life without being sloppy or verbose. The author seems to have a particular fondness for the term "sister-in-law." Unfortunately, not many people watch it.
It's well-written; the lives of ordinary people are depicted very delicately. I hope the updates will be faster.
👍The author possesses profound writing skills and a mature style, with an ingenious concept. The characters are well-developed and deeply portrayed, the plot is intricate and full of twists and turns, making it highly readable. The author wrote with great care. It is a rare and excellent work. Please keep going 🙏, don't give up. Keep donating.
👍The author possesses profound writing skills and a mature style, with an ingenious concept. The characters are well-developed and deeply portrayed, the plot is intricate and full of twists and turns, making it highly readable. The author wrote with great care. It is a rare and excellent work. Please keep going 🙏, don't give up. Keep donating.
The content I've seen so far is still within the traditional historical time-travel genre. I'm giving it 5 stars because it's relatively realistic depiction of the state of an ordinary person after time-traveling. Of course, there are some omniscient and omnipotent elements for plot development, but it's truly the most down-to-earth time-travel story I've ever read.
Very captivating! The progression is logical and reasonable, gradually building to a high level.
The language is straightforward and easy to understand. The writing style is suitable for those with limited formal education; the words and sentences reveal the tone and thought of ordinary people—very apt and commonplace, humorous yet witty, full of banter and various memes. At the very least, it wasn't written to cater to any particular audience. It's witty and natural.
The male lead is very charming, and some of the supporting characters are also very likable. The sense of family in the whole story is well-developed, and the male lead's mental growth is also very natural. The main storyline is very tight and logical. It's just that the first three flag bearers are too decorative and their appearance rate is getting lower and lower. I hope they don't write the male lead as a harem in the future.
With its rich content, clear organization, and vivid character portrayals, this is truly a rare and excellent book.