The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan
那些年我在东莞的幸福往事
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- 299k Words
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- Urban
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- Urban Everyday
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"My Happy Past in Dongguan in Those Years" The novel adopts first-person narration, which gives a full sense of immersion. The protagonist Hao Jian went to Dongguan from a small inland town to make a living. He originally planned to work in a factory, but by chance he stepped into a bar, and his fate took a turn. The work is rooted in the background of working in the city, depicts the struggles and encounters of young people from a foreign land in a prosperous city, and outlines a picture of a generation going south to make their way south. The writing is full of urban fireworks, the characters are vividly drawn, and the story lines of multiple heroines are intertwined with complex human entanglements. The author narrates it in the tone of a person who has experienced it, unfolding all the opportunities, temptations, joys and sorrows in the city. It contains both the realistic helplessness of working hard to make a living, and the fetters of love and hate caused by chance encounters. It has a strong sense of atmosphere and is an urban reality-oriented work with a strong sense of the times.
From Dongguan's bustling assembly lines, night markets, and rental houses, all the way to the quiet small county town✨ This is not a happy story about returning to one's hometown in fine clothes, but the most heart-wrenching nostalgia of migrant workers. The buildings in the county town have not become shorter, and the roads have not become narrower, but we have seen a bigger world. The old streets are still there, the bun shops are still open, and the children are still running around after school, but the teenagers who left here have returned with a whole era of working memories. The writing is gentle and sad, describing the youth and nostalgia of the workers who migrated to the south. After reading it, I felt depressed🔥
The experience of people in the past going south to work is vividly written, and Hao Jian's life can also be called a legend. At that time, opportunities were everywhere, and as long as you dared to work hard, there was a possibility of success. The plot has twists and turns, and the characters are three-dimensional and full.
The writing is good, the characters are interesting, the story is exciting, and the plot is compact. Keep up the good work!
The author is a person who has experienced it, haha [laughing evilly]
I came across this book accidentally. I felt really good reading it. The author's writing style is brilliant, the setting is novel, the story is exciting, and it's very readable. I'll add it to my bookshelf first and read it slowly!
I haven't watched much, but the narrative and characterization are quite good👍
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The author's writing style is very good, the story is rich, the plot is very clear, and the content is not procrastinating. It makes people want to continue reading. It is worth reading.
The style is very similar to Jia Pingwa's. Not very stunning, but it looks and feels comfortable. I like it.