The War Begins in 1938

I wanted to leave a long comment after reading it, but sadly I found that I didn't have very deep insights [covering my face and laughing] [covering my face and crying] What impressed me most about this article was that every time the heroine was separated from the people around her, and I expected them to meet again, they would just die, the pale and cold Catherine in the morgue, the French soldier who was captured and shot Pierre the soldier, Anne and Henri, and Lina and her mother... The author writes so well about the cruelty and impermanence of war. I heard on the Internet that this article was nominated for the Mao Dun Literary Award a few years ago, and I was even more surprised [please]. There is also a very, very special point. After reading it, I suddenly realized that the author has almost never described the heroine. Appearance, but I can imagine the heroine busy in the field hospital, carrying Henry repeatedly in the alleyway after his legs were shot, and working as a waiter in hotels and restaurants, and then full of silent complaints [crying] [crying] Qin Tian is a truly powerful heroine as far as I understand it, no There is Goldfinger who travels back to the turbulent era to be tenacious, decisive and decisive, and there is also the struggle of the male protagonist who knows the direction of the war but has to fight, the second male protagonist's struggle between faith and cruel reality, and the supporting character Keizer's reflections on the war and his final suicide. It is really heart-wrenching. Thank you for reading this article during the 26th Spring Festival. I wish the author a happy New Year.

After staying up all night, I finally finished reading the locked chapters, which can be found online. (The following content may contain spoilers) I have actually clicked on this article many times, but never read it seriously. I have seen this article recommended by others a long time ago, but I have not carefully read the recommendation words and copywriting. I have always felt that this subject matter is not a genre that I like very much. The reason why I read this novel yesterday was probably due to some strange combination of circumstances. Especially when I first read the first few chapters, I felt a little disappointed. It can be seen that the writing is not as good as I thought, but now that the subject matter is novel and the intention is very high, I think I can stick with it and read it again. Before reading 70% of this novel, my ranking of the writing style of this novel was only ranked third to second level among all the novels I have read. But after reading this novel, I think it can definitely be ranked second level. Yes, his writing is not first-class, but the subject matter is indeed rare. This kind of time-traveling to the Second World War takes us through the human world during the Second World War from the perspective of the heroine. Although the emotional lines of the male and female protagonists are not perfect and unique, even after reading it, I am not sure whether it is love between them. But it doesn't matter, you have to know that this novel is 11 years old. This is really awesome! After reading the entire novel, there are three aspects that impressed me the most. The first aspect is the character of Heinz, the second male lead. I would like to call it the most impressive protagonist. Not much was written about him in the early stage, and more than a dozen chapters had already been written when he appeared (of course, the male protagonist Ogu also appeared relatively late). In fact, I didn't recognize Heinz as the second male lead at first. His cruelty to Henry and Anne and his trampling on human life were horrifying and disgusting. It can be said that he was a volatile and ruthless executioner who killed many people. So even in the end, he paid a lot of price, but I still feel that it is not enough, even death is not enough to atone for his sins. Admittedly, my favorite character in this novel is also Heinz. The author made him very three-dimensional and full, as if he was really in front of me. I could even imagine his every move and frown. He's not a good guy, and he deserves to die, but I'm grateful that the author was able to keep him alive in the end. He is stubborn for his "faith", but he is not a completely numb and crazy believer. Under the influence of the male protagonist Ogu step by step, we can clearly see the process of his inner struggle. I think the author still has a slight preference for him. No matter what the reason is, through the extras, we can see all the processes of Heinz's inner changes, including his feelings for the heroine. To be honest, his feelings for the heroine cannot be called love. He may have a heartbeat, a liking, and an urge to be with her. But his actions and his stance made him clearly understand that there would be no results between him and the heroine, and he did not expect any results. During the ten years he was imprisoned, the only thing that kept him going was that the heroine had been waiting for him. He was blind in one eye and fell ill. This is the author's kindness to him. Ten years of hard work has paid off for him. The second convenience is the emotions and personalities of the male and female protagonists. To be honest, the male protagonist Ogu does not appear much in the whole story, although he loves Heinz a lot (leaving aside the side stories). But I think there is a big gap between Ogu's character before and after he "recognizes" the heroine, and I even felt that the author failed to write him down. Before it became clear that Ogu had also traveled through time, the image of Ogu had always been that of an elegant, gentle, charming and dangerous aristocratic officer, at least in my opinion. However, after confessing to the heroine and meeting in a Paris restaurant, the hero's character suddenly became "down-to-earth" and "bold", and it seemed that he was completely incompatible with his previous personality. I'm a little sorry, I still like charming German officers, hahaha. The second is the heroine, because she always uses some colloquial language that makes people laugh, and many of the dialogues are completely inconsistent with the background of the times, characters, and situations. It makes people feel a little embarrassed when looking at it, but it is not a big problem. After all, this is a novel written in 11 years, which is already very strong. I also read the comments. In the later period, as Heinz and the heroine interacted more and more, many readers thought that the relationship between the heroine and Heinz was more like love than the relationship between the male and female protagonists. It's not surprising to have this idea. After all, when the heroine was in the most danger on the Eastern Front, Heinz was with her. Heinz and the heroine are surrounded by enemies and are at the end of their rope. Their last wish is for the other to survive, and they only want the other to survive. The moment Heinz kissed the heroine, not to mention that the heroine was surprised, I was also surprised, and I thought it should be like this. The atmosphere has been heightened to such a degree that it can't be explained without a sigh of relief. Heinz was such a proud and arrogant person, and it was clear that his final outcome would be to commit suicide by swallowing a gun, but under the influence of Ogu and the heroine, especially in the desperate situation at that time, and the heroine's heartbreaking cry, and when it was clear that his "faith" had been broken, he finally decided to live. I don't think it's for the heroine, but I have to say that his willingness to surrender in order to ensure the safety of the heroine is really touching. How can you not make people's hearts flutter when a proud person breaks his back and crushes his pride for you? Especially when the male protagonist never appears, it really makes people sigh... Because the male and female protagonists have both traveled through time, they cherish each other, their souls resonate with each other, and they regard each other as spiritual support, especially the male protagonist. After a mental breakdown, he met the heroine and seemed to have encountered redemption. Let the soul named Luo Tong in the body not dissipate. Just like the male protagonist is not sure whether his feelings for the female protagonist are considered love, many people don't understand either. But I don't think that's important. Whether it's love or not, they are each other's, only, and irreplaceable. Augu is loyal to Germany, but Luo Tong will always love China. The third aspect is death in that turbulent era. As the heroine traveled from Germany to Poland, she returned to Paris, and then traveled from Paris to various places. Too many people died along the way, from the unexpected deaths at the beginning to the fear and even numbness later on. I felt heartbroken for the many people who died, and I felt step by step the cruelty and ruthlessness of war. I feel comforted by those who are alive, and my heart aches for those who have died. Among them, the one who impressed me most was Pierre, the French soldier. I'm a little bit upset about his death. He didn't write much and had very little interaction with the heroine, but I just remember him. I think it may be because the author saw Pierre's body after being shot from the perspective of the heroine. He never closed his eyes, as if he was looking at something, which reminded me of the night when Pierre didn't want to be a burden and wanted to leave alone with his injuries. He said: "I can only believe in justice. The aggressors can never win." Such a man was injured by a bomb without even knowing whether a shot was fired. As a soldier, not only failed to protect the old, weak, sick and young, but he was even protected by them all the way. He must be suffering in his heart. Everything was about to start to get better, and his injury was about to recover. But when the German army came, he was still taken away. When he smiled helplessly, had he already guessed his ending? In my heart, I still hoped that he would be lucky enough to survive, but it was just a little bit close. If Keizer asked the heroine if she knew Ti An, if the heroine could have reacted and said it was herself, maybe for the sake of Ogu, the heroine could save Pierre. After all, they didn't want to kill the prisoners, but it was such a mistake that they didn't recognize each other. It was only after Keizer left that the heroine realized that it might be her. I'm a little angry at the heroine in my heart, why can't she react earlier? But I can't blame the heroine, after all, I didn't realize at the time that Ti An was talking about the heroine. The heroine didn't know that they would hand Pierre over to another group of people, and that group of people wouldn't care whether they killed the prisoner or not. After Pierre died, I always thought of him repeatedly. He was not really an important person, but he just made me feel uncomfortable. I thought about it over and over again, probably because I felt he shouldn't have died like this. He can be killed by a stray bullet while fighting the enemy, or he can be killed by a bomb on the battlefield, or he can die protecting the masses. But that was definitely not the case. He was caught and shot by the group of people before he even had time to shoot. It was obvious that he had endured a difficult journey. Although he felt gloomy about this war-torn world, he wanted to live. But when he died, he died in such an insignificant way, even cowardly. But in that era, there were countless, thousands of Pierres like this. It's really sad. And Henry, the sunny and handsome French soldier at the Maginot Line, also died silently in a certain war or somewhere. Sigh... I really hate war. I don't think such a war is meaningful. The man who made so many people desperately want to live died in the war. I feel this death is innocent and meaningless. I naively hope that everyone can live well and live an ordinary and happy life somewhere unknown.

I came to Germany in 2013, and 11 years later I was still in Germany... And saw this 2011 novel. Ha, suddenly I feel lucky that I saw it 13 years later, otherwise I might have fallen in love with De Nan because of the Heinz filter when I was young [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying]

The character of Heinz is too three-dimensional and excellent, and his personal growth line is complex and tragic. As the war progresses, he changes from a fanatical follower who dehumanizes people to a war victim in the context of World War II. His character is full of contradictions. He is kind and tough by nature, but he commits atrocities again and again. In the face of war, his firm belief cannot make him consistent, so he follows blindly at first, then becomes numb and perverted, and finally wakes up and is tired of everything; although he has a violent temper, he occasionally Don't be arrogant, but he is so loyal and passionate towards his friends, not to mention saving the heroine several times for Ogu; he is self-proclaimed, inhumane, and contemptuous of others (especially the heroine), but in the midst of the war, between life and death, he gave the heroine the most passionate and tense kiss in the entire text. He and Tian stood on opposite sides several times, and a large part of the rivalry between them was about life and death, from the first meeting in Warsaw, to the chance encounter in the suburbs of France, to the last two people experiencing the final war in Belarus together. Such contradictions, such oppositions, and such plot arrangements related to life and death cannot but be profound. Therefore, I personally think that it is inevitable that Heinz is more prominent than Ogu in shaping his personal image. The portrayal of Ogu is relatively simple, ideological opposition, gentle, steady and occasionally playful. He is a friend of a hostile country, a family member in the soul, and a lover who never hides anything. The outstanding thing about Ogu is the soul bond with the heroine. The relationship between them cannot be simply summarized as love, but more like soul mates. They are both time-travelers and strangers. They are each other's harbor. They are the only ones for each other. They are entangled and inseparable. On the contrary, since Tian is given such a twin bond, Augu's personal prominence must be reduced. As a native German, Heinz can play relatively more in terms of personal image. Ogu is a time traveler specially written by the author for Tian, ​​but Heinz can be anyone in World War II, and he can be alive. So for me, Ogu is definitely the male lead and official partner. (Although the ending of the three people living together is very good, I still can't help but think about a real 1v2 ending. Moreover, I didn't watch enough of the male protagonist's scenes.) Heinz, the second male lead, left such a deep impression on me. I hate him, pity him, and love him. I estimate that I will not forget this extremely charming Heinz for a long time.

The ending is really good, the three of them spend the rest of their lives together. It feels like the three of them are more like soul mates and relatives than love.

The regret of the whole article is that there is too little description of Ogu. I want to know Ogu's confusion when he first arrived, his pain when he gradually accepted it, and his misery and despair when he knew that he couldn't do anything. Wondering about the pain of Ogu who was almost schizophrenic. From Heinz's point of view, it feels like Qin Tian and Augu are really soul mates. Many things Qin Tian does seem indifferent and incomprehensible, but Augu understands him so much that Heinz thinks Augustine loves Qin Tian deeply. From Heinz's perspective, Augustine and Qin Tian are the same kind of person.

The carnival of the massacre finally came to an end, and everyone paid the price. I feel that the second male lead came back alive in the end, which is already a big golden finger. After all, he is really a crazy young man trained purely by the German army. I feel that the Germans here are all a little sick, have crazy personalities and have abused prisoners. Indeed, as the heroine said, he deserves this, this is the retribution he deserves.

I don't know how many times I have brushed it. Some people say it is whitewashing. I really want to say that if you fully understand the history, the author has written very clearly the reasons why Ogu took the initiative to participate in the war. Invasion and being invaded, oppression and counter-oppression, and interests are always the core of the upper class. Germany has some "washing" but "Nazis" cannot, so this article has never whitewashed the Nazis. Xiaohai also paid what he deserved. Compared with the unscrupulous person, at least his conscience remained intact and he received his own punishment and repentance. They are all victims of war and interests. It is a good anti-war article. As for the emotional line, it is undeniable that Heinz's character is more three-dimensional and he is more attracted to Xiaohai than Aogu. However, it is also undeniable that Aogu and Qin Tian are destined partners. This has nothing to do with love. There may be love, but the bond is deeper. The sparks between Xiaohai and Qin Tian are more intense, but there are some People are not suitable for being together. Without Ogu's subtle influence, Heinz might have killed Qin Tian in the early stage. He might have been a real damn Nazi. But with Ogu, Heinz would not have been able to be truly together with Qin Tian. There was also a bond between them later, which transcended love and was a victim of war. I have also read the century-old family letter n times, and I sighed again, the old article is really rigorously written, and it is a very good anti-war article.

A good novel is truly unforgettable. Even though I saw this more than ten years ago, I will still suddenly think of it in my mind at a certain moment today, more than ten years later! On the one hand, it's because this novel is really excellent, and on the other hand, it may be because there are so few good novels nowadays, they are all just messy routines!

In fact, when he first met Qin Tian, Heinz was shocked and moved. However, when Qin Tian faced him later, he behaved more submissively and Qin Tian was the goddess of his best friend, so Heinz subconsciously resisted contempt instead of being moved. The help little boy who overturned his brainwashed impression of Qin Tian's obedience refused to compromise even after being beaten. The slap made Heinz face up to Qin Tian's courage to resist from the beginning/the courage of the Jewish victims to resist, and he truly changed his mind. They were completely one-sided soul mates, haha. In fact, Heinz also faced up to his heartbeat and love after this time, so before he went to the Eastern Front, he subconsciously thought about the hug and kiss Qin Tian gave Keizer. When he saw Qin Tian, ​​he thought about the hug and kiss. Finally, when he thought there was no chance, he finally couldn't help hugging and kissing. Since Heinz faced up to his heartbeat, he thought of hugging and kissing twice, and finally couldn't help hugging and kissing Qin Tian. Isn't this love, is it pure friendship? In the end, Heinz's love for Qin Tian was his soul mate who truly changed him and accompanied his big change in his thinking. It was his ultimate love and his hope for survival during his ten years as a captive. Personally, I feel that in the end, Heinz's bond with Qin Tian completely exceeded his true friendship with Ogu. It was even no different from Ogu's redemption of Qin Tian and the bond between a fellow countryman and his soul mate.