Dreaming of the Red Chamber
梦入红楼
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- Completed
- Length
- 2.2M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Alternate History
- Updated
- 7y ago
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The fragrance of red lotus fades, and autumn chills the jade mat. I lightly loosen my silken gown and climb alone into my boat. Who in the clouds will send me a letter? When the line of geese returns, the moon fills the western tower. Flowers drift away, and water flows on. The same longing weighs on two hearts, each with its own sorrow. Nothing can dispel this feeling: it leaves my brow, only to settle in my heart.
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I really liked this book and even subscribed to it up to chapter 400-something, but then Wu Xian'er defeated me; she was incredibly addictive, so I dropped it. I guess only the author himself felt satisfied. You can't force someone to become stupid just by writing a novel, can you? I don't see how Wu Xian'er managed to survive.
To pamper Daiyu is to marry a bunch of concubines. Why are there always illiterate people who don't know that equal wives don't exist? They've become like a public bus in the Dream of the Red Chamber... Anyone can get on.
The new book "The Great Aristocracy of the Red Chamber" has been released, which restarts the story of the Red Chamber from the perspective of the main protagonist, Jia Baoyu, and witnesses an even more beautiful dream.
I feel that the character Wu Xian'er is completely superfluous. She negatively impacts the reading experience and is even toxic, inexplicably dragging in a bunch of messy characters. Whenever she appears, the protagonist's IQ drops drastically.
My opinion on this book
First of all, I really love this book. Why? 1. The character settings are excellent: Jia Qing, as Jia Jing's illegitimate son, has the potential to inherit the title. This would be natural if a harem story were to be written, because if the protagonist becomes an earl, he would have one principal wife and two secondary wives, such as Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun, etc., All of whom could…
Here's a small suggestion for the author 🙂: I think the protagonist spoils Xian'er too much. When Lüzhu came to kill the protagonist, she said she would spare Lüzhu and that's how she got her back, before the protagonist even said anything.
Marrying a wife is best done by Sister Bao, and falling in love is best done by Sister Lin!
Personally, since reading *Dream of the Red Chamber*, I've always felt that if I were to marry someone, it would be Baochai; but if I were to fall in love, it would be Lin Daiyu! This is because their personalities are so different! Lin Daiyu couldn't possibly emulate Baochai, and Baochai couldn't possibly adopt Lin Daiyu's personality. Marriage and dating are completely different things.
The term "equal wife" was invented by some people from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China to cover up their shameful practices! From the emperor down to the lowest servant, there could only be one wife!
The plot is childish, involving groveling to women and being driven by lust.
I feel that Wu Xian'er of the White Lotus Cult was the biggest flaw.