An Unromantic Fantasy World

This book gives me the feeling that it contains not only Don Quixote, but also the monk Daoji. For sixty years, it has been in ruins, with damage done from east to west. Now that it has been cleaned up and returned, the water is still as blue as the sky.

I seriously think that the author's style has already begun to take shape in this book, and perhaps it's time to pause and seriously consider whether to invest more energy in writing. Otherwise, the effort and reward are disproportionate, which is a real pity. It's truly a shame to waste such a promising start and not give it your all.

Today I suddenly thought of the Bochagine hammer, a part I initially found absurd and unrelated to reality. But today I realized that the so-called Bochagine hammer is actually a metaphor for diamond rings in reality. No diamond ring (the hammer) means no marriage—isn't that a reflection of reality? Since when did diamond rings become a necessity for marriage?

The Unscholar of Ten Years ("Unscholar of Unromantic Fantasy Worlds" for short) arrives uninvited. This book is very interesting and well-written. You can feel the author's effort in conceiving the story and the subtle ideas they want to convey, which is quite rare. It's a pity that this book has become obscure for various reasons.

The author writes well; it's clear the author intended to create a "knight-errant" character. When people blindly follow so-called truths, remember that all things are vanity. The absence of consistent rules is true justice, and in such a society, a knight-errant who breaks the rules represents evil. But is this really evil?

Focusing only on trivial issues concerning different races while ignoring actual class oppression—isn't this a veiled reference to the United States' creative pluralism theory as a counterpoint to class theory?

This protagonist has no strength, no determination, no progress, no thinking, and like most books nowadays, they like to write about a silly person who complains. He is a bit tired of aesthetics, has no own characteristics, and is passively pushed into the plot. This is probably one of the reasons for the average performance of this book.

Sigh... It's probably because my writing skills aren't good enough. I wanted to write something different to attract readers, but my writing skills are lacking, and it's all messy and abrupt.

A very good novel. I really like this kind of absurd literature, fairy tale opera, and Don Quixote feel. To be a Don Quixote in this unromantic world—the world thinks I'm crazy, but I persist in my romance and uphold my justice. The parts I've seen so far are all quite good; some chapters are truly exceptional, and most are decent enough for casual reading.

I just saw the dragon slaying scene. I enjoyed this book, but I don't know if it's just me, but I felt the author's portrayal of justice was far less impactful than the book's shaping of its social values. Not only is there dragon slaying, but also goblin marriages, treants and elves, and that idealistic, immature teenager.