The Young Eagle’s Glory

No one has ever stipulated that male-oriented historical fiction must be about power struggles. The theme of a novel is people, and I don't think anything built with steel, guns, and data deserves to be called a novel. Take postwar French literature as an example: among left-wing writers, there is Roger Vailland, whose works often combine resistance movements, patriotism, and female protagonists…

The book's strength lies in its delicate emotional portrayal, while its weakness is its excessive focus on female characters. As the son of Napoleon, who aspired to the French throne and unify Europe, 90% of the content revolves around his entanglements with women, with only 10% dedicated to the restoration of the monarchy.

I've read over 160 chapters just to get to this chapter about watching a wedding at the Acropolis in real-life Athens 😁

To be honest, I used to masturbate with a French scumbag named Charles when I was in college. I've been working for a few years now and am about to get engaged to my girlfriend. Suddenly seeing my senior's new book made me feel a little dazed... Time flies so fast.

As a father and a politician, Napoleon turned his will into his final speech, aiming to leave his son, the King of Rome, the greatest possible political legacy. In his will, he did his best to repair relations with the Papacy for his son and to curry favor with his wife's Habsburg family, in an attempt to secure the safety of the Roman king.

Eglon's charisma as a monarch was actually quite poor. He was harsh and ungrateful to his relatives, difficult to please, and easily held grudges. He couldn't even see the light of day for his grand ambitions, yet he acted as if he were His Majesty. He schemed against the women around him, inexplicably feared Prince Charles, and dared not use someone he knew was a great talent.

I have a question: will the protagonist marry Mariana in the future? She's the twin sister of Princess Sophie, the protagonist's aunt. Historically, she married in 1833, but in the book it seems to be in 1825. It should be easy for the twin sisters to occasionally switch identities and stay by the protagonist's side without anyone knowing. I just wonder if there will be any romantic entanglements between the sisters. 😁

The pace needs to pick up; the protagonist shouldn't stay here any longer. He should be back in France, or at least have already escaped. This storyline is enough; it's too petty. What we should be watching is the rise of France and the ascension of Napoleon II, not wasting our fighting spirit on some worthless princess.

Please don't write another scumbag protagonist in your next book. In super long novels, the reader and the protagonist have a companionship relationship. If you don't completely identify with the protagonist, it's exhausting to read. Xia's character might be okay in a Jinjiang novel of that length, but in a multi-million word series, the critical element becomes increasingly tiring. For longer works, I'd like to see protagonists who are upright and honest.

This book would be considered substandard as a historical fiction. It fails to depict the bloody battles, the undercurrents of political struggles, and lacks any sense of historical weight (these are probably common problems among female authors, which is why almost all female authors struggle with historical fiction).