The Jia Family of the Dream of the Red Chamber
红楼贾府
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.5M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Alternate History
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
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Red Chamber Novels I’ve Enjoyed
2026.6.1 1. Most Dream of the Red Chamber fan fiction falls under alternate history, but it's fundamentally different from conventional historical fiction. The unique charm of these stories lies in the lives of the women in the garden. If a book uses the title Dream of the Red Chamber but ignores the fates of the women throughout, then the words "Red Chamber" in the title are meaningless. If it's just a historical novel wearing a Red Chamber disguise, it would be better to write straight-up hist
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I love Dream of the Red Chamber and enjoy reading stories inspired by it. The books I choose are ones I've read carefully. They may not all be great, but each has something distinctive and is worth recommending or warning others away from.
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Calling All Readers in a Slump! These Are Novels I Read Myself
I'm sharing some novels I think are pretty good. I've been an avid reader for over ten years, and I find that my tastes change every so often. I can't say what makes a novel good, only that these are the ones I enjoy. For now, I think everything I've recommended is at least a solid read. It's not that every big-name author's work makes the list. If I keep reading a book, I think it's worth recommending! "Solid Reads... Fine Reads... Must-Reads"
Let's Read Along Together
I've been a bookworm for over ten years, so I've long since learned to take a reading slump in stride (digging through piles of new books to find something fresh...). This list is mainly for sharing novels I've been following recently. They might be promising new stories with only a few tens of thousands of words, or ongoing serials that have already racked up hundreds of thousands or even over a million words. The only thing you probably won't find here is a completed novel. Lastly, I hope more
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An Old Bookworm's Reading List
An old PhD in science and engineering. I read to unwind and clear my head after research. I read widely, but only the best.
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The writing is generally good and worth reading, but there are some flaws. Even after establishing his own household, he keeps clinging to the Rongguo Mansion, acting like a subservient grandson. They need him, not the other way around; he'll be ruined sooner or later.
The character Jia She in this novel fits my image of a future leader of a political family. Even though his career is hopeless due to political reasons, he is suppressed by his mother and becomes lecherous, the way feudal society cultivates the eldest son is still commendable, and Jia She's abilities are beyond doubt.
Everything else was fine, but the opposing forces were portrayed as being too powerful. After all, so many years have passed since the former crown prince's affair; once someone's gone, their influence fades. How many people remain loyal to him is a question in itself. Furthermore, how many of those on his side were truly loyal, and how many were opportunists? It feels like the former crown prince's influence is omnipresent in the book.
Having followed this book from the beginning until now, my impression is that everyone else has normal intelligence, ability, and power, except for the emperor, who is the weakest. How can someone capable of being emperor be led by the nose by so many people? And this is someone who successfully seized the throne. Doesn't the author portray the emperor as incredibly incompetent? I could accept calling him a tyrant, but he's clearly not.
This book is really good, above average. There's just one thing: the portrayals of Jia He, Jia Zhen, and the Shi brothers don't match the original work. In the original, Jia He is a despicable man who even covets his own mother's nanny. As for Jia Zhen, everyone knows he doesn't even spare his daughter-in-law, which is simply insane.
Commanding an army of 100,000 at the age of seventeen seems somewhat unbelievable. 😥
😔I don't like Xiren, so I'll spend 100 coins to take her down! I'll pay the commission in full upon successful completion!
The novel *Dream of the Red Chamber* is all about women; the career storylines and everything else revolve around them. In these ten-odd chapters, you haven't really interacted with the Twelve Beauties of Jinling much.
If he doesn't become emperor, the Jia family will definitely be eliminated. For example, when Jia Yuanchun sees that her son has grown up, she will eliminate the Jia family. After all, you are just a subject who has so much military power, such high prestige, and you are even a prince. If you don't die, the emperor won't be at ease.
As for the female protagonist, Daiyu, I said it's no use no matter who comes.