
The Twenty-Third Year of Duke Xiang
襄公二十三年
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 677k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Pre-Qin Antiquity
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
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Map of the states after the Battle of Mi in 546 BC
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I've read eight chapters, and it's so dry! There are just too many names. At least half of it is just explaining the messy backstories and grudges of all the characters. I can't take it anymore; I need to go get some water.
The logic is sound and rigorous, the historical facts are well-researched, and the writing is delicate. How come all the reviews for such a good book are advertisements?
A few complaints
There's too much historical material, it's too superficial, and it affects the reading experience. Using historical interpretations directly as the main text of the novel is torture. Can you please move it to the "Related to Works" section? People read novels primarily for plot development, character building, and conflict, not for historical information.
I recommend a game called "The Great Zhou Kingdoms". It's a good game, but nobody plays it.
The biggest problem is that the entire book focuses on the international environment, while the protagonist has no presence. After reading dozens of chapters, he receives a fiefdom—a border region between Qi and Lu—but instead of focusing on developing his own power and building his private army, the book is constantly elaborating on international relations.
I just started reading, and the beginning mentions that the protagonist's family has Lu Gongqiang claiming power, which seems to indicate that he's preparing to take over later.
The pre-Qin period is difficult to write about, textual research is too difficult, and historical materials are incomplete.
Author, you should learn from this author who said "It's better to be a prince than a prince." He had 200,000+ subscriptions on his first day, then exploded to over 1,000. This book's performance wasn't great, but it's good. It will improve; don't abandon it.
I've subscribed to all the chapters, but it doesn't seem very popular. It's a pity I can't spend money.