The Scholar in the Siheyuan
四合院里的读书人
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 13.4M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Life
- Updated
- 2d ago
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We’re Bailing Out, Guys. A Guide to Avoiding Duds When You’re in a Reading Slump
Books I'm reading or have read, rated out of 10. For good books, a 10 means I followed the story to the end and the plot stayed solid throughout, with no dull spots. A 9 means I kept reading without finding a reason to drop it; once it's finished, it becomes a 10. An 8 means I wasn't eager to keep up, but it was still enjoyable and had no dealbreakers. A 7 means I read up to the latest chapter, or stopped before that; there were no dealbreakers, but I just wasn't that interested in continuing. A
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Seeing the author's dedication, I'd like to offer a personal opinion. I've noticed that many courtyard-themed fanfictions portray steel mill fitters as incredibly important and skilled, and this novel is no exception. However, let's not forget that this is a steel mill. The main workshops are the rolling mills, which primarily produce sheet metal, wire rod, and rails.
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The protagonist and Lou Xiao'e were truly in love; the author even wrote that the protagonist's love for Lou Xiao'e was unwavering until death. But in the end, Xu Damao still snatched her away. Then the author describes the process between Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e in great detail. The details unfold gradually. All I can say is, if you like Cowboys, then watch it.
Let's set the tone first: pure cuckoldry and torment of the master. Take one plot point as an example: the protagonist and Lou Xiao'e went on a blind date. They were deeply in love and held hands, just waiting for the betrothal gifts to be exchanged and to confirm their relationship.
The more I read, the more nauseating I feel. It's supposed to be a rebirth system story, but after two hundred chapters, it's still nothing special. He gets constantly harassed, there's too much mindless plot, and aside from a high quality of life, he has absolutely no skills. When trouble arises, all he can do is fight, resort to fists? What does this have to do with being a scholar? He can't use any social skills, and he can't even recruit a single follower. It's disgusting!
I've been reading physical books since junior high, nearly 20 years now, and have read countless books. This book is definitely in my bottom three! It's not that the author's writing is bad, the plot is unreadable, or the subject matter is outdated. I've read nearly a hundred books about courtyard houses, but none have made me feel so nauseous and like I have a lump in my throat.
The plot involving Lou Xiao'e is truly toxic. After the protagonist is released, the Lou family realizes they've been tricked by the Xu family, yet they still force their daughter to marry Xu Damao. Do you really think capitalists back then were pushovers? This plot is more toxic than paraquat. The male lead even has his girlfriend poached twice. Even today, that would be a deep-seated grudge. 🤭
The protagonist's wives keep getting stolen. The first one was his engagement, then stolen away. The second one he met through a blind date, and he started fantasizing about her, but she was stolen away again within two days. Damn, he's reborn with a system! How can he get his wife stolen so many times? Before his rebirth, he was beaten to death. After his rebirth, he barely survives with the system, and he still can't find a wife. Every time he shows a chance, she's stolen away.
I read on, and it was over a million words long, and it was all about being wronged every day! I don't know what those people were thinking, how can they call this entertaining?
It's rife with pseudoscience and pseudotechnology. For example, the idea that you have to lock the pressure valve and remove the pot from a pressure cooker is a complete lack of common sense! Genetic mutation was discovered as early as 1910, and a relatively mature theory was proposed in 1959. Your story happened after 1960, yet several experts in the north specializing in this don't even know?!
Having read up to chapter 190, it's time to say goodbye to this book. The fact that the protagonist's two women were stolen away by others (one was engaged and lived at home for two months, the other went on a blind date through a matchmaker and fell in love) didn't completely discourage me from reading this book, but seeing that Ran Qiuye might be the female lead, I just don't want to continue. I simply can't appreciate Ran Qiuye's beauty.