A Minor District Official in Chang'an During the Zhenguan Era

I don't know how to put it, maybe my thinking is too feudal? The male protagonist became a nobleman and distributed things to the common people. The common people of that era didn't even know what a nobleman was, yet they dared to ask for things directly. Then, during the court assembly, when Li Shimin asked him a question, the male protagonist just said "Oh my god." Isn't the court assembly, as a public place for handling government affairs, too strange? Maybe I'm too feudal.

Many chapters are disjointed, feeling like the previous chapter didn't finish its story before the next chapter starts talking about something completely different, which is quite frustrating to read. There should at least be some continuity! Also, many of the science-related annotations could have been placed at the end of the chapters, instead of all in the middle.

There's just too much popular science stuff out there. Basically, everything gets a long, drawn-out explanation. I can accept it occasionally, but if it's constantly like this, with all sorts of things and people being introduced, you can't possibly write anything substantial in a single chapter.

Uh, I don't know how to evaluate it. If I tell the truth, I'm afraid it will affect the author's income; if I don't tell the truth, I feel uneasy. Seeing many comments in the book review section, I'll explain why so many people say the storyline is bad. This book, in essence, has form but lacks spirit.

First, you use historical materials to pad the word count; second, aside from the historical materials, the dialogue is incredibly boring and bland—it's tasteless.

I aspire to be a literary youth, yet I can't even write a basic essay. The first few chapters are a jumbled mess of prose, failing to capture the essence of everyday life. The temple-themed pretentiousness is nonsensical, and the attempt to appear sophisticated by copying poems is forced and illogical. I heard that the first ten chapters haven't even gotten to the main point yet. I think I should probably review my Chinese textbook first.

It's clear the author has put in considerable effort in researching historical materials, and their writing style is quite good. However, writing a novel isn't simply about quoting classical texts. My personal opinion is that the amount of classical references should be kept to a minimum, and expressed using simple, easy-to-understand language that retains a classical feel.

A slice-of-life story about time travel to ancient times; save it for when you're bored.

I've read 10 chapters, and honestly, I'm completely confused. I don't even know what the main story is about; it's all so bland and uninteresting. And is it even written in colloquial language? Couldn't they translate the normal dialogue properly? Honestly, I have no desire to continue reading!

Being neither scholarly nor martial, one was considered a useless person in the Tang Dynasty.