The Widower's Literary Life

Who exactly is the target audience for these "dad-raising" novels? And who's actually reading these entertaining stories about unexpectedly becoming a father in the past and raising 1-6 kids? Do they really find it relatable? Just imagine yourself raising 6 kids in 1983 (it's utterly hopeless).

Write a novel that shocks the whole country, then write another one that continues to shock the whole country. You might as well just make up two fictional books, which have a better chance of success. But why would "Under the Hawthorn Tree" or "The Appearance of Suspect X" shock the whole country? Are all the people in the country elementary school students?

A single man transmigrates to another world, only to find his wife dead and six children left behind! His soul, belonging to a stranger, surprisingly decides to take on the responsibility of raising the kids! He's incredibly selfless; such dedication would have made him a renowned handsome young man (and a notorious troublemaker) in the surrounding area before his transmigration!

After reading a dozen or so chapters, what can I say? The author seems to have absolutely no understanding of that era. Kids fighting back then could pay compensation, let alone in the 1980s. Even in the 2000s, fighting left you bruised and battered would only result in an apology.

Has the author ever taken care of children? Newborns, 2-year-olds, 4-year-olds—they basically need constant supervision. I struggle with just one, let alone six! How can you possibly have time for anything else, especially writing? You need to be focused, even if you're plagiarizing, you still need to maintain a flow of thought. With children around, they'll interrupt you every few minutes. It's absolute torture! 😰

This novel is already a book review; I might as well just copy all the movie reviews and write the novel myself!

It's a good book, but the female lead, who is also the mother of the children, is so pitiful. She's a total "tool mom," never enjoying a single day of happiness, working tirelessly to raise five kids, and then dying in childbirth. The rest of the book is quite good, feeling heartwarming and enjoyable, but the more heartwarming and enjoyable it is, the more you realize how incredibly tragic the female lead's life is.

A plagiarist, why would he choose to plagiarize "Assembly Calls" when there are so many good books to copy? Has he become arrogant? And what about the so-called "real cannon fodder regiment"? Whose cannon fodder were the martyrs? Instead of being grateful for the sacrifices of our predecessors, he tries to use his narrow-mindedness and ignorance to represent the noble character of the martyrs.

After reading the first chapter, I felt a little uncomfortable. The original owner's wife had been married to him for over 10 years and had given birth to 6 children. She went to give birth by herself and took care of everything at home and outside, while the original owner only knew how to play cards every day.

Actually, the story is more interesting if the protagonist's parents die at the beginning, leaving behind five younger siblings, and the protagonist is 17-18 years old.