Chancellor
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- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.2M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Jin-Sui-Tang Dynasties
- Updated
- 6mo ago
- English
- Request a translation
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292Chapters
56.5kRecommendations
85kFans
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I'm posting this not to criticize the author, but this book felt like a bland and frustrating historical account. The protagonist, an indigenous person, has no power to change anything. Up to chapter 100, everything is based on historical facts; the protagonist is powerless to alter anything, including his father's murder.
Brief Review
As a historical novel, this book is quite good in terms of its portrayal of the historical background and plot design. It is unavoidable that it uses a considerable amount of historical material, but the flaws do not detract from its merits. As an online novel, it has been done with great care. However, the writing still has some rough edges. The author needs to polish some details.
Stop writing, you're not cut out for this.
The protagonist's son needs to change his name
The protagonist's eldest son, Hou Chang'an, needs to change his name, author. His name violates the taboo of his grandfather, Hou Andu, which was a very serious matter in that era. It was considered an act of forgetting one's ancestors and would get him condemned by everyone.
The view that the main historical figures were indigenous people
After reading some of the content, I'd like to share my opinion. In historical fiction (excluding alternate history), if you want to bring change, you can't be a native. History is full of powerful figures; no matter how capable you are as a native, you're just a supporting character among the main characters.
Am I just imagining things? Or is it the power of big data? It seems like there are more articles about the Northern and Southern Dynasties these days.
I just started reading and have read about ten chapters. I feel the author's writing is quite good, and their historical knowledge is profound. It seems they did thorough preparation before starting the book. However, I read novels to quickly immerse myself in the story by connecting with the characters, but those long passages of historical events…
How did they manage to get over 10,000 first-orders without any quality products? They're not even trying to stop the fraudulent practices.
Judging from the title "Prime Minister" and the fact that the protagonist is a native, it's basically about Chen Baxian conquering the world. The author has perfectly filtered out 90% of readers who prefer historical fiction. 🤭🤭
Is the cost of writing a book really that high now?