Britain, 1994

The writing is skillful, the plot is original, and the main storyline is quite clear. The only flaw is that the pacing is slightly off. If I had read this book at 300,000 words, I would have rated it as a masterpiece. Unfortunately, it's only at less than 100,000 words so far. It is suggested that the author simplify the technical terms used in the following text.

Some commenters complained that it was too drawn out. My own feeling is that it's too complicated. The first event in the story should have been simpler: a choice between the wetland park and Barings Bank. The author combined the two events, making it seem drawn-out and disorganized. Such a complex series of interconnected events might be better presented as a major climax in the middle of the story.

The storyline of that duchess is completely fabricated. Imagine a member of parliament using their position to obtain a bank's financial information, and then their relative with the same surname immediately shorts that bank... I don't even know what to say. Are you deliberately ignoring this, or are you unaware of the seriousness of this matter?

Water, personal agenda, middle-aged stench... It leaves me speechless.

Why can't I understand what's written? It's making me dizzy.

Uninterested. Too much information, certainly technical, but lacking in narrative. Time to leave.

The actual progress of events and the development of the story are too slow and limited, and the advantages of resources are not described.

At first, I enjoyed reading it because of its professional content, but later on, a lot of trivial details were interspersed, such as the first female character I liked also using a professional tone, which made it feel tiring to read.

After reading 20 chapters, I feel like I came too early; chapters 60 and 80 would have been even better.

I just hope it doesn't end like the one next door, 1987, which was abandoned.