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The writing style on the endpapers is one of my favorites among the authors I've read on SF. Com. The author has mentioned several Japanese writers in several of their novels and has also imitated some light novel plots or character designs. Therefore, I've come across authors like Honobu Yonezawa, Haruki Murakami, and Yasunari Kawabata. Anyway, to get to the point, it's been a while since *Purple Clouds* finished, and I've been following it on and off for quite some time. So, this morning, while my mind was still relatively clear, I made myself a cup of instant coffee, drank it, and after some reflection, I've started writing this long review as a memento. Uh oh, this is my first time writing a book review... What should I even say...?

I started reading this book a long time ago, and I'm really sorry I only just remembered to vote for it now. Back then, on SF Light Novel Network, which was full of imitations of Japanese light novel tropes, this book was probably quite an anomaly (laughs). You could see the author's passion in every line. I never got tired of reading it back then. It was on hiatus for a long time, but compared to many other works from the same era that were inexplicably abandoned, I'm very grateful that the author allowed this work I loved so much to have a proper ending. I was both surprised and delighted to see it updated again. After all, so much time has passed, and the once carefree and indifferent me...

Note: This is just my personal rant and thoughts! I read it while waiting in line at the bank at noon, and surprisingly, I finished it quite quickly, in an hour and a half. The second volume seems to be related to *The Tale of Genji*. Children who haven't read *The Tale of Genji* might find it a bit challenging. Without prior knowledge of *The Tale of Genji*, the author doesn't provide much description of the book. I hope the author will improve this; it's best to add your own interpretation to a book rather than simply copying an encyclopedia. *The Tale of Genji* has been compared to Japan's *Dream of the Red Chamber* (though I personally prefer *Dream of the Red Chamber* literature), and its language is still very much worth reading...

I spent two or three days reading the first volume. The first volume could have a different, more sentimental title—"The Brother Dies Tragically in a Love Affair, the Sister's Search for the Truth Leads to the Incident," or perhaps another—"The Story of a Man and Countless Women." The first volume touches upon several works: Keigo Higashino's *The Murder Game Before Graduation* (by the way, author, you misspelled the title), Agatha Christie's *Murder on the Orient Express* (again, author, you misspelled someone else's title), and Nalan Rongruo's *Drinking Water Lyrics*. Perhaps I missed something. The author handles the plot and mystery well, and the story is to my liking. ...

This book is actually similar to "The Literary Girl," it feels like a smaller version of "The Literary Girl," and it deeply touches my heartstrings (*^__^*)

To be honest, I haven't seen such a captivating novel on SF in a long time. Although it only has three volumes, the warmth it evokes is long-lasting. The author is clearly a very artistic person. The second volume, featuring Genji, completely captivated me. The protagonist is perhaps a reflection of many people; while we may not have had great luck with romance in our youth, we all experienced feelings of inferiority and waiting—except for the rich and handsome, of course. We all questioned countless times whether we were worthy of the person we liked, hesitating and indecisive, ultimately missing out! Incidentally, the novel's mystery and subtext are handled well. Fans of Hyouka and Oregairu shouldn't miss it...

Reading from the main text to the epilogue, I was deeply moved. The era in which this work was created and depicted is exactly the era we live in, and various setting elements have realistic characteristics. The only drawback might be the limited number of volumes. Due to the gaps in time span, many mystery cases could have been experienced during this period, similar to Conan's adventures. There could have been more spin-off stories. However, regardless, the work is now complete, which gives readers a better feeling than an unfinished "Dream of the Red Chamber." Why use the phrase "unprecedented and unparalleled" to describe it? Before this era, people couldn't write stories born from this social environment; after this era...

The series is complete! Hooray!

The countdown to the end continues, with approximately ten chapters remaining.

Ah, ah, author, do you remember me? I'm finally writing the book review I mentioned last time. Well, as for why it's taken so long to write this? There are so many reasons ⊙⊙ For example, I haven't been able to log into my account lately, and I have to take the college entrance exam, ahh, a whole bunch of reasons ahh, so many reasons... (Tsk, all excuses). Hey, narrator, don't make things up, someone as diligent as me... (Starts to pad the word count). Ah, hmm, ah, now for the book review. The "literary girl" theme is a good one, because the characters are all delicate, easily swayed lolis or something. I never said that, but completely applying it isn't very effective...