HONESTLOG

Well, I finished reading the entire book today and had some thoughts to share. I initially discovered *HONESTLOG* because it was near the end of the latest updates in the romance category, and the title sounded familiar, so I clicked to read it. I was a bit taken aback to find it was a collection of short stories. After all, there aren't many short story collections on SF (Short Stories Fiction), you could basically count them on one hand. This was the second time I'd seen a short story collection. Then, as I clicked further, I realized all the stories looked familiar... Suddenly, I remembered what *HONESTLOG* was...

Commentator: This book by Qiu Mila is a collection of short stories, each volume containing a single, concise, and self-contained story. Because they are all short stories, it's a quick read, finished in a flash. This is my first time reviewing a collection of short stories. I've reviewed many books of short stories, but this is the first time I've encountered a collection. After finishing it, I began to ponder how to evaluate a collection of short stories. Then I realized that since it's a "collection," simply listing each story in a review format wouldn't be meaningful. So, while reading, I deliberately looked for commonalities among the short stories in the collection, and then used examples of prominent issues to evaluate them...

Phew... Well, this is more of a reflection, like an afterword. Honestly, I never expected to write so much. Even so, it's only 30,000 words. Three short stories. It's a miracle I finished it. Today I worked like crazy, writing an entire short story. Here I want to ask, did you enjoy reading it? My initial intention in writing this was to share good stories with everyone. All sorts of stories. When I first started writing this collection of short stories, I never thought anyone would like it. You could say I always thought short story collections lacked cohesion. Just a collection of stories...

Well, I skimmed through it first, and personally, I preferred the first story. I glanced at other authors' reviews, and it seems there's been discussion about your writing style, Nana-chan. Seeing your style actually reminded me of Faust, which I read as a child. Although the content is quite different, the poetic atmosphere is truly captivating. The language isn't overly embellished or ornate, but rather simple, yet it creates a strong sense of immersion. Speaking of the first story, I particularly liked it because the female protagonist immediately asked the vampire, "Can I become a vampire too?" The protagonist has so many contradictions...

An old chapter ends, a new beginning. The college entrance exam is coming up this year. To be honest, I started writing during the summer after my junior year of high school, and now I'm a senior in high school. I haven't been writing seriously since starting high school, updating sporadically (for over a year), but I still occasionally post short stories. After all, with the idea of ​​creating a collection of short stories in mind, I want to have more works. From adapting a novel about Honesty to writing my own short stories, three years have passed, and things seem a bit different now. When I started writing, I didn't have many expectations; I simply wrote a few short stories, asked for reviews everywhere in groups, and the responses were generally good, so it just continued like that...

First of all, this isn't a novel. Secondly, this isn't poetry. Thirdly, this is too pretentious. Let's start with the genre. Genre is a very vague concept. For example, if you can't identify the genre, you can simply call it prose. And this is supposedly prose? But shouldn't prose be based on true stories? And this looks like a novel, so is it a novel? Because of the formatting, with paragraphs and single sentences, you pretentiously call it poetry? Okay, I really don't understand. Now let's talk about the content. [Short Story Collection] Yes, it's a strange thing, various short stories...

My initial reaction to *HONESTLOG* was, "Wow, is this poetry?" However, as I read on, this novel, with its essay-like style, offered a completely different experience. In terms of plot, from the Right Eye, Death, and Hell chapters so far, the first-person narrator, the male protagonist, is not human, while the female protagonist is an ordinary human who loves him. The Right Eye chapter tells the story of a wounded and lonely vampire who meets a blind human girl. The story of these two lonely children unfolds, and as time passes, the vampire falls in love with the girl...

When I write book reviews, I'm still quite emotional. (Whispering tea) If the author is far more popular or outstanding than me, I tend to lose control of my emotions during the review. To be honest, being so close to someone with talent I don't possess is a painful memory. Anyway, let me talk about this collection of short stories. Hmm, I can easily recommend it, no pressure at all. This isn't exactly a novel; the stories aren't continuous or coherent, but rather a collection of short stories that seem unrelated (although, to be honest, the author has only completed two stories so far). However, "concise and powerful" perfectly describes this work. I think the style of this book is similar to that of the Twin Trees of the Vaisalis...

[A Salted Fish Falls from the Sky! Part 1] This is Tuanzi-san, the General Secretary of the Salted Fish Party~ Today, I'm giving a strong look at Xiaoqi Shiki. This book first caught my eye because Xiaoqi Shiki updates right next to my house; the slightly pretentious English title made me click on it, and then I saw Xiaoqi Shiki lamenting that no one was reading. I glanced at it briefly, and thought, "You update less than 1000 words each time, of course no one reads it." I warned the author, but the author humbly accepted the warning but didn't change anything… The second time was because of Pianshu-san's long review, the so-called "prose poem." Hmm, it felt a bit more sophisticated. However, the so-called prose poem didn't…

Unlike typical novels, this book is a collection of short stories. Each story is remarkably concise, avoiding any rambling or unnecessary digressions. Every paragraph, every word, and even every punctuation mark is used effectively. It expresses the deepest emotions in the shortest possible space. The author's style is quite rare these days. Personally, I think the advantages of this kind of work are as follows: 1. No plot holes. Because the stories rarely intersect, there is no so-called 'main plot' in the entire book. Therefore, there's no need to worry about inconsistencies...