She Gazes at the Storm from the Swamp

After reading *The Storm*, I'll try to share some of my thoughts. The core of this book is its setting of upper and lower worlds. Many works compromise for the sake of setting, but very few truly integrate the setting into the entire story. In *The Storm*, to express the core of the story and draw the reader into that absurd era, the asymmetry of the work becomes the main selling point. It's like two sides of a scale; when the scale tilts, the upheaval begins. At the beginning, seeing some interactions between Xia He and the male protagonist (A Bao's standards for female characters are really high, which led me to be somewhat deceived), many times the female characters were pursuing...

1. This is an exceptionally well-written novella. The author constructs a realistic world with solid writing skills, exploring themes of salvation, betrayal, and redemption. A particularly impressive aspect of the author's work is their attention to everyday details in building the world, which gradually accumulate to create a world imbued with realism. Furthermore, the clever use of dual narratives adds a layer of mystery to this time-travel story, compelling the reader to ponder the truth of this world. Ultimately, the author provides a perfect, unexpected yet logical answer. Personally, I found it more compelling than this year's...

Before we begin, let me preface this by saying that I haven't read many suspense novels, so I doubt I can offer a truly insightful and accurate review. However, this book provided me with a very good reading experience and I gained a lot from it, so I couldn't resist the urge to write something. Also, to analyze the work as deeply as possible, this review will contain some spoilers; please ignore them to avoid affecting your reading experience. If there are any inaccuracies or shortcomings, please forgive me, author and any passing experts! I believe that logic is extremely important for a work. Generally, logic refers not only to the characters' dialogue...

Contains spoilers (but not many). In my opinion, *She Who Went to the Mud and Gazes at the Storm* is a highly personal and exceptionally brilliant novel. Aside from the author's status as a gold medalist, the emotions conveyed in this book are intense and powerful, unlike anything found in online novels or light novels. If I were to use whiskey as a comparison, my previous review of *Summer Cicadas* was like a refreshing and sweet Arran or Macallan—a light, easy-to-read work that resonates with readers, evokes positive feelings, and possesses a certain depth. *She Who Went to the Mud and Gazes at the Storm*...

This review contains spoilers. Please ensure you have finished reading the book before reading this review, otherwise you will miss out on the enjoyment of this excellent work. Firstly, from the perspective of subject matter, this book is a suspenseful work with science fiction elements. In my personal understanding, subject matter selection generally falls into five stages. New writers usually start with fan fiction because they don't need to build an independent worldview, there's an existing network of characters and relationships, and they can even borrow most of the character archetypes. The second stage is to try fantasy or cultivation novels. Although they require building an independent worldview, the required logic is lower, or rather, it's a fictional worldview where anything illogical can be made plausible. ...

The reviewer felt it was a waste that it won a gold medal; they should have submitted it directly to a publisher. The light novel section shouldn't have awarded you that; it's not the right path. I consider my reading volume quite high (over 500 domestic and international mystery/suspense novels), this should easily put me in my top ten this year.

Spoilers ahead (Plot Recap): A disclaimer: I'm also a writer who enjoys time-travel mystery stories, so my assessment of this book might be above average. First of all, congratulations to Nan Ge on completing another super nice suspense novel. Both the pacing and narrative style are on par with his previous award-winning work. As a science student, I subconsciously tend to get caught up in the underlying logical relationships in a story. This work is no exception. What convinces me is that, aside from a slight flaw in the ending, the plot's logic is almost perfectly closed. All the foreshadowing is explained and resolved, leaving me with a chilling feeling...

After reading the long review, my courage, which I had temporarily mustered, began to wane. It's difficult to write, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to write... Let's get started!

And so, another brand new day begins.

This work, which employs a dimensional reduction technique, has transcended the category of so-called "online novels" compared to other works. It's been a long time since we've seen such a hardcore work on SF.