Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 1292: Comments on Biographies of Immortals

Hello everyone, I am Cang Yiwei.

Today I would like to recommend a new book by a great author to you.

"Biographies of Strange Immortals", the wandering toad, a great writer.

Category: Xianxia-classical Xianxia.

Summary:
In my dream, I accidentally entered the Peach Blossom Spring and an immortal patted my shoulder.

【Brief Comment】

He has many books under his name, his representative work is "Shushan", which once turned the tide and saved a certain situation.

The official evaluation is "the writing style is vast and unrestrained, the writing is imaginative and full of creativity."

In his own words, most of his books have bad endings or are abandoned.

I saw this new book as soon as it was published, especially after reading that chapter full of hostility and criticism, I didn’t pay much attention to it because it didn’t give me a particularly strong sense of freshness at the time.

Yesterday, a reader left me a message saying that Master Toad is very motivated this time and is ready to confront those who mocked him head-on with his writing skills instead of just empty talk.

I just went to an external site to look for materials for the debate, but the direction was not very clear.

From my own trial reading experience, mental hospitals, time travel, Taoist worship, having a girlfriend, etc. seem to be very common themes and settings, and he himself has also written similar ones.

Of course, if we think purely from the reader's perspective, in the past two years, the so-called "slaying gods" that have left a strong impression on readers under the powerful rendering of short videos are actually not that profound for some old readers.

It was just a work that was forcefully promoted by a certain platform, and its subsequent influence is very weak. Even those big bloggers have rarely mentioned the book recently. Everyone understands the reason.

At a certain point, although the book "The Strong Man Walking Out of the Mental Hospital" by the great writer Xinfeng was adapted into a comic, it has not yet reached 10,000 subscriptions since its completion.

On the contrary, in May this year, "Dao Guiyixian" successfully received 10,000 subscriptions. The process was not tortuous. It was very popular on short videos. There are quite a few from what I have seen.

Even more terrifying is that readers have given the book excellent reviews, saying they were so confused by the plot that they couldn't distinguish between reality and fantasy. Back to Toad Master's new book, he himself presented a lot of evidence and reasoning to prove the originality of the new book, but I don't think I need to delve into this.

In terms of content quality, it is indeed much better than the previous books, especially the writing attitude, which is worthy of praise.

I have read very few of his books. I used to find his style unacceptable, as it is mostly light-hearted, funny, and a hodgepodge.

To be honest, the routines and settings are relatively old-fashioned. The knowledge reserve is really high, but it can't hide some of the more awkward funny moments.

To put it simply, his writing skills are very mature, and he has made many videos detailing things in the online literature circle. However, it is difficult to bring empathy or resonance to people. He writes about his excitement, but readers just read it in loneliness.

He knows everything and can do everything, but there's nothing we can relate to, so it's not funny and not realistic enough.

In addition, his new book received 5600 first-time orders, ranking second in the same period, and it is incomparable to the old skeleton who is at the top of the list. Everyone knows the reason.

Therefore, the fact that readers are quite supportive of Mr. Toad’s new book getting such a good first order shows that he is quite supportive of it.

At the same time, I also expressed strong concerns about whether the film would fail again. I personally hold a pessimistic attitude. Because it is a habit.

Friends who are short of books can go and read it, it really is a great improvement.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment.

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”.

Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

Continuing pessimism.

(End of this chapter)