Embarrassed

Author: Liu Tao
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: High school and university, what unforgettable times they were! Fang Sizhe, Qi Qi, Spiders, and others, faced with reality, they fell into confusion, and blind obedience. Organizing social activities, dating, joining student unions, preparing for postgraduate entrance exams, taking the GRE, indulging in computer games, chasing trends and fashion, running around, working hard, yet they could never find their own place, only mindlessly wasting their youth, performing a series of "I think I am not here" stories.
This novel differs from other campus literary works not only in its strong realistic critique but also in its absorption of the writing experience of literary masters, showcasing Fan’s artistic style and demonstrating the author’s exceptional literary talent. It possesses the exquisite and delicate beauty of Dream of the Red Chamber, the witty humor of Fortress Besieged, and the quiet yeting, sorrowful essence of The Bridges of Madison County. The novel, through borrowing, has formed its own unique style, skillfully blending various elements without any trace of artificial craftsmanship. It adopts the traditional narrative style of novels but carries a strong modern atmosphere, offering readers a fresh and novel experience.
The novel’s language is elegant and smooth, brimming with creativity and talent. It extensively incorporates expressive colloquialisms, dialects, classical Chinese terms, vivid and fitting idioms, proverbs, puns, and modern slang, boldly creating new words to fully explore the essence of the Chinese language and showcase its unique charm. The author is particularly skilled in metaphors, irony, and parallelism, demonstrating profound linguistic prowess.
The author is a senior student and, following Han Han and Guo Jingming, stands as a distinctive and highly accomplished youth literature writer.