Radiant in Junior 3

Author: Lou Yi
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The novel is written in a simple and natural style, belonging to the realist tradition. In the steady narration, the changes in the characters—from actions to language to emotions—are depicted vividly and accurately. The stories narrated in the work are commonplace, yet they remain fresh in Lou Yi's hands. This is because she herself is a teenager, and a teenage writer writing from her own personal experiences creates a completely unique and intimate effect. —Chen Zhongshi
90s American Beauty Series. The Shanghai teenager Lou Yi possesses the subtlety and sensitivity of a Jiangnan girl. The junior high school girls she portrays are at the cusp of adulthood, filled with yearning and dreams for the true emotions of the world. Among these dreams, the dream of love is particularly persistent. A simple story of a girl falling in love with an older boy is, in her hands, like unraveling a cocoon—thread by thread, entwined endlessly, yet clear in its circumstances, gradually approaching the core of human nature. Though it is a fantasy, it is so beautiful.