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[오직 나만이, 이 세계의 결말을 알고 있다.]
'멸망한 세계에서 살아남는 세 가지 방법'이 현실이 되어버렸다.
그리고 그 작품을 완독한 이는 단 한 명뿐이었다.
[총552화 완결]
'멸망한 세계에서 살아남는 세 가지 방법'이 현실이 되어버렸다.
그리고 그 작품을 완독한 이는 단 한 명뿐이었다.
[총552화 완결]
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Published February 1, 2018
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October 7, 2021
HOOOOOOOW IS ORV SO GOOD WHO GAVE IT THE RIGHT??????
IM DROWNING IN THE STREAM OF MY TEARS
SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT KDJ UNDER HOUSE ARREST
IM DROWNING IN THE STREAM OF MY TEARS
SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT KDJ UNDER HOUSE ARREST
January 7, 2024
This is a masterpiece. Everything about it was incredible from the character development, the side character interactions, and the final ending.
I don’t think you can read this and not fall in love with Kim Dokja as a person. He’s terribly real and such a fanboy loser, but it’s because of these qualities that you find yourself rooting for his every success.
He’s also just so cool. From the very start, he had a plan for everything that would follow, and because he’s an unreliable narrator, you genuinely have no idea what crazy shit he’s going to do next. He straight up won’t tell you. Knowing that the perspective you’re reading from is holding out on you is such an interesting experience.
Another thing this series does so well is creating a large cast of side characters with their own ambitions and dynamics. I loved them all, and they all contributed to the story in their own way. Han Sooyoung and Jung Heewon were particularly badass, and I loved their dynamics with Kim Dokja where Jung Heewon declared herself as his sword and Han Sooyoung understood him in a way that no one else could. Don’t even get me started on the lemon candy scene.
As for the secondary mc or the original protagonist of the story, Yoo Joonghyuk, he had a fascinating role to play. The story began because he was perceived by Kim Dokja, and it’s as simple as that.
The concept of writing, reading, and being read is an endless cycle of loving, knowing, and wanting to understand. The author displayed that concept perfectly, of deeply appreciating a story and being unable to say goodbye to it.
There were so many twists and turns, but everything came full circle, and it was worth all the tears to see it to the end.
It’s one of those works of fiction that you’ll never be able to forget.
I don’t think you can read this and not fall in love with Kim Dokja as a person. He’s terribly real and such a fanboy loser, but it’s because of these qualities that you find yourself rooting for his every success.
He’s also just so cool. From the very start, he had a plan for everything that would follow, and because he’s an unreliable narrator, you genuinely have no idea what crazy shit he’s going to do next. He straight up won’t tell you. Knowing that the perspective you’re reading from is holding out on you is such an interesting experience.
Another thing this series does so well is creating a large cast of side characters with their own ambitions and dynamics. I loved them all, and they all contributed to the story in their own way. Han Sooyoung and Jung Heewon were particularly badass, and I loved their dynamics with Kim Dokja where Jung Heewon declared herself as his sword and Han Sooyoung understood him in a way that no one else could. Don’t even get me started on the lemon candy scene.
As for the secondary mc or the original protagonist of the story, Yoo Joonghyuk, he had a fascinating role to play. The story began because he was perceived by Kim Dokja, and it’s as simple as that.
The concept of writing, reading, and being read is an endless cycle of loving, knowing, and wanting to understand. The author displayed that concept perfectly, of deeply appreciating a story and being unable to say goodbye to it.
There were so many twists and turns, but everything came full circle, and it was worth all the tears to see it to the end.
It’s one of those works of fiction that you’ll never be able to forget.
Want to read
March 12, 2024already read the english translations. this is more like a challenge to myself trying to read the whole novel in korean :)
May 8, 2024
oh, wow. what a ride! this is officially THE longest novel i’ve ever read. and the most twisted in terms of logic, probably. i’m gonna miss these characters like crazy. 😪 yoohankim forever. 🙌🏻
April 6, 2024
I thought this novel would never end (/pos /neg)
February 6, 2023
I think this is one of the most amazing books I've read in quite some time. The theories, the circulatory nature, just about everything I found to be thrilling and amazing. However, I would not consider it a perfect '5/5.'
Plot: 5/5
The plot was spectacular; every single character and object introduced was important throughout it, and I'm a little amazed by how detailed the book could get without throwing off the readers as well as how well the authors could stick to the details. Every arc felt significant, if not sometimes a bit long. The whole idea of the Star Stream, the Constellations, the Fourth Wall...everything was both novel and interesting. Any places where the MC seemed to get a little too lucky got wrapped up with a solid explanation by the end.
Characters: 4/5
I think Kim Dokja is one of the best MCs I've seen in a while, if not the best. He was charming in all the right ways, and it was so easy to resonate with him, both his rights and his wrongs.
However, I wish more of the characters had the same depth as him.
Often times, the development of the other characters comes off as abrupt, and I think that it's because the authors introduce the backstory a little too late. For instance, Gil-yeong came off as a little too accepting of the changed world. We know later that it's because he viewed the world as a video game, but at the start, he seems to go along with it as a plot convenience. Or more about why Yoo Sang-ah seems to so perfect; I wanted to see more complexity than a simple paragraph about her upbringing (side note: I don't think this novel, for all its chapters, passes the Bechdel test except for maybe one between Sang-ah and Soo-young (but I think it was about Dokja)). Furthermore, a lot of their stories are short when delved into or are narrated by Dokja. So as much as I could care for Kim Dokja, Han Soo-young, Shin Yoo-seung, and Yoo Jung-hyeok, I could not resonate as well with the other characters or understand them and their motivations.
I think this is more important than other novels because the whole reason the book starts is because Dokja wants to save them and considers them incredibly important to him. So I should be able to understand why he cares so much for them, and yet I find it too difficult because unlike him, I haven't read their stories. I don't understand them.
Story Structure: 4.5/5
I love the POV switches. If it gave more in-depth understandings of the characters as much as it gives Dokja's, I would love it even more. The story structure was solid, and I liked the way the story unfolded.
However. The ending.
I can't say I love it or hate it. I think it gave the book the most impactful ending, but also a depressing one because we never see the end. We have to imagine it, just like Dokja had to struggle to reach the conclusion he wanted. It's the best possible ending for a book so magnificent. And yet, so dissatisfying. Out of pettiness, I dropped the rating a little.
So in total: about a 4.7/5 for me.
Plot: 5/5
The plot was spectacular; every single character and object introduced was important throughout it, and I'm a little amazed by how detailed the book could get without throwing off the readers as well as how well the authors could stick to the details. Every arc felt significant, if not sometimes a bit long. The whole idea of the Star Stream, the Constellations, the Fourth Wall...everything was both novel and interesting. Any places where the MC seemed to get a little too lucky got wrapped up with a solid explanation by the end.
Characters: 4/5
I think Kim Dokja is one of the best MCs I've seen in a while, if not the best. He was charming in all the right ways, and it was so easy to resonate with him, both his rights and his wrongs.
However, I wish more of the characters had the same depth as him.
Often times, the development of the other characters comes off as abrupt, and I think that it's because the authors introduce the backstory a little too late. For instance, Gil-yeong came off as a little too accepting of the changed world. We know later that it's because he viewed the world as a video game, but at the start, he seems to go along with it as a plot convenience. Or more about why Yoo Sang-ah seems to so perfect; I wanted to see more complexity than a simple paragraph about her upbringing (side note: I don't think this novel, for all its chapters, passes the Bechdel test except for maybe one between Sang-ah and Soo-young (but I think it was about Dokja)). Furthermore, a lot of their stories are short when delved into or are narrated by Dokja. So as much as I could care for Kim Dokja, Han Soo-young, Shin Yoo-seung, and Yoo Jung-hyeok, I could not resonate as well with the other characters or understand them and their motivations.
I think this is more important than other novels because the whole reason the book starts is because Dokja wants to save them and considers them incredibly important to him. So I should be able to understand why he cares so much for them, and yet I find it too difficult because unlike him, I haven't read their stories. I don't understand them.
Story Structure: 4.5/5
I love the POV switches. If it gave more in-depth understandings of the characters as much as it gives Dokja's, I would love it even more. The story structure was solid, and I liked the way the story unfolded.
However. The ending.
I can't say I love it or hate it. I think it gave the book the most impactful ending, but also a depressing one because we never see the end. We have to imagine it, just like Dokja had to struggle to reach the conclusion he wanted. It's the best possible ending for a book so magnificent. And yet, so dissatisfying. Out of pettiness, I dropped the rating a little.
So in total: about a 4.7/5 for me.
September 17, 2022
one would think this book is way too long but i beg to differ. i believe this is exactly how long it should have been. from the first chapter to the very last, it never ceases to surprise and amaze the reader. i saw couple people saying the first chapters were boring but i genuinely don’t think that’s the case. it did not make me cry and sob like my friends recommended this to me did. but it had certain moments that broke my heart and made my eyes tear up, even during the very last sentences. the reader can guess but also cannot guess what will happen in the next paragraph whatsoever. just a very very big tip from someone who made this mistake, DO NOT. GET. SPOILED. MY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK. that’s my major tip to the readers. other than that, it was such a beautiful book. i enjoyed ever second of it.
January 25, 2023
4.5/5
This definitely could have used some editing in the later arcs but god the emotional roller coaster in that last 10%. So long, yet so worth
This definitely could have used some editing in the later arcs but god the emotional roller coaster in that last 10%. So long, yet so worth
January 20, 2026
The whole reason I read this web novel in the first place was because of all the positive things I've heard about it, referring to it as one of the more complex pieces of fiction compared to other popular web novels. I've read the manhwa version a while ago, and I thought it was a pretty decent read, so it'd only make sense for me to expect good things coming from this novel before I even read the first page. I restarted from the beginning once again, and I must say the manhwa adaptation was pretty damn good, because I was able to remember everything up until the conclusion of the Dark Castle arc, so everything up to that point was practically a review. Though after that, I was brought into a pseudo-warp, as it felt as if the novel was trying to suck me inside of it. With many late nights staying up simply reading, because I had grown fond of the characters presented before me. The reason as to why I haven't read this novel sooner is because of how insufferable the fanbase is with their yaoi fetishization, which turned me off from reading this novel for quite a while. During my read, I'd think to myself, 'this isn't that nonsensical boy love BS that everybody in that community made it out to be.' And indeed, the characters were a lot more complex than many assume, as Kim Dokja's fate of dying to the one he loves, which was revealed before him at the beginning of the novel, was fulfilled when he became the Oldest Dream- he died to the story that he lived with his entire life, the very story that was his life's purpose ever since his suicide attempt that resulted in Han Sooyoung writing TWSA for him to keep living, in expense of the world's destruction. But that's a different story. Kim Dokja's unexplainable love for the story he had made with his peers is admirable, and the involvement of the readers in that very story is beautiful, even. I believe that the ending was perhaps what was best for the novel; it's open for whatever the reader wishes to happen in the ending, and I wish for Kim Dokja to wake up.
September 16, 2023
"This story is just for that one reader."
5 stars! God how can a novel be so good TvT
I absolutely adored Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint from start to end. The worldbuilding, character arcs and character relationships were just so well written. A very long read (551 chapters in total) but absolutely worth it. Looking at my Kindle I could compile a whole list of my favourite quotes from the novel.
My favourite arcs probably are Demon King of Salvation, Great War of Saints and Demons, The Secretive Plotter, The Oldest Dream, and the Eternity and Epilogue
Special Mention: Kim Dokja will forever be one of my all-time favourite protagonists - very well-rounded, and I could relate to him in far too many ways TvT. If I had read ORV when it first started releasing, I think he would've been what Joonghyuk was to him for me.
(Also I will die on the Joongdok is real hill. Life and Death companions always.)
(I am deluding myself to believe that they're all living together in a big house TvT.)
5 stars! God how can a novel be so good TvT
I absolutely adored Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint from start to end. The worldbuilding, character arcs and character relationships were just so well written. A very long read (551 chapters in total) but absolutely worth it. Looking at my Kindle I could compile a whole list of my favourite quotes from the novel.
My favourite arcs probably are Demon King of Salvation, Great War of Saints and Demons, The Secretive Plotter, The Oldest Dream, and the Eternity and Epilogue
Special Mention: Kim Dokja will forever be one of my all-time favourite protagonists - very well-rounded, and I could relate to him in far too many ways TvT. If I had read ORV when it first started releasing, I think he would've been what Joonghyuk was to him for me.
July 13, 2024
It is difficult to put into words how good Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is. It is one of the most richly multilayered stories I have ever experienced, expertly crafted and complex. The characters are beautifully well written and fascinating, I don't think I can remember a story that made me cry as many times as this one. It teases emotions out of the reader that nothing else I have read is able to do.
It is very long but uses that length well.
With the webtoon and upcoming anime adaptations this story is reaching more people which makes me very happy. This novel is a true classic and the author should be very proud of this accomplishment.
So many of these characters rank among my favorites ever. I will be a Huiwon fanboy until the day I die!
This novel manages to completely satisfy both the nerd in me (who likes cool stuff/big fights/cute interactions etc) and the literature appreciator in me (excellent work with themes and emotional stuff and high concepts etc)
Also DokjaXSangah forever! I will fight you all!
It is very long but uses that length well.
With the webtoon and upcoming anime adaptations this story is reaching more people which makes me very happy. This novel is a true classic and the author should be very proud of this accomplishment.
So many of these characters rank among my favorites ever. I will be a Huiwon fanboy until the day I die!
This novel manages to completely satisfy both the nerd in me (who likes cool stuff/big fights/cute interactions etc) and the literature appreciator in me (excellent work with themes and emotional stuff and high concepts etc)
Also DokjaXSangah forever! I will fight you all!
October 22, 2025
What would you do if your life became the world of the webnovel you read from start to finish? As the sole reader, could you save the characters that helped you mentally survive the past several years?
["This story is just for that one reader."]
This is long, but it's worth every page. I spent the better part of a couple months to read through the whole thing. Give it a chance, for this is easily the singular best web novel I have ever read.
["This story is just for that one reader."]
This is long, but it's worth every page. I spent the better part of a couple months to read through the whole thing. Give it a chance, for this is easily the singular best web novel I have ever read.
January 17, 2024
my entire worldview shifted because of this book let me tellyou oh my god
there is so much love in the book and you can really see it in the characters and the plot itself the book is just a love story for authors and readers and characters there is so so so much love in nonnuclear family dynamics
i read this 2022 november and i still think about it daily
there is so much love in the book and you can really see it in the characters and the plot itself the book is just a love story for authors and readers and characters there is so so so much love in nonnuclear family dynamics
i read this 2022 november and i still think about it daily
March 13, 2024
HOLY SHIT.
idk what else to say. this was the most complicated thing ive ever read and i love it. whatever crack the last 100 chapters were packing hit me like a truck. ill miss reading this in class. long live joongdok and FUCK 49/51
idk what else to say. this was the most complicated thing ive ever read and i love it. whatever crack the last 100 chapters were packing hit me like a truck. ill miss reading this in class. long live joongdok and FUCK 49/51
December 3, 2022
4.75*
(Ahora iré a leer muchos fics Joongdok para sobrellevar el trauma y la depresión que me dejó ese final XD)
(Ahora iré a leer muchos fics Joongdok para sobrellevar el trauma y la depresión que me dejó ese final XD)
November 13, 2023
i don't even know if i can muster up anything in me to write a proper review but just... wow....... ah............. my heart...........
September 20, 2025
❤️❤️❤️
January 11, 2026
never in my life I thought I would read a novel with over 1.3 million words but here I am !!! and it was worth it
December 28, 2023
I think this one starts out feeling like a fantasy/RPG game novel and turns pretty philosophical compared to 멸망 이후의 세계 which starts out philosophical but turns pretty RPG (IDK I haven't finished that one yet so maybe not lol).
Overall, I really liked how it was poking fun at different web novels and popular genre novels, and with a twist that the main character is a Reader. The characterisation of the female characters were a bit disappointing though. At points I couldn't tell which one was which unless there was a description about the weapon they were holding, but I guess it's hard to flesh out all the characters when you're trying to get to a full story.
Rereading it now, just to see how it reads after finding out about all the twists!
Overall, I really liked how it was poking fun at different web novels and popular genre novels, and with a twist that the main character is a Reader. The characterisation of the female characters were a bit disappointing though. At points I couldn't tell which one was which unless there was a description about the weapon they were holding, but I guess it's hard to flesh out all the characters when you're trying to get to a full story.
Rereading it now, just to see how it reads after finding out about all the twists!
June 25, 2025
my first kr webnovel ever, finished this in early 2022 so this might be biased but it genuinely changed my perspective on the fantasy-action genre
while being a fantasy action novel its more of a novel that will make you think about life in general and its more associated with the slice-of-life parts of it
i really love the take on fantasy with this book too, it probably caused the system shounen thing to be mainstream
the main trios character are written amazingly, even the side characters have depth to them (shoutout to dokjas relationship with his mom)
i could spend hours talking abt the book itself, the epilogue is truly beautiful
while being a fantasy action novel its more of a novel that will make you think about life in general and its more associated with the slice-of-life parts of it
i really love the take on fantasy with this book too, it probably caused the system shounen thing to be mainstream
the main trios character are written amazingly, even the side characters have depth to them (shoutout to dokjas relationship with his mom)
i could spend hours talking abt the book itself, the epilogue is truly beautiful
October 6, 2023
I WILL NEVER EMOTIONALLY RECOVER FROM THIS BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS
prepare your heart for pain, joy, confusion, the desire to snap your fingers and send everyone to a peaceful meadow and the urge to jump in the story and save your favourite characters from everything (including themselves)
prepare your heart for pain, joy, confusion, the desire to snap your fingers and send everyone to a peaceful meadow and the urge to jump in the story and save your favourite characters from everything (including themselves)
November 27, 2025
i am never leaving my orv phase this book was acc lifechanging
October 13, 2023
4.5-4.75 depending on the arc. Rating 5 stars because of the last 1.5k pages. Wow, this was a roller coaster.
April 5, 2024
Me destrozo la psiquis y eso me gusto
April 22, 2024
Perhaps one day I will find the words to explain why this book means so much to me. Perhaps you will read it and understand, wordlessly.
August 14, 2024
I'm dehydrated from all those tears
August 14, 2024
Peak fiction
October 24, 2024
Letterlijk het beste wat ik ooit heb gelezen niks gaat dit ooit overtreffen
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