Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

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Synonyms: Jeonjijeok Dokja Sijeom

Japanese: 전지적 독자 시점

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Type: Novel

Volumes: 20

Chapters: 105

Status: Finished

Published: Jan 20, 2022 to Sep 11, 2023

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Theme: Urban Fantasy

Serialization: None

Authors: sing N song (Story), BlackBox (Art)

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Score: 9.04¹ (scored by 12,792 users)

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Ranked: #10²

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Popularity: #635

Members: 32,099

Favorites: 2,537

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Novelsing N song (Story), BlackBox (Art)

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Synopsis

In the web novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse, people are forced to fight monsters and each other for coins, food, and—ultimately—survival. While mysterious "Constellations" watch the unwilling participants for their own entertainment, one man emerges as the protagonist: Yoo Joonghyuk, who repeatedly lives and dies in an endless struggle to close the book on this indiscriminate torture.

Kim Dokja has lived a challenging and action-packed life through Joonghyuk for over a decade. While other readers abandoned the story early on, Dokja has remained its sole reader until the very last chapter. At that time, he receives a puzzling message from the author, and the novel's inhumane world suddenly becomes reality.

As the only person aware of what lies ahead, Dokja realizes that he must utilize his omniscience to navigate the deadly scenarios and stay alive. Dokja was never meant to play a main part, but in defiance of those who wish to spell his fate, he might just have to take the lead in writing his own conclusion.

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Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint began as a web novel on Munpia and was published in book format by Viche from January 20, 2022, to September 11, 2023. The original web novel was published digitally in English by Webnovel, and the print release has been published by Yen Press under the Ize Press imprint since July 22, 2025.

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Aug 12, 2025

OceanRay

Recommended

Omniscient Reader is a story that aims to explain what it feels like to live vicariously through another world. Escapism isn't the most respected form of writing, and many times for good reason, but ORV aims to understand those who rely on it.
Kim Dokja is a protagonist that mirrors the reader, mirrors me and my experiences more than any other I have come across. I haven't lived the same life, but I have escaped to different works of fiction to escape from my own boring real life. Varies tales have been vital to my life and have saved me from varies pains of life. ...

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May 11, 2025

Afriyieau1

Mixed Feelings

Funny

“A story with wings too large to fly.”

1. World-Building & Premise
ORV starts strong. Its core concept, a man trapped in a world he once read as a webnovel, is rich with potential. The blend of meta-narrative mechanics, scenario-based progression, and apocalypse survival sets a fresh tone. The system of “constellations,” fourth-wall powers, and layered dimensions invites intrigue.
However, what begins as an engaging and immersive setup soon spirals into clutter. As the narrative expands, the world-building becomes bloated with too many mechanics, rule-bending exceptions, and systems that don’t follow a coherent internal logic. Instead of deepening the story, the layers often make it more confusing and ...

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Mar 4, 2025

AizenGintoki

Not Recommended

Well-written

Preliminary (90/105 eps)

A story that could have been my favorite but which ultimately ended up being not for me.

I had heard nothing but positive things about Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (ORV) and I had high but reasonable expectations. When I first started reading it, it did manage to hook me quite well and I was enjoying the introduction of the whole world and the premise of the whole story. However, as I kept binging chapters, I don't know precisely what it was that made me feel this way but I started feeling that this novel wasn't exactly the groundbreaking experience I was hoping for.

The arc with the 'Ichthyosaurus' ... was the first time I was taken out of the story to be honest but it wasn't anything I could not push past. I have never been one to be bothered by stories trying to take a somewhat bizarre or absurd approach, but then the next arc about poisonous fog happened and it honestly felt like the story had already started to drag in a way. I would have been fine with a slight dip but it somehow became a full on chore for me later on. I think it was the pacing but I am not sure. I don't know if it is just me but I really felt that at least in the beginning, ORV falls into a kind of a repetitive plot structure. It started feeling that there was a hidden formula to most arcs where Dokja faces an obstacle which he narrowly escapes and we get a minor revelation. Each arc becomes another quest to be completed bringing along with it new challenges, victories and betrayals. It may just be me but I definitely felt an 'arc fatigue' so to speak while reading ORV. Once the initial novelty wears off, a lot of the following arcs start feeling like variations of a theme, with a repetitive cycle of challenges, minor twists, and leading to further new arcs. This for sure made me feel that the pacing was a bit bloated.

Now, to be frank, I liked Kim Dokja as a character so I will give the show credit there. This whole premise of Dokja knowing the story beforehand definitely adds a layer of intrigue to a story that already feels quite layered. Add to this the fact that we also have the actual protagonist of the original story who is apparently a regressor (someone who restarts after death) interacting with Dokja and the possibilities are endless. However, I feel like ORV fails to capitalize on this wonderful premise and what was a unique premise soon devolves into a story that cycles through different tropes before falling back on familiar grounds making the whole story feel a bit generic despite having a fresh twist of putting the reader inside the story.

While I was almost on the verge of dropping the series, I decided to check and confirm if the show gets better soon to make sure I don't end up dropping the series prematurely. The answers I got instead made me drop it immediately. I was met with wide range of answers telling me that the show gets good after 100 chapters, someone said 180, someone was in fact delusional enough to tell me that the final 200 chapters are what elevates the story to another level. Someone said it is actually the epilogue, which are like the final few chapters, that makes the story the best piece of fiction ever created. It was at that point I was done. I could not in any way consider reading so many chapters before it supposedly got good. I thought it was crazy to be expected to give that kind of a massive time investment for what is essentially a gamble because there would always be a possibility that I still might not like it after such investment. I have always felt that a reader should not be expected to navigate through X number of chapters just for the promise of the story getting better. To be honest, if it has not grabbed me by then, then its clearly not for me.

Now, credit where credit is due, I can definitely see why some people love ORV and more power to you if you are one of them. I would be the first one to admit that the story definitely has its merits considering the large audience it resonates with. Unfortunately, I understood quite early on that I just don't belong to the group. I could easily write a more harshly worded review but I want to be respectful and not offend someone who really likes this. On a side note, this felt eerily similar to my experience with One Piece which is another long story beloved by its fan base but I just could not connect with it despite giving it multiple tries. I guess it is true that not every story is for everyone and that's fine.

The good thing is that an ORV anime adaptation has been announced and I suppose I will revisit this story when that releases. I hope a different medium of storytelling can make a difference. If the anime manages to hook me back into the story, I will definitely revisit the novel and give it another shot but till then, ORV is going on my 'not for me' shelf.

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Is the novel complete? SHjiwani - Nov 15, 2025	5 replies	by Alexioos95 »» Dec 1, 2025 9:19 AM
Should I read it? (No spoilers) WANIFURQAN - Aug 29, 2025	8 replies	by Digitechz »» Aug 29, 2025 11:48 PM
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