Concerning the official novel of contemporary research, there are many literary criticism, which have different train of thought, and there is no unified conclusion.

The rise of official novels has deep-rooted social and cultural backgrounds and is the cultural projection of social and system reform and adjustment by the turn of the century.

Despite the richness and complexity of bureaucracy provided a bigger room for the literature creativity, in terms of ideology and art the contemporary officialdom novel has its flaws and shortcomings.