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Recommend Some Good Books with Basic Common Sense

No school or academy settings, school beauties, goddesses, empresses, harems, male-male pairings, saintly heroines, teams where one person drags along several deadweights, or characters who act less than human and look for someone to own them.

Looking for a Novel with a Gentle, Aloof, and Perceptive Female Lead

I Want Pure Historical Romance!

I'm tired of transmigration and rebirth stories. I just want pure historical romance.

High-quality Novellas, Short Stories, and Bite-sized Reads

Mature Writing (Careful Word Choice, Logical Plot, Immersive, and Well-Written)

Short Stories!! They Must Be Short, Please! The Shorter the Better!! Around 80,000 Words!!

I Just Want Beautiful Writing. Any Subject Is Fine, Preferably with an Epic Scope

What's With Tomato? Every Heroine Is a Comedic Character. Give Us Something Different

Guys, the female lead in an entertainment-variety-show story has to be funny. Are there any stories where the female lead isn't a comedian but is really strong? It doesn't have to be about the entertainment industry. My poor uncle is in a reading slump 😭

A Classic Historical Romance Recommendation for a Well-Read Woman

I found a book that doesn’t follow the usual formula. It’s full of knowledge, has a clear historical timeline, and offers deep insight into human nature. Definitely worth taking the time to read.

A Book That Makes You Examine Human Nature and Desire

Looking for stories like *Six Reboots*. The kind where there are flowers on the other shore.

The Hero and Heroine Are Normal People! Normal People!!

Are there no normal people on Tomato Novel?! No yanderes! No brooding types! No jealous possessive types! No violent types! No idiots!! Just give me some normal people with solid values 🥹

More Stories That Cherish Women, Please!

I want something like *Abyss Game: Double-Crossing the Major Factions*. No abusing the heroine, no mother-cursing, no male lead, and plenty of female supporting characters. I get a headache when the heroine is always surrounded by a bunch of men. Are all the women in this world dead? The male-centeredness is way over the top, whether it’s the heroine or the women around her.

Books Just for Older Readers

Looking for books similar to *Nine-Tenths Foolish*.

Are There Any Novels Without a System? I’m Sick of Systems

It's always Systems, Systems, Systems. I'm sick of it. Can't anyone make it on their own? How many of the novels that become classics are System stories? Seriously.

Looking for a Completed Novel That’s Short, Really Short. The Shorter the Better

Novels for girls, romance novels.

Looking for an Elegant Historical Chinese Romance Without Outlandish, Over-the-Top, or Brain-Dead Tropes

I want something with elegant, delicate writing. Not the kind that opens with someone getting disfigured or having their heart cut out. That's too melodramatic and clumsy. And no side characters like concubine-born daughters or female antagonists publicly attacking the heroine at banquets. People like that wouldn't survive three hours in ancient times unless they were faking their deaths. It's so unrealistic.

Superb Short Stories

I don't have much time, so I'm looking for short, well-crafted novels, ideally ones I can finish in one sitting. Any recommendations?

Looking for Thought-Provoking Books

Looking for books with characters who are smart and capable. No brainless stories or pure wish fulfillment; I want something with depth. Even better if it explores traditional culture.

Looking for Books That Feel Especially Realistic

Close to real life.

Proper Historical Romance: No Golden Fingers, Just High-Quality Stories with Sound Values

Looking for books similar to *Bound by Spring's Embrace*.

Historical Romance, Historical Romance, Historical Romance: Pure Historical Fiction, No Rebirth, No Transmigration

Friends, I'm looking for a purely historical romance. I've had nothing to read for ages. Please save me...

Looking for Pure Historical Romance, No Transmigration

Purely historical, sweet and romantic, with a good plot and a female lead who's not a naive airhead. A little angst in the middle is fine, but it needs a happy ending! Ideally, it would also portray the rigid class system of feudal society and the helplessness of living in that era.

Pure Historical Fiction, No Rebirth or Transmigration

I want sweet, doting romance, no angst. I'm very sensitive and can't handle tragic stories.

Please Recommend Stories That Show the Dark Side of Human Nature

The character should ideally be a “round” character, meaning they should have many different sides and not be one-dimensional.