The Charlatan

Looking for Books About Taoist Arts, Magic, Ghost Hunting, Cultivation, and More

The protagonist should have some skills from the start and gradually grow stronger later on. Male perspective.

Taoist Fiction Only. No Non-Taoist Stories

The Genre Doesn’t Matter. Just Give Me Something with Smart Characters

I won't say more. You'll understand.

Those Overlooked Masterpieces

Looking for books like First-Rate! (First-Rate). Good books shouldn't be buried!

Stories Where Everyone Is Highly Intelligent, Both the Protagonists and Their Enemies

Whether they’re protagonists or enemies, they should all be highly intelligent. No idiots.

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.

Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism

Any novels about Buddhism, Taoism, or Confucianism? I’m in a reading slump!!?!?!?

Easy-to-Understand Technology Books

Picky Old Bookworms, Gather Here

The more books I read, the fewer I can stick with. What plot points or setups make you drop a book in one second?

Overlooked Masterpieces

Cultivation, fantasy, or historical fiction are all fine.

What Kind of Books Do People Over Fifty Want to Read?

Some older people couldn’t even scan a health code during the pandemic, and they ended up on CCTV News. Are they really that helpless? Do they use the internet? Read Toutiao? Read novels? What kinds of novels do they like?

What Do Books for Middle-Aged Men Actually Look Like?

Looking for books similar to "Steal a Piece of the Sky". I recommend "Steal a Piece of the Sky", a novel that starts in the 1990s. It's inspirational, idealistic, and full of drive, and it captures the memories and struggles of people who came of age after the 1990s.

Looking for Cultivation Novels with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul Realms

Only recommend cultivation novels with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul stages. Please don't recommend novels with other cultivation stages. Thanks.

I Don't Believe Tomato Has Any Masterpieces with Deep Ideas, Epic Scope, and a Grand, Sweeping Feel

I still haven't found a novel like this.

Books That Teach You Something Without Being Boring!

I want to learn, but I don’t want anything dull and boring!

Books Just for Older Readers

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

I Can't Get Through Anything on the Book Charts. Please Recommend Some Good Reads

Dali, stop pushing those urea bags. I've read too much vulgar stuff lately and want something more refined.

Stories Based on Real Life and Personal Experiences

Something based on the author's personal experiences, or a real-life autobiography.

Addictive Masterpieces. I Don't Save Incomplete Stories Unless They're Truly Amazing

Stories Closely Based on Real Life or Personal Experiences

Are there any novels with really good prose that are almost exactly like real life?

Who's the Best at Supernatural Novels???

I'm out of books to read. Please recommend some good supernatural novels 😭😭

Metaphysics, Taoism, and Cultivation Novels!!

Looking for books similar to "I Dumped the Scumbag and Deeply Developed the Resources of the Immortal Realm."

Free Books That Teach Lots of Practical Knowledge

Looking for books similar to "The Art of Reading Characters". Question: I’m reading a novel with cultivation levels called the Practitioner, Master, Earth Master, and Celestial Master. Then someone commented that the next level after Celestial Master is Real Person. I’m interested in Taoist culture, but I don’t know what level a Real Person is.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Incarnation; Weapons Like Halberds, Spears, and Clubs