I Nearly Died from the Start, but Turned the Tables in the ’80s
开局险丧命，我在八零逆风翻盘
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- Completed
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- 337k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Period Fiction
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- 2y ago
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Looking for a Novel So Gripping You’ll Stay Up All Night Reading
Preferably with a female lead. I want a long novel so engrossing I can't put my phone down.
Upright Values, Beautiful Writing, and Still a Thrill on the Third Read: High-Quality Novels
A high-quality novel with solid values and excellent writing, one that’s still enjoyable even on the third reread.
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I've read over 700 books on Tomato Novel!!!! I think I've run out of things to read~ Besties, let's recommend books to each other!!!!!!!
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A scheming male lead
High-Quality Novels That Keep You Reading All Night
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Looking for books similar to HP: Emura.
Period-Era Stories with a Male Lead Who's Completely Love-Struck
The male lead secretly got a vasectomy. Please, fellow readers, help me find the book!
I’ve Hit a Reading Slump. Nothing Holds My Interest. Recommendations, Please
Excellent Completed Stories Set in a Bygone Era
Strong female and male leads, taking down scumbags, past and present lives
Seeking Period Novels: Satisfying Reads, No Saintly Protagonists, Sharp Comebacks, Immediate Revenge, and No Mindless Plotting
Looking for books similar to "I Won't Let Them Off Easy After Becoming a Stepmother: Seven Kids to Raise". #PeriodSetting #AncientTimes #爽文 #StrongFemaleLead #GoodWriting #NotAfraidToTalkBack
Looking for Period-Era Novels About Foils and Counterparts
This One's Pretty Good, but Everything Else Is Garbage
Looking for stories like "Forgotten Tags".
Period-Era Stories Where the Male Lead Is Powerful, Cold, Abstinent, and Devoted Exclusively to the Female Lead
Any transmigration or rebirth novels set in the past where the female lead is strong and badass, and the male lead is powerful, aloof, and restrained, but later dotes only on her? For the male lead, think Dongfang Qingcang or Ling Buyi: rich, handsome, cold, and cool.
Period Novels, Highly Rated, Well Written, and Completed
Period Setting, Orphaned Girl, Portable Space, Hoarding Supplies, No Siblings, and a Huge Inheritance
It has to be complete!!!!! No siblings of any kind!!! The family leaves the female lead a huge inheritance.
Please Recommend Highly Rated Period Dramas, Completed, Completed, They Must Be Complete!
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Period Novels with Loving Grandparents
A period story where the grandparents dote on the heroine.
Period Stories Where The Male Lead Is A Powerful Kyoto Elite Who Does Not Go To The Countryside, And The Female Lead Starts Her Own Business
I want a male lead as cool and aloof as Xu Chengyue, but especially kind to the heroine...
Transmigration to a Siheyuan Courtyard
Looking for Historical-Era Stories Where the Female Lead Isn't a Sent-Down Youth. A Rural or Working-Class Background Is Fine
The Male Lead Is Reborn in the 1980s and Has a Beautiful Wife
Please recommend some great books!
Period Novels So Good You Can't Stop Reading
Looking for books similar to She Faked Being a Fool for Four Years and Became the Rough Village Tyrant's Sweetheart. Historical setting, with a baby. The heroine shouldn't be too meek.
Period Novels, Military Marriages, Comebacks, Madly in Love, Undercover Agents
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I don't know why the rating is so low; I was almost misled by it. I think it's very well-written. The story is quite novel compared to other time-travel novels. The female protagonist achieves success entirely through her own efforts, and she remains clear-headed and rational in her approach to love and family. Thumbs up to the author!
Novel, featuring rebirth and time travel—all characters are normal people with no special abilities, only memories. Very enjoyable! They change their own destiny! 🌹No feeling of copying! 🌹
I really love the world the author depicts, the myriad aspects of life, and the complexities of human nature, all vividly portrayed.
It's been a long time since I've read such a good article; it's definitely worth recommending. Although the story involves time travel and rebirth, it doesn't rely on excessive "golden fingers," spatial abilities, or other fantastical elements. Instead, it focuses on the struggle for a better life. While there are many characters, all their plot holes are resolved.
I watched it all in one go and it was really good. The female lead is independent and strong. In that kind of environment, she didn't wallow in self-pity and always looked towards the light. As the saying goes, "Heaven helps those who help themselves." Once she opened up her perspective, everything went smoothly.
It's not bad. At first, everyone seemed to have a happy ending, making me think the bad guys wouldn't be punished. But seeing them meet their demise put my mind at ease. Although real life is cruel, at least the novel shows that good and evil will ultimately be rewarded.
It's been a long time since I've read a book from cover to cover. This is good.
It's quite a good read. The female lead, Liang Xintian, started a family separation right after transmigrating, and then led her entire family to start a small business and live a good life. She also met the male lead, Chen Boqian, who was also a capable person. The two of them coincidentally started taking the university entrance exam.
This is a fantastic time-travel novel. There are no special abilities, systems, or cheat codes. The female lead changes her and her family's fate through her own efforts in adversity, and remains clear-headed and true to her original aspirations even in good times. The male and female leads are a perfect match, a very sweet and adorable couple. All the family members are doing well, enjoying a happy family reunion.
While it's somewhat exaggerated, that's the kind of effect a novel should have, and it's quite good; the plot doesn't drag either.