The Rise of Gao Jianfei, a Soldier of the Three Kingdoms

This book completely broke my inherent impression of "Three Kingdoms novels". There are no exaggerated golden fingers, no heaven-defying systems, just the realism of a little person struggling in troubled times. The character Gao Jianfei's journey from being a nobody to rising up step by step is full of the flavor of grassroots struggle, which makes people feel particularly immersed in reading.