Zuo Zongtang

Modern Historical Fiction Has Almost No Gems. Disagree? Come Debate Me

The protagonist should not be sanctimonious, and the novel should not be mindless.

I’m Out of Books, Help!!!!!!!!!

Is there anything that feels fresh and original, not the same old formula? Something that truly stuns you from the very first page and makes you want to keep reading, unable to put it down? Is there anything like that? Someone save me, I’m in a reading slump.

I’d Become the Tomato Novel God for These Four Books

Looking for Quality Books That Are Funny and Witty

Desperately looking for something high-quality, funny, and guaranteed to make me laugh.

The Four Best Books on the Tomato Rankings

What are the best cultivation and body-tempering novels on Qimao, with smart protagonists?

Great Books That Can Open Your Eyes to Life

A book that will make you feel like you've had an epiphany about life!

What’s the Most Popular Historical Novel on Tomato Novel?

I want something like Claiming the Surname Zhuge: Vast Heavens, Rebuild the Han Dynasty!

Looking for Historical Novels Rated 9.9 or Higher. Any Stories About Academic Prodigies?

I Can't Believe Historical Fiction Writers Can Be This Good

A fact-based educational book written using sources from official history, but not boring!

Pure Historical Fiction, Full of Knowledge and Solid Facts

I’m looking for books like I’m Not the God of History: My Peking University History Notes.

Any High-Quality Historical Novels? 😭😭😭😭

I want to read books similar to Father, Open the Door, I Brought Home the Trouble I Caused. The female lead should be intelligent. The male lead is optional. The author should have excellent writing. Please!

Are There Any Good Historical Novels Set in Ancient China, with Excellent Writing and No Made-Up History?

Looking for a Kindhearted Protagonist Who Helps the Suffering

I want something with a strong sense of purpose, preferably with no romance. The characters should be kind, thoughtful, and driven by a desire for revenge. They should dare to speak, act, and dream, and not waste time on empty gestures. Any gender is fine. It could be about love of country, another nation, the world, or liberation. Give me something good.

High-Quality Historical Novels

The Pinnacle of Historical Fiction

I'm looking for the definitive masterpiece for each historical era, the one that no other work can match. For example, the Song dynasty's greatest work is *Song of the Southern Dynasty*. Are there similar books for other dynasties?

High Ratings! High Ratings! High Ratings! Nothing Below 9.5

I want to see just how amazing the high-rated books on Tomato are.

Any Political Fiction Rated 9.0 or Higher? I've Read All the Good Ones 😤😤

Top-Tier Political Intrigue

Looking for books similar to "I Heard the Ruthless Regent Secretly Loved Me." Please recommend top-tier ancient-setting stories about a female protagonist and extreme political intrigue.

Novels Suitable for Older Readers

Books suitable for older readers to listen to.

Any High-Quality Alternate-History Novels with Excellent Writing?

If possible, I want a perfect ten out of ten.

Great Qin! Any Novels That Don't Vilify Li Si?

I'd prefer something well-researched. I'm sick of unofficial-history stories: they almost always start with someone killing Li Si, and I just can't take it anymore.

Finished Masterpieces Rated 9.0 or Higher

Any Original Stories? I’m Sick of These Same Old Popular Plots

Recommend some fresh, original fantasy novels. No mainstream tropes, no lousy rebirth stories, no urban novels where the protagonist shows off and bumps into a beauty around the corner, and no apocalyptic stories with superpowers or a System. Are there any fantasy novels outside those categories? Ideally, something with a fresh premise and theme.

Trade Books You’ve Read for Ages and Don’t Want to Delete