Back to the 1970S: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World

A Rags-to-Riches Story Set in a Bygone Era, with No Horrible Relatives

Well-written stories with solid logic, high ratings, and an engaging plot.

Highly Rated Feel-Good Period Novels, 9.5 and Up. I Like Smart Heroines, No Helpless Damsels

Looking for feel-good period novels rated 9.5 or above. I like smart characters. No helpless little wives, please. Funny, goofy stories are fine too.

The Gold Standard of Historical-Era Novels, with Incredible Vividness

Looking for content like 1979: The Leisurely Life of a Train Water Supplier.

Do Period Novels Really Have to Send the Characters to the Countryside? Looking for Ones That Don’t

Every single historical-era novel is about educated youth being sent to the countryside, or petty rural dramas. Can these authors write anything other than educated youth? Are there any historical-era novels that aren't about going to the countryside or rural life? Even something about spies in the 1940s would be fine!!!

Genuinely Skillful Historical-Era Novels, No Villains or Black Markets

Republic-Era Novels

I never recommend books I haven't read. These are my favorite period novels, and I'm sharing them with everyone. There are also a few quick transmigration stories, so check them out if you're interested.

No Female Lead!! Truly No Female Lead, No Romance, Read Carefully!!

Don’t recommend ongoing stories with heroines. If a story isn’t finished and doesn’t say it has no heroine, ask the author whether there is one first. For *I Became Invincible After Rejecting the System*, the author said it has one heroine, so absolutely do not recommend it. The requester really will get mad.

Stories Set in a Bygone Era: Military Wives, Following Their Husbands to the Army, and a Sensible Plot. No Brain-Dead Writing, It’s Infuriating.

Are there any normal stories? I really can’t stomach brain-dead ones.

Rated 9.9: High-Quality Historical Fiction with Fresh, Original Plots

Looking for books similar to "Transmigrate to the Sixties with a Space! Accidentally Kidnap a Handsome Man." Quality 9.9-rated period pieces, something fresh and not clichéd.

I'm Tired of Stories About Sent-Down Female Youths or Rich Heiresses Pairing Up With Rugged Men

A beautiful, wealthy heiress with money, connections, and a doting family, but she's always forced to move to the countryside for one reason or another. Then she's too pampered to do anything, so she has to find some rough country man to do it all for her. I'm so tired of this trope. I used to like it, but now I think they're completely mismatched. They're from different worlds.

Republican-Era Stories, No Couples, and No Brain-Dead Writing

Nothing ridiculously over-the-top with numbers like 999.9 billion, and no System either. I like stories where people achieve their goals through their own hard work. Any protagonist gender is fine, but no pregnancy-and-running-away plots or vague romantic tension with someone.

Any Period Novels with Northeastern Chinese Dialect?

Looking for Stories with a Pocket Dimension Where the Female Lead Doesn’t Have to Raise a Whole Bunch of People. The Less Helping, the Better

A Cautious Female Lead in a Period-Era Novel Who Refuses to Be a Cannon Fodder

Looking for books similar to Choosing Others? Better to Choose Myself. Must be complete. I truly didn't skip a single chapter. The female lead is clear-headed and practical.

Looking for a Completed Reborn Novel Set in a Past Era, Something I Can Read for a Long Time Without Over-the-Top Drama

No golden fingers. The protagonist builds everything from scratch through their own efforts.

I’m Out of Books! Looking for Feel-Good Historical Novels with No Romance at All!

Chronology, No Cp

Are there any period texts without CP, or farming texts? The type who only wants to pursue a career is fine with raising a child, but her husband will definitely be frustrated. The important thing is that there is no cp and no cp. I want to see the main character Domei(๑•̀ㅂ•́)ﾉ➹♡ "

Period Novels with No Romance

I'm looking for a period novel with no romance, no raising kids, and a System. Is that asking too much? I've only found one so far.

Looking for a Historical-Era Novel With a Smart Heroine Who Doesn't Bail Out Her Family, Move to the Countryside, or Fawn Over Men

Looking for books similar to In the Sixties, I Became the Stepping Stone for a Scheming Heroine. Please don't recommend an unintelligent heroine who's all soft and sweet and swoons whenever she sees a handsome guy. I want someone with a personality like An Ran and Xu Jing'an. A golden finger is fine, but keep the romance to a minimum. No sucking up to...

Any More Realistic Stories Set in a Particular Era? Looking for Recs

A lot of period dramas these days have living conditions better than ours now. It feels a bit fake.

Hunting in the Northeast Woods in the 1960S, with a Pocket Dimension: An Invincible Power Fantasy

No female-oriented novels, please.

A Period-Era Story About Buying a House Early, with a Heroine Who Isn’t a Doormat

Buy a house in advance, then sit back and reap the rewards. I want a satisfying story with no saintly characters, preferably completed.

Looking for an Unconventional Historical-Era Story

I'm tired of stories that are either about the black market or people watching the drama unfold.

Sent-Down Youth Novels Set in the Countryside During the Era

Any novels about men being sent down to the countryside during the era?