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1. 1 重 Restarting in 2007: From Top Student to Academic Authority 重启2007，从学霸到学阀 Chasing Dreams Toward the Sun朝着阳光追梦Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever won a scholarship? Have you ever been in an honors class? Have you ever ranked first in your entire school? How many certificates have you earned? How many competitions have you entered? Have you ever made the person you like see you in a new light? Why did you go quiet? But you’re still staring at your phone! Back in 2007, Lu Shixian starts making plans, working hard, changing his style, and moving forward. Lu Shixian: Sorry, but this time, I’m going to win. 19.7kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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   This is the best academic novel I've ever read, bar none, without a doubt. The protagonist is reborn without a system or any intellectual cheat codes. As he himself says, all he can do is solve problems. He has an almost obsessive schedule, but he possesses advanced information, a love for biology, a passion for learning, and a deep patriotism. Here are some things I liked: First, it's incredibly detailed. Most academic novels follow the same formula: college entrance exams, competitions, research, etc., But this book is written in great detail. Honestly, I skipped a lot of the detailed exam sections at the beginning. The later parts were much more detailed and I found them much more enjoyable. I almost gave up at the beginning; if it had been as good as the later parts, I could have tolerated the earlier parts much better. Besides the detailed descriptions of competitions, exams, and research, the book also meticulously depicts everyday life, including the books read, study methods, schedules, problem-solving strategies, course content, competition procedures, the opening ceremony, the judging process, the awards ceremony, and even the research process itself. The initial problem-solving strategies might seem verbose, but it's free, so you can skip what you don't want. The detailed descriptions of many scenes, such as the competition process, award ceremony, and application process, are incredibly vivid and realistic, making you feel like you're actually there. For example, the protagonist's speed competition with Si Nan is truly tense and exciting, and the protagonist's excitement after succeeding is palpable. These detailed descriptions also introduce some lesser-known facts about academia and some academic knowledge, which seem very professional, but I personally don't know them. I really enjoyed this part. Furthermore, I also liked the descriptions of the books the protagonist reads and his speeches, which are filled with romantic and beautiful sentences about biology. I really like the romantic setting and descriptions in "Breathing," and the various speeches are similar to those popular back-to-school speeches online. However, this kind of obscure yet romantic description, besides being beautiful and suitable for literary youth, is also quite pretentious! Although it's just a quote, I can still feel the author's ability to discover beauty and their romantic love for life! Secondly, the protagonist's overall growth path is logically sound and more realistic. The progression from junior high to the end is somewhat idealized, as is typical of novels aiming for a fast-paced, enjoyable experience. However, the overall progression is quite reasonable, with well-defined goals and projects at each stage. The protagonist possesses emotional intelligence and good character, making him very likable—a studious and socially adept academic achiever. His displays of arrogance, such as at Versailles, are appropriate and not forced or contrived. There are no strange instances of the protagonist being targeted, nor are there any monthly breakthroughs. Many of his research projects are completed in years, making his progress feel quite fast, although it's incredibly slow compared to other academic novels. But isn't that more realistic? Finally, I appreciate the comfortable writing style—less aggressive, less flamboyant, and more gently unfolding. Also, choosing biology as a research subject feels less tedious and confusing than choosing mathematics. Warning: The biggest flaw in this book, in my opinion, lies in the romance. I don't know what the author was thinking when they gave Yiyi so much screen time. If you're going to have no female lead, you shouldn't have created such a character who's almost a soulmate. Although she doesn't work with the protagonist, and her appearances and meetings with him after middle school aren't numerous, their relationship feels incredibly deep, almost like a soulmate bond. Since the author also said there's no female lead, and ultimately there isn't, I'll tolerate it, especially since the book gets better as it goes on. As for the many female characters, I think it's alright. Apart from Mei Ting and the senior student, the others don't even have much dialogue. Mei Ting is a teacher, and there's no ambiguity involved. The senior student isn't ambiguous either; she's just too opinionated when she first appears, giving the impression that she's a burden and the protagonist should find a tool for her. But it gets better later on. There's a minor issue with this book: the protagonist is reborn, but he doesn't engage in any money-making activities like finance, sports, or business. He only focuses on scientific research and doesn't start his own company or anything like that. Even when he occasionally runs out of money, which isn't the optimal solution, he manages to stay on the research theme. It's just that the explanation isn't very good. Perhaps a setting like the dream of rebirth being vague except for the research content would better explain this behavior? Anyway, the rebirth itself is illogical, so it's reasonable for the protagonist to be reborn and then be affected, only able to pursue scientific research.

2. 2 重 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: The Beloved Prodigy's Mentor System 重生千禧，团宠小学霸的名师系统 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “No male lead! A male supporting character appears later, and there are side couples to root for too.” Qin Zhaozhao, a doctoral student struggling with her studies and taking extra time to graduate, wakes up one day to find she’s traveled back from 2022 to the year 2000. For some inexplicable reason, she’s also acquired a System. In this life, she not only has a golden finger that gives her one-on-one lessons from renowned teachers, but also the ability to help the people around her choose bette 5kReads9.4Score54514d adds

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   Overall, it's not bad.

3. 3 穿 After I Transmigrated Back, I Bewitched the Whole World 穿越回来后我苏遍整个世界 Seven Little Pairs七小对Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After Lin Xiyue opened her eyes again, she realized this was not any of the worlds she had transmigrated to before. It was the original world she had lived in before she ever started transmigrating: unlike the cultivation, martial arts, apocalypse, and future alliance worlds she had visited, this was the world where the real Lin Xiyue had grown up. Luckily, her portable cave abode was still with her. Since that was the case, she might as well bring over everything she had learned in all those wo 14.1kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
4. 4 我 I Was Reborn with the Top Student System 我带着学霸系统重生了 A Lily of the Valley一株铃兰Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted An Yiyao is reborn! Her previous life was full of regrets. Her father suffered from a chronic illness, and her mother worked day and night before eventually getting lung cancer. As for An Yiyao, she first failed the college entrance exam, then landed a job only to have it snatched away by someone else at the last minute. And when she took the bus, she accidentally pulled someone’s pants down: the ultimate public humiliation. Then everything went dark, and when she woke up, she was back at the ag 2.8kReads9.2Score30514d adds
5. 5 重 Back in Her Second Year of High School, She Goes Viral for Her Academic Skills! 重回高二，她靠学习在网络走红！ Ye Sizhen叶思蓁Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [Reborn + System + Romance + Two Top Students] Jiang Yueqian, who died in a car accident, was reborn! Thinking back on her unremarkable previous life and her grandmother's unfulfilled final wish, Jiang Yueqian decided to study hard and reach the pinnacle of life. But why did I get a System while I was studying? And why is its ultimate mission to help everyone around me turn their lives around too? That's easy! With a golden finger to help her plan and strategize, she successfully raised the coll 803Reads9.0Score11114d adds
6. 6 逆 A Comeback: Back to Sixteen 逆袭之重回十六岁 Dreaming Away Leisure Hours闲时入梦来Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [An inspiring school-life story about a top student. The heroine isn’t a genius; she turns her life around through hard work.] The underachiever Jiang Ning returned to age sixteen. In this life, she set herself the goal of studying hard and turning things around to become a top student. But why does the boy who seemed so distant and impossible to win over in her previous life seem to be getting closer and closer? …“We’ll meet at the nation’s top university.” Jiang Ning read the message again and 7.3kReads9.2Score80414d adds
7. 7 绑 After I Bound Myself to the Top Student System 绑定学霸暴富系统后 Du Ka Ka都卡卡Modern Romance793k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + school life + sweet romance] Jian Rao died a tragic death in her previous life. After being reborn, she discovers that she's actually a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book?! So what if she's a cannon-fodder supporting female character?! This time, Jian Rao gets bound to a Top Student Get-Rich System! [Ding! Finish one biology test within 40 minutes to earn 100 yuan!] [Ding! Take part in the provincial biology competition and win first place to 1kReads9.1Score12314d adds

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8. 8 开 After Getting Cheats, I Went from Goofball to Top Student 开挂后，我从沙雕成了学霸 Antenna Sister-in-Law天线嫂嫂Modern Romance174k WordsOngoing You can play games together, drink together, and even fall in love together. But if you don't study, then sorry, you could die at any moment. Lin Qingwan is lucky enough to obtain a study-to-survive System: if she doesn't study, she'll die. From then on, she transforms from a poor student into someone who talks about nothing but mathematical analysis. As a result, her tall, handsome boyfriend cheats on her, and her rigid, old-fashioned father disowns her... But Lin Qingwan isn't discouraged at a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 不 Surely No One's Bad at Studying? 不会真有人学习不行吧 A Fire in My Heart心有火Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Ding! Host studied for 10 minutes today and completed the check-in task. Available attribute points +1] [Ding! Host has finished studying Advanced Algebra and received “300 Advanced Math Problem-Solving Experience”] [Ding! Host has successfully discovered a unified theory, advancing the world’s physics by fifty years. “Einstein’s Brain” usage time increased by 128 hours] With the Academic Prodigy Evolution System, he receives rewards every time he completes a task. As long as he keeps studying, 967Reads9.0Score10214d adds
10. 10 完 The Perfect Top Student Training System 完美学霸养成系统 The Phoenix Soars凤起扶摇Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted If you had the chance to choose your life all over again, what would you do? One wrong step can haunt you for a thousand years. By the time you look back, a century has passed. Looking back on the past, Li Zitong can hardly bear to recall those bright-moon nights. In her previous life, her father’s death made her hate the police with all her heart. Her youthful recklessness also drove her mother into depression and an early grave. And because she trusted the wrong people, she was framed and forc 294Reads7.5Score—14d adds
11. 11 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Studies Her Way to Beauty 炮灰女配她靠学习美貌如花 Pandas Are So Cute熊猫超可爱Modern Romance317k WordsOngoing Qin Shu transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder female character, destined for a tragic ending. Just as she was worrying about how to change her fate... Congratulations, Host, you are now bound to the “Beauty Like Jade System.” Your life from now on: [Congratulations, you’ve earned 1,000 points. Your legs are 1 centimeter longer.] [Congratulations, you’ve earned 1,000 points. Your bust has increased by 1 centimeter.] [Congratulations, you’ve earned 1,000 points. Your skin tone has lightened 651Reads9.2Score10514d adds

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    These two are academic novels that I think are pretty good, except they both have a system element.

12. 12 超 Super Scholar: Starting with Quietly Controlling My Scores! 超级学霸：从低调控分开始！ Hidden in the Firmament苍穹隐Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Academic ace + System + Deliberately controlling test scores + Cutting-edge technology, lighthearted with no angst] After a surprise math test, the class monitor, an academic ace, scores just 50 points. The campus beauty gets 30, and the class representative and study committee member score even lower. But Jiang Nan, the king of dozing in class and the champion of the school cafeteria, racks up 90 points and takes first place??? Math teacher: “Kid, you can't hide it anymore, can you?” Beautiful 4.5kReads8.8Score80814d adds

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    These books are fantastic, all about academic achievers, and they're all really nice. I've been following them closely and highly recommend them to everyone.

13. 13 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the System Insisted I Become a Top Student 穿书后，系统偏要逼我当学霸 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance892k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + System + Top Student + Feel-Good Story + Patriotism + Positive Energy + Devoted to Each Other] When Su Yi opens her eyes again, she's back inside the novel where she once died a terrible death. After binding herself to the Top Student System, Su Yi declares that she'll be a dog if she follows the plot again. She absolutely refuses to repeat the tragedy of her previous life! Her classmates look down on her? She wins perfect scores in competitions and brings home trophy 12.1kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
14. 14 分 Let’s Break Up. Don’t Get in the Way of My Getting into Peking or Tsinghua 分手吧，别耽误我上清北 Ye Qing晔青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Memorize ‘The Book of Songs: The Unruly’ and get a reward: lose five kilograms!” “Do a math test and get a reward: snow-white skin!” “Do a physics test and get a reward: grow three centimeters taller!” “Write an English essay and receive a master-level skill!” Guan Zhi was reborn and bound to the Peak System. As long as she studied, rewards would keep pouring in. From then on, she became so addicted to studying she couldn't stop! Get prettier, slimmer, and invincible; trade up her car, her hous 4.3kReads9.3Score52714d adds
15. 15 绑 Bound to a Study System: Tsinghua or Peking University? 绑定学习系统：选清华还是选北大 Yuwen Manman宇文满满Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [System + Growth-Focused Power Fantasy + Learning + National Strength + Showbiz + Secret Identity] (No male lead during the high school arc. The romance comes later, and it’s one-on-one.) Song Wanxing grew up in an orphanage. After being injured in a car accident while helping someone in danger, she unexpectedly acquired a learning System. The System tells her that as long as she keeps gaining knowledge, she can change her fate and reach the pinnacle of success. With the System’s help, she studi 887Reads8.7Score12114d adds
16. 16 有 With the Top Student System, I Was Forced to Become the College Entrance Exam Champion 有了学霸系统，我被逼成高考状元 The Sorrow of Parting伤离别Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [Studies first, romance second] To care for the bedridden grandmother of the boy she likes, Wen Ning gives up on going to college. But after she catches her scumbag boyfriend cheating and is devastated, she gets into a car accident and returns to her childhood. She unexpectedly binds herself to the Academic Ace System. The missions come so fast that she has no time to dwell on her sadness. In this life, she’ll avoid scumbags, study hard, and shine on her own. 3.7kReads9.2Score37014d adds
17. 17 学 Top Student: I Missed One Exam and Still Ranked First in the School 学霸：缺考一门，我拿了全校第一 You and I Are Both Top Students你我皆是学霸Urban1.0M WordsOngoing At the monthly exam, Jiang Feng skips the Chinese test. Such outrageous behavior calls for the homeroom teacher to make an example of him. Just as the teacher is about to “devour” Jiang Feng, the academic office sends over the rankings... Jiang Feng is first in the entire school! “I've never seen anyone take such an unconventional approach.” From midterms and finals to math competitions... Jiang Feng's life as a top student takes off and never looks back. “Come on, you take the last problem and —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Champion Wife Is Wild and Fierce 重生九零：冠军娇妻又野又凶 Gu Qizheng顾琦筝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Reborn comeback, punishing scum and face-slapping, multiple sports, serving the country.) In her previous life, Jiang Yunjun was pushed off a towering cliff by her own husband. She died with her eyes open! When she opens her eyes again, she is back at eighteen. She unexpectedly gains an unbelievably powerful System, masters miraculous medical skills, and wins countless championships! Just as she finally makes a fortune and avenges herself, she suddenly realizes that the same person has been the 766Reads9.4Score10414d adds

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    This book is very good.

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