Hey, Everyone, I'm Out of Books to Read. Can You Recommend Some Good Ones? 各位大哥大姐们，书荒了，不能推点好书
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Ten Days to the End 十日终焉
2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat
1.7MReads9.9Score234.1kShelves
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Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局
(No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would
210.3kReads9.6Score29.2kShelves
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I Only Refuse to Betray the World 不负天下而已
[Cultivation setting + no rebirth + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment novel] A kind person may be swept along by the ways of the world and fall into darkness; A great villain with blood on his hands may also turn over a new leaf through a single act of kindness; Li Chenxi is one of the rare people who, even after experiencing a major upheaval, can still hold fast to his true nature; The fates of people like him are often more troubled than those of ordinary people; They are usually eit
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When Are You Breaking Up? 你什么时候分手？
[Outgoing, Direct, Loyal-Dog Top × Socially Anxious, Unaware-Flirt, Academic Bottom] [A Sweet Treat] After Gu Jincheng broke up with the scumbag Shen Feng, Shen Feng’s campus-heartthrob roommate, Lü Qiuyan, latched onto him. Gu Jincheng didn’t even get a chance to wallow in post-breakup sadness before Lü Qiuyan’s relentless barrage of messages kept him completely overwhelmed. Thanks to Shen Feng’s psychological manipulation, Gu Jincheng had always thought his “type” wasn’t popular in their circl
5.5kReads9.4Score802Shelves
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A Comprehensive History of Commerce 商史通鉴
A sweeping historical novel that lays bare six centuries of power games in the Shang dynasty. No myths, no romanticized tales, only the truest human nature, the cruelest contests, and the deepest lessons of rise and fall. My writing on Shang history began with questions about the origins of Chinese civilization, and ended with a reunion with myself. The Shang dynasty was a pivotal era when the rites, royal authority, and divine power of Huaxia took shape together. Yet scarce historical records a
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The Supreme Abandoned Young Master Cultivates Immortality 至尊弃少修仙
When Ling Chen was born, his mother died in childbirth. Later, his stepmother framed him, and his biological father brutally killed him. The world’s top secret agent, codenamed “Phantom,” died suddenly from an excessive workload and transmigrated into the body of three-year-old Ling Chen. To atone for the sins of killing in his previous life, he did good deeds and accumulated merit. But disaster struck the family of his adoptive parents, and he had no choice but to become a wanderer once more. I
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The Discarded Young Master's Castaway Journal 弃少漂流记
In his previous life, he gave his life for his country on the battlefield of the Korean War, defending his homeland. Through the Buddha’s blessing, he was allowed to be reborn with his memories and special abilities in the womb of a righteous, brave, and exceptionally capable woman. His mother was bold and outspoken, always ready to stand up for what was right, and skilled in both the arts and martial arts. Unable to stomach the schemes and deceit of his father’s family, she was forced to leave.
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Jin Ling'er 金灵儿
She fought her way out of the mire and rose to the very top of the world! Her family was destroyed when she was five, and her mother fell into ruin. She grew up surrounded by cold stares and bullying. But she was born with an unyielding spirit and a will of steel! Using the only inheritance her mother left her, she trained in both the literary and martial arts, carving out a path through bloodshed until she became a soldier king and a spy queen feared around the world! Now, with her strength
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Don't Let Down Your Youthful Ambitions 莫负少年凌云志
Ever since his parents' marriage fell apart, he had been like a lonely shooting star, plunging into the dark abyss of a broken home and becoming a neglected, unwanted child. His childhood was a miserable nightmare. His father's inaction was a merciless blade, cutting off every hope he had and bringing one misfortune after another. His grandmother unleashed her resentment toward his mother on him like a plague, subjecting the young boy to relentless torment that wore down both body and mind, as i
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The Tearless Orphan 弃儿无泪
Abandoned by her family at birth, she was passed from place to place before being adopted by her current parents. Her adoptive mother, determined to support the household, always tries to control her life. Her future is in danger of being ruined, she has no say in whom she marries, and even after starting a family, she will still be under their control. Though she is only a little girl and has already reached the lowest point in her life, she possesses a powerful soul. See how she uses her unyie
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The Tearless Orphan II 弃儿无泪二
From the day she was born, she was abandoned by her family. After many twists and turns, she was finally taken in with compassion by her current adoptive parents. But life still had no smiles for her. For the sake of the family’s livelihood, her adoptive mother often tried to set her life on a predetermined path. Trapped by layer upon layer of restrictions, her future seemed shrouded in gloom. She had no say in her marriage, and even after starting a family and building a career, she could not e
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The Secret History of Xiling: Yin Qi and the Light of the Matrilineal Line 西陵秘史，殷契与母系之光
A sweeping history of the transition from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal one, The journey of an enigmatic and powerful navigator as he rises to the top. A glimmer of hope lighting the way to the future Yin Qi
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When the Starlight Turns Back 星光回溯时
From a forgotten left-behind child to a military cadet at the National University of Defense Technology, his life is a comeback story written in blood and tears. He lost his mother at two and lived alone in an empty house at five. School bullying wore away his smile, and his desperate longing for friendship nearly drove him to the brink. But the harder life became, the more determined he was to climb his way out. When the words “National University of Defense Technology” took root in his heart,
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The Heavenly Dragon Emperor 天龙帝君
Heavenly Dragon Emperor
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Waiting for the Word, Mistaking Beauty for Love 等字，误红颜
Because of a disability she had from birth, people excluded her. When she grew up, her family’s deep-rooted standing led her parents to arrange her marriage to an ordinary man. But their good fortune did not last. Her parents’ only son had no children after five or six years of marriage. To protect her son’s reputation, her mother came up with a scheme: she had her daughter-in-law conceive a son with another man. Years later, the daughter-in-law could no longer bear the loneliness and found a lo
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