Stories That Feel Realistic and Aren't Over the Top. Heartbreak Is Fine, Too 贴近现实的小说，不夸张（虐的也行）

1. 351 小 Tales from a Tiny Office 小破单位的故事 Ice River Dragon冰河龙Urban184k WordsOngoing The sorrows of community social workers: the stories that have unfolded since I started the job. So many stories come together to paint a picture of life at the very bottom, lived for ourselves and for others. In the end, though, some invisible force keeps pushing us forward. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It fits this theme very well [face covering]

2. 352 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 198Reads—Score107Shelves

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   Breaking away from the inherent framework of sweet stories, it depicts a county high school student with ordinary appearance and mediocre family background. It uses restrained and forbearing emotions as a supplement, and focuses on character flaws and reality. It tells a story of a regretful youth that is close to reality and has no drama filter.

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