Looking for Books That Improve Your Thinking 求提升思维的书

1. 1 汽 Soda, a Cat, and a Ten-Million-Euro White Whale 汽水，猫与一千万欧元的白鲸 Jichao Mao机超猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse740k WordsCompleted He takes pleasure in torturing goldfish, then searches for the ultimate answer by trying to control everything. The AI beluga whale he built for ten million euros is his “perfect creation” for the world, and a mirror reflecting the darkness of human nature. While countless elites go wild over his tech empire, only I know that the “soda experiment” that began in childhood has never ended... This is a psychological thriller that delves deep into the soul, making you confront an all-pervasive desir 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Thinking skills never need to be improved; if you find it difficult, it's the method itself that's flawed.

2. 2 武 Martial Arts School Graduate 武校毕业生 Yu Xiaoyan预小言Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Martial arts school / traditional martial arts / realistic / passionate / brotherhood / jianghu Adapted from real experiences. No fantasy, no System, and no cheats. A true-to-life portrayal of what life at a martial arts school is really like. A boy defies his family's objections to pursue his martial arts dream. Day after day, he trains relentlessly at school, enduring the long, monotonous years of practice alongside his fellow students and brothers. After graduation, he enters the wider world, 742Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Based on real experiences from a top martial arts school in China! No unparalleled skills, no massive fanbase, just pure realism with no fantasy! It tells the story of the youthful years of martial arts school students. Within the closed environment of the school, training is relentless, the boys endure hardship and grow, and friendships and conflicts coexist among them. Only when they leave school and enter society do they realize that fists and kicks cannot solve most of life's problems, and they constantly search for their direction in life amidst setbacks…

3. 3 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.7kReads9.6Score4.3k14d adds

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   They're all incredibly good! I absolutely love the mystery-solving aspect of the infinite flow genre. The last one is a suspense novel, but it's still alright. The first two are so captivating, you just can't put them down!

4. 4 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds
5. 5 曾 There Was Once a Boy 曾有少年时 Li Haoyuan李浩源Historical153k WordsCompleted Did you know Zhang Jiuling's reason for resigning was, “Mom told me to come home”? Did you know Wen Tingyun got drunk and talked nonsense, somehow turning a winning hand into a complete disaster? Did you know Gao Shi spent ten years penniless before finally rising to high office and becoming a general? These stories from a thousand years ago are more entertaining than celebrity gossip, and much easier to relate to. Chen Ziang, Luo Yin, Wei Yingwu, Li He... They weren't among the Tang dynasty's t 229Reads9.4Score10014d adds

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   The first book is science fiction, the second is a historical biography, and the third needs no introduction. The contents of the following books are self-explanatory from their titles—simple, straightforward, and all designed to expand your knowledge and broaden your thinking. I hope this helps.

6. 6 中 Five Thousand Years of Chinese History (Complete in Four Volumes, Illustrated Edition) 中华上下五千年(全四册)(彩色插图版) Xie Guimei谢桂梅Historical213k WordsCompleted This book selects one brilliant jewel after another from the five-thousand-year history of the Chinese nation. In clear, lively language, it invites young readers to explore unforgettable moments from the past: the beautiful and mysterious legends of ancient times, the rivalries among states during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the dazzling glories of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the stirring tales of heroes, great leaders, and people of noble spirit. As readers listen to 10.8kReads9.6Score1.2k14d adds
7. 7 中 The Complete Guide to Chinese Surnames 中华姓氏大典 Fan Yu凡禹Historical413k WordsCompleted The Comprehensive Compendium of Chinese Surnames (Super Value Edition) traces the origins of surnames back to ancient times and follows their transmission to the present day. Over the long course of history, they have split, merged, and evolved amid the upheavals of human affairs, becoming a complex subject. To help Chinese people at home and abroad trace their roots and discover the origins of their surnames, Zhao Fanyu and Sun Doudou compiled The Comprehensive Compendium of Chinese Surnames (S 90Reads8.6Score—14d adds
8. 8 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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   The bag is beautiful, disagree? Let's argue, and I welcome your feedback 😏

9. 9 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
10. 10 生 No Hope of Survival 生还无期 Young Master Changle长乐公子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit 8.1kReads9.3Score84014d adds

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    These are all great books, essential reading for highly intelligent people!

11. 11 逆 The Reverse Maze 逆位迷宫 Peng Pai彭湃Urban1.7M WordsOngoing On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Bai Ze's life begins a countdown. Survive or perish: that is the choice. // Three lives, six paths, a mist-shrouded maze. Nothing is harder than choosing one's fate. 92.1kReads9.5Score7.2k14d adds
12. 12 第 The Fourth Prison 第四监牢 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban519k WordsOngoing “Since ancient times, we humans have kept trying to follow in the footsteps of the gods. For this... we spent nearly ten thousand years.” “Until that day...” “We finally found a way to communicate with the gods. We pushed open that heavy door, walked down a path full of thorns, and arrived in the homeland of the gods...” “Only to find that everything before our eyes...” “Was covered in bones...” 15.2kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
13. 13 请 Excuse Me, Do You Have a Corpse at Home? 请问你家有尸体吗 Zhuozhuo着着Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A laugh-out-loud story, don't let the title fool you] A sorceress from another world was hit by a rock and landed in ours. She spent two hundred years stuck inside it. At last, she borrowed the body of a woman in a vegetative state to get out and stretch her legs, but she was born with Conan's knack for stumbling into mysteries. What? The beautiful female ghost's body was chopped to pieces! The pure, innocent college student's body was soaked and bloated! This world is out to get me! But I can' 1.2kReads9.3Score18214d adds

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    The first book I read, *The Metaphysical Master*, was recommended to me by Tomato Novels. The second book, *The Madman's Hide-and-Seek*, was also recommended by Tomato Novels. The third book, *The Empty House*, was recommended to me by Tomato Novels.

14. 14 疯 The Madman's Hide-and-Seek 疯者迷藏 Qun Luo逡罗Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted After doing everything he could to escape the madhouse, he finally discovered that it was where he truly belonged. 33Reads6.9Score—14d adds
15. 15 空 The House of the Dead 空亡屋 Sisyphus西西弗斯Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted There is a kind of house in this world whose door is always half open and half closed. The open half is for the living to enter. The closed half is for the dead. This kind of house is called a House of the Lost. As it happens, I'm the owner of one. In three years, I've encountered both clingy ghosts and evil people who cling to ghosts. 780Reads8.7Score12514d adds
16. 16 三 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse102k WordsCompleted This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score47514d adds

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    A masterpiece, this book deciphers the code of human lifespan through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's first original philosophical masterpiece—"The Principle of Tripartite Consciousness and Memory Mapping"—covers ideology, human nature, the secrets of human lifespan, the truth of ancient history, the origin of the moon, the secret of the Great Flood, reasoning about past life memories, analysis of homosexuality, depression, the multidimensional world, the differences between male and female attraction in romantic relationships, the essential differences between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, the essential differences between Taoist and Confucian thought, and reasoning about various supernatural phenomena...

17. 17 杠 The Contrarian Princess Is Back 杠精王妃新上线 Cooking Dreams with the Autumn Wind秋风和梦煮Ancient Romance543k WordsOngoing Deep in the universe lies a place no one has ever known: Rainbow City! Here, the past and future of worlds throughout the universe are arranged and reshaped. At the heart of Rainbow City lie the Lock of Ten Thousand Ages and the Key of a Thousand Autumns, which open the many vast, ephemeral worlds! The story takes place in a parallel world called Xuhong, in the ancient Qin Dynasty, a land ravaged by war and famine, where corruption runs rampant. The heroine is a renowned lawyer and, in another l 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You have the arrow that pierces the clouds, he has the ladder that crosses the wall; the big shots in the book clash, and the author's mind is a chaotic stew of Northeast China. One moment it's a woman's scheming and mischief, the next it's men's League of Legends battles; the morning is all tender and sweet romance, the afternoon is filled with demons, monsters, and supernatural powers, and in the evening there's a little treat—a cross-dimensional elf delivering kills. My goodness, this constant upside-down world is all to bring you the best writing.

18. 18 鬼 The Ghost Doctor and Poison Princess: Marrying a Handsome Young Prince 鬼医毒妃：嫁个绝色小相公 Tuoba Yanqing拓拔言倾Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Zi Qian Ge, a top medical genius in Huaxia, is reborn in the Holy Heaven Continent. Physician, poison master, alchemist, weapon refiner, formation master: she thrives in every profession, and with her delicate hands, stirs the entire continent into turmoil, rising step by step to a position admired by all. But one time, she got carried away and couldn't resist teasing him: “The condition for saving you is that you give yourself to me and become my little husband. How about it?” She thought he wa 6.2kReads9.2Score61314d adds

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19. 19 三 Three Lives, Three Worlds: The Pillow Book 三生三世枕上书(迪丽热巴、高伟光主演影视原著) Tang Qi唐七Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Based on the TV series starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Vengo Gao] Two thousand years of longing, all for a love that was never meant to be. If we were never destined to be together, why let us meet in this life, where one glance lasts ten thousand years? Whose shadow passes through these mist-shrouded dreams, whose longing is extinguished, and whose past and present lives are buried? “Princess of the Immortals, adrift in dreams, what is it you desire?” “All I have ever wanted is to see my reflect 2.1kReads9.5Score35214d adds
20. 20 殿 Your Highness, Tempt Me: The Spoiled, Good-for-Nothing Third Miss 殿下诱妃：绝宠草包三小姐 Peerless Enchantress绝代妖姬Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted She transmigrated into another world, with an adorable little dumpling in tow, and even picked up a foolish husband along the way. Eight years later, she returned, ready to take down every hypocritical white lotus and scheming green tea! With a portable space, ancient divine beasts, and all kinds of pills at her fingertips, she could handle anyone who dared defy her! He was the crown prince of Dongchen, hailed as a godlike figure: discreet and mysterious, as beautiful as an immortal, and in comm 3Reads6.3Score—14d adds
21. 21 天 Born Weak 天生弱者 Sheng Lai声来Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted Most people admire the strong, but they choose to admire the weak! At first, the distance between people is vast, so vast that we cannot see each other for who we truly are. In the end, the distance between people is small, so small that we can touch the kindred core within one another. 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Break down the barriers between strong and weak, accept yourself, and see others.

22. 22 错 The Wrongly Placed Murder Case 错位追凶 Yao Miao遥淼Mystery338k WordsCompleted Lawyer Shi Yi takes on a death penalty review case and meets Ting Fang, a condemned prisoner in the twilight of her life. To his surprise, Ting Fang seems to know him. She not only asks him to retrieve something from a certain place, but confidently insists that they will be in touch again. Not long afterward, Ting Fang is executed. Shi Yi intends to put the matter behind him, but somehow he still goes to the place she mentioned. There, he finds an old music box and a notebook Ting Fang left fo 12.5kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    They're simply wonderful. Especially the first two books, they're absolutely amazing.

23. 23 弃 The Tearless Orphan II 弃儿无泪二 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted 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 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Great! Beautiful and insightful.

24. 24 弃 The Tearless Orphan 弃儿无泪 Mu Feng Wuchen沐枫无尘Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted 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 50Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Inspirational and angsty novels

25. 25 站 At the Crossroads of Fate 站在命运的十字路口 Zhang Guofu张国富Urban243k WordsCompleted This book explores Standing at the Crossroads of Fate through five major sections. 1. Fleeing for Their Lives: This section recounts how the protagonist Sun Shigui’s grandparents left their landlord’s household to make a life of their own amid the hardships of the old society, and how, after enduring countless trials during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they fled all the way from Nanjing to Shiqi Village and finally settled there. 2. A Life of Hardship: This section follows the many hards 57Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Having traversed countless mountains and rivers, looking back suddenly, I realize that I've always been walking alone on the road. Will the next crossroads of fate bring luck, hope, beauty, and happiness? Or will it still bring helplessness, entanglement, pain, and suffering? I think no one can say for sure, just as no one can truly define fate. Keep going, and believe that life will ultimately give us the answer. —From "Standing at the Crossroads of Fate"

26. 26 镜 Awakening from a Mirror Dream 镜梦觉 Zhang Guofu张国富Urban119k WordsCompleted What is a dream? Is it an illusion, an extension of reality from the tangible to the intangible, another “distorted” reflection of life, or perhaps all of these? And what is a mirror dream? I think it is a process of introspection: by observing, examining, and reflecting on dreams, one comes to an understanding and is then able to see what kind of person “I” ought to be. This book explores the theme “See as it is, think as it is, act as it is” through three main sections: Mirror Dream, Looking 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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