Are There Any Novels Similar to The Truman Show? 有没有类似楚门的小说

1. 1 我 I Have Superpowers Now, and You’re Telling Me It’s Just a Movie? 我异能都有了，你跟我说是拍戏？ Pure Dust Finger清尘指Urban760k WordsCompleted [Ridiculously satisfying + Fake transmigration + Real filming + Real superpowers + Multiple heroines + Comedy] Lin Qing unexpectedly fell into a coma, and his cousin's family sent him to star in a superpower livestream show. To make Lin Qing believe he had transmigrated, all his friends and family played along. The production crew even implanted a smart voice chip in Lin Qing's brain to serve as his golden finger. When Lin Qing woke up, a month had passed, and everyone in the city had been repla 1.4kReads6.8Score19114d adds

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   The Truman Show premise: 300,000 people in the entire city are replaced with actors. It's a fake time travel story, but a real movie is being filmed. The system is also fake; everyone is an actor, but the protagonist actually gains superpowers. Super exciting! Multiple female leads! [Got it]

2. 2 圈 Kept Under Their Control for Twenty Years, Reborn as Everyone’s Least Favorite 圈养二十年，重生万人嫌 Fire and Wood火因木Urban433k WordsOngoing Reborn into the world of The Truman Show, Jiang Bai says he's done acting like a normal person. He won't do a single thing that an ordinary person would do. What's wrong with sending his supposedly dead girlfriend to the crematorium? Jiang Bai: "She's dead. Taking her to the crematorium is perfectly reasonable, isn't it?" Why does his girlfriend's aunt look younger than his girlfriend? Jiang Bai: "Auntie, I don't want to work hard anymore." What do you call it when the director steps in front of 1.1kReads8.0Score11314d adds

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   Not bad. 😄

3. 3 我 I'm Already at the Golden Core Stage, and You're Telling Me This Is a Movie? 我都金丹期了，你跟我说是拍戏？ Flying Dodo Bird会飞的渡渡鸟Urban651k WordsCompleted [Fake transmigration + real acting + real cultivation + scheming + comedy + multiple heroines] Xiao Yu is accidentally hit and knocked unconscious by his ex-girlfriend's car. When he wakes up, he finds himself the star of a huge cultivation-themed reality show. To make Xiao Yu believe he has transmigrated, the production team implants a voice chip disguised as a System in his brain. When Xiao Yu wakes and sees immortals flying through the sky on swords, he is so excited he nearly explodes. “I've 877Reads6.6Score10214d adds

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   The protagonist is tricked into believing he's transmigrated to a cultivation world, when in reality it's a large-scale cultivation show. He's treated like a monkey, everyone playing along in his act. Until one day, the protagonist actually manages to fly through the air through cultivation! 😏😏😏 The director and actors: Holy crap! [Fear][fear][fear]

4. 4 行 We Just Finished Building the Planetary Engine, and the Apocalypse Was Fake? 行星发动机刚造好，末日是假的？ Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban212k WordsCompleted Bai Ming has barely transmigrated when he discovers that the apocalypse has arrived. Alongside terrifying zombies and ferocious beasts come endless winters, world-destroying floods, solar helium flashes, and more. Fortunately, he obtains a System that rewards good deeds. As long as he helps others, he can earn all kinds of prizes. Blueprints for electromagnetic rifles, formulas for super-soldier serum, plans for Iron Man armor, blueprints for Jaegers, plans for Snowpiercer, and even a design for 445Reads5.0Score—14d adds
5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times for Ten Years, Until I Saw a Stainless Steel Door 穿越古代十年，直到看到不锈钢门 You Hua尤话7k WordsCompleted Ten Years After I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Saw a Stainless-Steel Door 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   All forty-three students were stranded in Dajing. Ten years of trials and tribulations passed, and one by one, their companions perished, leaving only five who managed to establish themselves. Some rose to the highest ranks of the court, some wielded military power in the northern frontier, some were confined to the inner palace, and some amassed great wealth. At the Double Ninth Festival banquet, the chief eunuch, his expression erratic, repeatedly muttered: "[I saw it, I saw it…]" When pressed for an explanation, he looked at them and gave a bitter laugh: "[On the cliff face of Jingshan, stands a stainless steel door.]"

6. 6 穿 Back to My Parents' Teenage Years 穿回爸妈的少年时代 Ying Mufeng应沐风Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted Xiao Ran woke from a deep sleep to discover she'd gone back twenty-five years, to a time when her parents were still in high school... “To Dad: I want to teach you how to be a good father. You have to study hard.” “To Mom: You're a person in your own right first, and my mother second.” A seemingly two-faced but truly obsessive heroine: Everything you see is what I want you to see. (No romance + family bonds + a little angst) 1.2kReads9.2Score11114d adds

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   Don't be fooled by its name; it looks like a sweet story but is actually a tragic one. The female protagonist eventually discovers that everyone around her has been deceiving her.

7. 7 罗 The Rosetta Gate 罗塞塔之门 The Wind Is Coming风欲来Urban251k WordsCompleted Mystery + wild imagination + urban life + survival. Hello, players. Welcome to the Rosetta Gate. When I woke up, I was trapped inside a strange glass enclosure. Five foreigners were in the same situation. We came from all over the world, yet somehow we had all been abducted and brought to the same place. Little did we know that our trials were only just beginning. One deadly test after another awaited us in this unknown place, along with merciless choices and sacrifices. Each door held a diffe 1Reads8.4Score114d adds

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   Give this book a try.

8. 8 镂 A Homeland Etched Deep in the Heart 镂心刻骨桑梓地 By the Sandy Shore临沙畔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse324k WordsOngoing [Science Fiction] [Apocalypse] [Post-Disaster Reconstruction] [Artificial Intelligence] [Multiple Dimensions] [Gene Editing] [3D Printing] As network technology advanced, print media faded into history. In this climate, malicious actors began incorporating artificial intelligence into computer viruses. Almost overnight, every written record on the internet vanished, leaving human culture in a void. To restore human civilization, an international emergency conference was convened, and a decades-l 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is the second volume of the book.

9. 9 地 Earth Online: The Formatting Crisis 地球Online：格式化危机 Flying Dragon Babble飞龙叭叭Urban124k WordsCompleted Xiao Chen, a high school senior, discovers a bug in the world. The colors in his elementary school graduation photo keep changing, and his classmate Pan Bowen has been completely erased. By chance, he gains permission to edit the data of everything in the world. He thinks he's on his way to the top, but the campus beauty who sits beside him warns him: “You're cheating. Be careful, or you'll get permanently banned.” When she reveals the truth, Xiao Chen finally understands: Earth is merely an “ed 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist discovers that his world is a simulation.

10. 10 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds

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    (Please feel free to delete if you don't like it, but please refrain from verbal attacks, thank you.) Gao Yang is an orphan who transmigrated to a "parallel world" at the age of six, where he lived with a warm family of five. At eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth of the world: it wasn't a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and his family and friends were all terrifying "beasts."

11. 11 全 Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉：疯了！你管这个叫逃亡 Snow at Dusk in the Clouds云中暮雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea 42.1kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
12. 12 养 My Adoptive Father Is Scum? My Undercover Identity Is Exposed! 养父是人渣？我卧底身份被曝光！ Don't Take My Kidney别嘎腰子Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Also known as: “Memory Trial: My Name Cleared,” “I'm Not a Great Villain,” and “Who Is the Undercover Agent?” An undercover police officer is brought to trial and sentenced to death. A live broadcast of his memories reveals a major case spanning thirty years. Brothers who could betray him at any moment, colleagues with multiple identities, friends secretly plotting behind the scenes. In this dark forest of distrust, no one dares reveal who they really are. As the truth is pieced together bit by 3.7kReads9.0Score38614d adds
13. 13 反EN Villain: The Female Lead Overhears My Inner Thoughts and Her Persona Crumbles 反派：女主偷听我心声人设崩了 Xiao Yu萧禹Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Tang Yu transmigrates into the world of a modern power fantasy novel, where he becomes a rich, playboy villain. Every time he survives a story arc, he gets a reward! He decides to play it safe and keep his head down all the way to the ending! From the start, he calls off an arranged marriage to avoid being beaten to death by the Dragon King! But unexpectedly, everyone is acting around him, determined to make him draw their hatred. Su Muyue: “You want to break off the engagement? No, you don't.” 78.8kReads9.4Score7k14d adds
14. 14 穿 I Transmigrated to the Apocalypse, and My Flowerpot Connects to a Bank! 穿越末世，我的花盆通银行！ Storyteller话家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse221k WordsOngoing [Superpowers]! But in this wasteland world, where the tenth day and time-stopping... seem to be what they call... wild dog milk! People with abilities. Potatoes every day, potatoes every day! Back on Earth, I used to complain about the food at every meal. Now those dishes have become delicacies I can only dream of... Sigh, when can I go home? Dig a hole, bury some dirt... Count one, two, three, four, five! Plant anything but renminbi... Amid the gray fog and crumbling ruins, a skinny young m 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both are pretty good.

15. 15 末 The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏 Swimming Piglet游泳的小猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.5M WordsCompleted 9.9kReads7.6Score66314d adds
16. 16 六 The Famine of the 1960s and a Local Rogue: Country Life Is the Best! 六零饥荒二溜子：乡村就是得劲！ A Light Boat, Free as the Wind轻舟自由Urban848k WordsCompleted [1960s + no System or spatial dimension + hunting in the mountains + genuine famine + rough-around-the-edges protagonist + coercion] “Chen Yang, I hope you… keep your promise.” The educated youth from the city is trying to save her little sister… and has to trade herself for half a jin of cornmeal. Having just transmigrated into the famine of 1960, Chen Yang sees what’s happening and hesitates for half a second before deciding to help. … “Chen Yang, you bastard! You liar! What happened to the 11.1kReads7.1Score98414d adds
17. 17 序 Sequence Survival: I Start Building Discipline by Pedaling Hard 序列求生：从猛蹬自行车开始自律 Meow Big Cloud喵大云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse806k WordsCompleted [True Wish Fulfillment + Comedy + Self-Disciplined Strongman + Survival by Sequence + Musclebound Hero + Ridiculous Stats + No Saintly Heroics + Multiple Women + Convoy in the Early Stages + Doomsday Fortress Later + Entirely Human-Written] Doomsday survival. A blood moon hangs overhead, and humanity is forced to flee. Liu Meng transmigrates and is about to awaken the “Self-Disciplined” sequence. But before he can complete his awakening, the System he carries devours the sequence in one gulp and 34kReads7.7Score3.7k14d adds
18. 18 开 I Opened a Pet Shop from the Start, and Every Phantom Beast Is Made Through Fusion 开局宠物店，幻兽全靠合成 Tiger God老虎神Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Pets] [Beast Taming] [Dragons] [Summoning] [Fusion] [Shopkeeping] [Business] [Pocket Monsters] High school student Lin Di transmigrates to Blue Star, where phantom beasts are everywhere, and obtains a Super Fusion System, opening a phantom beast shop. [Recipe: Husky + Flame Hound = Flame-Breathing Two-Headed Husky] [Recipe: Water Turtle + Grass Snake = Xuanwu] [Recipe: Lion + Scorpion = Manticore] So what does Lin Di + Dragon = ?????? 10.8kReads7.2Score1.5k14d adds
19. 19 末 Apocalypse Chicken Run: The Truck Driver Strikes Back! 末日危鸡，大运司机，重拳出击！ Kaisa in the Black Fog黑雾中的卡莎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse171k WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic Trucking + Multiple Heroines Who Aren't Just Window Dressing + Nearly Invincible + Power Fantasy + Ruthless and Decisive] The apocalypse arrived, and Chen Chusheng, a truck driver, became bound to his vehicle. Together, they upgraded and began carving a path through the apocalypse, starting on a university campus. [Matrix Headlights] upgrade to [Laser Headlights]: the Host gains the ability [Dynamic Vision] in sync, then upgrade to [Laser Eyes]. [Ultra-Strong Rice Steel Body] upgrad 57Reads6.4Score—14d adds
20. 20 在 Life as an Extra in a Cultivation World 在修仙世界做路人日子 Xuan Peng of Panlong Island盘龙岛的宣鹏Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Li Xiaoniu is an ordinary passerby, as ordinary as they come. So why do I have a spiritual root? Why was I assigned to live with the male lead? Why do I have to take the blame for him? And why do I have to deliver a letter from the female lead to him? Please stop treating me like a useful tool. Even passersby have their dignity… Years later, looking at the male and female leads living in blissful wedded harmony, and the pile of gorgeous supporting heroines tossed my way, I suddenly think this is 6kReads8.1Score47514d adds
21. 21 末 Doomsday: I'm a Security Guard at an Abandoned Pig Feed Factory 末日我在无人的猪饲料厂当保安 Xuan Peng of Panlong Island盘龙岛的宣鹏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse664k WordsOngoing Li Qiang was an ordinary country boy with nothing more than a junior high school education. After much effort, he used his second uncle's connections to land a security job at a pig-feed factory, earning 3,000 yuan a month. But before he could enjoy the job for long, the apocalypse broke out. Looking at the mountains of pig feed piled up inside the factory and the zombies outside eating people, he quietly grabbed a handful of feed and put it in... 18Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 每 Daily Intelligence: From a Rogue Cultivator in the Marketplace to an Immortal True Venerable 每日情报：从坊市散修到长生真仙 Spring Grass and Parasol Leaves春草梧叶Eastern Fantasy745k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [Intelligence] [Rogue Cultivator] [Longevity] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Xu Changsheng finds himself in hell mode from the start. His talent is abysmal, he has no resources or backing, and his Daoist partner cheats him and runs off with everything he owns, attaching herself to a genius senior brother and publicly mocking him as a useless piece of trash. Fortunately, he awakens a daily Intelligence System, allowing him to glimpse a thread of fate even in 4.3kReads5.4Score25814d adds
23. 23 妙 A Miraculous Space: The Reborn Sweetheart Is Ready to Fight Back 妙手空间：重生甜妻要造反 Ai Ai艾艾Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn four years in the past, she crushes scumbags, learns medicine, and gains a magical space. From then on, her life is turned upside down. Don’t like your wide face? Find a famous doctor. Don’t like your small chest? Find a famous doctor. Don’t like your extra weight? Still, find a famous doctor. Wait! What are you doing here? “I’m here to find a famous doctor who can give me back my wife…” A shameless man sidles up to her. “Get lost!” the woman snaps, her face dark. “Leave now, or I’ll let 231Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    I don't have Truman, but is cultivating immortality possible? This is my recommendation; I hope you like it. Come check it out, and if you like it, please give it a thumbs up!

24. 24 孝 So Filial It Hurts! The Country Heiress Turns Her Birth Father's Home Upside Down 孝死了！乡下来的千金掀了亲爸家 Le Xiaoyou乐小悠Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, System, indulgent romance.] When her half-sister causes a hit-and-run, Gu Jinhuan is forced to take the blame and go to prison. The night before her release, her cellmates beat her to death. Five years after transmigrating to a parallel world, she returns to the very night she was killed. By then, Gu Jinhuan is no longer who she used to be. She has mismatched eyes, divine strength, and the ability to control animals. She has also been chosen by a Tycoon System, received mira 936Reads9.1Score11514d adds
25. 25 重 Reborn in Space: The Divine Doctor’s Immortal Wife Is Not to Be Messed With 重生空间：神医仙妻惹不得 Le Xiaoyou乐小悠Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Gu Chenxi, heir to the Divine Healer Sect, possesses the Eye of Penetration and extraordinary medical skills. After the person she loved used her and then blew her up, she woke up in the body of an ordinary high school student with the same name. Her penetrating vision remained, and she also gained the inheritance of a secret spatial realm. From then on, she embarked on the path of cultivation. As she cultivated, she also rose in the business world, becoming its youngest queen and getting her re 51Reads8.8Score—14d adds
26. 26 重 The Reborn Immortal Venerable Returns 重生仙尊归来 In the Prime of Youth恰同学少年Urban554k WordsCompleted A wisp of the Immortal Venerable Chu Tian's soul returns to his youth on Earth. In this life, he stands invincible, shatters fate, and makes up for the regrets of his previous life. The Immortal Venerable has returned, and none can rival me. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 都 The City's All-Powerful Immortal Venerable 都市全能仙尊 The Balloon Is About to Burst气球要爆炸Urban2.6M WordsOngoing To avenge the wrongs of his previous life, the immortal sovereign Chu Tian exhausts his cultivation and returns to Earth. This time, he vows to make the people who killed him crawl at his feet and tremble. This time, he will reclaim his place as an immortal sovereign in the modern world and personally usher in the spiritual qi revival. In this life, he will transcend the mortal realm and attain eternal enlightenment. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 仙 The Immortal Lord Returns 仙尊归来 Expert in Superpowers异能专家Urban2.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, his girlfriend betrayed him, his parents died tragically, and his family was destroyed. Unable to endure the humiliation, he chose to end his own life. In this life, he returned from the immortal realm. He would repay every grudge from his past life a hundredfold! “Once, I lacked the strength to protect those closest to me. Now, I will make the whole world grovel at my feet!” 2.1kReads7.0Score17014d adds

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