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Interesting, Thought-Provoking Literary Fiction 有意思有内涵的文学小说

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1 Secret Manual of Hidden Weapons 暗器秘录 Drunkenly Handsome醉帅Urban336k WordsCompleted His Japanese name is “Aoyama Qilin.” He is an heir to the Aoyama family, a prominent martial arts clan in Tokyo, Japan, and a top student at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. A devotee of bushido and militarism, he has won repeated honors for the Japanese army. He is utterly corrupt and notorious... In truth, he is Chinese, yearns for justice, and cares deeply for his country. As the “Zhong Kui Masked Man,” he has repeatedly killed Japanese invaders and eliminated traitors. While still in Japa 26Reads—Score—Shelves
2 Huahua's Journey After a Long Life at Lotus Tower 莲花楼长命百岁后的花花之旅 Xiang Xiang Doudou祥翔兜兜Female-Channel Fanfiction483k WordsOngoing I can't move on after watching Mysterious Lotus Casebook, so I'm going to write my own story. Li Lianhua won't just live to a hundred, he'll live freely and happily! If Li Lianhua had a goofy, chaotic System, could he cure his own poison? If Li Lianhua had an intelligent farm space, would he no longer have to fret over whether he watered his radishes and flowers too much or too little? If Li Lianhua could experience different worlds, wouldn't his life be more exciting? Maybe he'll end up in TV d 69Reads6.3Score—Shelves
3 Blossoms Through the Years 花流年 Liu Zhenquan刘振权Historical314k WordsCompleted The Three-Part Flowing Years series is a literary masterpiece that Mr. Zhen Quan spent five years painstakingly crafting. The three works connect with one another while each standing on its own. Blossoms Through the Years is one of the three novels. In the early years of the Republic of China, in the ancient town of Yudou in the Taihang Mountains of western Ping, the beautiful and kind-hearted Second Madam is mistakenly married to the Second Master, a man addicted to gambling. This is the extrao 101Reads9.5Score—Shelves
4 In a Parallel World: My Strange Encounters with the Weasel Spirit 平行世界，我与黄皮子的那些事 Stone Assassin石头刺客Mystery337k WordsOngoing (Supernatural, humorous, ridiculous. Take your time reading; the best parts come later.) A shortsighted weasel was undergoing a tribulation and asking humans to confer a title upon it when Tu Laosan, a greedy man who smiled while hiding a knife, knocked it unconscious with a brick. Yu Mu Leng Qiu happened to come across it while feeling unusually kindhearted. He bought the weasel for fifty yuan and put it in the hollow of a dead tree. Before leaving, he placed some of the bean cakes his grandpa 3Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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Huang Pizi went through a tribulation to ask for a title from humans, and met a local laosan who was walking around with a knife in his smile. Huangpizi was unprepared, and was knocked unconscious by the local laosan with a brick in exchange for pocket money. Yu Mu Lengqiu met him when he came back from selling spinach, and bought it for fifty yuan. Huang Pizi became an immortal to repay his kindness, and took Yu Mu Leng to the parallel world to lock his soul and earn money...
5 The Battle of Lake Changjin: The Turning Point of the Korean War 长津湖战役：朝鲜战争的拐点 Li Ran李然Historical52k WordsCompleted Discover the true story of the Battle of Lake Changjin, a desperate clash of wills and faith. We salute the great soldiers. Those faces hidden beneath the ice, those who died under the bombs: they deserve to be remembered! More than seventy years ago, the Langlin Mountains were rugged and buried beneath heavy snow. The wind howled into people's ears, as loud as an exploding shell. Many lay in the snow. The charge sounded, but they could no longer move. Snowflakes settled on their eyelashes, and 656Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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Although the real history is not so legendary, it is more flesh and blood [punch out][punch out][punch out]
6 A History of Chinese Warfare: Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 中国战争史之春秋战国 Historical and Military Archives历史军事档案室Historical63k WordsCompleted [History + Military + Warfare + Strategy] On the battlefield, split-second decisions to kill or spare can determine a nation's fate. From Duke Huan of Qi's hegemony under the banner of “revering the king and repelling the barbarians,” to the rise of Qin's fierce army after Shang Yang's reforms; from the gleam of blades in the Wu-Yue conflict to the strategists' cunning schemes and verbal battles with scholars, every detail is steeped in the turmoil and bloodshed unique to the Spring and Autumn a 160Reads9.2Score—Shelves
7 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 Master Su Jiu素阄主人Historical103k WordsCompleted The Secret History of the Four Great Beauties is a vivid, legendary novel about four famous beauties of ancient China: Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. Skillfully blending history and legend, fact and fiction, this work uses delicate prose and rich storytelling to reveal the important roles these four beauties played in their respective eras and the influence they had. During the Spring and Autumn period, Xi Shi used her beauty to beguile King Fuchai of Wu under a plan devised b 191Reads9.2Score—Shelves
8 One Book Is All You Need to Read Chinese History 中国历史读这本就够了 Lü Simei吕思勉Historical357k WordsCompleted Discover the truth of history through clear, accessible writing. A Comprehensive Guide to Chinese History is the magnum opus of the renowned historian Lü Simian. Organized chronologically, it covers politics, economics, culture, society, and much more. In this sweeping historical work, Lü Simian brings a series of vivid scenes to life with engaging prose and a rigorous historical perspective: from ancient legends of the world's creation to the gradual formation of ritual and musical civilization 81Reads8.3Score—Shelves
9 King of the Battlefield: The Decisive Edge in the Age of Cold Weapons 战场之王冷兵器时代的决胜关键 Bai Ze白泽16k WordsCompleted Although guns and cannons rule the modern battlefield, cold weapons are once again catching people's attention thanks to their irreplaceable advantages. They are the true veterans, embodying humanity's deep-seated yearning for iron and blood! The appeal of weapons goes beyond killing. It lies in the stories of blood and tears hidden behind the killing, and in every warrior who stands on the battlefield with a sword or knife in hand! History is no fairy tale. Where will the stories of cold weapon 25Reads8.1Score—Shelves
10 The Truth the Japanese Army Tried to Hide: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru 被日军掩盖的真相：里斯本丸沉没事件 Xing Jian行简Historical10k WordsCompleted [Lisbon Maru, Japan, World War II, prisoners of war, shipwreck, war] The Truth Hidden by the Japanese Military: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru centers on a humanitarian disaster during World War II, bringing to light a chapter of history long buried. In October 1942, the Japanese cargo ship Lisbon Maru was carrying around 1,800 British prisoners of war from Hong Kong to Japan when it was torpedoed by an American submarine near the Zhoushan Islands. As the ship slowly sank, the Japanese military 68Reads9.2Score—Shelves
11 In and Around the Village 村里村外 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 121.3kReads9.6Score13.5kShelves
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This novel touched me a lot. Although I have only read more than twenty chapters, it is empathetic and fascinating. Maybe I did not understand my previous life, but in this novel, I realized the sorrow of poor children and the sorrow of the times.
12 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 749Reads9.3Score107Shelves
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Recommended to complete the novel "The End of the Female President". Workplace writing, high-level strategy. It writes about how the female bank president Ma Yuquan went from being an aspiring elite woman with great ambitions, bright eyes, and determined to serve the country through finance. In the face of power and bad capital, she was trapped step by step and lost herself, leading to the end of her life. The novel has a fast pace, fluent writing, and rich plots. There are many scenes in which the best friend competes for her boyfriend, and the single and elderly heroine secretly gives birth to a child and designs a legal adoption.
13 Heroes of the Great Desert 大漠群英传 A Lone Egret Flying Through the Sunset Glow落霞孤鹭飞Historical401k WordsOngoing If you had three years’ warning, could you prevent the An Lushan Rebellion? The protagonist, Song Jiru, comes from an official’s family. Talented in both letters and arms, he worries for his country and its people. In the tenth year of the Tianbao era, he sets out into the martial world to investigate the truth behind his father’s death. From the Grand Canal to the Silk Road, from swordplay in Jiangnan to the deserts and strange blades, he begins by governing a small frontier town before enterin 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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Check it out, old friends commented that it is too niche and only people who are interested in history will read it.
14 This Book Is a Little Fake 这书有点假 Two Fires, Ten Mountains贰火拾山Eastern Fantasy725k WordsOngoing [No System + Eastern Fantasy + Mystery + Freewheeling Style + Original Taoist Cultivation System + Twists + Light Humor + Philosophy + X (a story tag)] The mystery requires the first and second chapters to seem unrelated. If you’re here for the fantasy, start with Chapter Three. If anything doesn’t make sense later, you can go back and read the earlier chapters. Cultivators fight against Heaven and against themselves, all for the elusive promise of immortality. Shi Lang is a downright unlucky pr 16Reads—Score—Shelves
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Literature? This is an online platform, all about traffic and business
15 The Afterlife Group 往生组 Qi Mu Xun七木寻Sci-Fi & Apocalypse152k WordsOngoing The spiral sky carries the wind as its messenger, conveying nature's whispers. The power of the floating stones mingles with them, joining the murmurs of the Moon-Worshipping Cultists in their struggle against the dark celestial bodies. Yet the presence of an unknown hand gradually spreads. A gigantic chessboard descends from the sky, revealing the otherworldly forces behind this sinister game. Humanity, the pantheons, and the forces of nature unite in an unprecedented alliance, making one final —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Hmm... The subject matter is a bit curious, it is philosophical and profound, the world view and coverage are broad, it is not a cool novel, the pace is slow and detailed, it is an apocalyptic novel that mixes science fiction and supernatural powers. If you are interested, I recommend reading it [Thinking]
16 Painting the Stardust of the World 绘世星尘 Flying Down Jacket会飞的羽绒服Sci-Fi & Apocalypse450k WordsCompleted The universe is a prison, and fate is a lock. Beneath the calm of the Twin-Mind Planet, judgment has long been hidden in the cycle of reincarnation: older than civilization, more secret than breathing. “Deep are the mysteries of the star prison; the delusive crystal conceals the truth. Let the heart turn toward the hidden depths, and when illusion breaks, the Way remains.” The voice from beyond that lit the mind of Qingping Star Sovereign did more than that. It was the first beam of light to pi 30Reads—Score—Shelves
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This is a good book, worth reading carefully and slowly, it is very in-depth.
17 A Lifetime: The Lone-Wolf Agent's Gray Eden 一生：孤胆特工之灰色伊甸园 Crouching Dragon, Thunderous Sky潜龙轰天Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The story of Lin Tianming’s growth from boyhood. Please also read this book’s companion novels, Second Life: The Bracelet Across the Universe and Third Life: Love Bewitches the Mortal World. Each of the three novels stands alone, yet together they form a series, with interwoven plots that let you experience the life journey of “two worlds, three lives” and the rise of the century’s dragon, Long Teng! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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Close to reality, campus growth + urban romance, novel plot setting, multi-line linkage, together weaving a fantasy life journey of "two worlds and three lives"! Worth tasting and collecting! [Like][Like][Like]
18 Three Lifetimes: Love Bewitching the Mortal World 三生，，之情惑人间 Crouching Dragon, Thunderous Sky潜龙轰天Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted A collection of modern love and marriage stories. Read this alongside its companion works, “One Life: The Lone Agent’s Gray Eden” and “Two Lives: The Wristband Conquers the Universe.” The storylines intertwine and unfold across multiple threads, bringing together the century-spanning journey of Century Longteng through “Two Lives and Three Incarnations”! (For various reasons, the first book in this series, “One Life: The Lone Agent’s Gray Eden,” and “Root Prisoner: 101 Illusory Loves” are not be 17Reads—Score—Shelves
19 Nest of Thoughts 思窝 Wen Huanzhang温焕章Sci-Fi & Apocalypse175k WordsOngoing As fake data on the internet spiraled out of control, a phenomenon in which bad money drove out good spread like cancer across major online platforms, spilling from the virtual world into the real one. When things reach an extreme, they must turn around. As the pendulum of history changed direction, the GeoNet, blending the virtual and the real, came into being and opened a new chapter in the age… This book portrays the vision of the creators of Siwo for the future. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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Philosophical and humanistic science fiction novels
20 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. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
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In the end, the distance between people is very close, close enough to see clearly the similar core of you and me.
21 Monster Codes: Journey to the West 妖怪密码：西游记 Bai Ze白泽Eastern Fantasy333k WordsCompleted How many demons are there in Journey to the West? The White Bone Spirit, Tiger Vanguard, the Red-Rumped Macaque, Red Boy... Only after enduring the Eighty-One Tribulations can one look upon the world's fortunes with a smile. What are their true forms? What becomes of them? Is there a connection between demons and natural phenomena? Here, I'll reveal the answers to all these questions, one by one. 160Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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Interpreting famous works from another angle [note][note][note]
22 The Three Kingdoms: History So Addictive, You Can’t Put It Down 一读就上瘾的三国史 SpikeHistorical191k WordsCompleted The Three Kingdoms era was marked by endless warfare and rival warlords, and is now familiar to everyone thanks to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But the novel isn't history, and some of the famous stories we all know never actually happened! Did Zhuge Liang really borrow arrows with straw boats? Why is Zhang He known as “the Three Kingdoms strength tester”? How did Fei Yi live a life worthy of the title “master of pacing”? Did Cao Zhi really love his sister-in-law? Why is Cao Cao's life said to 985Reads9.5Score106Shelves
23 Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance: Zhou Chronicle, Modern Chinese Edition 资治通鉴·周纪（白话版） Sima Guang司马光Historical66k WordsCompleted Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government is a monumental chronological history of ancient China, compiled by Sima Guang during the Northern Song dynasty. It covers 1,362 years of history, from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties. This book presents the “Zhou Annals” as a standalone work, translated in full into clear, modern language for contemporary readers. This edition covers all five volumes of the “Zhou Annals,” from the twenty-third year of King Weilie of Zhou (403 BCE) to the 18Reads8.6Score—Shelves
24 The Song Dynasty, Told with a Twist 趣说大宋王朝 Historical and Military Archives历史军事档案室Historical696k WordsCompleted The emperor's art of statecraft in a single cup of wine, the fateful legend of the “fragrant boy's birth,” a prophetic monk who foretold that “the inspector would become emperor,” and the schemes and ambitions behind a yellow imperial robe... The founding of the Song dynasty was far more fascinating than the history books suggest! Discover Zhao Kuangyin's rise from street urchin to founding emperor: his “forced” ascension at Chenqiao Station, the mysterious prophecy at Xiangyang Temple, the lig 7.2kReads9.5Score321Shelves
25 Tales of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Fiends and Six Bandits of the Northern Song 奸臣传之北宋五鬼六贼 Trajectory轨迹Historical49k WordsCompleted [A roll call of treacherous ministers, with a touch of spicy humor and theatrical satire!] The Biography of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Ghosts and Six Bandits of the Northern Song is like a blacklist of history's ultimate “villain club”! No need to transmigrate to the Song dynasty. You can “watch remotely” as these self-serving, scheming power brokers stir up trouble. Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Chen Pengnian, Liu Chenggui, and Lin Te, along with Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Zhu 13Reads8.4Score—Shelves
26 This Tang Dynasty Is a Little Chilly 这个唐朝有点冷 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Historical107k WordsCompleted [Lesser-known Figures + History for Fun] Don't imagine the Tang dynasty as just officials and scholars leaning on railings along Chang'an's avenues to compose poetry, a noble consort gently waving a fan, and Emperor Taizong solemnly surveying the realm. This book opens the “refrigerator door” of history to show how the celebrated figures presented so seriously in official records may actually have been jokesters, master wisecrackers, and purveyors of astonishing twists. Come along, and you'll di 20Reads9.2Score—Shelves
27 The Evil Dragon's Eye 恶龙之眼 White Xiaohua白霄花Eastern Fantasy145k WordsCompleted After the world gained consciousness and brought all things into being, a war among the gods and a cosmic catastrophe cast the burden of Earth's fate onto those destined to bear it. The clash between darkness and light will plunge Earth into a countdown to crisis… 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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28 Dao Prisoner 道囚 Yu Yuanheng余元亨Eastern Fantasy839k WordsOngoing [Keywords: Not wish fulfillment, fate, defiance, godslaying, passionate action, tragedy] The Great Expansion number is fifty, but only forty-nine are used. Why? Because the Heavenly Dao is flawed! That flaw allows ordinary mortals to use the world’s spiritual energy for themselves and seize the workings of creation to shape their destiny. Thus they embark on the paths of cultivation and divination. But to the Heavenly Dao, this is no different from theft and robbery, so it imprisons all living b 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Let's take a look at this book. It's a storybook cloaked in fantasy, with ups and downs in the plot. The author draws on classics and is full of cultural connotations.
29 The School Beauty’s Spirit Companion 校花的伴生鬼怪 Dawn and Dusk暮暮朝朝Urban112k WordsCompleted Highbrow title: Lord of the Dark Light. Midbrow title: My Companion Ghost and His Hapless Ghost Tamer. Lowbrow title: I Learned Exorcism from a Psychiatric Patient. Summerland mythology + urban supernatural powers + school life + eerie fantasy + mechanical technology + magic and sorcery… Ghosts, magic, technology, enchantments, the uncanny… How many elements of this world remain unexplored? Sword sects, ghost tamers, mages, fighters, gunslingers… Where will fate and choice lead them? Beasts, dem —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Written purely as a literary novel, it's a bit enjoyable, but the pace isn't that fast, but it's definitely worth savoring. It's aimed at people in their twenties and tells the story of the hardships in young people's hearts.
30 The Meaning of the White Tiger 白虎通义 Ban Gu班固Historical53k WordsCompleted The Baihutong, also known as the White Tiger Discussions or the White Tiger Treatise on Virtue, is a collection of proceedings from an officially convened meeting on Confucian studies during the Eastern Han dynasty, as well as an imperially sanctioned work interpreting the Confucian classics. It holds an exceptionally important place in the history of Confucian thought and Han political thought. In 79 CE, the fourth year of Emperor Zhang of Han’s Jianchu era, the emperor personally convened a la 27Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Cultivate oneself, manage one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world! [Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript]