What Kind of Trash Is on the Recommendation Lists? Begging for Good Books 推荐榜都是什么臭鱼烂虾，跪求好书

1. 101 浮 Drifting on a Duckweed Boat 浮萍舟游 Passing Poet逝首墨客Eastern Fantasy668k WordsOngoing (P.S. One obsessive, devoted heroine, no characters suddenly losing their intelligence, and a large ensemble cast. There are many characters, intricate logic, and lots of relationship threads, so please be patient as you read.) After transmigrating as the younger brother of Bao Si, the beauty blamed for bringing down the Western Zhou, he is just about to hide away and avoid getting caught up in the war when he realizes that his sister Bao Si seems to be looking at him rather strangely! No, this 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A single female lead, set in an alternate historical period with an ensemble cast. Aside from the protagonist, every historical figure will come to life on paper and within the written word.

2. 102 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (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 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5kShelves

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   You must read highly-rated novels, and you must read novels with excellent writing.

3. 103 第 The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局 The One Surnamed Yi姓易的Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted “If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau 3.2kReads9.2Score470Shelves
4. 104 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8kShelves
5. 105 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.7kReads9.6Score66.9kShelves
6. 106 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
7. 107 异EN City of Beasts 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 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
8. 108 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 34.2kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
9. 109 我 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 Ma Xiaohu马小虎Urban3.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 454kReads9.5Score47.1kShelves
10. 110 乱 Elegy of a Chaotic Age: Prelude 乱世挽歌之序曲 The Melancholy Ink-Black Wolf忧郁的墨色狼Historical609k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + History + Three Kingdoms + Male Protagonist + No Golden Finger] His work after 98 grueling hours gets scrapped? A burned-out screenwriter transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and takes on history with workplace tactics! Have KPIs ever pushed you to the breaking point? Senior writer Wang Cheng spent four straight days working through the night on his script, “Turbulence at the End of the Han,” only for the client to demand a complete rewrite with one dismissive remark: “It’s not 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend reading this book; it's quite interesting and has some depth.

11. 111 废 Useless? I’m the Number One! 废物？我才是第一人！ The Melancholy Ink-Black Wolf忧郁的墨色狼Urban419k WordsOngoing [Male Protagonist] [Face-Slapping] [Another World] [Slaying the Heavens and Gods] [Powerful Technology] [Clever Plot] After losing his job and his girlfriend, Meng Chengyuan awakens the lowest-ranked X-level ability, “Detection,” and is mocked as a good-for-nothing. But in the early days of the Turbulence Era, he becomes the first person to enter another world, turning his fortunes around with his ability to locate portals. When technology becomes widespread, “Detection” is rendered completely u 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 四 Siheyuan: The Simp Killed the White Lotus, All in the Name of Harmony 四合院：舔狗杀了白莲花，主打一个和睦 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了84k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: The simp kills the white lotus, all in the name of harmony 196Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can't put it down.

13. 113 修 Is Cultivating Immortality Hard? You Can Do It with Just Your Hands 修仙难吗？还不是有手就行 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了67k WordsCompleted Is cultivating immortality hard? You can do it as long as you have hands 89Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 我 I Came Here to Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, So Why Are You Making Me Fight Zombies? 我是来宫斗的，你却让我打僵尸 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery72k WordsCompleted I came here to fight palace intrigue, but you want me to fight zombies. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 穿 I Transmigrated with a Braised Egg and Became a Princess in the Continent of Hanyue 穿越，带着卤蛋当公主，大陆翰月 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了75k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, bring a braised egg and become a princess, on the Hanyue Continent 38Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 七 After Seven Rebirths, I Was Spoiled Rotten, Yu Yutianmo 七次重生后我被宠上天雨宇天墨 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn Seven Times, I Was Doted on by Everyone, by Yu Yutianmo 34Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 瑞 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 116Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 疯 Mad Wife, Wolf Husband 疯妻狼夫 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance178k WordsOngoing [Ice-Cold Revenge-Seeking Woman with a Mental Illness vs. Obsessive CEO: A Battle Royale] [She Returns from Hell, and He’s Willing to Endure Eternal Damnation] To avenge his first love, he personally had me committed to a psychiatric hospital. Five years later, I returned, “cured,” a wooden doll with no emotions. But he looked at me with red-rimmed eyes and said he missed me. I smiled and handed him a knife. “Either kill me, or...” “Go mad with me.” Everyone thought I was crazy. Only I knew I wa —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 缘 Destined Across Three Lifetimes: A Romantic Legacy of Young Love and Marriage 缘定三生，青春婚约的浪漫传承 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted A sweet promise spanning their youth, sealed by an engagement. Surrounded by the warmth of family and the passion of youth, they keep their vows and write a romantic story together, full of amusing moments from school and everyday life. From Lin Shimin's admiration for Luo Yimo, to their wondrous chance encounters at all kinds of events, and the hilarious, heartwarming episodes that follow, their story is sure to make you smile. The novel has playful banter between best friends, the warm support 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A dream is woven in the corner. Sisterly affection flows between the lines, and during the writing contest, talent blossoms like flowers. The foreshadowing of the inherited marriage contract, like an ancient melody drifting from afar, carries the mystery of fate. Love may well be witnessed by the bauhinia flower, its twists and turns within the framework of the marriage contract. This novel is like a delicately colored painting, poetry the finishing touch, the bauhinia flower a unique imprint, and the inherited marriage contract the suspenseful string, gently plucked to play a symphony of anticipation and imagination, immersing the reader and making them yearn to explore the unknown, poetic ending.

20. 120 剑 Sword Against the Heavens 剑逆狂歌 Fishing Industry Maple Fire渔业枫火Eastern Fantasy240k WordsCompleted [An invincible hero, idling through the mortal world before fighting his way to the highest heavens. No matter what kind of cultivator you are, you're an ant before him!] When you were at your peak, I kept a low profile. When you grew old, I got right in your face. A gentleman takes his revenge; ten years is not too long! I'm invincible, so do as you please! You say you've reached a hundred thousand levels of Qi Refining? Pathetic! You say you're an unparalleled Divine Emperor reborn with all y 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one!!!

21. 121 重 Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction740k WordsCompleted The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another. 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A young man from the martial arts world ventures into officialdom

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