Books That Feel Real and Grounded 真实.现实的书籍

1. 1 北 Tales from the Northern Horsemen 北马见闻录 Traveling Through the Dark黑灯瞎火去赶路Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted I’m a spirit medium. What do I need brains for? As long as I’m stubborn enough, those weasels can’t get the better of me. This is a story full of blood and heart, and the legend of a spirit medium’s life. Whether it’s life or human nature, the wise will eventually find the answers meant for them. A record of strange encounters, and half the history of the Ma family. Folk legends, chilling mysteries, and uncanny wonders, all within... 3.5kReads8.9Score287Shelves

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   This book is good; the protagonist has clear logic and is decisive in killing.

2. 2 狼 The Year of the Wolf and Tiger 狼虎之年 Wild Fox野狐Urban186k WordsCompleted A panoramic survey of the raw emotional lives of people from different age groups and social classes in China today, vividly depicting the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature amid the country’s rapid social transformation. It lays bare the conflicts and friction between people’s emotions and reality. 10.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   They face a variety of challenges, including midlife crises, family crises, and hidden emotions. With its nuanced psychological portrayals, Wild Fox presents the good and evil, the beauty and ugliness of human nature during a period of social transformation, prompting readers to reflect more deeply on life and human nature.

3. 3 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 249kReads9.5Score27.2kShelves
4. 4 人 Forbidden Territory of Human Nature 人性禁区 Drunk Me醉我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Zhao Xiaofeng was lucky enough to avoid a car accident, but when he got home, he overheard his wife, Ling Yu, plotting with another man to rob and kill him. With his life at rock bottom, Zhao Xiaofeng fought back with force and turned his fate around. He would take back everything he had lost. 21.9kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
5. 5 新 Lane 23, Xinkangli 新康里23弄 A Suo阿琐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Even today, you are still the light in my heart. 910Reads9.2Score102Shelves

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   1. A group portrait. It depicts the subtle flow of life, the parents' love for life, and the younger generation's striving growth. The writing is concise and the characters are vividly portrayed. 2. A book you can read in one sitting and one that will leave you wanting more.

6. 6 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.4kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
7. 7 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 940Reads—Score159Shelves

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   He started dating when he was just over sixteen, and a lot of it!!!

8. 8 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score116Shelves

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   Ordinary people wouldn't be willing to part with it.

9. 9 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.2kReads7.2Score103Shelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—Shelves
11. 11 哇 Whoa, I Can Travel Between Two Worlds 哇塞我能两界往返 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban503k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Wu Xiaoyao, is an outstanding graduate of a military academy in the 21st century. He returns to his hometown to start a business and opens a small farm. One day, while fishing by the river, he accidentally falls into the water and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. Even more astonishingly, he can travel between the two worlds, with two eras appearing before him. Watch how Wu Xiaoyao makes a splash in both of these momentous times! —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 562Reads5.4Score—Shelves
13. 13 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban298k WordsOngoing After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 308Reads5.8Score—Shelves
14. 14 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 856Reads7.2Score—Shelves
15. 15 修 The Urban Cultivator’s Carefree Life 修真者都市逍遥 Keep Going 6688努力加油6688Urban122k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was a young man from China. While climbing Mount Laojun, he was accidentally sucked into a black hole and transported to a world filled with powerful cultivators. As an ordinary mortal, he thought he was as good as dead, but unexpectedly, he gained the cultivation legacy of the Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords. Relying on his Chinese bloodline, he fought his way through every obstacle. After countless trials and hardships, he rose to the realm of Supreme Sovereign of the Myriad Worlds 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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