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  1. The Last Wise Man Shakespeare's PenSci-Fi & Apocalypse424k Wordsongoing [Fantasy + Science Fiction + Philosophy] What is true freedom of thought? Does it require pain as a price? Do humans have the right to escape reality? If there are higher-level "laws of thought" in the universe, how should humans get along? This is a war of ideas. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. Shakespeare's Best: Macbeth (English) Shakespeare, Translated by Zhu Shenghao37k Wordscompleted The Scottish generals Macbeth and Banquo are returning from putting down the rebellion. On the way, they meet a witch who predicts that Macbeth will be king and Banquo's descendants will also be kings for generations to come. Encouraged by his ambition and his wife, Macbeth committed regicide and usurped the throne, and then fell into fear and paranoia. In order to consolidate the throne, he slaughtered continuously, including the families of Banquo and Macduff. In the end, they all rebelled and 2Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  3. Soul Beast Continent: Capture the Goddess and You Will Become Stronger! Army-Breaking SpearEastern Fantasy137k Wordsongoing [Slow heat] [Villain] [Items from all over the world] [Multiple heroines] [No slap in the face] Su Bai traveled back in time to the novel he was reading, and became the villain in the book, the second son of King Su of the Sunset Empire. At first, he was panicked, but as the martial soul awakened, the system activated and bound him to a goddess favorability system. As long as the goddess's appearance and figure are up to standard, he can get favor with her and get rewards. And when he meets the 2Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  4. The Republic of China: Soldiers Besieged the Marshal's Mansion and Pushed the World into Chaos Silent Spear StabUrban212k Wordsongoing Reborn in 1928, I became Zhang Lingyun, the second son of the Lord of the North. The system is awakened and an armored army is given as a gift at the beginning. That night soldiers surrounded the commander's house and forced my father to abdicate. "Dad! Times have changed! I will carry this northern territory!" From Fengtian to Kyoto, from Berlin to Huadu—this troubled world has been pushed aside by me. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. Miss Su Qing's Daily Routine of Fighting Monsters Eight Stick SpearModern Romance238k Wordscompleted On the day I returned to my hometown for the New Year, I bumped into a strange row of sedan chairs at the entrance of the village. Yan Lichen, a yellow-haired gangster, carried an evil rag doll and said with a smile that he wanted to "make trouble in the wedding". I thought he was being stupid again - until the red sedan appeared silently in front of me in the thick fog. My name is Su Qing, and I am an ordinary social worker who firmly believes in science. Until he was forced to open a "fol 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. Bamboo Horse, He Always Talks What He Means. The Divine Spear Pierces the Sky and Shakes the Nine HeavensModern Romance328k Wordscompleted Everyone knows that Jiang Wang is cold and dignified, and is an untouchable flower in the computer science department. But no one knew that the profile picture pinned to the top of his phone was a clumsy rabbit. That's Sang Tian. He lost five years of green plums. On the day of the reunion, she introduced others with a smile: "This is my neighbor's brother. He is a nice guy, but his mouth is a little bit poisonous." Jiang Wan crushed the mineral water bottle in his hand. Later, in the studio wit 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. The Poor Lord: Binding the Killing System at the Start Hey, Hey, If You Poke Someone with a Spear Dipped in Shit, They'll Die.Eastern Fantasy240k Wordscompleted Leng Feng, the S-class soldier king of the Chinese Dragon Group, codenamed "Lone Wolf", is proficient in fighting, firearms, tactics, lurking, blasting, and survival in the wild. He believes in "Those who offend me will be killed no matter how far away; those who protect me will not give up an inch of ground." After traveling through time, his soul possessed a poor Orion. He looked cold on the outside but complained about slavery in his heart. The collision between modern thinking and the ancien 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. Forbidden Land for the National Destiny: a Poor Monk Came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty Silent Spear StabUrban140k Wordscompleted When the sports ban came, Chen Mo, the selector of China Xiaxia, looked at the [God-level acting] talent on his panel and fell into deep thought. Others' abilities: Thor's hammer, super soldier, telepathy. Chen Mo's ability: You have to play whoever you are asked to play. The first dungeon is the [Bone Cave] in the Mountain of Corpses and Sea of ​​Blood. The system pops up a task: Please play the role of [The Great Merciful and Compassionate Tang Sanzang], and the compassion level is required to 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. Thrall's Legendary Journey in World of Warcraft Ash Spear144k Wordsongoing Soul of Warcraft: Thrall's Legendary Journey Prologue: The Orphan of the Frostwolf In the ancient world of Draenor, the orcs once lived a free and glorious life on this vast land. Each clan lives together as a tribe, living in harmony with nature and advocating strength and courage. The Frostwolf clan is one of the noble and tough clans. Their leader Durotan and his wife Draka have won the respect and love of their clansmen with their outstanding leadership skills and noble moral character. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. People Are Collapsing, and Huangquan Is Lost Again Yao's Spear Does Not Cry71k Wordsongoing I, Huang Quan, am a patrolling ranger. Of course, I can't be sure whether this identity is true or not, but I am a road idiot. But where is this place? Why are these the same situations as Izumo Country? Mei Yi: If you are me, who am I? Kiana: Two Meis are twice as happy! Alicia: Can I touch your horns? Hollander: Although the encounter with her was not harmonious, we are still the best comrades. Rita: Lord Huangquan often gets lost, which troubles Rita. The story begins in which a lost girl mee 1Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  11. Shakespeare's Best: the Taming of the Shrew (English) Shakespeare, Translated by Zhu Shenghao40k Wordscompleted This comedy unfolds in the form of a play within a play, telling the story of Katherine, the daughter of a rich man from Padua, who is known for her fierce personality, and Petruchio is determined to "tame" her in exchange for a generous dowry. He used the methods of treating others as they were treated: denying the facts, confusing right and wrong, and mentally sharpening her, and finally made Catherine an obedient wife and delivered the famous speech "A wife should obey her husband." The play' 1Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  12. Shakespeare's Best: Everyone Likes It (English) Shakespeare, Translated by Zhu Shenghao43k Wordscompleted This pastoral comedy is full of poetry and philosophy. Rosalind, the exiled daughter of a duke, fell in love with Orlando, who was persecuted by her brother. In order to test each other, Rosalind disguised herself as a man and met Orlando in the Arden Forest. In the play, the clown's touchstone's witticisms, Jaques's exclamation of "seven steps of life" and the wonderful encounters of many characters jointly build a utopian world far away from court struggles. In the end, the wicked repent and t 1Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  13. Shakespeare's Best: a Midsummer Night's Dream (English) Shakespeare, Translated by Zhu Shenghao33k Wordscompleted Shakespeare's most imaginative romantic comedy sets the story of four Athenian lovers on a magical night in a mysterious forest. The dispute between the Fairy King Oberon and the Fairy Queen Titania, the naughty elf Puck's misuse of magic juice leading to confusion in love, and the farce rehearsed by a group of amateur craftsmen, multiple clues are intertwined into an interesting summer night fantasy. The work explores the irrationality and unpredictability of love, and satirizes people's blind 1Reads7.8Score—Shelves
  14. Shakespeare's Best: the Merry Wives of Windsor (English) Shakespeare, Translated by Zhu Shenghao43k Wordscompleted Shakespeare's only comedy set in the life of British citizens, full of market humor. The broken knight Falstaff simultaneously wrote letters of love to two wealthy businessmen's wives, Ford and Peggy, in an attempt to defraud money. Instead, he was set up a trap by the two witty ladies. He was successively put into a dirty clothes basket and thrown into the river, and was forced to disguise himself as a woman and was beaten. In the end, in the haunted legend of Windsor Forest, Falstaff was compl 1Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  15. I, with Many Children and Many Blessings, Will Surrender to the Country at the Beginning! Army-Breaking SpearUrban117k Wordsongoing Mubai traveled through time and awakened the [Many Children, Many Blessings] system. As long as you have offspring with the goddess, you can get rewards. But after encountering more than a dozen failures. Mubai was ruined. He decisively handed himself over to the country. Since then, a strategy mission with the country's support has officially begun. 1Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  16. Today's Announcement: Falling in Love with a Short Drama Actor The Breeze Sword Master Who Likes SpearmintModern Romance26k Wordscompleted New works are released. Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my works. I hope you all like them. Your attention is the motivation for my writing. I will try my best to tell every story! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. When the Summer Cicada Stops Chirping The Holy Spear of Fuyang CountyModern Romance124k Wordscompleted The campus encounter between Su Yao, a freshman in the Chinese Department, and Gu Yichen, a talented student in the Department of Economics and Management, brings out an old time hidden in calligraphy. He is an academic master in everyone's eyes, but he hides a trembling secret at his fingertips; she brought a daisy embroidered skirt and an ancestral inkstone, and unexpectedly broke his obsession with using copper stamps to polish ink. From the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" in the library to the c 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. Jingkang: Become Emperor with AI Those Who Bear the Spear Are Loyal to the PartyHistorical230k Wordscompleted Travel back to Zhao Jiu, the conquered king of the Northern Song Dynasty. Jin soldiers besiege the city and the courtiers persuade him to surrender. Fortunately, AI is by your side to translate the enemy's situation, deduce the battle situation, and unlock black technology. Without ceding territory or paying compensation, he wants to rewrite the shame of Jingkang. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. Try to Save the World The Spear Cannot Be BrokenEastern Fantasy69k Wordsongoing This is the transformation journey of an ordinary young man. When the war spreads across the earth, it is time for people who are drifting to wake up. There are demons dancing in front of him, and behind him is the survival of his family and country. The ordinary protagonist awakens himself in the troubled times, and finally saves the day. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. Weird Story About Rules: My Modification Authority Is over 100 Million Points The Divine Spear Pierces the Sky and Shakes the Nine HeavensMystery404k Wordscompleted In 2026, "weird rules" have descended on the world. Ordinary people are randomly selected to enter the terrorist dungeon. If they fail, the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed. While others are surviving in the ghost stories, the protagonist Su Chen discovers that he has a **"lower authority editor"**, which can modify the rules of the ghost stories at will and turn the horror copy into his own cash machine for making money. From "Midnight Mental Hospital" to "High-dimensi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. Go Crazy! I Cheated on Traveling Through Ancient Times! Shakespeare Is SleepyAncient Romance123k Wordscompleted What! A food blogger actually traveled through time and became the daughter of a butcher? Watch me show off my cooking skills, become a chef, become rich gradually, and gain the love of iceberg handsome Ling Houze! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. Weird Rules, It Scared Me to Tears Silver Spear and White HorseMystery79k Wordsongoing National destiny + rules + counter-routines + no heroine + system + reasoning + survival + old six Weird invasion and weird rules come to the world. The chosen one is bound to the country. The winner will be blessed by national luck and have countless resource opportunities. The loser will die and strange stories will come to the city. A narrow escape? Contestants walking on thin ice? Lin Tian glanced at it, All the weird ones ran away, crying in fear! That's it? That's it? That's it? It's too e 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. Doctor of Biology: Traveling Through Baojuan and Counterattacking Zhen Huan Shakespeare Doesn't Like to Eat Persimmons130k Wordscompleted She is the most inconspicuous ant in the Forbidden City, but she holds the ultimate code to overthrow the dynasty! Lin Wei, a doctor of modern biology, woke up and passed through the spirit of Baojuan, the bullied little palace maid in "The Legend of Zhen Huan". There is no system, no golden fingers, only molecular formulas, plant pharmacology and chemical equations in my head. The deep palace is dangerous, and the incense recipe of the master An Lingrong is full of loopholes and crude in her ey 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. Practice Spear in the Canyon During the Day, Practice Immortality and Become a Spear Master at Night Fog Crossing Spearongoing [Fantasy + Funny + Single Female Protagonist] At midnight, Lin Yue will be forced into the world of immortality by an unreliable system; at eight o'clock in the morning, he will return to the real world on time. Others rely on talent and spiritual roots to cultivate immortality, but he found that he played games during the day and his cultivation skyrocketed at night. The originally declining Gun Xiu Yiyi once again stirred up trouble due to his arrival. However, as his strength grew stronger, —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. My Stepmother Forced Me to Die, and I Made a Huge Blow with My Backhand Shakespeare Storkcompleted My stepmother forced me to die, and I made a huge blow with my backhand —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  26. Merchant of Venice (UK) Written by William Shakespeare, Translated by Fang Pingcompleted "The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's important early work and a highly satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical im —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  27. Complete Works of Shakespeare's Tragedies and Comedies (Five Volumes) (English) Written by Shakespeare; Translated by Zhu Shenghaocompleted Recognized as close to the charm of Shakespeare's plays, Zhu Shenghao's easy-to-understand translation is completely unabridged! The 1947 simplified version of the World Book Company edition is the authoritative version, original and beautiful! A total of 39 Shakespeare's plays have survived to this day, among which tragedies and comedies are the most popular. This set of books collects all 10 tragedies and 13 comedies by Shakespeare. The classification of Shakespeare's plays mainly refers to th —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  28. Henry IV (Two Volumes) Written by William Shakespeare; Translated by Wu Xinghua; Edited by Fang Pingcompleted "Henry IV" is the most successful and popular of Shakespeare's historical dramas, and is regarded as the representative work of Shakespeare's historical dramas. The main content of this work is to reflect the process of Henry IV and his princes' desperate struggle against the rebellious princes and nobles. Shakespeare breaks through the network structure of traditional historical dramas in which multiple clues intertwine and develop, and adopts a structure in which two clues develop in parallel —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  29. Wandered into a Beauty Village in the Mountains by Mistake! Shh! the Men of This Village... Shakespeare North Nosecompleted Wandered into a beauty village in the mountains by mistake! Shh! The men of this village... —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  30. Othello (Chinese-English Bilingual Collector's Edition) (UK) William Shakespearecompleted "Othello" is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies. Othello is a brave general in the Principality of Venice. He fell in love with Desdemona, the senator's daughter. But because he was black, the marriage was not allowed. The two had to get married privately. Othello has a sinister flag officer, Iago, who wants to get rid of Othello. He first informed the senator, but unexpectedly led to their marriage. He also provoked the relationship between Othello and Desdemona, saying that Cassio, anot —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  31. Suitu: Who Still Has Zero Krypton After Being Reborn? Little Spear and Baby CowSports140k Wordsongoing [System + Shenhao + Invincible + Development] Ye Zhao: "Huizi, aren't you Leopard Head Zero? Why did you suddenly take out the full red team for me?!!!" "Also, what's the point of controlling ten numbers by yourself?!!!" When Zhang Hui, who had returned from rebirth, was about to break up with Li Tu Zhengyi, the system suddenly changed the trajectory of his life... "Today's founding and famous generals haven't been filled up yet, tsk! It's really troublesome..." "It seems that there are card pac —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  32. World Literary Masterpiece - a Midsummer Night's Dream (English) Written by Shakespeare; Translated by Zhu Shenghaocompleted "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a comedy work written by the British playwright Shakespeare in his youth. The story tells the story of emotional conflicts caused by magical "flower juice" and how the conflicts are finally resolved and the lovers finally get married. Lysander and Demetrius, two young men in the city of Athens, fell in love with the young woman Hermia at the same time. Hermia loved Lysander deeply. In order to oppose her father's arranged marriage, she eloped with Lysander and fled —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  33. Stars in the Sky Army-Breaking SpearUrban101k Wordscompleted The text of all heavens and all realms. Reborn back to the time when he was just born, Zhang Beichen was forced to start his adventurous life in order to avoid what would happen in "later generations". Alias: "After rebirth, it exploded the United States and Japan at the beginning" —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  34. Julius Caesar William Shakespearecompleted In order to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, based on the first poetic version of "Shakespeare's Complete Works" in the Chinese-speaking world edited and translated by Mr. Fang Ping of our publisher, comprehensively considering tragedies, comedies, historical dramas, legendary plays and sonnets, twenty kinds of published single editions were selected, accompanied by a full set of classic illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, to publish the "Poetic Illustrated Collection of —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  35. We Meet Again, Just to Hold You Tight Hey, Hey, If You Poke Someone with a Spear Dipped in Shit, They'll Die.Modern Romance345k Wordscompleted The top hunter uses talent and desire as bait, working step by step to capture the pure prey he has coveted for a long time. Presenting you a story of "details and preferences" that will make your heart beat faster and you can't put it down. —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  36. Name: Peak of Power, Starting from the Destruction of Tazhai Spearmodeongoing When Sha Ruijin came to Handong and spent all his efforts to destroy the Zhao Gang headed by "Li Dakang"... Only then did he realize that he was just a pawn on the chessboard of Handong Province. The old Zhao Jia Gang has been destroyed, and the new Zhao Jia Gang has emerged. A new struggle has begun! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. King Lear (Chinese-English Bilingual Collector's Edition) (UK) William Shakespearecompleted "King Lear" is a play written by Shakespeare and is one of his four major tragedies. The story comes from an ancient British legend. It tells the story of the elderly King Lear who abdicated and was driven into the wilderness by his eldest and second daughters. The third daughter, who became the Queen of France, led an army to save her father, but was killed. King Lear died sadly beside her. —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  38. If the World and Love Were Still Young William Shakespearecompleted "If the World and Love Were Still Young" is the essence of Shakespeare's 100 love poems. It is a book that we need to revisit at a certain moment in our lives. Some people say that you should not read too many of Shakespeare's poems at one time because they will make you sad. Injecting despair into black characters, these love poems are like bleeding roses and crying hearts, telling the truest side of the adult world, naked love and pain. Time will pierce the beauty and delicacy of youth. All we —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  39. Hamlet (One of the Top Ten Literary Masterpieces in the World) (UK) William Shakespearecompleted "Hamlet" contains Shakespeare's four most famous tragedies: "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth". In order to avenge his father, Hamlet found that "the whole era was out of joint", and decided to take up the responsibility of "restoring the world". The result was that his ambition was empty and he was unable to recover. Othello is an upright and honest man who trusts people but hates evil as much as he hates evil. He killed his wife and himself under the influence of an adulterer. In p —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  40. King Lear (Shakespeare's Drama·chinese Version) [UK] Written by William Shakespeare; Translated by Zhu Shenghao; Edited by Qiu Ke'ancompleted "King Lear" is a play written by Shakespeare and one of the four famous tragedies. The story comes from an ancient British legend, which happened around the 8th century AD. The whole play has two parallel story lines. The main clue tells the story of the ancient British king Lear who was old and dim, and wanted to divide the land among his three daughters according to the degree of love for him. The eldest daughter and the second daughter coaxed the old man with sweet words, but the younger daug —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  41. One Person: Humanoid Doraemon, Shocking the Heavenly Master Break Baelor's Spearongoing (Multiple heroines, invincible writing, no regrets) Young Su Sheng traveled through the world of one person and became Junior Brother Yuan Tao. At that time, the weapon refiner was unknown in the alien world, and was suppressed by people from all walks of life. Su Sheng unlocks the prop system of all realms! Just take it out and it will be a concept-level prop. Tinkerbell's bamboo dragonfly, Wu Liuqi's magic knife Thousand Blades, Trisolaran's two-way foil... As more and more outrageous props we —Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. Unfortunate Edict Shakespeare Pearongoing In ancient times, the gods were high in the nine heavens and regarded the human world as the pasture of the gods. They fed on the faith of all people and greedily sucked the "luck" that maintained the rise and fall of the human race. Emperor Zhuanxu was so angry that he cut off the ladder between heaven and earth with his sword, and the heavenly power separated the gods from the sky forever, giving the human race a chance to breathe. However, as thousands of years passed, the earth's aura sudden —Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. Powerful Marriage: I Relied on My Resourcefulness to Reach the Top SpearmasterModern Romance89k Wordsongoing [Marriage first, love later | Game of two strong men | Gaoling's scheming heroine | Paranoid loyal dog boss | No Virgin | Career-splendid article] Jin Shu was a direct descendant of the dormant Jin family. When the family was in civil strife, they entered into a marriage contract and married into Zhongli Zhiyi, the top power figure in the Beijing circle. Everyone laughs at her for being reduced to a pawn dependent on a wealthy family. No one knows that this marriage is the first step in her game —Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. A Midsummer Night's Dream Ukwritten by William Shakespeare; Translated by Fang Pingcompleted "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the most mature comedy work of the British playwright William Shakespeare in his youth. It is also one of William Shakespeare's most famous comedies. It tells a love story in which lovers finally get married. —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  45. Treasure Hunt and Anecdotes Six-Pulse Divine Spearongoing There are countless treasures in the land of China, which once shone like stars in the world, but were hidden in the long river of history. Among them, there are many outstanding ones, who contain some mysterious and powerful power, waiting for those who are destined to find them. Those who can awaken and control the magical power of treasures are "treasure hunters"; the protagonist of this article, Yu Xiaoqiang, has a family mission and bravely resists the blood curse. In adventure treasure hun —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Comics Edition (Classic) [UK] William Shakespearecompleted "Please enjoy Shakespeare's classic love tragedy "Romeo and Juliet"! In the Italian city of Verona, a pair of young people fall in love at first sight, but behind them are two families who hate each other. How can pure love break away from the fateful feud... The stage on paper will begin immediately! "How many joys and sorrows have passed through the ages" has moved everyone who has read it to tears? After reading the comic, I realized that the story of Romeo and Juliet is so touching! ! " —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  47. Backyard Sisters The Holy Spear of Zongzheng Palacecompleted Backyard sisters —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  48. Sonnets (Bilingual Classics) [English] Shakespearecompleted "Sonnets" contains 90 of Shakespeare's most classic sonnets, each of which embodies the poet's hard work and wisdom. These poems were written between 1590 and 1598, spanning an important stage of the poet's creative career. From them, we can get a glimpse of Shakespeare's profound insights into themes such as friendship, love, art and time. In these poems, Shakespeare depicts the complex and changeable human emotions with his unique writing style. He praised the depth and innocence of friendship —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  49. Legend of Haihe Capital Spearcompleted In the ancient continent, there was a river of life--the Haihe River--that ran through the continent. As the only communication bridge between the three races, endless stories would happen around this river, and a boy was born on the banks of the Haihe River. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. Shakespeare's Best: Hamlet (English) Shakespeare, Translated by Zhu Shenghaocompleted When Prince Hamlet of Denmark learns that his father was murdered by his uncle Claudius and usurped the throne, he falls into a dilemma between revenge and contemplation. He pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool, and confirmed the murderer through "play within a play", but his delay and hesitation led to an expansion of the tragedy, and he eventually died together with his enemy in the duel. Far more than a revenge story, this tragedy explores philosophical issues such as life and death, m —Reads8.3Score—Shelves