Novels like Notes from the Fifties
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Notes from the Fifties, best match first.
- 1 Transmigrate to the Fifties: The Big-Time Breeder 穿越五十年代之养殖大户 A caretaker from a high-tech world accidentally transmigrated into a period novel. When she arrived, she found that food and clothing were scarce and living conditions were extremely harsh. But no worries! She was capable, resourceful, and optimistic. What? They were poor? No problem. She had two good hands and feet, so she could just earn more. What? They didn't have enough to eat? That was nonsense. What was the money she earned for, if not to buy food and fill her belly? Was she supposed to s 0Votes37.2kRecs14.3kFans
- 2 Reborn: A Guide to Happiness in the 1960s 重生六零幸福攻略 She wants to change the fate of her parents and loved ones, so they can all live safe and happy lives. She wants to leave behind the tangled, failed marriage of her previous life and find happiness of her own. She has the memories and wisdom of her previous life, a pocket dimension, and the support of her family. Who does she have to fear?! 0Votes93.8kRecs56.2kFans
- 3 Keep Striving, Jiang Yingxiu 奋斗吧姜英秀 A pampered, privileged native of the imperial capital, an ’80s-born jewelry designer, becomes a country girl whom even her own grandmother and uncle don’t care for. Watch her turn her life around! 0Votes184.5kRecs16.5kFans
- 4 A Joyful Farmer’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 欢喜农家科举记 Wei Mingnan, a high-ranking official who fought across the country, died alone and ill. Reborn in the famine year when he was ten, he vowed to root out the corruption and treachery that had brought ruin to the realm. But when he happened to save a little girl, everything took an unexpected turn... He spent ten years studying for the civil service exams, so where did all this laughter and cheer come from? He lived a life of honesty and integrity, so how did he end up with money pouring in from ev 0Votes149.9kRecs37.3kFans
- 5 The Sweet Little Baby of the 1980s 八零甜妻萌宝宝 Sui Zhu’s lottery System is amazing. It not only gives her a fully equipped island vacation, but also sends her back to the past, where she becomes the mother of a lucky little boy!!! In a small fishing village, she sharpens her knives and sets her sights on... the ocean! The System helps her build a fortune; the System helps her turn her life around; The System helps her... Son, enough! You can go looki 0Votes526.1kRecs88.6kFans
- 6 Reborn into a Happy Life 重生之欢喜人生 With one blink, Yang Huanxi, a rich heiress from the twenty-first century, became Song Huanxi, a girl from Songjia Village who had been pushed into a river and drowned by her own younger brother. She barely had time to celebrate her healthy, vigorous body before harsh reality struck her head-on. In an era when there was nothing to eat and even money couldn't buy a thing, Huanxi, who refused to live with hardship, resolved to carve out a prosperous future for herself. 0Votes50.9kRecs33.9kFans
- 7 The More I See Young Master Mo, the More I Worry 我见默少多有病 Chen Qianmo is a psychologist who reads people through their microexpressions. She's sharp-witted, quick to settle scores, and excels in both intelligence and emotional savvy. He is the mysterious and powerful Young Master Mo, a man no one can approach. He's just as domineering at home: “Chen Qianmo, can a real man kneel on a washboard? Bring me a durian instead. I'll kneel on it while we discuss how a hus 0Votes263.6kRecs314.7kFans
- 8 I’m Growing Crops in the Apocalypse 我在末世种个田 Back ten years in time, with two months left before the massive storm, Jingshu began building her own fortress. She raised some nearly extinct chickens, ducks, and fish, planted a few vegetables that wouldn’t exist in the future, and stocked up on delicious snacks. Life should have style. When it comes to my enemies, I love watching you cry with envy as I eat steak, and seeing the rapture on your face as you smell the barbecue. It’s a lovely sight. [Cube Space levels: Level 4 cube, 4×4×4 = 64 cu 2Votes898.8kRecs230.7kFans
- 9 Transmigrated as an All-Round Livestreaming Star 穿越全能网红 Liu Man transmigrates from ancient times to the modern world. She was penniless before her transmigration, and still struggles to make ends meet afterward. To support herself, she starts out as an online influencer, reselling goods, posting pictures of her cats, and showing off her little talents. Before she knows it, she has become an all-around superstar. Her new novel, “Transmigrating into an All-Round Academic,” is being serialized at the same time~ 0Votes546.3kRecs269.9kFans
- 10 The Charming ’60s Wife 六零俏媳妇 In her previous life, she was framed by her lover, wrongfully imprisoned for twenty years, and left with her family destroyed. Reborn at the very moment her life took a turn for the worse, she vows to repay every grudge and settle every score. The first time they meet by chance, she is sprawled at his feet in a sorry state. The second time, she faces someone down in an interrogation room. … After the Nth encounter, he says, “Marry me. I’ll cherish you for the rest of your life.” Uh… whether to m 0Votes96.1kRecs51.4kFans
- 11 Winning Over the Worst 攻略极品 Picking fights with wicked relatives? No! Our motto is: Take the wicked ones' path and leave them nowhere to go! 1Votes293.9kRecs114kFans
- 12 The Supreme Female Immortal Lord 无上女仙君 The world undergoes a dramatic transformation, and spiritual qi revives. During an expedition to Kunlun, Yan Ran unexpectedly obtains an ancient inheritance and embarks on the supreme path of immortal cultivation! 0Votes194kRecs45.3kFans
- 13 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Is Online 快穿之大佬上线中 This is the story of a max-level powerhouse starting over and making a whole crowd of petty villains cry. A hundred years ago, Lan Shuying fought for justice and caused an uproar in Nanming Prefecture, only to be thrown into the Prison of Stolen Affections by its prefect. A century later, she breaks out and recuperates while preparing for battle across the Three Thousand Worlds. By chance, she discovers the truth behind Nanming Prefecture’s existence. Between the worlds of yin and yang, with god 0Votes109.7kRecs61.5kFans
- 14 The Empress's Guide to Raising a Star 天后养成手札 In her previous life, He Jinxia was the most celebrated courtesan in the capital, but just as she was basking in her success, her younger sister killed her. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a B-list celebrity who had just been kicked out of a girl group. From then on, she threw herself into losing weight, outsmarted the scheming women, braved every danger, and made every scumbag kneel and sing her praises! P.S. This is the inspiring story of a goddess of the entertainment world. Th 0Votes141.2kRecs68.2kFans
- 15 Quick Transmigration: Is There a Good Show Today? 快穿之今天有好戏看么 Xiao Qing always wears the same indifferent expression, whether she’s weak or powerful. Rising from the ranks of cannon fodder, crushing scum, and battling villains are all somewhat entertaining, but to her, they’re no match for enjoying the scenery, eating and drinking, and watching the drama unfold. Put in a more lofty way, she leans on the railing to listen to the wind and rain, calmly watching the ways of the world. To make sure she can safely watch the action under any circumstances, her d 0Votes73.2kRecs43kFans
- 16 Reborn: Sweet Love in the ’80s 重生八零甜蜜蜜 The sly Chen Meng is reborn. Who could have imagined that the scheming man would snatch away every scumbag she wanted to torment and wipe out every scumbag she wanted to beat up! Chen Meng can only ask the heavens in exasperation: The heroine of a revenge story has wandered into a sweet, doting romance, spending every day doing nothing but getting so much sweetness her teeth ache. What is she s 0Votes176.7kRecs250.1kFans
- 17 Reborn in the 1950s with a Pocket Space 重生五十年代有空间 Zhang Guoqing, an orphan from the 21st century, and his pregnant wife, Zhou Jiao, were working hard to build a future together when a massive inheritance suddenly fell into their laps. On the way to the hospital to give birth, they were caught in a deliberate car crash and transmigrated into the bodies of a young couple in the rural Northeast. This is their heartwarming story. Zhou Jiao asked Zhang Guoqing, “How are we going to get through the hard times ahead with your son in tow?” Zhang Guoqin 0Votes282kRecs74.3kFans
- 18 The Drama Queen's Daily Face-Slapping 戏精打脸日常 Ye Qiu didn’t know who she was. For hundreds of years, a System numbered 001 had followed her from one mission to the next… Name: Ye Qiu Karma: 15,000 Good-luck boosts: 10 uses, 8 remaining 0Votes271.5kRecs121.8kFans
- 19 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Boundless Merit 快穿之女配功德无量 “Interstellar Reinforcements: I Have a General Store” Su Li awakens from the chaos with no memories and no System. Following an unseen guiding force, she calmly lives out each of her reincarnations. Little by little, she realizes that in every life, she has been a cannon-fodder character with a rather grim fate... Only after a hundred lifetimes, having accumulated immeasurable golden merit, does Su Li realize that things ar 0Votes243.3kRecs166.1kFans
- 20 I Became a Woman of the 1960s 我成了六零后 How did a trip to the supermarket to buy groceries land her in the 1970s, as the cousin-aunt her mother looked down on the most? She thought life in the 1970s would mean hardship, with food scarce and never enough to last. Thankfully, her grandfather is an old revolutionary, her grandmother dotes on her granddaughter, her father is a total girl dad, and her mother is sharp-tongued but softhearted. Her uncles and aunt all treat her wonderfully, and she even has a wealthy biological mother oversea 0Votes162kRecs71.7kFans
- 21 The Movie Queen's Words Come True 影后的嘴开过光 “Jiang Xiaobai’s mouth is a curse that brings trouble!” Grand Talisman Master Jiang Bai was killed in an explosion while developing a Spirit Fortune Talisman. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Xiaobai, a C-list actress, and unexpectedly gained the ability to jinx people. Good things never come true, but bad things always do? The movie queen’s mouth must have been blessed! Everyone in the entertainment industry trembled with fear. “Your Majesty, please don’t say a word!” (No male lea 0Votes1MRecs245.3kFans
- 22 Her Left Eye Is No Ordinary Eye 她的左眼不寻常 The colors of the world depend on what kind of filter you put over it. Once she saw through the surface of modern scientific civilization and materialism, a profound and magnificent world slowly unfolded before her. Jiao Jiao's new novel, A Magic Cube Space at My Side An utterly ordinary boyfriend suddenly turns out to be the only son of a group chairman, yet he remains devoted to his Cinderella girlfriend, Mi Ajiu. Mi Ajiu feels that things cannot possibly be so simple. The immortality gene th 0Votes199.3kRecs74.6kFans
- 23 Love and Marriage in the Sixties 六零有姻缘 Reborn before it all disappeared, she keeps a low profile and lives quietly. Who would have thought that, now a grandmother, she would learn the truth from her daughter-in-law... 0Votes168.2kRecs99.5kFans
- 24 The Serene Road 清悠路 A magical transmigrated Qing-dynasty girl has a magical space: if she can't become empress, she'll become the empress dowager. A cool-headed Qing-dynasty girl with maxed-out skills wins Yin Zhen over with her charm. A laid-back Qing-dynasty girl has a formidable mother to rely on. As long as she can eat for free, she'll marry anyone. Her formidable mother makes a grand entrance, riding in with a horsewhip. “My noble Tang girl once rode across Chang'an on horseback. What a sight! How did I raise 0Votes366.7kRecs94.8kFans
- 25 The Seventies Are a Little Sweet 七零年有点甜 He Tiantian had always treated the people around her with a grateful heart. But in middle age, she discovered that her entire life had been a web of lies. Returning to the past with the help of a little silver snake, He Tiantian began a new life. Look at it from another angle, and the truth turns out to be completely different! In this life, she would never again be blind to the truth. In this life, she would never again miss out on or betray her childhood sweetheart, who had always treated her 0Votes244.6kRecs170.2kFans
- 26 After the Big Shot Retired 大佬退休之后 [New novel, "Step Aside, Let This Empress Handle It", now updating. Fantasy setting, literary hearts and martial courage, power struggles and nation-building] When other people retire, they raise their grandkids and dance in the square. When Pei Ye retires, she spends money raising paper-doll characters. Before spending money: What a trash game. They can't even be bothered to fleece players properly. After spending money: This game is amazing! I can spend money, and I can grind, too! Raising pap 1Votes2.9MRecs1.3MFans
- 27 The Cannon-Fodder Girl's Unorthodox Cultivation 炮灰女的另类修仙 Can someone tell her what the Yao Xuan Community is? You can build your own space however you like? Travel through time and space? Live forever? What’s that? You can even return to your own body and start over? A huge, pitch-black preserved egg rolled up to her and shouted, “You won’t get another chance like this!” A feel-good quick-transmigration story, with a heroine who 0Votes355.6kRecs190.1kFans
- 28 Chronicles of the Future: Origin Energy 未来之元能纪事 Please add the new novel, Crouching Undercover, Now the Demon Path's Supreme! Your support is welcome! New novel blurb: Devoted to the immortal path, he mistakenly wanders into a demonic sect. Since he's already here, he might as well go undercover! Old novel blurb: Blue Star, star fields, the universe, Tianyuan: the world is vast. After gaining an opportunity, a young woman diligently trains to grow stronger, never slacking off, and crushes everyone who stands in her way. A genius? An unparalle 0Votes234.6kRecs54.4kFans
- 29 Reborn into a Beautiful Life in the 1970s 重生七零美好生活 [My new novel, Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Chooses to Farm, is currently serializing. Your support is much appreciated!] When husband and wife work as one, their combined strength can break gold. Together, they’ll build a wonderful new life, one steady step at a time! 1Votes257.6kRecs76.8kFans
- 30 Reborn in the 1990s 重生九十年代纪事 Top-rated female streamer Jiang Nan was kicked by fate right back to the turning point of her family's collapse in 1999. Facing the past once again, she finds herself unable to see how it will end. Of course, having been given a second chance at life, she has her own pursuits too: complete financial freedom, enough freedom to love whoever she wants, and turn around and leave whoever she does not. 0Votes372.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 31 Reborn as a Young Wife in a Bygone Era 重生年代小娇妻 Important announcement: This is a sweet romance with one couple and a single pairing. The heroine is not a strong female lead, but she’s spirited rather than meek. The hero is a real man! I’ve already completed four books, so you can trust me to finish this one. Feel free to jump in. 0Votes224.9kRecs110.3kFans
- 32 A Record of Joyful Affairs 欢喜记事 She transmigrated into a family of bandits who had just been pardoned and ennobled. Her father is mighty and brave, and loves getting into trouble. Her mother is beautiful as a flower, and loves getting into trouble too. Her older brother is handsome and dashing, and loves getting into trouble even more. What about her, you ask? She's pretty sensible. She just brought home a husband to keep the house in order after snatching him off the street... Mu Ying's new book, A Match Made in Heaven~ 0Votes637.3kRecs305.4kFans
- 33 Chronicles of Huai Xia 槐夏记事 This story has no romance. Blurb: I've turned green, and I've gotten stronger. After transforming into a human, the locust tree spirit has to learn how to be a person, raise little ones, and find herself a partner... Most importantly, why is the flower bed that is her true form being demolished?! My completed works include Qing Gui's Records, Ding Wei's Records, The World of Kong Fang, and Chu He's Records. 3Votes746.8kRecs133.4kFans
- 34 Apocalypse Online 末日在线 Monsters run rampant, and Earth suddenly transforms into a game world. Are aliens toying with us, or is this the end of the universe? After eight years of struggle and finally avenging her bitter enemy, the terrifying witch is reborn in a parallel world. A new life begins in a completely different way. “...Earth Online has finished loading. Game activated. Welcome, player. Log in, ” Are you ready? 2Votes444.5kRecs105.2kFans
- 35 An Ancient-Era Guide to Turning the Tables 古代逆袭攻略 Ye Shizhou transmigrated. It was only a hoe's length from being an SSS-rank psychic star warrior to becoming a soft, helpless girl in Lin'an Village. Her father has been away at war for three years, her mother is her stepmother, and her older brother is a lazy thief who steals chickens and dogs. No problem. When a little brat misbehaves, they usually need a good beating! Her younger siblings are still little and get looked down on. No problem, let Big Sis handle it! This carefree tough girl gall 0Votes225kRecs117.6kFans
- 36 The Mortal Girl's Immortal Gourd 凡女仙葫 Mortal girl Mo Qingchen has a low aptitude and a fake four-element spirit root, making every step of her cultivation journey a struggle. Fortunately, the wine gourd she carries can accelerate the growth of spirit herbs, and… open a path to the heavens for her. See how this ordinary girl takes her immortal gourd, turns the cultivation world on its head, and embarks on a journey to ask the heavens! 2Votes273.2kRecs189.8kFans
- 37 The Female War God's Black Bag Group 女战神的黑包群 (New book: The Little Cook of the Imperial Academy is next door~) Dong Shu, the greatest female war god in the interstellar world, suddenly joins a mysterious red-envelope group one day! The war goddess is completely baffled, but gives it a tap anyway! Quick transmigration, no romance (except in the first world). 0Votes1.2MRecs243.3kFans
- 38 Quick Transmigration: I Just Want to Farm 快穿之我只想种田 Don't let the title fool you. The author is terrible at naming things. This is actually a strong female lead story with no romantic pairing, featuring a village girl and a System as she turns her fortunes around. It is also known as a slow-traveling, chaotic transmigration story. It has murder, the apocalypse, martial arts, immortal cultivation, magic, and all sorts of other things. Also, the new book launches on August 20, so don't miss it. Official group: Fans with a support value of at least 4Votes3.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 39 EN The Reborn White Snake Seeking the Heavens 新白蛇问仙 In a fleeting glance, the clouds pass in an instant. Death is both an ending and a new beginning. Flowers bloom and wither, the cycle of reincarnation goes on without end, and all living beings can do is let go of their obsessions and accept what comes. After a life of disappointment, terminal illness, and death, the protagonist is reborn as a white snake, carrying memories of a former life. As the years pass, animal instincts gradually suppress the human part of those memories. A snake is a sna 14Votes1.2MRecs415.8kFans
- 40 The World of Kong Fang 孔方世界 Synopsis: A slow journey through small worlds, taking a portable dimension to the apocalypse, the interstellar age, and the cultivation world… Then she comes back to help her dad run a noodle shop. Zhou Shuangshuang always thought this was what her life would be like. She never expected the apocalypse to strike her own world one day. As usual, no romance, no awful characters, and no catfights. Warning: Open ending. 0Votes377.7kRecs167.7kFans
- 41 A Match Made in Heaven 妙偶天成 (Published in both simplified and traditional Chinese editions.) The Fourth Miss of the Zhen family was competitive, selfish, and vain, and she went to great lengths to scheme her way into falling into the water alongside the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's family. Then, after Fourth Miss Zhen fell into the water, a clueless little foodie transmigrated into her body… This is not a traditional tale of household power struggles. The heroine i 3Votes280.4kRecs330.8kFans
- 42 Danger Ahead 前方高能 Here you'll find the most dangerous missions and the richest rewards. The next moment could bring the end of your life, a bottomless abyss with no way back, or the chance to become a god and stand above all creation! 4Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 43 One Finger to Immortality 一指成仙 The new novel, Above the Immortal Path, is now out. Please show it lots of support~^o^~ After more than three hundred years as a little banner ghost, Lu Yue prepares to reincarnate after receiving a drop of spiritual blood from her twin sister. But when a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator from the demonic sect self-destructs beneath a blood moon, Lu Yue is swept into a temporal maelstrom on the path of reincarnation. When she awakens, she has returned to two years before her death. Living a s 3Votes2MRecs297.1kFans
- 44 Surgery Live 手术直播间 A young surgeon unexpectedly gets a boost from a System, takes the medical world by storm, and saves countless lives with his miraculous skills. 25Votes5MRecs1.2MFans
- 45 Entertainment Headlines 娱乐圈头条 From the cherished daughter of the Feng family, she is reborn as a newcomer from a poor family, wholly determined to enter the entertainment industry by relying on her beauty. 5Votes1.5MRecs584.7kFans
- 46 The Empress’s Livestream Strategy Guide 女帝直播攻略 [The new novel, Step Aside, Let Me Take the Throne, is being serialized] [A different story, just as exciting] Jiang Pengji acquired something called a palace-intrigue livestream System. Jiang Pengji: “All right, System. No problem, System!” Many years later, Jiang Pengji finally achieved her goal: she became the emperor’s woman, the female emperor. Jiang Pengji: “Praise me!” System: “(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ I told you to fight for favor in the palace! Who told you to conquer the world?” #The future’s top g 14Votes3.7MRecs1.5MFans
- 47 The Great Empress 大帝姬 After transmigrating, Xue Qing discovers she’s been pretending to be a man to trick someone into marriage. And that’s not all. She’s hiding an even bigger deception. This is the story of someone with many secrets. 4Votes5.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 48 Back to the Past as a Cat 回到过去变成猫 At the gate of the East Family Housing Compound at Chu Hua University, the gatekeeper uncle answered a phone call, then threw open the window and roared toward the nearby grove in a booming voice: “Black Charcoal, your mom’s calling you home for dinner!” Whoosh! A black cat shot out of the dense grass at the edge of the grove and raced toward one of the buildings, disappearing into the entrance in the blink of an eye. After it, one cat head after another poked up from the grass. It was mealtime: 25Votes1.2MRecs1.1MFans
