Novels like The Widower's Literary Life
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- 1 Sports Medicine, Starting with the Sun Miracle Doctor 运动医学，从太阳神医开始 So, what exactly is regret? Is it Blake suffering a Grade III muscle strain and shedding tears at the Douglas Diamond League? Is it Ronaldo, substituted early in Rome in 2002, unable to hold back his surging tears? Or Michael Owen, who caught up with the wind but could not outrun his injuries, struggling to crawl off the sidelines? Is it McGrady repeating "My fault" eleven times at the postgame press conference after the first round of the 2007 playoffs? Is it Yao Ming being forced to announce h 0Votes22.6kRecs100.4kFans
- 2 Back to the 80s: My Literary Life 重回80：我的文艺人生 Synopsis: A middle-aged man with a love of literature somehow finds himself back in the early 1980s, where he becomes a permanent staff member and low-ranking gatekeeper at the Yanhe magazine office in Qin Province. He minds the gate, slacks off a little, and writes poems, novels, and screenplays on the side. Before he knows it, he has become a great writer in everyone’s eyes. Life is prett 1Votes45.5kRecs186.3kFans
- 3 The British Literary Master 英伦文豪 Lu Shi returned to Edwardian England in 1900 and accidentally swept the literary world, leaving behind this saying: When it comes to acting like human beings, the British have always been anything but human. Whenever people in later generations think of it, they are deeply moved. They marvel at what kind of international spirit could have made a Chinese man so heartsick over Britain that he left behind such a prophecy... 0Votes38.5kRecs138.6kFans
- 4 Back to 1980 to Enjoy the Good Life 重回1980去享福 The first incense offering at the ancestral rites, a family tree entry of one’s own, and a place in the history books: these are a man’s ultimate dreams, and Deng Shirong achieved them all after being reborn. [This book is rich in rural flavor, with realistic prices, solid logic, and a leisurely storytelling style. At 2.27 million words, it still gets over 3,400 readers returning within 24 hours. The quality is excellent, making this a rare gem among period novels. Don’t miss it if you’re passin 0Votes112.6kRecs224.2kFans
- 5 EN The Flowers Bloomed in 1981 那年花开1981 This is an age when getting into university can transform your life, when every new opportunity can send you soaring, and when pure, unwavering, sincere love still exists. But just after Li Ye arrived in this era, people urged him to give up on the college entrance exam and go work in a factory tightening screws. “You won’t get in anyway, so just forget about it!” “What? I’m a solid second-tier university hopeful. How could I not get in? Wouldn’t that be a slap in the face to all those years of 3Votes76.7MRecs1MFans
- 6 From a Cult Family to a Divine Kingdom 密教家族到神国王朝 When Carl awakens, he discovers that he has become a crippled evil god, confined to a bottle. By chance, the Fischer family becomes his vassal, bound together by a shared destiny passed down through their bloodline for generations. They establish secret cults, infiltrate nations, manipulate wars, and climb the long road to godhood, fighting for their family's glory and future. They are assassins lurking in the shadows, scholars beloved by the people, revered priests, powerful dukes, and legends 0Votes54.4kRecs256.7kFans
- 7 EN Hogwarts: The Cat Wizard of the Moving Castle 霍格沃茨：移动城堡的猫巫师 In 1990s London, Harry was thrown into the flower bed at Number 13 Privet Drive by his cousin. Terrified, he met the evil wizard whom neighborhood gossip said was guilty of every wicked deed imaginable. “Kid, do you know how precious moon spirit flowers are?” “From today on, you'll spend your whole life making it up to me.” And so Harry was forced to sign an unfair labor contract. But little by little, he realized this wizard wasn't so frightening after all. He had a cat-shaped head formed by a 4Votes38kRecs236.6kFans
- 8 Literary Giant, 1978 文豪1978 After transmigrating to 1978, Lin Chaoyang had planned to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker, making up for all the hard work of his previous life. But before he could put his plan into action, the educated youth who had married him, gotten into university, then disappeared for half a year without a word, suddenly showed up at the production team. “Chaoyang, come to Yanjing with me!” the young woman said. His business venture hadn’t even gotten off the ground, and he was already living off 23Votes562.4kRecs1.7MFans
- 9 Part-Time Artist 兼职艺术家 That summer, he defeated the capital with his talent... Huh? I am the capital? Well, then, never mind. 0Votes364.9kRecs781.7kFans
- 10 When Pride Still Mattered 当骄傲仍然重要时 Some people exist proudly, and some struggle proudly. Some compete proudly, and some fail proudly. But few can walk away with pride. By the time you finish reading this, congratulations: you’ve already seen the lives of many players. This passage took shape in Stephen Curry’s words after his 2021 defeat: “Nobody wants to face us next season.” It was Tim Duncan, certain before the 2014 Finals began that they wouldn’t mess it up. It was Kobe Bryant promising at Old Man Buss’s memorial to get the L 5Votes234.7kRecs386.1kFans
- 11 EN Dimension Paradise: I Am the Summoning Apostle 维度乐园，我是召唤系使徒 “The Dimensional Paradise is kind and generous. Its punishments are gentle as water, while erasure and forced execution are rare.” “But here's the bad news: the opposing factions are full of high-pressure lunatics teetering on the brink of death.” “As a summoner, it's only reasonable for me to sell everything I own to raise a few big daddies to protect me.” Chu Danqing thinks that apart from being so broke his pockets are cleaner than his face, he's actually doing pretty well. … Walking through 80Votes212.2kRecs442.5kFans
- 12 EN Spring Blossoms and a Cup of Wine 桃李春风一杯酒 Yang Ge was never the greatest under heaven. But later, everyone in the martial world called him the greatest under heaven... PS1: This is a story about friendship, ideals, and reconciliation. PS2: The author has two acclaimed older works, both with over 20,000 premium subscribers: From Big Shot to Martial Alliance Leader and The Eternal Prosperity of Humanity. If you want more, feel free to check them out! 2Votes88.5kRecs524.6kFans
- 13 Awakening: My Era 觉醒，我的时代 0Votes100.4kRecs266.9kFans
- 14 All That’s Left Is Noise 余下的，只有噪音 The Big Bird and the Magician represented an era: the age when professional basketball became popular in the land of basketball. They laid the foundations for the likes of His Airness, the dominant OK duo, LeBron, Durant, and Curry to make basketball so beautiful. They helped all those players become billionaires with their own business empires and lofty social standing. But rewind the clock forty years, and such a thing would have been unthinkable. The league was unpopular, and the best player 6Votes270.5kRecs212.5kFans
- 15 Fortune Across the Myriad Heavens 诸天福运 The path to power of a duke’s illegitimate son! What should you do when you’re confined to the inner household and can only be a nobody? What should you do when you’re pushed toward becoming a wastrel as soon as you reach your rebellious years? What should you do when, the moment you come of age, your own father throws you onto a frontier estate to fend for yourself? And it all happens just as spiritual qi revival brings upheaval to heaven and earth… Luckily, your buddy has a golden finger: the 0Votes411.7kRecs210.9kFans
- 16 I Descended into the Myriad Worlds 我降临于诸天世界 New book: You're Cultivating Immortality All Wrong has started serializing! Welcome, readers! Lately, rumors have been spreading through the myriad worlds that I, Chen Chushi, am devious and treacherous, cruel in my methods, and willing to do anything to get what I want... Slander! I'm an upright man who stands up to bullies and helps the weak! The Descent of Kui, The Curse, The First Rule, Seven Days After the Zombie Rebirth, The Great Zombie Era, The Tag-Along, The Haunted School, The Ten Curs 1Votes147.2kRecs758.7kFans
- 17 The Shadow of Great Britain 大不列颠之影 “Next, please welcome the most distinguished recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Victoria Cross, and the Order of the Companions of Honour; leader of the anticolonial cause; bell-ringer of the East India Company; hero of the Crimean War; Fellow of the Royal Society; lifelong friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Alexandre Dumas; steadfast supporter of scientific luminar 390Votes289.6kRecs610.1kFans
- 18 Live-Streaming the Hunt in the Wilderness 直播之狩猎荒野 The North American Deep-Sea Fishing King Championship! Chasing snow leopards on the Altai Mountains! Taking on giant bats amid the Australian wildfires! Fighting grizzly bears with weapons in a Canadian blizzard! I’m Wang Kui, an outdoor wilderness streamer and professional hunter. From the start, all I had was myself, a knife, and a... wolfdog with a murder on its record! The author’s completed, million-subscriber hit, Live Streaming Wilderness Challenges, is a great read if you’re looking for 0Votes298.3kRecs347.4kFans
- 19 My Literary Era in 1980 1980我的文艺时代 Lin Weimin somehow transmigrated into a sent-down educated youth in the countryside. He had neither father nor mother and could not even return to the city. To improve his living conditions, he chose to embark on a literary path. After finally publishing two short stories and celebrating for a few days, he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literary Studies, the predecessor of the National Academy of Literature. Lin Weimin had 4Votes317.2kRecs608.3kFans
- 20 This Movie Emperor Only Wants to Earn Certificates 这个影帝只想考证 After awakening the Attribute-Absorbing System, he becomes an attribute-absorbing maniac in the entertainment industry, with a chance to absorb attributes from other people. But the attributes he absorbs have to be stored in the corresponding certificates, so Hao Yun has no choice but to embark on a frantic quest to earn certifications. He’s either taking an exam or on his way to take one! Reporter: I hear you’ve earned over a hundred certificates. You’re the star with the most certificates in t 29Votes624.1kRecs792.6kFans
- 21 EN No Retreat South 衣冠不南渡 The ancient empire has fallen, and jackals watch hungrily from the sidelines. Cao Mao never wanted to become an emperor. It is just that the Wei and Jin dynasties know no elegance, and white bones lie everywhere. Thinking of the great catastrophe that will befall Huaxia fifty years from now, Cao Mao can only mount the war chariot once more and launch a final charge. The Han and its traitors cannot coexist! The cultured people must not flee south! Sima clan, aristocratic families, Five Barbarian 6Votes403.4kRecs3.4MFans
- 22 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
- 23 I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 我在现代留过学 The Son of Heaven is born of Heaven and Earth, and is Heaven’s own son! Some say the Son of Heaven is the father and mother of the people, and rules the world as its king! And I was once the Son of Heaven! I inherited the legacy of six generations and carried forward the late emperor’s ambitions. I punished the western rebels and put the old faction in its place. Whatever I set out to do, I accomplished; whoever I attacked, I defeated. I swept away a century of accumulated ills in the Great Song 152Votes553.1kRecs961.2kFans
- 24 The Whole Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 整座大山都是我的猎场 Reborn in 1986, an era when guns and hunting weren’t banned, wildlife wasn’t protected, and bears and wild boars were even wrecking the fruits of the people’s hard work. The higher-ups encouraged and urged every village to actively hunt. Zhao Jun, a low-ranking soldier in the Yong’antun militia platoon and a member of the local hunters’ squad, slings his rifle over his shoulder and heads into the mountains, where he takes up a life of hunting with dogs. This story is based entirely on true event 2.3kVotes1.3MRecs990kFans
- 25 How Could I, a Top-Tier Star from the Start, Ever Fade Away? 开局顶流的我怎么会糊 Chu Zhi transmigrated to a parallel world and became a top-tier star in China. Even a throwaway post on Weibo earned him hundreds of thousands of comments. A young idol who'd become a complete has-been after a series of malicious smears: throwing his weight around, plagiarizing a new song, secretly getting married, and cheating. With everything going wrong from the start, he was lucky to have the [Personality System]. By doing things most celebrities wouldn't dare, he could earn points and draw 2Votes334.6kRecs541.4kFans
- 26 EN Back to 1982: A Second Chance in a Fishing Village 重回1982小渔村 A fishing-and-seaside-life story set in the 1980s, with an average of 35,000 paid subscribers. The animated series of the same name, Back to 1982: A Small Fishing Village, launched on Hongguo on August 7! [Everyday life in the 1980s: fishing, farming, raising kids, and family squabbles. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read or leave hate!] It’s the same familiar little fishing village, but Ye Yaodong is no longer the young man he used to be. Reborn into the pas 221Votes2.1MRecs2MFans
- 27 From Azkaban to Hogwarts 从阿兹卡班到霍格沃茨 Everyone knows Hogwarts has five houses, even though there are only four. So starting out in Azkaban isn't all that strange, right? Not long after William opened his eyes, he realized he was in Azkaban. Not long after a fellow prisoner named Mundungus was released, something strange happened: a peculiar recruitment fair was suddenly held. “What, Hogwarts is hiring professors?” “Here in Azkaban?” “Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts?” 6Votes188.3kRecs355.6kFans
- 28 Daddy's Kindergarten 奶爸学园 A prizewinning screenwriter inherits a late-night kindergarten. He writes scripts by day and serves as the principal by night, putting on a heartwarming urban light comedy with a group of eccentric, adorable children, witnessing the warmth of everyday life amid laughter and tears. (Daily-life style, heartwarming style, light comedy, adorable children. Completed novels include Literary Life with Adorable Children and Big Brother, You Are Truly Amazing.) 26Votes3.8MRecs517.7kFans
- 29 The Long Sword at the End of Jin 晋末长剑 As the Tang poet Xu Yin wrote in his poem “The Two Jins”: “Deep schemes across three generations laid the foundations of an empire. What a pity for the widow and orphan. Cheng Ji’s crime brought Heaven’s wrath; the spear that struck a wise ruler is mourned for all eternity.” The Western Jin came to power through illegitimate means and made far too many mistakes, inheriting every ill that had accumulated since the Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms. By the end of the Jin dynasty, the damage had b 123Votes2MRecs2.1MFans
- 30 Becoming a Fox Immortal in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 从聊斋开始做狐仙 Being human is hard; being a fox is even harder. Gong Mengbi has no choice but to cling to Lady Mount Tai's coattails and become an immortal official first. For a fox, making connections far and wide is the way to cultivate immortality. Only later do people realize that this fox seems to be everywhere, no matter how vast the world is. 166Votes458.9kRecs508.8kFans
- 31 My Wife Is a Superstar 我老婆是大明星 My boss wants to marry me off to his daughter, who's a big star... (Everyday-life story, light comedy, no angst, nothing too intense. Give it a try...) 6Votes980kRecs1MFans
- 32 EN Building a Thousand-Year Dynasty: From King Wu’s Conquest of Shang 从武王伐纣开始建立千年世家 Ji Zhao transmigrated and found himself in the Zhou dynasty, three thousand years in the past. His elder brother, King Wu Ji Fa, had just overthrown the Shang dynasty and was now gravely ill, on the brink of death. Ji Zhao was enfeoffed as a marquis and tasked with assisting the young ruler. Looking at the eight-year-old Son of Heaven and the eight hundred feudal lords of the Ji and Jiang clans, Ji Zhao was full of ambition. Through hardship, he would open up the wilderness and usher in a new ag 1Votes604.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 33 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
- 34 Reborn to Ride the Wave 重生之我要冲浪 Back in the past, Yao Yuan has only one thing on his mind: goofing off… Ahem, I mean surfing! 23Votes1.8MRecs1.6MFans
- 35 A Smooth Road in Medicine 医路坦途 519Votes2.9MRecs880.7kFans
- 36 Chaoyang Police Affairs 朝阳警事 The heavenly eye and earthly eye are no match for the human eye. Community police officers work at the grassroots level, relying on the watchful eyes of the public to solve one bizarre case after another. The Chaoyang residents have a message: Don't break the law, or you're finished! 0Votes737.9kRecs270.8kFans
- 37 Full Time Artist 全职艺术家 “Music, film, painting, calligraphy, sculpture, literature...” “You know all of that?” “I know a little about each.” “You mean you can do a bit of everything?” “More like a billion bits of everything.” Armed with a System, he conquers the world through art and becomes the uncrowned king revered by people from every walk of life. 40Votes2.5MRecs2.2MFans
- 38 Closer to My True Form Every Day 每天都离现形更近一步 “If a venomous snake uses its venom to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death by its own venom?” When Feng Yi’s startup hit a snag and he found himself in dire straits, his grandaunt’s private butler arrived with a massive inheritance. Feng Yi: “She had so many relatives of my generation. Why did she leave it to me?” Butler: “Because you’re the most pleasing to look at.” Feng Yi touched his own sharp, angular face. “She certainly had excellent taste!” Yet after inh 17Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
- 39 A Perfect Life 完美人生 Li Qian was reborn. It was 1995, in another world. Here, of course, it was easier for him to succeed than it was for ordinary people. But what did success mean? Money? Fame? Status? Glory? All of those things, but not entirely. With that faint smile when she looked back, the warmth of a moment holding hands, and the subtle fragrance in his arms, life could finally be called perfect. 4Votes1.8MRecs871.6kFans
- 40 EN Life-Sim Culinary Game 生活系游戏 [A poorly presented plate of kung pao chicken] Jiang Feng’s life was turned upside down the moment he accidentally discovered that he could see notes attached to the dishes his dad cooked. … 1. This game offers a high degree of freedom. Explore at your own discretion. 2. This game will not interfere with any of your choices. Do your best to unlock achievements. 3. All explanations are the property of the game. 44Votes2.6MRecs1.4MFans
- 41 EN The Game of Fate 烂柯棋缘 Fallen leaves beside the ancient Go board, an old tree where no one plays. A move at the center of the board, made on a whim; look back, and mountains and seas stretch into the distance. … When Ji Yuan woke up, he had become a half-blind beggar in a dilapidated mountain god temple. A sword in the hands of a true immortal, a glib tongue in the hands of a charlatan: these are Ji Yuan’s means of making a place for himself in this terrifying world. VIP verification group: 72Votes4.1MRecs3.5MFans
- 42 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 43 The Shadow of Espionage 谍影风云 An ordinary civil servant returns to 1936 by a twist of fate. He searches for underground resistance groups and tracks down Japanese spies, contributing his share to the liberation and revival of his country and people amid an extraordinary era. Thus begins his legendary career in the world of espionage. Spy Tide readers’ group 1: 833528943; Spy Tide readers’ group 2: 879936725; Spy Tide helmsman group: 940510849 43Votes7.9MRecs2.1MFans
- 44 Global High Martial Arts 全球高武 The catacombs invade, and martial arts rise. Even the little people have great hearts. They fight to survive and fight to protect. Follow Fang Ping, an ordinary man who rises step by step, in his story of saving the whole world (and bluffing his way through it)! 106Votes10.7MRecs4.9MFans
- 45 House Dad’s Literary Life 奶爸的文艺人生 “Daddy!” He had just transmigrated to a parallel world when a sweet little girl called him Dad. Yang Yi was completely dumbfounded. Well, it turned out that Xixi really was his daughter, and her mother was a gorgeous, aloof former pop diva. This was getting out of hand! And one problem after another soon followed. How was he supposed to take care of a kid? Yang Yi, a lone-wolf assassin in his previous life, was at his wit’s end. Maybe he could tell her some stories? Yang Yi never expected the st 6Votes2.1MRecs1.2MFans
- 46 Great Doctor Ling Ran 大医凌然 Ling Ran, a medical student, had a modest goal: to become the greatest doctor in the world. Then, by accident, he achieved it. 53Votes8.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 47 My 1979 我的1979 When you wake up, you’re back in that era. Facing the past once more, can you guess how it will end… 12Votes6.7MRecs2.2MFans
- 48 Gu Dao's Immortal Life 顾道长生 I thought this was going to be a realistic urban-life story, but then the setting changed without warning! Spiritual qi revival, the return of Taoist arts: this is probably a story about modern civilization transforming into a cultivation civilization. This book still takes its time. Reader group: 666-464-52. VIP group: 465-455-757 14Votes2.5MRecs1MFans
- 49 Tales of Herding Gods 牧神记 The ancestral rule of the Great Ruins says: When night falls, do not go outside. The old, weak, sick, and disabled residents of the Great Ruins’ Remnant Village find a baby by the river and name him Qin Mu. They raise him with painstaking care. One day, night falls and darkness engulfs the Great Ruins. Qin Mu steps out of his home… Be a villain who revels in the spring breeze! That’s what the blind man tells him. Qin Mu’s rise as a villain is just beginning! 128Votes15.5MRecs7.6MFans
- 50 The Gourmet’s Supplier 美食供应商 “In the distant East, there is a strange little restaurant that has turned down Michelin three-star ratings several times. It’s expensive: a bowl of egg fried rice with soup costs RMB 288. Oh, I forgot, it also comes with a plate of pickles. Even so, plenty of people line up for a table. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations. You have to queue in person, and countless people fly in on private jets just to get in line. Of course, there’s no place to park your plane or your car. The service is 35Votes8.3MRecs3.3MFans
