Strange Tales of Hollywood

[World-Class Below the Neck] A Tiered Guide to the Best Web Novels

Welcome, fellow readers! Here's the information I can share for now: "World-class below the neck" is a joke describing athletes with strong bodies but simple minds. Since this list mainly introduces works that aren't "top-tier," they're also "below the neck." The idea of recommending excellent books is also close to the meaning of "world-class," hence the title. This list focuses on high-quality works with content and standout features but relatively little name recognition, introducing hidden

A Binge-Worthy List of Smart, Stunning Female Leads

A picky reader A bookworm of over ten years I have very strong personal reading preferences. A book doesn’t have to be pure wish fulfillment, but the logic and characters’ intelligence need to hold up! Sometimes I do enjoy pure wish-fulfillment fiction: so engrossing that I’m swept along by the pacing, with no need to think. All that matters is the satisfying rush. I still favor beautiful female protagonists who are self-reliant and smart. [Mostly xianxia and xuanhuan with no male lead] [A few h

Reading List No. 3: Urban Fiction

This is the third one... I just saw that there's another categorized book-list event, and since I can make an urban fiction category, I went ahead and created one. Urban fiction has the most quality picks, after all. [Here are my other three lists: Main list: long reviews focused on new sprouts, with over 20,000 followers and 35,000 without comments. You're welcome to follow! Fantasy list: mainly ongoing fantasy stories Sci-fi list: "Book List No. 4: Sci-Fi" Anime-related list: "Book List N

The Stockroom

A stockpile of books for a seasoned reader.

Veteran Readers Never Lose Their Way

As a veteran bookworm, I can no longer get through stories with unreasonable worldbuilding or tired old tropes.

🚗🚗🚗Urban 💿 Bookworm 🚗🚗🚗

☀ Old books, new books, good books! (On the hunt for great reads...) ☀ Good books are hard to find, so the search is slow! ☀ Please be patient! A ten-year veteran reader is testing these books for you! I read at least a dozen chapters before deciding whether to recommend a book. The more I've read, the more detailed the recommendation will be. But I don't write long recommendations, because they can be misleading. Please judge the books for yourselves! Whether they're good or bad comes down to p

Must-Read Hidden Gems with Potential!

Many books aren't well known, not because they're lacking in quality, but because we haven't been lucky enough to find them.

Reject Mediocrity and Tired Tropes: An Epic Guide for Bookworms!

Personal taste, no formulaic tropes. The more books I read, the harder it is to find anything good. Or are authors nowadays just too lazy to think through their plots? A quick glance is enough to reveal one toxic mess after another. Stories that endlessly repeat the same cycle of showing off and face-slapping are especially unreadable. Here are a few things I’ve grown to dislike. I usually drop a book as soon as I see them: 1. A System with quests, where the quests drive the plot instead of the

Out of Books to Read: 12345

Good reads.

Mainly New Books and Budding Gems 🇨🇳🐗

A veteran reader recommends new books. To keep these young seedlings from withering, please show them plenty of love.

Currently Reading, Five-Star Favorites

I’m desperate for something to read

Stories Worth Following

A personal list.

My Book List

I'm a committed supporter of polyamorous romance. If you don't like harem novels (harem doesn't mean a womanizer), please move along. What I hate most are xianxia and fantasy novels where the protagonist becomes a cold, loveless rock in the name of being ruthless and decisive. If you like xianxia or fantasy, this list isn't for you.

Absolutely Great Books

Great books I've found over ten years of reading.

Dreams of a Fleeting Life

These are mostly books whose stories I personally think are great, whether I’m currently following them or have already read them. No harems or wish-fulfillment, and nothing brainless or dumbed down. To me, every novel is a grand dream in this fleeting life. Isn’t it more fun when the dream is beautiful and exciting?

The Best Entertainment Industry Stories I've Read

Excellent Chinese and American entertainment-industry novels written from 2008 to the present.

Infinite-Turn Fiction, Marvel, Wizards, New Releases, and Protagonists Who Love to Study

One book at a time, adding them as I go. I'll try to include new releases, books I've read, and ones I've especially loved. My tastes are unusual, so enter at your own risk.

[Who Will Join Me for a Drunken Toast?]

I have been reading for nine years and only recommend books I have read myself! You can recommend books too. I generally do not sort books by genre and only read what interests me. I particularly favor light novels, Urban fiction, historical fiction, and science fiction. I read relatively little xianxia and fantasy. I especially like highly intelligent protagonists or protagonists who are completely unhinged. For example, The Scary Game features Feng Bujue, and The Paradise of Reincarnation fe

All Genres: Lighthearted, Laid-Back, and No Mindless Torture of the Protagonist

I mainly recommend lighthearted stories, because life is hard enough already. There's a bit of every genre, but I lean toward new authors and new releases. My imagination tends to run wild when I read, so you can leave the personal notes and likes behind and just take the books. Going with the flow :)

A Belated Reading List

I've read a lot of books. Some I've finished aren't on my bookshelf, while others are still there. I thought I should make a list to commemorate them, at least putting up the books that are still on my shelf for now. I think they're all pretty good.

Hollywood Entertainment Collection

Hollywood entertainment stories, Western entertainment industry fiction. It's not easy writing about showbiz, so treasure what you find. PS: Recommended titles that are no longer available: Hollywood's King, Reborn in Hollywood, The Movie Star, The Entertainment Mogul, Hollywood's Secret Garden, The Film Master, I Am Hollywood, Reborn: The Most Stylish, The American Dream, The Great Director, Long Live the Director, Superstar (to be continued)

Books I've Read and Am Still Following

Sincere recommendations of good books I have read.

Umm, Following Updates

Lighthearted Novels

Most are lighthearted. Personally, I don't like stories that are emotionally devastating or make the protagonist suffer.