A Dream of the Old Gods

[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 Reading List

Looking for plot in the smut, and smut in the plot. For me, when certain elements are overdone in a story, it can easily become boring or provoke a backlash.

A Little Divination Says: Great Books Ahead!

My bookshelf has always been a bit unconventional. So the books I recommend are mostly ones I personally enjoyed. They're all over the place genre-wise. If a book has something distinctive about it, I'll add it. Take game novels, for example. Though they may be about games, they've grown into worlds of their own. We can just as easily read them as fantasy novels with stats.

Tales of the Strange

Mostly supernatural fiction, like fantasy and dark fairy tales. There are quite a few obscure novels here. I have pretty particular tastes, but I'll recommend books I think are well-written and better than average. I can be picky, so don't be surprised if I drop a book. The list has limited space, so I'll add and remove books as needed.

A Little Bit of Everything

A Sort of Reading Guide? I'll Review All Kinds of Texts, Good and Bad

I add strange and unusual books I come across here. (I can only make one list, so my personal recommendations are here too.) P.S. If I sound harsh, it’s because something about the book genuinely disgusted me. P.P.S. One extremely harmful book was taken down the other day, after being on this list for a while. No idea if someone reported it or the author ran off, but either way, good riddance.

Chaoyang's Footprints

Only ongoing or not-yet-completed works are included. If you only want to read one book, scroll straight to the bottom of the list. That's where you'll find the one I like and recommend most. I'll divide my recommendations into four tiers. Tier One Books worth rereading, which I consider excellent and strong across the board. Tier Two Books worth seeking out, with some truly exceptional qualities. Tier Three Readable books without any glaring problems, or with some particularly strong point

A Personal Collection

For my personal collection

Personal Backup List, Please Don't Follow

Qidian’s Top-Tier Novels

A collection of top-tier novels on Qidian. Entirely subjective. No rankings: everything on this list is a good read. I leave out books that are too famous or were published too long ago. Abandoned novels are marked as such.

Amanen's Reading List

The works on this list share the following traits: Decent writing (reading a badly written book feels like being assaulted) One or multiple heroines (the male lead's lower house isn't just for show) A wide variety of styles (I'm an omnivorous reader) Hope you all enjoy them~ P.S.: The moderation is ridiculous. Content that used to pass review can no longer get through, and they won't tell you what rule you broke. They just make you guess. P.S. 2: Wow, who did I offend? Almost every book got down

Great Eunuch Novels

Those abandoned, yearly-updated, and monthly-updated novels I just can't give up on. Saving them here for now. I'll read them if they ever come back.

Lin Jiao's Personal Bookshelf

Just throwing together a few books.

Tea and Books

Afternoon sunshine, a chair, a table, a book, and a cup of tea. What a leisurely life.

Pearls from the Canghai, Jade from Lantian

A longtime bookworm of over ten years. Not a fan of System or golden finger stories, and I don’t read dark fiction. I prefer cultivation, fantasy, and high fantasy, with some urban and historical fiction mixed in.

Infinite-Flow Novels and Other Favorites, with Long Reviews and Analysis

A collection of over ten years’ worth of solid reads. Mostly recommends various kinds of infinite-world stories. Please follow me: it helps promote the list.

Rediscovering Classic Western Fantasy

Quality and standards guaranteed, but not completeness. Some books have been abandoned, others are still ongoing. Even masterpieces can be dropped, so enter at your own risk.

My Reading List

Just jotting down the books I've read

Hidden Potential

Writing style and setting.

Out of Books to Read? Come Here to Cure Your Reading Slump

If it’s not good, I won’t recommend it! Every book here is one I’ve read myself and found sound in both writing and logic. They may be a bit niche, but as a longtime bookworm, I find very few books I can get into these days. I read books from pretty much every category, and I hope everyone can find something they like.

Fantasy Novels by Authors I've Enjoyed Over the Years

This list mainly collects books by fantasy and xianxia authors I've read and enjoyed. My promises: 1. The protagonist has to have a brain. Even if they don't have much, they must have one. 2. I only include books I've read and liked. 3. They're highly readable and have plenty of readers following them. ♥ indicates how much I like a book

Black Goat’s Personal List of Underrated Gems

I've been reading for over a decade. This list was created to recommend great novels that haven't become popular, so they don't get overlooked.

The Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon

Books I’ve read.

Wave Fiction | Splendid, Absurd Reveries and Romantic, Lonely Escapes

“Definition of denpa” Denpa is a derogatory term for people who experience delusions or rarely communicate with others. It originated from a series of murders in Fukagawa, Japan, in 1981. The perpetrator claimed that an unknown radio signal had influenced him to commit the crimes. “Elements of denpa” Later, in the late 1980s, research found that electromagnetic waves could harm the human body, especially the brain. Some people therefore classified those experiencing delusions as being affecte