
A Guide to the Daily Life of an Idler
闲人日常指南
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.9M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Life
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
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Urban Fiction, Entertainment, and Transmigration: The Best Picks
1. My main focus is urban and entertainment-industry fiction, with some historical, sci-fi, and spacefaring stories, as well as the occasional indescribable masterpiece. Xuanhuan, cultivation, and immortal-demon fiction rarely make this list. That’s just my personal taste. 2. I often browse other people’s lists too. Whenever I see a book I love recommended by lots of readers, I’m happy, but also a little intimidated. I can only work harder to avoid repeating the great books already on everyone e
Read Good Books, Be a Perfect Man
Ones I think are pretty good
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Eclectic Picks: Great Writing, Great Plots, and Plenty of Fun. Please Like and Save!
Nothing too juvenile or mindless. I’m open to any subject or writing style, as long as it brings something fresh. Lately, I haven’t been able to find books that suit my taste, so I haven’t updated this list in ages. I spend more time looking for books than reading them.
Some Books I Think Are Pretty Good
I've been reading for six years. I'd say I've moved beyond the beginner stage and am now an intermediate reader. Here are some books I think are pretty good. I have no idea what's going on with the review process lately. I added a new book and it didn't pass review, then I found out one of the blurbs for an older recommendation was the problem. Anyway, hardly anyone looks at this list, so I'm done writing blurbs. Having to keep changing them is annoying.
Books I Could or Couldn't Keep Reading
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Strange Tales to Share, Puzzles to Ponder
I've saved some books I thought were pretty good here. I've finished some of them and enjoyed them. I'm still reading others, but their writing seems good enough to be worth sharing. (I don't read billionaire stories. I just can't get interested.)
Updated Regularly: Anything Not Updated for a Week Gets Removed
Currently following these. They're all pretty good.
New Books Pavilion: Everyday Life, Campus Youth, Rebirth and Entrepreneurship, Celebrity Entertainment
These are all books I've been following lately, mainly new urban novels. My recommendations are guaranteed to be good! I'll remove books as appropriate based on your likes. The most-liked ones will be pinned so more people can see them. So when you browse the list, please remember to save it and hit Like, then join the discussion in the comments. I'll occasionally recommend completed novels too. It's a shame when nobody pays attention to new books I've worked so hard to find! You can also check
My Personal List of Novels I Enjoy
I mostly enjoy sci-fi and urban novels, especially ones that suit my taste.
All Great Books in the System Library That Have Finished: Recommended for Everyone (Part One)
Web novels are meant to help readers unwind after work. I've given up hoping they'll pass review, since I don't even know what doesn't count as vulgar anymore. (I have another list.)
Oh, Wow
A very eclectic list
Books with Smart Characters
(•̀⌄•́) I add all kinds of good books whenever I find them, as long as they aren't brainless or dark fantasy... Sanctimonious do-gooders can all go to hell...
Great Books
Mostly new books
Books I Like, So Far So Good
Everyone has different tastes, so fellow readers, please don't bash these books.
For Readers Beyond the Beginner Stage
Books I like and can stick with, saved here as a little memento!!!
Just Reading for Something to Do
Hehehe
Books Beyond the Rankings
Some popular novels, most of them picked up casually for a relaxing read
A Veteran Reader's Bookshelf
Not enough melodrama, and delightfully down-to-earth
A 16-Year Bookworm's Recommendations (Updated Regularly)
A sixteen-year veteran bookworm's bookshelf. I don't need to recommend novels by big-name authors. I just want to dig up great stories by less famous writers.
I Can't Stand Shallow, Brain-Dead Books
If it's a good book, I'll subscribe
Reading All Day: Urban, Historical, Xianxia, Fantasy, Wuxia, Military
Obscure books + heartwarming books + books worth investing in + books by great authors + a little something for every appetite
Urban, Historical, and Sports Fiction with Solid Writing
My tastes are a little all over the place
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To be honest, "realistic" doesn't mean your writing is realistic; it means your own life experiences are like that. That's real life. Actually, we readers don't ask for much. We want to see authenticity and hope. Authenticity means the protagonist laughing, raging, and acting as they please in the world, experiencing its ups and downs, its bright lights and bustling streets, and its complexities…
Anyone who can even stomach this book is a pervert; not a single one of them can be wronged. 🤓
It's rare to see such a well-written urban novel these past two years, with such skillful writing, original ideas, and such a high quality. Highly recommended! A small tip is offered as a token of my appreciation. I hope the author continues to update frequently; I'm stocking up now.
The protagonist is a teacher, but besides writing about teaching and nurturing students, the author touches on almost everything else unrelated to teaching. The key is that after reading it, you feel the author is quite impressive. This level of social experience alone is something you can't accumulate without years of working in society, and some of that experience is something you can't…
I got drunk after reading chapter 498.
Dude, can you please not write about the business aspect so grandly? It's distracting. Bilibili has been around for so many years and only has 370 million users. You're a vertical education app, not even for K-12, just for college entrance exams, and you've already got 300 million users in just over half a year? You're kidding me. You could just write "Why not just download this app?" It would only take one sentence in your article.
What a wonderful book! It's a rare find. I wasn't interested in recommendations anymore, but I never expected to be recommended such a gem!
Why do I feel like all the female characters in this story are written the same way? From teenage girls to women in their thirties, they're all the same: "You stupid monkey, you stupid Great Sage, come on, come on, Great Sage!" They're all like characters from a brothel!
It's very well written; it depicts the ordinary life of the wealthy in a very down-to-earth way. It's a great read.
Your writing is amazing! Keep it up! I'll always support you.
Slice-of-life stories are actually the hardest to write because they lack a clear theme, and it's rare for a long story to avoid falling apart. One or two scenes of picking up girls or showing off are okay, but too many become empty and boring. Large-scale business stories are full of plot holes and illogical, laughable mistakes. If you only focus on daily life, it becomes bland and uninteresting.