
The Secret Doctrine of Monsters
怪物们的密教准则
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- Ongoing
- Length
- 2.8M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Otherworld Continent
- Updated
- 9mo ago
- Source
- Qidian
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A Veteran Reader Who Has Read Every Novel in Yijiao Bookshop
As an avid reader of over ten years, I want to share some books that I think have something to offer. I don't have much of a way with words, and my memory is getting worse, but I still want to record books whose plots and characters I may no longer remember, in hopes of bringing someone a little of the joy they once brought me. I've read thousands of books, so I think I've picked out the best ones. If you haven't read them, give them a try. P.S. These days, I can barely finish a novel. I couldn'
Baldur's Gate Game Collection
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Lang Li's Book Bag: Strongly Recommended Reads
All are fresh, original works well worth reading. The writing doesn't feel amateurish, and the plots are solid too. This list is just a hobby, and I'll update it whenever I remember. Saving it will remind me to update! 🥳 I've graduated and started working, so updates may be less frequent.
Yinglong's Dark Library Is Open
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Chen R’s Reading List
Books that are pleasant to read, from a pretty wide range of genres.
Great Books to Thank Their Authors For
Good books I've read, just my personal opinion.
Little Boys and Teenage Protagonists (For Myself)
Dedicated to collecting works worth reading. No multiple-love-interest or harem stories.
Subtle, Tender Romance #Multiple Heroines
Multiple female leads, nuanced romance, and well-rounded characters. Not dumbed-down fiction. I recommend only one or two books per author. Characterization, plot design, and atmosphere are all above average. (Also, every author pads their work to some degree. It comes down to how much.) • Solid read: No glaring flaws in any of the three areas, but nothing especially remarkable either. Too few distinctive features or fresh ideas. A stopgap for when you're in a reading slump. • Solid read+: Two
Pasture...
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Collected Novels with Loli Protagonists
Little boys are so adorable. Cute little boy protagonists or supporting characters are rare on Qidian, so I’m collecting them here.
The Ones I Like to Read
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Tang Feng Modao's Reading List
After years of reading, I've found books that suit my tastes and hope I can share them with everyone.
2023 Bingjian
Sharing.
The Story of How I Picked a Random Name Because My Reading List Title Couldn't Be Too Short
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Occult Simulator
Knowledge is our compass, and brilliance is our destination.
Worth Remembering
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I'm very disappointed
To be honest, this novel really attracted me at first. But reading it now, it's really disappointing. I originally thought this was a fantasy novel in which the protagonist pursues hope, but until now, the author has abandoned the depth of the theme, delayed the progress of the main plot, and abandoned the growth of the characters, and spent a lot of time and energy writing about the chaotic relationship between the protagonist and the women around him. What's even more unbearable is that the protagonist has changed from a boy pursuing hope at the beginning to a kid full of nonsense. Even the indifference and disregard for Kratofor's unnatural behavior makes people feel that the protagonist has gone in a disgusting direction and will never look back. The co-author never thought of creating a fascinating fantasy world. He just wanted to write a sly female channel romance.
Water
Newcomers, don't look at it, this is a flood b. If you agree with me, give me a like
Talk about personal views
I believe many book lovers can tell that the author of this book is most likely a female author (I cannot guarantee it, but the style is obviously biased towards female authors). The author's writing style can be called excellent compared to most authors at Qidian, and the book can also be called a good book, but even so, the advantages and disadvantages of this book are also very obvious (for me personally). First of all, the author's writing style is very delicate, especially the emotional expression and character characterization between the characters. The appropriate metaphors are so delicate that they are outrageous. I believe this is also the reason why many book friends support the author. Because this is often difficult for male authors to do, they usually don't pay more attention to these subtleties, or they only depict a few key characters and plots in this way. Delicate description is the author's biggest advantage, but the author also relatively exposes the shortcomings that some female video authors often have in their writing, that is, the control of the macro level. I know that this so-called "macro-level control" is a bit abstract, but I have to say that the biggest difference between male-channeled novels and female-channelled novels is often reflected here. Except for those short stories that are enjoyable all the way to the end among male novels, most novels that can be called masterpieces tend to focus on or express some grand themes, and advance and deepen around this theme. For example, the feelings of family and country from the individual to the collective, from the collective to the country, from changing oneself to changing the fate of the world, etc. Maybe these things are too far away or illusory for most book lovers in real life. But in the spiritual world and in novels, readers often pursue these (especially male readers). In this work, I can only find one thing that can be called the theme, "hope". However, the author has made almost zero progress and in-depth research on this topic so far. The words "I have hope, so I will give you a little" mentioned at the beginning are still "I have hope, so I will give you a little." So for me, it was a delicate read, but it felt like it was all watery. I don't deny that the author's works are excellent, but as an old bookworm, I still have to say: if the author wants to achieve better results in male videos, he needs to pay attention to the control of this aspect.
I feel like there are a bit too many female supporting characters, and there doesn't seem to be any male friends among the protagonist's friends. Is this the esoteric version of Dream of Red Mansions?
This is a female channel, right? The male protagonist writes the same story as the female protagonist, but the genders are reversed. Originally, the writing about mysterious religions and other things was okay but a bit slow, but the later paid chapters were a bit slow. After the wife he loved died, he had to write over and over again about how miserable this person's death was, and he didn't forget to ask the protagonist to read it again. Wow, I thought that when he heard the murderer describe the process, he could just push the door open and pull out a gun to kill the two grandsons. I never expected that he ran to the bathroom and cried and vomited. Ugh, that's disgusting. Go get the surgery and become the heroine.
Chapter 244: Ran away, a reminder for readers who come here because of the esoteric sect, this is a esoteric sect background novel that focuses on sticky flirting and love.
As mentioned, I voted for all three monthly votes this month and prepared to run away. One thing to say, this novel is of excellent quality, but I came here because I wanted to read about the secret sect, and then when I saw the latest chapter, I found that not only half of it, but at least one-third was describing the sticky interactions between the protagonist and different women. Esoteric novels with a Western fantasy background are my favorite genre. Even if The Old Musicians is updated and is now extremely lagging, I am still chasing it and am not ready to give up. This novel also amazed me. The setting of the mysterious worldview also attracted me, but in terms of content ratio, the above mentioned The proportion of things is too small, and it is greatly compressed by the love interactions. When I see the love content, I just want to jump over it, but sometimes half a chapter or even a whole chapter is full of these contents. Objective evaluation, the interactions are very detailed, I will not comment on whether it is good or not, because I am really not interested in these contents. It can only be said that this is also a process of screening readers. I did not pass this screening. Just like Tingri's Small World, which had endless fun before, when he started to turn into a love simulator, I was no longer its target reader. Leave a note as a souvenir. When you save enough, you may come back and read the love content. Goodbye, good luck.
It was very interesting in the early stages, but after settling down in London, he started to get entangled with various women. The NPC scolded the protagonist as a pretty boy who relies on his face and women to make a living. I think you are right. This is a secret book, a fantasy novel, and not a romance novel. A woman is a woman, but you are. I just need to take some time to rest and upgrade. I just keep writing about women. The key point is that except for the dead eldest sister, other women have no charm. The presiding judge is a love brain, the queen is a low-life, and the bishop's granddaughter is an ordinary pervert. It's very boring.
I can't stand it anymore, it's poisonous
This author must have come from a female channel. To be honest, I was baffled by this love story. I had goosebumps all over the place. The motives were impure and superficial. The love story was well written, the setting was good, and the plot was okay. But when combined together, I couldn't stand it. It was love before the war, and entanglement after the war. Lingering, the key point is that when I was choosing a movie genre, I chose a war movie. You keep telling me what you mean by this. I came to see the esoteric cult. Weird duels, dangerous dreams, weird gods. This is the theme. You may have put it in the wrong category. The writing is very good, but what I really want to see is too much. Too few. For me, blockbuster love scenes are just like the word count. They have no nutrition for character creation. All choices finally become one sentence for love. What about my war and my thrilling adventure? To be honest, the story is just as good if I delete the love scenes. I don't need to repeatedly emphasize the description. I really can't watch it. Ah, if you really want to make sure that the theme is love, it's okay. You can also write it with interludes and you can read it. There are many good-looking ones like this. You are about to break up. Before the war, there are several chapters of love and love, but that won't happen during the war, right. After the war, lingering comes again. Alas, you can watch it, but it's painful.
Read the latest chapter and make an objective evaluation of this book. Let's talk about the shortcomings first. I feel that many of the comments about female characters in the comment area are not getting to the point. In fact, there are quite a few female authors who have done well in writing about harems in male channels. The biggest problem with the writing style of this book compared to female channels is that it is written in the fantasy area instead of the light novel area. From the fantasy monthly vote list, it is not difficult to see that the works in the fantasy area basically greatly reduce the heroine's role and basically appear as a tool. Under this premise, even if a male author writes about a harem in the fantasy area, it will not be good. The second thing is that there are too many flashbacks in the book, especially the latest chapters and the supporting villains. Those who have read Migrant Comics should know how annoying it is to suddenly insert flashbacks. This is not to say that this is bad, but when the author does not update much every day, it is obviously a waste of time. After talking about the shortcomings, let's talk about the advantages I have to say that the writing style of this book is considered to be of a first-class level in the online literature world, especially when it is willing to use a lot of pen and ink to depict the characters, the image of the characters is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This kind of delicate writing style is quite rare in male channels, and it is no less than a delicacy for those who can listen to the airwaves. The other thing is the world view setting and character logic. I didn't know anything about the esoteric religion before reading this book, so I can't make too many conclusions about the settings in the book. But if the world view is original and can be borrowed from the game, then I think the setting aspect is really outstanding. In terms of character logic, although many people are dissatisfied with the behavior of the male protagonist in the early stage, especially the first revenge, I think the author's treatment is logical in terms of plot and character. In the world of the esoteric sect, a reckless man who is happy to enmity will only become a stepping stone for others, and a character who is as thoughtful as a poisonous snake can make it to the end.
It was based on the setting of Tantra, and then...
When I saw Chapter 169, it somehow seemed like a female video. The content of the esoteric religion was very low, and the wrench was really superfluous.