The Dragonwing Elegy of Salafu

No More Idiot Plots: Stories with Tight, Well-Crafted Plots

A breath of fresh air amid all the brain-dead wish fulfillment, and a godsend for anyone with OCD. When I first started reading web novels, I quite liked simple, fluffy stories. Now, whenever I see the titles of books by those so-called great authors, I feel like throwing up my last meal. The books on this list have excellent prose and logic, at least on par with the average print novel (judging by books published before 2010). Most are titles I've accumulated over more than ten years of readi

Talent and Passion in Equal Measure

A writer’s depth determines the dramatic tension of a story and how vivid its characters feel. The passion an author puts in determines a work’s soul. This list doesn’t include formulaic, hollow, and tedious works.

Bob, Do Something!

Books I approve of, but not these. Could you add a few completed novels to round out the list?

Featuring Ongoing Fantasy Novels

This list mainly recommends fantasy, with a preference for new works that are still updating. Of course, there are plenty of classic old books too. Since it’s been so long, I can’t remember all their plots, so I usually won’t write very detailed reviews. Please understand. [Check out my other three lists: My Main List, a long-review list mainly featuring promising new books, with over 20,000 followers and 35,000 ad-free comments. You’re welcome to follow! Science fiction list: The Fourth List:

Only Worth Reading If It Has Something Fresh, No Clichés

I've read so many books that I can usually predict what comes next as soon as I spot the formula. These days it's one overused trope after another. Either it's one fight after another, until reading becomes exhausting. Or the story plunges into one long dungeon arc. It's convenient for the author, but it really insults the reader's intelligence. Or the author thinks they're clever and that their comedy is hilarious, when in reality it's just... painfully bad. Personally, I think a good author s

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🏥Veteran Military Doctor, Curing Reading Slumps for Years. Follow Me for More Books🏥

A veteran doctor of many years, specializing in treating book droughts 🏥 One day, this old doctor suddenly realized: studying medicine cannot save the Chinese people! So I decisively threw aside my medical texts and, upholding a doctor's compassion and Shennong's spirit of tasting every herb, joined the army of web-novel readers. 🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑🚑 From then on, skipping class became routine, failing exams became everyday life. This is the rhythm of taking pills 💊💊💊💊💊💊💊. Fortunately, I did master the art of

An Old Bookworm's Reading List

I only recommend books I've read. I prefer DND, historical, and urban fiction. 1. I have high standards for the author's writing. 2. I expect the settings and basic facts in a story to make sense. 3. I have fairly high standards for the plot. 4. I absolutely can't stand idiotic characters. Overall, my recommendations focus on four aspects: writing, characters, plot, and setting, followed by an overall recommendation. Sometimes I like a book because of its author, not the work itself.

I Followed These Novels, but Most Were Dropped

A collection of novels I've saved but haven't started yet, as well as ones I'm currently reading, mostly fantasy

Good Books

Books I personally think are worth reading

🔥Timeless Masterpieces🔥

☕☕Some books are never forgotten. They only grow more fragrant with the passing years! There's something for everyone: xuanhuan, xianxia, supernatural, Western fantasy, urban, sci-fi, wuxia, gaming, and more! You may not have heard of some of these books, but that doesn't mean they're not good. They're simply not famous. When I recommend a book, I prioritize the writing, then the plot, then originality. Things like the System, style, and setting come after that. 🌴🌴Qidian really does have some gr

Solid Characters and Well-Reasoned Plots

The characters here are actually smart.

My Little Reading List

As the title says, these are some books I've enjoyed in recent years and still remember. This list is mainly for my personal collection, but feel free to take a look. If we have similar tastes, I'd love some recommendations~ P.S. I update this list very slowly, so please bear with me.

My Reading List

Just putting this together for fun. P.S. I only wrote serious recommendation reviews for The Omnivision: Day of Arrival, Crown of Silence, and The Wasteland Remains. If you’re genuinely interested, be sure to read at least those first three entries. These days I’m just a lazy couch potato. No matter how much I like a book, if I write its blurb while feeling lazy, it’ll turn out awful. I also have perfectionist procrastination syndrome: if I can’t write the perfect review for a book I love, I ke

Carefully Selected

I have been on Qidian for nearly twenty years, and far too many good books have been overlooked. Here I am listing some of the excellent books I have followed.

Logical Classics

Adding more over time

A True Veteran Reader's Collection

It's hard to find books with competent characters and plots that suit my tastes.

Everything You're Looking for Is Right Here

Of all the books you read, how many can you actually remember? The years stretch on, and all we can do is keep moving forward under the weight we carry. This list contains books I read in the past and thought were good enough to keep, including promising new seedlings, completed works, and ongoing series. If one catches your interest, brew a cup of black tea and savor it slowly in the summer breeze.

Saving These for Later

Notes

A Little Bookworm's Pantry

Some niche stories I personally enjoy Completed: Dragon Vein Wizard of the Myriad Heavens Movie Pioneer All-Round Lord of Another World Topple That Tower Bald Monk in the City Mage Vega

A List to Keep Me from Getting Fooled by Other Lists

The longer I read, the less patience I have for some of the books at the top of the rankings.

Reading List

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For Fans of Fantasy Novels

The list curator is a longtime bookworm with fifteen or sixteen years of reading under their belt. It all started with pirated wuxia novels, then gradually shifted to web novels. Back then, I read on a computer. Now, everyone’s glued to their phones. I’ve tried writing novels myself, but they’ve all flopped! I know how hard writing a novel is, and how discouraging it feels when nobody pays attention to it! Besides introducing books I enjoy, I’ll also recommend promising new novels. My tastes are

Random Recommendations: I've Read Most of These, and a Lot Were Dropped Midway

Others: The Seventy-Two Earthly Changes, Chronicles of China, reborn: Rising to the Top, The Road to Soccer, The Incantation Master, Yellow Court, Infinite Suicide, Qingye Investigations, Flowers, the Sword, and France, The Illithid's Memoir The above are no longer available.