More Than Just a Skeleton
不只是骷髅
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 783k Words
- Genre
- Western Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Sword & Sorcery
- Updated
- 8y ago
- English
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Quality Male-Oriented Novels with a Female Protagonist After a Gender Bender
Thanks for saving and supporting the list! See below for a reading guide. (This list is almost full. Some novels have been moved to List No. 2.) (Removed: 007, 017, 019, 024, 031, 032, 034, 041, 042, 046, 056, 066, 087, 092, 094, 100, 107, 108) All reviews were last updated on August 26, 2026. This list aims to collect female-led novels written in the style of male-oriented fiction. These aren't female-oriented novels, but for various reasons they've become rare in recent years. If they're not
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Life makes you suffer for a while, and once you've gotten used to it, it makes you suffer for the rest of your life 😜. So when you're tired and worn out, stop and read a book, then head back out to face the world. All I want to say is: when you withdraw money from the bank and all the bills have consecutive serial numbers, prices are about to go up! When the chatty students in class go quiet, the teacher is coming! When everyone stops talking after a meal with friends, some poor soul is about to
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Most of these aren't new, but they're all considered classics. When I made this list, I also came across a whole bunch of books that had disappeared, which really brought back memories. Some of their opening chapters might seem like deal-breakers by today's standards, but if you settle in and keep reading, you'll find plenty of flashes of brilliance from back in the day. (Though some chapters are badly missing.)
Gender-Swap Romance
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My Bookshelf
This list features books I personally think are good. If they're not your thing, please don't flame me!
Just a Book List, Mostly Gender-Swap Stories, Probably
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My Reading List
Completed Gender-Bender Novels
All completed gender-bender novels
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Zhuojiu Qingmingge's Reading List
This list was put together by a very, very handsome kid from Big Windmill Kindergarten, with the aim of making the most complete (and chaotic) list around. Someone, please come advertise your books. I’m out of things to read... Lately I’ve started reading the Four Great Classical Novels. Someone, hurry up and show up...
Just Quietly Recommending Books. I'll Take All Your Suggestions to Heart
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Good Reads
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Absolutely Top-Tier Picks
Urban or fantasy, any subgenre is welcome. I’ve been reading for fourteen years, and these are my wholehearted recommendations. I only recommend one book per author. If you like it and want to read more by them, just search for the author.
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[Comment] I can't say much, just one word: Thanks!
I was so frustrated because my new book didn't get a signature, and I was prepared for it to flop. But when I checked today, I was surprised to find that out of all the people out there, only you remembered me. Thanks, bro!
The difference between "marriage-transformation" and "gay" is simply a difference in perception. I've read both. The protagonist in "gay" stories still retains a masculine self-perception, being semi-feminine. The protagonist in "marriage-transformation" stories, however, has a completely feminine self-perception.
[Comment] Keep it up, author!
Author, I heard you've been having academic difficulties lately, so I'm offering my support. Academics are just a stepping stone; ultimately, it's all about future development. Don't you have any confidence in yourself? Can't you do anything without a piece of paper?
Holy crap, a top-tier expert completely transformed into a female mindset in less than twenty chapters! If you were human and affected, I wouldn't have anything to say, but at that time the protagonist was still a skeleton. There couldn't possibly be any hormonal influence from his body. How could bones with rotten marrow have any effect? You should apologize to all the top-tier experts on the continent for this! Enough said, Shennong, dead.
[Comment] You've only just turned into a skeleton, and you've already developed a woman's mentality?
Author, don't you think your approach is incredibly simplistic and crude? Also, the protagonist should be mentally strong to be worthy of his past life's status as a master. His masculine mindset from his past life shouldn't become a weak, submissive woman's mentality when he's inhabiting a woman's body. Also, what are the highlights of the transformation? Do you understand them?
[Comment] Keep it up, Skull! Perseverance is key to victory!
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Let me ask you a question: Between a stunningly beautiful cross-dresser and a girl who looks like a handsome, masculine man, which would you choose? If you choose the girl, you can't say you like women; on the contrary, you might be gay. If you choose the cross-dresser, you can't say you're gay; you might be straight. So, you can't insist that people who watch cross-dressing are gay, okay? I'm watching for men and women, not men and men. It's just that women are more special and more exciting.
I think this book is one of the better works in the "marriage change" genre. Keep up the good work, author!
In the end, the male lead is stronger than the female lead. The female lead is the kind of... ... I sense a sense of subservience in her. I think the male lead is the true protagonist of this book.
This is a story with a large amount of content and a tragic protagonist. The female lead becomes an ordinary person when she transforms from a skeleton and starts cultivating from scratch. The male lead is crippled by his enemies later on and also starts from the beginning.