Starting Over in Senior Year

A Young Lady’s Reading List

Books that keep readers turning the pages. I grew up reading books from my grandfather's study, like The Hu Family Generals, The Yang Family Generals, Tai Chi Master, Investiture of the Gods, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Historical fiction, wuxia, and myths and legends are my favorites. In middle school, when the girls in my class were reading Qiong Yao and Xi Juan, I was reading Jin Yong. I didn't fit in with the girls, but I didn't have much in common

Unconventional Reading Tastes

Lately, I’ve been more into urban and historical novels. Fantasy and cultivation novels just don’t feel the same as they used to, and Western fantasy has never really appealed to me. I feel like I’m drifting further and further from the mainstream. I like entertainment-industry stories, reborn urban novels, historical fiction, and stories with infinite-flow or System elements. Feel free to take a look.

Classics, Every One

Books are the stepping stones of human progress, and that saying couldn’t be more true. I’ve always loved reading, because books have taught me so many things. A particular plot point often leaves me deep in thought, as if I were a scholar or philosopher pondering one of life’s truths. So every time I finish a book, I feel enlightened.

My Personal Bookshop

When I’m troubled, I pick up a book, and it reminds me how important happiness is. When I’m angry, I pick up a book, and it reminds me how precious understanding can be. When I’m bored, I pick up a book, and it reminds me how hard it is to find a fulfilling life. Books, you’re so beautiful and wonderful. When will I be as great and learned as you?

Well-Written Books

Whatever else you might say, loving books can hardly be called a bad habit. Laozi and Zhuangzi said, “Our lives are finite, but knowledge is endless.” Confucius said, “Those who know are not as good as those who love, and those who love are not as good as those who delight in it.” Those words still resonate with me today, so I’ll take them as my reason for loving books.

The Chapter of Thorns

When you read, “The torrent plunges three thousand feet, as if the Milky Way had fallen from the heavens,” are you struck by the waterfall’s vast, majestic power? If it had shrunk back against the cliff instead of leaping through the air, how could it have become the wonder it is today?

Satisfying Reads

Reading makes a person fulfilled; conversation makes a person quick-witted; writing and note-taking make a person precise. History makes a person wise; poetry makes a person clever; mathematics makes a person meticulous; natural history makes a person profound; ethics makes a person dignified; logic and rhetoric make a person eloquent.

Classics to Remember

Under the influence of reading good books every day, all kinds of foolishness seem to melt away, as if they were being roasted over a fire.

Heart-Pounding Adventures

Maybe you'll laugh at me and call me silly or foolish. There are so many wonderful things in the world, so why lose yourself in a book? But I'll tell you without hesitation: I love books. As soon as I lose myself in their world, I can't help being drawn in.

Some Have a Few Rough Spots

Those born with knowledge are the highest; those who learn through study come next; those who learn through hardship come after them; those who face hardship and still refuse to learn are the lowest of all.

Reading Takes the Right Frame of Mind

Reading takes the right frame of mind. You can't do it just any time. It's best when you've calmed down, with no distractions and all your attention on the pages. Only then can you truly enjoy reading.

Good Reads Recommended, Updated from Time to Time

Every book on this list is one I've read, and I've finished almost all of them. Some I've read several times. Unlike others, I don't recommend books I haven't read. You're sure to find something you like here!

I'm So Bored!

A few books to help pass the time!

No Dumb Protagonists: Urban, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Anime-Inspired

No tired formulas, and worth collecting. Continuously updated.

Entertainment; Celebrities; Writers; Literary Greats; (Please Follow and Send Flowers)

Writers, screenwriters, singers, actors, directors, superstars. Mainly Chinese, Hong Kong, and American entertainment fiction. No Korean entertainment novels. I've read quite a few, but never kept up with any. If you know a good entertainment novel, leave a recommendation. I'll read it, and if I like it, I'll add it. There's an event on these days, so send me a flower while you're at it 🌹🌷🌸🌻🌺! If you like it and want to be friends, tap ❤.

Old Bai's Reading Stash: No Angst, No Pretension, All Thrills

Dry grass, decent fodder, and immortal herbs

Urban Fiction

Urban

Donglin Library

I post, you read

Personal Reading List

Historical Turmoil and Power Struggles, Plus Showbiz, Both Chinese and Foreign. Finished Stories Rarely Put the Protagonist Through the Wringer.

History, single-person transmigration, wars for supremacy in troubled times, no System. For Chinese history, I mainly recommend the Warring States, the end of the Qin, the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, the end of the Sui, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the late Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing. The military is the main focus. The protagonist generally takes charge, and most start from humble beginnings. A few entertainment novels I personally think are well written, mainly a

My Library

Books I've finished and enjoyed as a longtime reader

Books I Love: Do You Like Any of Them?

Every book has its strengths and weaknesses, and something I like may not appeal to you. But I believe that if we both enjoy several of the same books, then we must have something in common. Also, please follow me! Please follow me! Please follow me! Important things must be said three times!

Some Books I've Finished, All Completed

Scored according to my own preferences!

Oriole City, Cui Niu

Urban fiction