Sturgeon's law: 99% of everything is terrible.... more>>

I know many people say that there are no good novels on this site, and it oftens feels like the top lists are filled with overpowered MC's, undeveloped harems, 2D characters, and lacking plots.

There are some novels that stand out, however, whether that be for their plots, characters, or translations.

This is a list for my personal 1%. It is ranked in order. <<less

Major hurt/comfort simp. ... more>>

Been hurting all my life with no one to comfort me so reading a hurt/sickly MC being worried/doted/cared for/loved on really soothes my soul or something twisted like that. I'm trying to find meaning behind all the suffering. Hmnn yeah that sounds about right, I wanna read meaningful suffering.

SSSSE (Self Sacrifice= sacrificing themselves for others/a greater good) (Self Suffering= is hurting/carrying burden/enduring hardship on their own) (Exposed= other people find out leading in increased positive action/attention towards them and or it affects other people in some way so there is meaning to the suffering)

Absolutely love the vomiting blood and everybody worries trope. MC in pain? It's okay baby it's all worth it there will be people that will take care of you or make up for it. Fluff stuff. Spurting blood is fun and all but psychological hurt also rubs me right, stuff like taking blame then the other party regretting and making up for it? Angst stuff. Mmm working too hard or getting hurt in place of others is also nice.

Romance. No romance. Straight. BL. Some I read using mtl.

tl;dr I just wanna talk about the novels I've read but highlight the heart abuse scenes :)

*Recommendations are welcomed but not always accepted to the list ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿

If you decide to follow, I'll warmly say; Welcome to the cult  <( ⓛ ω ⓛ *)> <<less

Isekais are fun reads when done right, cringey when generic, and horrible when done wrong.... more>>

Sorted from Best to Worst with the ratings being pretty biased.

Honorable Mentions: The Beginning after the End (NOT ON NU) {4.35/5} It's cool, that's all I can really say.

THE LIST NOW HAS A SECOND PART IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/8455/ <<less

S tier - absolute masterpiece ... more>>

A tier - excellent

B tier - really good

All of the novels have enough chapters, have something special and are my favourites, therefore there are no bad novels here.

Of course this is purely my opinion. <<less

This is a list of things I have read which I think are great from the perspective of 'quality of craft' & 'quality of story'. In general those will be great reads for everyone as well, but will less include 'because I like this' focused listings of other 'great so long as you like this' stories.... more>>

That said, there are only so many 'objectively great' stories, so farther down the list I will put caveats (etc.) with less 'full measure' stories- either 'just good', or 'great if you like this', etc. I moved all the anri-social protags to another list.

If you know of something I should add to this list, feel free to comment a suggestion or PM.

I have written quite a few reviews for most of these and other works- feel free to check them out, and vote them up if you find them helpful. Thanks! <<less

A collection of stories with gender reverse role novels.(Check also the comment section for other reverse gender role novels/manga/manhwa/manhua I recommend)

Ranked from highest to lowest.... more>>

Little to no harems.

Welcome to give suggestions.

Other list-

The Perfect Run

Paragon of Destruction 

Mother of learning <<less

You will find quite a diverse list of suggestions here. ... more>>

Recommendations are welcome

List is not in any particular order mainly because it is a bit hard to rank my favourites <<less

Here are the light/web novels I've read or am still currently reading ... more>>

The order is random  <<less

For the novels that don't just expose endless descriptors, but also have a clever and well thought out story to tell. Whether it be tragic grinds that test your limits or joyful romps that celebrate life, these novels are things that I consider fulfilling reads from cover to cover. The novels that I unironically think are well written.... more>>

I have a bit of a hard on for Korean Novels in particular. It's just because of the stylistic choices these authors make. If Chinese Novels are about blood-thirsty, cruel, never-ending, arrogant, one-sided and shallow stories; and Japanese Novels are about weak-willed, nonsensical, piddling constantly hesitant stories; then Korean Novels are a different beast all together.

There are also novels that I REALLY loved reading but have no entries on this site. These novels are *legally* hosted on WebNovel and elsewhere. I will list the novels that struck me as abnormally good here in the description.

Reincarnated with the Strongest System

Divine Emperor of Death

Villain Cultivator

God of Tricksters

Tyranny of Steel

The Beginning After the End

Vile Evil Hides Under the Veil

Why Should I Stop Being a Villain

Supreme Magus

Rupegia

The Simulacrum

Worth the Candle

Shadow s*ave

Dimensional Descent

Sword God in a World of Magic

Jackal Among Snakes

The Bleak Walker <<less

The best I've seen so far.... more>>

Tierlist

S and A tier are ordered

S Tier 1-20

A Tier 21-45

B Tier The Rest <<less

This is the list of novels that I've read and I think suit my tastes. ... more>>

You'll probably like it too if you and I have the same taste or something. 

Well some are kinda annoying tho.. 

Notes: no wuxia, xianxia, xuanhuan and other cn stuff, no offense man but cn novel is just not for me. Also there are some yaoi and yuri as well as some erot*c stuff.  <<less

All these series in my reading list are WNs/LNs that are masterpieces. I have personally read most of them and their quality can be guaranteed. Most of the series I recommend are fully translated/ have decent amount of chapters translated. The novel are ranked in no particular order; all these series are masterpieces of their own right, it is unfair to rank them by how good they are. ... more>>

*Take note that some of these completed series have dead links, you can search google for other sources to read them. Trust me its worth your time. <<less

The isekai here is pointed to another world, but not only to the usual Jpn isekai with reincarnation/rebirth/transmigrate MC. It can be the world that's totally not in the earth, and maybe it's not a reincarnation/transmigration and MC is from that world. ... more>>

My ideal isekai novel is the one with the world building as its central theme and the romance is non existent, even if there's romance element in it, usually it's slow and just as unnecessary side dish.

NO HAREM for me. Tho few of them has harem and romance tags, for me there are those that are not romance and harem, so I'll explain in related description instead. 

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Could have forgotten some but most should be in here. Also this is mostly as a recommendations guide to my veteran friend Yoda, if other... more>> stumble upon it, feel free to take a look. <<less

Big world, many races, crafting, and travelling. There are exciting moments, funny moments,  even boring moments, finding hidden treasures in a side road shop, heart thumping moments when you met with formidable foes, feeling the vastness of the world as you gaze at the world map, feeling the cultures of locals, fortunate encounters.... more>>

This list seeks the freedom of adventure as much as possible

do try this song, feels very representing this listhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVWapbw_8-0

*Unsorted, there are quite a few series that have their link taken off from novel updates list. Well, just check the google in that case. Or trv vnmeido. <<less

Binge worthy novels that just suck you in. Try at your own risks.... more>>

Random order, don't pay attention to that. <<less

Don't just watch the anime this is epic stuff worth reading

This is the list with novels where Mc gets transferred to another world and then gets kicked out/ excluded/ bullied/ something like that.... more>>

This list is NOT ranked.

Novels with a * in the comments are a special case. <<less

Hi! Here are some of the JP titles which I have read over the years. Most of the novels here in this list are some of my personal favorites, although some novels here are also just downright dumb. Nonetheless, I hope you'd find my list helpful! Other JP suggestions and recommendations would be highly appreciated!... more>>

To rate all the novels in this list, I utilized my "Personal Subjective Rating Scale". I ranked the novels that I read based on the simple scale below. All novels that I haven't read yet or finished reading would not be ranked unless I dropped them. Do take note that my thoughts on these novels are just subjective and may or may not be agreed upon by everyone. If we have contrasting and/or similar opinions, feel free to share your own thoughts, and let's have a smooth rapport! 

EDIT: Apparently, there's a limit for the description placeholder so I couldn't place my rating scale here. You could see my criteria for rating in the comment section below. Thanks! <<less

the novel i like the most.

I have the list of "no harem harem club" so I thought maybe I should make the harem list to distinguish both of them. As the prior list, I will put all genres (not BL tho) and from all origins. However, I'll put them randomly in their origin list, KR-JP-CN. The mc here ofc is a male.... more>>

Anw, the harem what i mean is one male who become the centers of female attraction. Even though there is no tag harem and his love interest just one girl, when three or more females like/love/want to have him, I will categorize it as harem.  <<less

It’s basically just a group of protagonists who make kingdoms or domains, with a focus on society/agriculture  and the smaller man instead of only building... more>> up their fighters. Mostly fantasy/Sci-fi and purely made to boost a few stories I love <<less

the list of novels i read. mostly from JP and fews from  KR and CN. no limit at  Genre n Tags. No GL and BL... more>> story here.  <<less

Good Books to pass the time of day, various tags/genres... more>>

Refer to list 5/5 rating and 4/5 rating for my first choice of novels <<less