Any novel with Republic of China background. This is mainland China after the fall of Qing Dynasty, prior to Japanese invasion. Be aware that due to the precariousness of the era, the stories most likely narrate some sort of tragedy (with few exceptions).... more>>

Straight and BL included. Please tell me if there are any misses. <<less

Works that I've read that are dark, very dark. I don't consider these romances, even with the romance tag attached. 

These few r not very popular but definitely very very good...the kind which we usually skip or don't expect anything good from... but let me... more>> tell u the novels in this list r worth every single second of ur time... don't skip out on these ones...there r some very good short stories included in the list too..do give these all a read...hope u get to discover some good novels here... <<less