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Objectively Great Stuff.
Objectively Great Stuff.
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.
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!
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!
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Created: Sep 24th, 2020, Updated: Jul 6th, 2023
Created Sep 24th, 2020
Updated Jul 6th, 2023
1 Chapters Every 1879 Day(s) 16323 Readers 163 Reviews 05-25-2018
A solid story with some interesting twists and turns. A little niche in some aspects, so check some reviews to see if it's your taste.... more>>
#27Hyouka
116 Chapters Every 84.9 Day(s) 2402 Readers 3 Reviews 07-07-2022
This is kind of a school-based, slice of life type detective series, with an intelligent protag, and it's quite well done. To be honest I've only seen the anime and can thus only assume the novels are as good- but I would bet money they are (if not better).... more>>
26 Chapters Every 220.5 Day(s) 12711 Readers 126 Reviews 11-14-2021
Probably one of the only 'realistic' attempts at harem, that willingness to acknowledge women really aren't so conveniently tolerant is just the start of the many ways this author looks at the genre with different ideas. An old mix of good ideas and average to occasionally great execution, this ends up being both solid and experimental in an interesting way.... more>>
39 Chapters Every 86.3 Day(s) 399 Readers 18 Reviews 01-11-2021
Likable OP Protag does the basic 'weak to strong' and 'kingdom building' type things while overcoming obstacles. It's not exceptional, and has a lot of... more>>
0 Chapters Every 8865 Day(s) 1103 Readers 53 Reviews N/A
Pretty good worldbuilding. The harem/romance is actually '20% effort' instead of '+1 adds'. As much as this isn't a gripping epic, it is interesting and entertaining- specifically if you are familiar with the D&D spell system which the author 'adopts' after some time. Even so, he does primarily use his own spell dynamics, so it's a novel blend.... more>>
62 Chapters Every 48.5 Day(s) 4594 Readers 25 Reviews 05-16-2022
This 'Hero story gone awry' twists more than a few expectations as it 'powers up' the MC and builds it's version of a classic 'demons vs humans' (but something changed) fantasy world.... more>>
38 Chapters Every 100.9 Day(s) 977 Readers 46 Reviews 03-27-2020
Has quite a bunch of issues, but is pretty good in a light-hearted 'rehash of other stuff' kind of way. I can't say a ton about this because nothing in it is new- except some of the humor is funny (sometimes), and the characters and plotting aren't bad.... more>>
373 Chapters Every 86.3 Day(s) 18478 Readers 164 Reviews 01-17-2021
To be honest, this one doesn't have the best pacing- so it's a bit slow, but it does tell some interesting stories- and that's what it's about, right?... more>>
0 Chapters Every 206.6 Day(s) 13400 Readers 183 Reviews N/A
More 'Extra'. I liked reading this mostly- but there were a ton of issues and the ending?... meh. Clearly a ton of people like it anyway, though- so 'here you go', but my review is HERE:... more>>
100 Chapters Every 9.9 Day(s) 1788 Readers 13 Reviews 01-22-2024
Pretty Good if you're bored and you want a non-standard reincarnater, future VR MMO/wuxia- themed 'weak to strong' story. Wait- it's better than I make... more>>
434 Chapters Every 38 Day(s) 11390 Readers 168 Reviews 11-23-2022
I'm only starting this. but it seems like it could make the list on effort alone.... more>>
412 Chapters Every 8.5 Day(s) 6195 Readers 28 Reviews 05-03-2024
I just started reading this recently. and it is quite different from the (abandoned?) LN (which I liked much more). It's not as good (so... more>>
39 Chapters Every 125.3 Day(s) 2855 Readers 53 Reviews 03-29-2019
A pretty odd-ish mashup-type story bordering on fan-fiction. Cultivators and warriors in a wuxia-type world are confused about a new shop with magical artifacts that allow them to increase their cultivation and learn never-before seen powers!... more>>
0 Chapters Every 2832 Day(s) 29931 Readers 379 Reviews 08-08-2016
Another 'Extra'. I liked the beginning, and a good part of the development, but at some point the author loses focus, and a series of 'and then another thing happens' type events occur before switching to sci-fi for some reason.... more>>
441 Chapters Every 116.5 Day(s) 20851 Readers 542 Reviews 05-26-2021
Although this isn't great, it is mostly pretty good. The Male lead is over-praised by the author at many points, which is a bit irritating- and his attitude is actually quite ignorant overall- but 'romance'.... more>>
6 Chapters Every 426.5 Day(s) 665 Readers 5 Reviews 06-29-2017
A straight up 'Gary Stu' wish fulfillment story with a (mostly) likeable OP protag who takes no crap, and a harem of girls that he has to slowly acquire because 'he just can't help how charming he is!'... more>>
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#1 Shadow s1ave (Ongoing)
"Starts a bit disappointing, but quickly becomes quite the read. Very nice character development and world-building, though I'm not sure where this is going- the journey is enjoyable.