none of these take more than a few hours to read but they're very much worth the time

characters are martial artists or cultivators and fight with other sects

stories that have a lot of angst and tragedy but also hope and kindness

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Recently I have been back into my Chinese drama phase and I have noticed how many of my favorite novels have been adapted to drama so here we go listing all the source novels for these dramas. ... more>>

I will also mention some dramas that are upcoming or yet to be broadcasted those would be specified too.

Every drama mentioned here has been subbed in English.

To know the legal sites to watch these dramas I will be mentioning which all are available on YouTube(most dramas are available to watch for free only Iqiyi dramas need VIP to watch the rest of the episodes ) mostly it will be Iqiyi , Youku , Tencent (WeTv) , Mango channel , Hunan TV (all these channels are there on YouTube )otherwise some of them are available in Viki or Netflix to know alternative legal streaming sites please check My drama list .  com 

Also for Iqiyi you will have to pay memberships fees to watch dramas after the first 2 free episodes.

If you guys do like the list and want more of these in the future please do like , follow and comment below Thank you

Any other additions to this list are welcomed. <<less

i need to clear my bookmarks... more>>

includes [almost any genre except for gl and apocalypse]:

- mlm

- flm

- tragedy (bcs i love to hurt myself) 

- slice of life

- smut

- brainrot dogfood

- historical xianxia and politics

- modern day 

untranslated novels not on this website will be in the comment section

Pt 2 of my list: https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/70987/ <<less

i’m in the middle of this. some aren’t completely translated and i wish they were. others are completely translated and for some reason (usually it’s... more>> bc it’s very well written but very heavy and sad and i’m in a bad place emotionally irl) i am reading it slowly. or on and off again.  <<less

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Novels that I know that are adapted to drama with eng subs - either watched on Viki or YouTube; will create a Part 2 with... more>> some dramas that are not yet shown <<less

cuz I am bored... more>>

Also note that you can skip intro in iqiyi! <<less

Haven't read all of these yet. Leave a comment if you know another good tragedy/angst novel. ^-^