u/Dizzy_Bumblebee_6946

Hi, scummies! I got curious what other novels scummies like (either danmei or baihe). Or maybe svsss is one and only for you?

I'm not an experienced reader in this genre but my top 3 are svsss, Thousand Autumns and Female General and Elder Princess. They all impressed me in some way and I noticed some common features. It all has messed up, manipultive MLs, love stories that make you frustrated but eager to see what is next, also all couples are not ideal and sentimental like Hualian for example (though I love them) but their love feels more hard-won in a way, that went through thick and thin bc of their own mistakes... Not to mention I think they're the best in terms of storytelling, pacing etc (from what I've read so far)

What is yours? Does this novels have something in common with svsss that made you fall for it too? And what novels you didn't enjoy if you don't mind sharing?

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Summary of the most mentioned novels:

- Erha
- Disabled Tyrant's Pet Fish

- Mistakenly Saving the Villain
- Peerless
- How to Survive as a Villain
- Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know

- Ballad of Sword and Wine

It seems to me that common motifs are angst, humor, transmigration, dark themes and psychologically complex characters

Hi! I'm reading svsss for the third time. I think I understand both characters properly only now. I mean I see both points of view quite clearly this time around. When I was reading it at first, I wasn't familiar with a concept of unreliable narrator, so I was that naive reader who believed everything SQQ says (which meant constant cognitive dissonance!). For example, I didn't get he cried in Huayue City or believed he cried out of physical pain in The Holy Mausoleum (I'm so dumb!).

Anyway, even though I was left confused, I couldn't let go of this story so I've looked a lot about the book and finally understood how to read it and some details I've missed.

I remember I've seen on reddit that sqq lies about his pleasure. He complains about lbh's bed skills but is the one who takes initiative in extras and enjoys the process more than he likes to admit.

@faelicy account was really useful (it's an official translator from chinese to eng, that has abandoned tumbler and twt accounts. Her post gives deep insights into main characters' thinking).

Have you had the same experience? Isn't it quite universal in this fandom?

What have you noticed after rereading?