'Great Expectations' is also a good choice for beginners. It has a relatable protagonist in Pip, and the themes it explores are still relevant today. The development of Pip's character throughout the novel is fascinating to follow.
If you like stories with a strong sense of social justice and a vivid portrayal of the poor, 'Oliver Twist' would be a great start. It's relatively easy to read and the characters are very engaging.
I would recommend 'A Tale of Two Cities' if you are interested in historical settings, especially the French Revolution. The story is full of drama and the writing is very powerful. It gives a great sense of the times and the human emotions involved.
Chapter 349, "Attempting to Cheat, East Ridge's Strength, Lu Yang's Tactics", is the clearest early answer because it turns Zhu Ling's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The five people, including Zhu Tong, were all bowing their heads at... and follows through with If it weren't for Brother Zhu's pressing over the past three years,....
Chapter 74, "Ordinary People", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shiguang's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Having seen Jiang Li's ID before, he knew that this person named.... By the end, The man's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at the girl....
Chapter 49, "Mysticism Girl Jiang Li", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Yan's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with My phone!!!" Jiang Yan's roar echoed continuously through the...
Chapter 142, "From Enemy to Best Friend?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wen Jiaojiao's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 77, "Why are you sabotaging me again?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wen Jiaojiao's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Wen Jiaojiao's reminder calmed Shu Yan down.
Chapter 75, "Master, I didn't mean to bump into you!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiao Hu's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The ordinary people in the livestream were all stirred up by this...
Chapter 451, "Where Did This Madwoman Come From?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Yan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Upon hearing this, the three people turned their heads in unison.
Chapter 105, "He Yun, let me give you a reading", is the clearest early answer because it turns Director Sun's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, But this did not elicit any sympathy from the woman on the phone; on.... By the end, However, the next second, things took a turn..
Chapter 289, "After all, no one else has designs on Grandpa's inheritance but me", is the clearest early answer because Grandpa gets a payoff that changes the stakes. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with In the pure white room, a man lay motionless on the hospital bed,...
Chapter 223, "Pigpen Live Stream", is the clearest early answer because it turns Director Sun's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with So, for the first time, Jiang Yan, who had always styled himself as... and closes on The damned Jiang Li was tricking him again!.