Both biographies and chronicles were literary works with their own unique styles and characteristics. Biography novels usually used a person's life as the main thread to describe the person's growth, struggle, success, and failure. On the other hand, the chronicle novel used historical events as the main line to describe the occurrence, development, and ending of the event to show the impact of the event on the characters, society, and times. The difference between the two types of novels is that the biographies mainly focus on the spirit, thoughts, morality and other aspects of the characters, while the chronicles focus more on the historical facts and background of the events. Biography novels paid more attention to the characters 'personalities, experiences, and stories, while chronicle novels paid more attention to the causes, developments, endings, and effects of events. In addition, there were also differences in the way biographies and chronicles were written. Biography novels were usually presented in the form of personal biographies, which required the author to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth study and understanding of the characters in order to write a true, vivid, and touching story. On the other hand, the chronicle novels paid more attention to the understanding and grasp of historical events. It required the author to have a certain understanding and research of history in order to better present the historical background and the process of events. Biography novels and chronicle novels were both excellent literary works. The readers could choose different ways to read them according to their own preferences and needs.