Ordinary World wasn't selected as one of the top 100 Chinese novels of the 20th century probably because its evaluation and influence weren't great enough. " The Ordinary World " was a Chinese story about the life experiences of an ordinary person from a teenager to a middle-aged person in a rural area of China. Although this book had a high literary value, it was not as widely spread and influential as other classic novels. Therefore, its position in the top 100 Chinese novels of the 20th century might not be prominent.