The recommendations for good urban novels are as follows: 1 "Why the Silent Flute" "The First Half of My Life" 3."The Bastard's Daughter Is Poisonous" 4 "A slight smile is very beautiful." 5. To our lost youth My Neighbor Is Black-bellied 7 "Thousand Bones of Flowers" 8 Palace Heart Locking Jade 9 " Three Lives Three Lives Ten Miles Peach Blossom " Ode to Joy These are some of the more classic urban novels that I hope you will like.