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(2024-04-08 20:32:30)
SundayApr78:30am.9hourstogo.
Billstartedthetraditionwhenhisdaddied.ItwasApril2020andafterCovid
hit,theChinesegovernmentcancelledhis10-yearvisa.Newvisaswereissued
foremergencyonlybutBillchosenottokowtow.Dadwenttothehospital
foracutepancreatitisandpassedawayintwoweeks.Thatday,Billstarted
afast.Overtheyears,guilthasfedonitselfandhehasstucktothepersonal
48-hourritualaroundQingMin...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-04 21:10:36)
Thiswasthefirstnon-fictionthisyear.ItwasamazingthatIcouldsitdown,
readthroughit,andevenenjoytakingnotes.IttookfourdaysandIcouldn't
waittostartwritingmyownstories.Thatmightsaysomethingaboutthebook
itself,thestageofmyownlearning,orboth.Astheysay,whenthestudentis
ready,theteacherappears.
Thefamouswriterdetailshowsheapproachesanddevelopsanovel.Itstarts
withasimpleidea,e.g.,Iw...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-31 21:43:08)
Ibeganreading"MasteringtheProcess:FromIdeatoNovel"becauseitwasone
ofthetextbooksofFICT161W-MysteryandThrillerWorkshop:Misdirection,
Mayhem,andMore(IfounditbyaccidentatauniversityWebsite).Idecided
toreadfirst"CarelessinRed,"bythesameauthorElizabethGeorge,themoment
Ireadthatitwasusedintheabovebookasanexample.
Insumary,JonParsons'sbratson,afteraparty,was&quo...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-30 12:28:39)
1.Progresses ThenextvideofromMasterRicksonaddressedthekneeshieldwhichmademe veryhappy.Henryshowedthistoo,Ithink,butsomehowIdidn'tgetit.It fitsniceintheprincipleofcollapsingframestopassguards.Asusual,I waspumpedafterwatchingthevideo. Anotherrevelationwasthebackdoorescapefromcrosssidebottom.Allofa sudden,Icoulddoit,afterfirstlearningitmanymonthsago.Ijustgetan armunde...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-25 10:30:43)
Thisisafollow-upofTheBlackBook.DetectiveHarneycamebackafterrecoveryfromagunshotwoundintheheadandwaspromotedtotheeliteSOSsquad,thenewestinitiativeofthecitytocombatcrimesinChicago'ssouthandwest.HesoonfoundoutwhatappearedtobeaturfwarbetweentwoBlackgangsandthedeathofawhiteteenagegirlthoughtasacollateraldamageinashoot-out,wasreallyhuman-traffickersandpimpsexecutingarunawayvictim.Meanwhile,clearings...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-22 16:58:55)
Afterthefirstchaptersofamysterynovel,Iusuallysailthroughtherest
averagingover200pagesaday.Towardtheclimax,I'devenspeedupmore.
Thecrimeisalwaysgruesomebutthestoryoftenendsinasweetandupbeatnote.
The429-page"IntheWoods,"however,tookmefivedays,andtheendinglefta
bittertaste.
LikemanynativeEnglishspeakers,theauthorwieldedidiomaticproseswith
apparentease.Thefirsttwocha...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-18 10:54:33)
Aweekago,IfollowedtheStanfordcontinuingstudiesprogramadand,
curious,clickedonthelinktotheMysteryandThrillerWorkshop,taughtby
DeborahJohnson."TheBlackBook"byPattersonandElliswasoneofthethree
requiredtextbooks.
ItwasmyfirsttimereadingPattersonandIverymuchenjoyedit.Thestory
wasgoodand,forme,thewritingwasgreat.Yousee,I'mmoreobsessedwith
language,forareason.
O...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-16 16:44:23)
"ABendIntheRiver"byV.S.NaipaulchangedHaJin'slife("TheWriter
asMigrant").Theopeningparagraphofbook2wherethestragglersfroma
columnofantslosetheirwayanddiewhilethehordecarryonoblivious,for
Jin,capturesthe"truerelationshipbetweentheindividualandthe
collective"andtherebyenabledhimtoseethroughhisself-deceptive
aspirationofspeakingfortheunfortunateChin...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-10 17:22:39)
Sofar,I'vereadfourbooksfromthefamousChineseauthorwhowrotein
English.MidFeb,someonepostedintheonlineforum,MYSJ,ashortbioofHa
JinandthenextweekIfinished'Waiting,'Mr.Jin'sNationalBookAward
winningpiece.ItsbackdropissetinthenortheastChinaandIcoulddefinitely
relate.Idon'texactlylikethemaincharacters,somereviewscriticizedthem
as'wooden,'butthatwashowIremembered...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-06 21:23:55)
Awell-knownauthorsaidthataboveacertainage,men'sheartshardenandthey
losetheabilitytocry.AsIwasfinishingreadingMalcolmX'sautobiography,a
molarwasactingup,whichmustexplainthefewtearsIcouldn'tholdbackat
thispassageintheepilogue:
Here--atthisfinalhour,inthisquietplace,Harlemhascometobid
farewelltooneofitsbrightesthopes--extinguishednow,andgonefromus
forever...
I...[閱讀全文]
