這篇不是書評,就是讀完書以後一些雜七雜八的想法。
月亮和六便士講的是一個藝術家的故事。藝術到底是什麽?仁者見仁,沒有定論。毛姆借書中人物Stroeve的語言如此描述:
“Beautyissomethingwonderfulandstrangethattheartistfashionsoutofthechaosoftheworldinthetormentofhissoul.Andwhenhehasmadeit,itisnotgiventoalltoknowit.Torecognizeityoumustrepeattheadventureoftheartist..”
毛姆用了...[
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EverythingInevertoldyou--CelesteNgEverythingINeverToldYoubyCelesteNgdrewmyattentionuponitsfirstpublication.Ittouchesuponalmostallmyfavoritebooktopics:racialbias,socialstereotype,feminism,parenthoodandrelationshiprehabilitation.Thebooktellsastoryofafamilywithbrokenrelationships,withthemselvesandeachother.StorystartswithLydia,thefamily’smiddlechild’sdeath,andeachfamilymember’sconti...[
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IpickedupCharlestDujibb’sbook:ThePowerofHabitduringthefirstofweekofyear2016,whilenewyear’sresolutionswerestillinfullmotionforalotofpeople.Gymwascrowded,lesssmokersinfrontofthebuilding,andmorepeoplewerelingeringtheorganicproducesectioningrocerystores.ThingsusuallygobacktonormalatendofJanuary,peoplesay.NowonderitisalwaysahottopiconhowtosustainanewhabitorbreakanoldoneinJanuaryeveryyear.Wi...[
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Ididnottellanyoneaboutmynewyearresolution.Whenpeopleasked,ItoldthemthatIwantedtolose10pounds,playmorepiano,orreadmorebooks.Secretlythough,Itoldmyselfthat2015wouldbeayeartowithholdjudgement.Itwouldbeayeartoexerciseacceptanceofmattersbeyondmycomprehension.
Ithasnotbeeneasy.Opinionsformeasilylikefogdoesonabathroomwindow.Deliberateeffortsareoftenneededtokeepthewindowclean.Ifyouaskedmeamonthago,shou...[
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小時侯生活的街道就在回民區的旁邊。那時候,要買上好的牛羊肉,無一例外是在那裏。噪雜的集市後麵,有一個古老的清真寺。作為漢民的孩子,我從來沒有進去過。好奇,確一直是有的。我們生活在一個城市,現在想來,交集卻並不多。有時,媽媽在集市買菜的時候,我會在清真寺的門口,偷偷,巴望。成年後來到一個陌生的國家生活。選擇了一個雙重文化的地方。居住[
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書看完了。
這是一本傳記。一個專門報道名人的女記者JeannetteWalls記述的自己童年經曆。
已經想不起來怎麽聽到這本書,又是怎麽拿起來看的了。但是一打開就有點放不下了。書的開場白就不同尋常。生活在紐約,住在曼哈頓parkavenue的Jeannette去參加一個爬梯,坐在計程車裏嘀咕自己是不是穿的太過於正式,抬眼看見街邊一個無家可歸的老婦人正在翻檢垃圾。Jeannette認出[
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