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jiewawa

jiewawa@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 11 months ago

It's a common story. I loved reading as a child. Now I'm rediscovering that love as an adult.

You can find me at @jiewawa@mastodon.online

I read books in English and 中文.

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The Blade Itself (Paperback, 2007, Gollancz) 4 stars

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too …

Enjoyable but feels too much like setup

3 stars

The First Law series has been recommended to me for a long time, and I finally decided to dive in. Abercrombie's reputation as a great character writer is well deserved, but the first book in the series is a bit light on plot. I will continue with the rest of the series, as I've heard that the plot gets better after the first entry.

许三观卖血记 (Paperback, Chinese language, 2012, 作家出版社)

许三观卖血记 by 

《许三观卖血记》是余华1995年创作的一部长篇小说。《许三观卖血记》以博大的温情描绘了磨难中的人生,以激烈的故事形式表达了人在面对厄运时求生的欲望。小说讲述了许三观靠着卖血渡过了人生的一个个难关,战胜了命运强加给他的惊涛骇浪,而当他老了,知道自己的血再也没有人要时,精神却崩溃了。

活着 (1998, 南海出版公司)

活着 by 

地主少爷福贵嗜赌成性,终于赌光了家业一贫如洗,穷困之中的福贵因为母亲生病前去求医,没想到半路上被国民党部队抓了壮丁,后被解放军所俘虏,回到家乡他才知道母亲已经去世,妻子家珍含辛茹苦带大了一双儿女,但女儿不幸变成了聋哑人,儿子机灵活泼……

然而,真正的悲剧从此才开始渐次上演,每读一页,都让我们止不住泪湿双眼,因为生命里难得的温情将被一次次死亡撕扯得粉碎,只剩得老了的福贵伴随着一头老牛在阳光下回忆。