Another year affected by the coronavirus.
This year, he was suddenly swept up to the frontline scene of the epidemic. When I woke up one day, the sealing suddenly came, so I thought that the home that should go to work was also at home, and the person who should go to school was also at home. Throughout June, I experienced a rare period of simplicity, but I was also shocked by the daily new data. Turtle ling (zero) cream became the most soothing food.
Unconsciously, the epidemic has penetrated the lives of ordinary people in all directions, more or less changing the world. For example, the environment in major areas has quietly changed. In just a few degrees, the education and training industry, which has always been full of chicken blood, hastily stopped drumming, individual real estate enterprises exploded in situ, the foreign trade industry continued to have aftershocks, and Santa Claus's gifts were stranded in Yiwu. The new crown is like a cunning and sneaking network virus, maliciously scurrying around in the large and small neurons of various economies, indiscriminately tampering with your and my lives.
In my family, there are two big changes. The first is to reduce the frequency of travel, narrow the scope of travel, and the simple habit of sealing and controlling is intentionally or unintentionally continued. The second is to make up our minds to bid farewell to the nine-year-old residence and move into a new form of residence. There is also the same. For example, for the past 365 days, we have been together, holding a green code and maintaining a body temperature of 36.5 degrees. For example, the books are still turning over.
At the beginning of the year, the reading target of 60 books was set, and it was completed at the end of the year, that is, the water injection was serious, of which more than a dozen were small talks of Flipping Yishu and Xin Yiwu, and more than a dozen were speculative novels. But luck was good enough to unearth a lot of treasure. The list of good books of the year is categorized as follows:
Some good books that can lead to deep thinking
"The Red Star Shines on China" (United States) Edgar. Snowy
In the eyes of a foreign journalist, the revolutionary and daily records of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. It is a record of face-to-face conversations with great men, serious and vivid, more neutral and objective reflection of what is in the Soviet zone and what kind of troop the Red Army is. He described Mao and Zhou as follows:
Chow: "He does have an attraction that seems to be the product of a strange mixture of shyness, charisma and leader confidence... Apparently the rarest of the Chinese, a pure intellectual whose actions are in perfect harmony with knowledge and belief. ”
Mao: "He has the simple and innocent character of a Chinese farmer, has a sense of humor, and likes to laugh, but this childish laugh will not shake his inner belief in the goal." He spoke easily and lived a simple life, which some might think he was a little vulgar, but he combined the strange qualities of innocence and simplicity with sharp wit and sophisticated sophistication. ”
For example, in later legends, the author's portrayal is quite in place, and this early description of the great man is very rare, so the book has always been valued as one of the important books for the study of history.
Man is a Thinking Reed (Fa) Pascal
This book is great for reading during the pandemic. The title of the book points out the main idea: man is both noble and small, and the difference from the reed is only that man thinks. It is a philosophical essay with simple words and is world-renowned.
"The most painful thing for a person is to rest completely, to have no passion, nothing to do, no entertainment, and no learning."
"I find that all the misfortunes of people stem from the fact that they can't stay quietly in their rooms."
"Man's life is gone. Humanity struggles against difficulties for peace. When we overcome the difficulties, the peace becomes unbearable again. ”
The above excerpts are not like describing the anxiety and uneasiness when being sealed, or like the dull depression of returning to daily life after unsealing? Nothing new under the sun. The impact of the new crown epidemic on human society has been rehearsed hundreds of times.
"Don't say you know how to buy a house" Xu Bin
As the topic, this is a guide book about buying a house and choosing a house. It can't be said that its opinions are universal, but you have analyzed the matter of how to choose a suitable house for yourself in a more comprehensive and systematic way. It's better than searching the Web for bits and pieces of information.
Some reflections on reality
"The Water of the Waves" Yan Zhen
"The water of the waves is clear and can be mazen; the water of the waves is muddy, and it can be muddy." From Qu Yuan's "Fisher Father", it is the fisherman's response to Qu Yuan's complaint about the world's turbidity, to the effect that "the water of the waves is clear and clear, and can be used to wash my hat; The water of the waves is cloudy and cloudy, and can be used to wash my feet. Qu Yuan's final choice is known to everyone, but the words of the fisherman are also profound.
Yan Zhen took the name of "The Water of the Waves" and wrote that the male protagonist Chi Dawei floated and sank in the system. His beliefs in life are inversely proportional to his career path, and the process is extremely ironic. The author's greatest point is that he frequently punches himself in the face through Chi Dawei's monologue. It seems that the vicissitudes of the waves are clear or turbid, going to the Xiang river or Maundy, all in his thoughts. I define it as a contemporary version of the satirical novel The Appearance of officialdom.
"Waiting" Harkin
After waiting for eighteen years to finally get a divorce, he wanted to go back after remarrying his lover. This seemingly intimate story comes from the Chinese writer Ha Jin's novel "Waiting". Originally written in English, the novel was published in 1999 and won two of america's highest literary awards.
After reading this story, I was deeply touched, on the one hand, I felt the feeling of the times, on the other hand, I felt that human nature could not be perfected. Cowardly people are doomed to grief.
Some leisurely idle books
The Fashion Of The Parisian Woman (Inán de la Frassanne).
The author, Ina, is a famous French model in the 1980s, who looks exactly like Coco Chanel and is regarded by Lafayette as the inspirational muse. She came to tell the story of the fashion and elegance of the paris daughter, which is the most appropriate.
But the book does not delve into the causes of fashion, the nature of elegance, etc., so it is pleasant to brew a cup of instant coffee, open it, and let your imagination run wild, assuming that you are in romantic France with Ina. After all, who doesn't expect to grow old gracefully!
"Seven Years of Mountain Residence" Zhang Erdong
Recommended several times about this book. The poetic residence in the courtyard of Zhongnan Mountain is very much in line with the beautiful imagination of urban beauties for mountain residences, although Erdong does not whitewash the problem of living alone at the foot of the mountain in the book. Even if there is a problem, the problem is second winter, and the comfort is mine. Just as Paris is Ina's, romance is mine. Ha, watch Ina drink coffee, watch the second winter with clear tea, each has its own place, each has its own leisure.
All Things Are Momentary and Eternal [English] Jimmy Harry
This is a very interesting "veterinary visit". After World War II, the author returned to his hometown of Yorkshire to continue working as a veterinarian. He genuinely treats the "patient" (cow, sow, old dog, etc.) as equal beings and does his best to diagnose and treat them. There is no compassion in his writing, only equality and humor. This is a book suitable for night reading, and the reader can relax the arming of the day, wandering between the lines in the plain and warm words, like in the shade of the early summer trees, basking in the sun, blowing a warm wind, forgetting those damn tiredness and dissatisfaction.
Some conjectures about the future
Blind [plus] Peter Watts
This sci-fi book is not easy to understand, just like the protagonist, Serry. Because of an accident, Xi Ruixiao needed to implant electronic components to repair the brain, so his "consciousness" function was missing, that is, he lacked empathy. Growing up, he was sent to deal with aliens, serving as an observer to give feedback to the team. Aliens are also not easy to understand, breaking the image of aliens in previous film and television works. How to negotiate with unconscious aliens? If you take the initiative, can you defeat them? The author left a suspenseful, "You can only imagine yourself as Schillie. Keaton".
"Small Town Talk" July
Compared to Blind Vision, this science fiction novel is much easier to read. Of course, it may also be because it does not have the hard core of the former, but tends to be storytelling. The introduction of the story is that the little friend who has known him for more than ten years suddenly disappears out of thin air, and no one remembers that he came. Such as the "Pan Bowen" incident spread on the Internet. Is there really a parallel space-time? Four junior sophomores embark on a magical journey to save the world.
Dune [Beauty] Frank Herbert
Published in 1965, the book intersperses a large number of inner monologues with magical characters, which reads like fantasy magic is better than science fiction. But on closer inspection, the distillation suits mentioned in the book to recycle water, wearable screen avoiders, rain traps, and stone water reservoirs that automatically spray plants are not lacking in science fiction factors. In particular, the distillation suit is basically the prototype of the current space suit. Imagination shines into reality, worthy of the classic. The film of the same name was released in October. If there is still a magical illusion in the book, the film is an epic masterpiece that shocks the senses. The cold atmosphere, the magnificent composition, the rough industrial style, the epic chant-like background music, grand and desolate.
Some thoughtful reasoning
My daughter once asked me why I like to look at reasoning. I didn't expect a good answer at the time. In hindsight, why else, is it not because the story is strong, the plot is compact, and it is thought-provoking, so that it is crushed and rubbed on the ground by the author's meticulous high-IQ reasoning, and it is still impossible to stop!
The following speculative fiction is not a brief introduction. After all, if anyone revealed the suspenseful ending in advance, I would also want to hit someone.
The first is 2 Japanese social mystery novels. What they have in common is the introduction of reflection on social ethics, one is a penetrating discussion of Japan's existing death penalty system, and the other is a profound revelation of Japan's social problems, such as lonely death. Of course, it is difficult to shake the roots of social problems in a single novel, but the reflection it provokes will promote reflection, and these problems can be eradicated in time.
"The 13 Steps That Disappeared" [Japanese] Kazuaki Takano
"Absolute Scream" [Day] Ye Zhen Zhongxian