ItwasbarelyfiveinthemorningandIhadbeenupforatleasttwohours.WhatitmeantwasthatIpausedmysleepingatthree,anhourthatcouldbesoeerilyearlyandblissfullyquiet,completelyofmyown.Eachreadingofthelastpagesofthebookthrobbedwithsadness,awareness,adashofhope,orperhapsasenseofmaturingexpectations.Hardlyanewbookbutnewtome,nevertheless.ThatwasHeavenLakebyJohnDalton(2004),anotherbeautifulbooktreadingthroughourinevi...[
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ByPhilipPullman,2010.
Ahighlycontraversialbookasyoucouldtellfromthetitle.
IstruggledfortwoweeksbeforeplacingtheorderonAmazon.Iwasafraidthatthereadingwouldshatterthepartofmyfaiththatisnotyetrooteddeepenough.Thepartthatiscommonlyknownasknowledge.
Yes,knowledgeandfaithdotakeonseparatepathssometimes.
ThebookcameandIreaditthrough.
Myfaithstandsjustasfirmafterwards.
Anotherclever...[
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MindHouse-Barcelona,Spain
Thecrookedhouse-Sopot,Poland
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熬更赶夜看完了“王贵与安娜".看到结尾的时候自己哭得泣不成声。先生在旁边看我一眼，觉得我很莫名其妙的那种眼神，不说一句话，倒头又睡过去了。
很佩服六六，对人，事，婚姻，亲情，家庭，社会的观察了解是那么的细致入微真实贴切！[
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“你的妈妈是最好的妈妈!”我刚坐到午餐桌前朋友就对我说。
“所有的妈妈都是最好的.你们的也是.“我这样回答，明明知道这个”所有”用得太笼统了。
妈妈就坐在我旁边。我转过去，她笑笑，并没有说话。
我妈妈的确是最好的妈妈。她关心人，无私，充满爱心，乐观向上，熟读圣经，热心事奉。不光我们家受益于这样的好妈妈，就连邻居朋友，相识的不相识的[
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Curiousaboutmom'sreadings,BearsydecidedtoreadsomeofthebooksIjustfinished.IrecommendedCountryDrivingandRiverTownforhimtostartwithasthesetwoarealsoappropriateinitslanguageuseandcontent.HewasquicklyabsorbedandwouldevenspendhispreciousweekendDStimeonthebooks.BynowhehasfinishedCountryDrivingandisalmosthalfwaythroughRiverTown.HedubbedthebedtimereadingastheBookClubandwouldoccassionallyinvitedmeandhissist...[
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SurprisedthatIdidnotreadthisbookwhenitwasfirstreleasedin2002.
Afewpublishedreviewswouldgiveaglimpseofwhatagoodbookthisis:
"...workofextraordinarymoralandaestheticlucidity..""...withDickensiandeftness...","aworkofenormousintelligence","piercing,critical"andprosaic.
Thefirst-personnarrator,Jian,agraduateteacheratafictionaluniversityinChina,wasprofo...[
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ByKirstyNeedham(2006)Thisbookwasahaphazardfindinginourlocalpubliclibrary.Ifinishedreadingthisbookacoupleofweeksbackbutdidnotgetthechancetologithere.NeedhamwasanAustralianjournalistonaone-yearcontractwithChinaDaily.Itwasasimpletravelbookdottedwithherpersonalaccounts,okforbathroomreadbutnotaveryfinebookintermsofitsdiction,style,orsignificance.
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(Anoldreflectiondatedon1/20/11)Thedanceinstructordismissedusearlierthanusual.Inormallywouldsweatprofuselyduringthedancelessonsbutnottonight.Asenseofdisappointmentandunfulfilmentsweptthroughtheclass.Iwasnotalone,Itoldmyself.Theteacherwasvisiblytired.Shehaslongpassedherprimeandhasanotherclasstoteachbeforeours.Maybewecouldhaveherrescheduleoursessiontoadifferentdatewhensheislessbusy,someonesuggested.N...[
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AnothergreatbookbyPeterHesseleronthevariousaspectsofChinesesocietyduringthepastdecade:thetalesfollowedhisdrivingroutesfromtheGreatWallruinstothevillages,fromthefactorybossestothefactoryworkers;fromthepartymemberstothemigrants,fromthecommercialartiststotheschoolchildren,fromhistorytopresent,fromcorruptiontoethics,fromhisactiveparticipationtohisremovedreflection--itiswellwrittenandplannedwithth...[
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