按月存檔:六月 2020

屍人莊殺人事件 2020#45

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

評分:1 分,滿分為 5。

今村昌弘

翻譯 詹慕如

獨步文化

這個暑假, 不能沒有事件發生.

沒有事件可解, 便無法稱之為偵探 – 號稱 ‘福爾摩斯’ 的大學生偵探明智恭介, 不顧助手葉村讓勸阻, 纏上電影研究社社長, 因為社內怪事連連: 社員自殺, 短片出現恐怖人臉, 即將舉辦的合宿收到恐嚇字條, 令許多社員心生退意. 然而, 別人的麻煩正是偵探的樂趣, 明智死纏爛打想參加合宿卻無法說服社長. 苦惱時, 神秘美少女偵探劍崎比留子現身解圍, 以 ‘不問她目的’ 和 ‘她一同參加’ 為條件, 讓明智與葉村混進其中.

合宿地是深山別墅旅館, 當晚烤肉派對, 青春洋溢的十三位成員齊聚一堂, 氣氛和樂, 私底下各懷鬼胎, 刺探彼此前來的理由; 而任憑偵探百般試探, 大家都閉口不談自殺事件. 轉眼間到了試膽大會時間, 大家踏上指定路線, 遠方森林卻隱隱傳來奇特聲響 – 仔細一聽, 那是令人不安的尖叫, 古怪低吟及雜亂的腳步聲, 如暴風雨前的海浪般湧來 …

偵探一直祈求的 ‘事件’, 這不就來了嗎? 短短半日, ‘溫馨’ 日常就成 ‘溫腥’ 時光. 他們將被迫回別墅, 參加更盛大愉快的活動… 十三人最不可告人的祕密, 一, 一, 曝, 光. “

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看完簡直讓人直接昏倒的書. 感覺書背的簡介, 比原作還精彩的樣子. 白眼翻到背後再翻回來, 都沒辦法表達我對這本書的無言. 博客來的簡介居然還稱作者第一本書就 “追上天王" 東野圭吾. 白眼再翻幾翻…

這個故事情節, 就是屍速列車 + 金田一事件簿. 而且那違合感啊, 真的就是把相對倆怨的日韓硬放在同一空間一樣, 很彆扭.

那麼了無新意, 東拼西湊的情節, 居然這麼好評, 我也是醉了.

給一顆星都嫌多.

The Short Drop 2020#43

Very Sunny, very hot. Saturday, June 26, 2020

評分:4 分,滿分為 5。

Matthew FitzSimmons

“A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard – then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency -disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession.

For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal – Suzanne Lombard had been like a sister to him. On the tenth anniversary of her disappearance, the former head of Benjamin Lombard’s security asks for Gibson’s help in a covert investigation of the case, with new evidence in hand.

Haunted by tragic memories, he jumps at the chance to uncover what happened all those years ago. Using his military and technical prowess, he soon discovers multiple conspiracies surrounding the Lombard family – and he encounters powerful, ruthless political players who will do anything to silence him and his team. With new information surfacing that could threaten Lombard’s bid for the presidency, Gibson must stay one step ahead as he navigates a dangerous web to get to the truth.

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Sooooooo sad!! Poor little girl!

Do not like the way it ended. Things untold, bad guy not handled. What happened to George Abe and Billy Casper? Why the old witch could stay untouched?

鐵道旅行, 這一站 #1 (北捷)

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

永安市場站 (橘線) > 東門站 (橘線, 紅線) > 竹圍站 (紅線)

迫不及待地, 我想開始小旅行了. 礙於還要上班, 天氣又熱得讓人受不了, 想想, 就從每天上下班必經的捷運車站開始好了.

每天, 從永安市場站上車, 到東門站, 換搭紅線到竹圍上班. 所以, 今天蓋了這三個站的站章. 整個工具包帶著很不方便, 揣了本子出門, 回家再把章蓋好蓋滿, 記錄一下.

這是我的第一篇. 再接再勵, 加油加油.

工欲善其事之我很會利其器2

Tuesday, June 15, 2020

武漢病毒算是比較緩和了, 覺得應該可以重拾集章之旅.

年初放寒假時, 我已經跑了很多地方. 尤其環狀線試營運時, 我花了一天時間, 每站下車, 拍照, 蓋章, 收集了目前通車了的14個站的章. 後來幾天還跑了新竹, 宜蘭.

發現原本的蓋章本子, 紙質較粗, 章蓋上去, 很不清楚. 想過先蓋在較光滑的紙上, 回家再剪下, 貼到本子裡. 效果很好, 但我拖拖拉拉的毛病嚴重, 每每想到要處理, 又忙別的事去了. 所以決定, 再找一本, 重跑一遍.

然後啊, 我一直想找台鐵的地圖, 想說如果蓋在本子裡的章, 也能蓋滿地圖, 一定很有成就感. 找了好久, 台鐵沒有. 好不容易看到日本有人整合出來的 “高鐵, 台鐵, 捷運" 路線圖, 但已找不到下載處. 不死心, 尋尋覓覓, 終於讓我找到有賣家還有台鐵出的 “環島鐵路之旅" 的地圖與文件夾. 馬上訂購.

然後又看到有網友秀出自己的蓋章給西, 覺得自己趴趴走那麼多年, 真的很多年了喔, 居然只帶著本子跑天下. 真是汗顏!! 星期日, 冒著大雨, 跑去光南, 買了本子, 剪刀, 口紅膠. 回家上網, 又研究半天, 選訂了一個收納袋, 不知怎地, 看到幾個可愛的印章, 順便下訂. 等呀等, 今天全收到了. 趕快開箱, 記錄一下.

我的給西: 蓋章本子 (一本線圈的, 一本活頁), 剪刀, 口紅膠, 記事印章 (粉紅, 藍色三款), 天氣印章 (透明章, 共八顆), 台鐵時刻表 (去年環台火車行帶著趴趴走, 超好用的), 台鐵出的 “環島鐵路之旅" 地圖 (台灣地圖外圍有很大的留白, 可以蓋章, 超棒的). 接著我還得去買小的印台, 因為天氣印章得用到.

介紹至此, 覺得心又飛出去啦!! 武漢病毒, 別再來搗亂囉.

陪我散步吧 2020#42

Sunday, June 14, 2020

評分:3 分,滿分為 5。

簡媜

“人生的每個階段就像一條步道, 我們被莫名的力量導引而置身其中 – 越年少時能做的選擇越少, 然而, 在這少之又少的機會中, 所做的每一個選擇都具有不可思議的力量, 決定了人生往哪一條路徑走. 時光推著我們向前, 一條又一條的路徑, 行走其間之時覺得這就是一切, 時間緩慢, 彷彿進入不見出口的迴圈之中流轉, 悲離如此沉重, 歡合何等生動, 怎料一陣清風吹過, 回頭一望, 在無法察覺的某一步當下, 人生已走進另一條路徑. 昔日如此沉重的悲離故事, 竟是需透過樹枝縫隙眺望, 借助星斗標示方位, 才看得到的遺跡了.

天氣真好, 撫額沉思的繆思少年, 世間火宅內的同行者, 舊雨與新知, 把煩惱這件厚外套掛在樹枝上, 陪我散步吧!"

Lethal White 2020#41

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

評分:2 分,滿分為 5。

Robert Galbraith

“I seen a kid killed… He strangled it, up by the horse."

When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic.

Trying to get to the bottom of Billy’s story, Strike and Robbin Ellacott – once his assistant, now a partner in the agency – set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside.

And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike’s own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been – Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that.

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While trying to finish this book with difficulties, difficult because it was such a thick but boring book, I couldn’t decide whether it was a detective novel or a romance novel. A very tedious long detective novel or a poorly written romance novel, so to speak. Like the previous three books in this series, Cormoran Strike had some other cases to take care of while he tried to focus on the one he was most interested in. In other words, readers have to “participate" in every teeny tiny, little stuff with Strike. Well, that was still bearable. However, the many descriptions about how Strike and Robin were feeling about each other were really painful for me. The book started with the wedding of Robin and Matthew, and ended with their marriage all together. I really didn’t care how Strike and Robin wanted their relationship to continue. I just didn’t care. A very boring couple! A very dull romance!

I had a very strong sense of deja vu when I read Lethal White, the fourth novel in the Cormoran Strike series. That is, I had the similar feeling when I read the last two books in the Harry Potter series. They were all boring, predictable, nothing new, but also are ones in the series which makes it very difficult do decide whether to continue or not.

I really hope Robert Galbraith, aka J K Rowling, will not try to have the fifth book in the Strike series. To save me the troubles.