Wednesday, May 6, 2020
李偉文
時報出版
嗯… 這應該是我最後一次嘗試看李偉文的書了. 沒看完, 直接捨棄. 上一次是很多年以前, 閱讀他的 “教養可以這麼浪漫", 也是看不完就置之一旁.
書名都取得很好呢.
迷路原為看花開 2020#32
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在咖啡冷掉之前 2020#31
Saturday, May 2, 2020
川口俊和
翻譯 丁世佳
悅知
“在某條不知名的小徑上, 有間咖啡店, 有著不可思議的都市傳說. 當中有個神秘座位, 只要坐上那個座位, 就能回到你所希望回去的那一天. 不過, 回到過去是有代價的, 也有著非常麻煩的規則…
- 就算回到過去, 也無法見到不曾來過這家咖啡店的人.
- 回到過去之後無論如何努力, 也不能改變現實.
- 神秘的座位有人, 必需等到那個人離席時才能去坐.
- 即使回到過去, 也不能從座位上離開.
- 回到過去的時間, 只能從咖啡倒進杯子開始, 到咖啡冷卻為止.
當然, 麻煩的規則還不只這些… 如果是你, 倘若真能回到過去, 也有想見的人嗎?"
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大部份的人都有吧? 我就有說.
不小心先看過電影, 才看書. 結局不一樣. 我比較喜歡電影的結局, 哈哈. 我不喜歡 open ending 的東西
另外還有兩本的樣子, 不知有沒有相關? 待我慢慢借來看.
高山上的小郵局 2020#29
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Angeles Donate
葉淑吟 翻譯
悅知
" ‘如果已經沒人想寫信, 這世界還需要郵差嗎?’
在可愛的西班牙小鎮波韋尼爾, 大家都熟知居鄰居的名字和門牌號碼, 人情的溫暖就體現於這個小山城之中.
這年冬天, 平靜的生活因為一個壞消息而起了波瀾. 因郵件日漸稀少, 郵局無以營運, 面臨即將關閉的命運, 而鎮上唯一的女郵差莎拉將被轉調至馬德里. 身為單身媽媽的她除了工作, 還得獨自撫養三個小男孩.
為了幫助莎拉, 看著她長大的鄰居老奶奶羅莎決定提筆寫下一封信, 說出深藏心中長達六十年的秘密. 然而, 這封信卻意外促成另一封信, 進而開啟了連續信效應 (Terry: 明明就是羅莎在信中鼓勵 / 拜託收信人跟她一樣, 寫封匿名信, 寄給別人, 希望能接起連續信效應的!!). 就這樣, 鎮上居民紛紛加入寫信接力的行列, 寄出一封封真摯動人, 傾訴著各式人生絮語的信.
他們匿名寫下的信全成了郵局的 “業績", 也讓說不出的話語, 給不了的擁抱, 無法傾訴的思念, 藉由書寫, 將情意蔓延至每個人, 各個角落…"
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最近剛好看了幾本與書 / 圖書管 / 書寫有關的書. 整理一下…
- 山茶花文具店
- 解憂雜貨店
- 櫻風堂書店奇蹟物語
- The Shadow of the Wind
- 隱頁書城
- The Invisible Library
- 高山上的小郵局
- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (正在看的)
我喜歡這種題材的書. 就是以前陪糖果看 “愛書人黃茉莉 The Library" , “同是愛書人" 那種心有戚戚焉的感動.
晚一點來把我那本 The Library 找出來. 我記得我有買英文版的吧?
The Widow 2020#28
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Fiona Barton
“We’ve all seen him: the man – the monster – staring from the front page of every newspaper, accused of a terrible crime.
But what about her: the woman who grips his arm on the courtroom stairs – the wife who stands by him?
Jean Taylor’s life was blissfully ordinary. Nice house, nice husband. Glen was all she’d ever wanted: her Prince Charming. But then he became that monster on the front page, a man everyone thought capable of unimaginable evil.
Now Glen is dead and she’s alone for the first time, free to tell her story on her own terms. Jean Taylor is going to tell us what she knows."
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Reading this book is like surfing on the sea. For the whole time, you were expecting, at least, one big wave, so you could experience the exciting moment of surfing. However, all you got was disappointment. No such big waves. All the time, readers were just FLOATING!!
聖母 2020#27
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
秋吉理香子
詹慕如 翻譯
春天出版
“即使不擇手段，我也要保護我的女兒
求子若渴的保奈美歷經多次不孕治療終於產下女兒。女兒的誕生改善了家中冰冷的氣氛，以及保奈美與婆婆的關係，正因為如此，女兒的存在對保奈美更顯得珍貴。就算賭上自己的性命，保奈美也絕對會好好保護女兒。
東京都藍出市發現幼稚園兒童遺體 獵奇命案?
十五日早晨五點半左右,帶狗散步的主婦發現有男童遺體倒臥在藍出川河岸邊鋪有瓦愣紙的地面上. 前一日下午五點左右, 男童跟母親一起到市內超市購物, 正當母親在收銀機付錢, 稍沒注意時男童不見蹤影, 雙親已卻認遺體. 證實是四歲男童.
看到案件新聞報導後, 保奈美鎮日擔心自己心愛的女兒安危而坐立不安. 儘管警察已傾盡全力持續調查, 歹徒依舊逍遙法外.
為了保護女兒, 保奈美將不惜…"
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其實是三個媽媽. 我覺得是很病態的心理啦. 三個媽媽都是. 書名卻叫 “聖母", 我的天!!
The Invisible Library 2020#26
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Genevieve Cogman
“Irene must be on top of her game or she’ll be off the case – permanently.
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. and along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she’s posted to an alternative London. Their mission – to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it’s already been stolen. London’s underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book.
Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested – the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene’s new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own. And soon, she’s up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option – the nature of reality itself is at stake."
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One of some books I have read and am reading which are about books, libraries, or writing. I like the skill Irene has that she “can use the Language to, in blunt terms, make things do things." She says, “I can’t change a door from a locked door to an open door, but I can make the lock on a door open itself." It’s very exciting to read the part when Irene uses the Language to save herself.
No Second Chance #18
Friday, March 20, 2020
Harlan Coben
“When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter…
Marc Seidman awakens to find himself in an ICU, hooked up to an IV, his head swathed in bandages. Twelve days earlier, he’s had an enviable life as a successful surgeon, living in a peaceful suburban neighborhood with his beautiful wife and a baby he adored. Now he lies in a hospital bed, shot by an unseen assailant. His wife has been killed, and his six-month-old daughter, Tara, has vanished. But just when his world seems forever shattered, something arrives to give Marc new hope: a ransom note.
We are watching, if you contact the authorities, you will never see your daughter again. There will be no second chance.
The note is chilling, but Marc sees only one thing – he has the chance to save his daughter. He can’t talk to the police or the FBI. He doesn’t know whom he can trust. And now the authorities are closing in on a new suspect: Marc himself. Mired in a deepening quicksand of deception and deadly secrets – about his wife, about an old love he’s never forgotten, and about his own past – he clings to one unwavering vow: to bring home Tara, at any cost."
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Kidnapping; story told from the victim’s point of view. Not my favorite kind of books.
The Perfect Husband 2020#20
Friday, March 20, 2020
Lisa Gardner
“What would you do if the man you loved …
When Tess Beckett married Jim, a well-respected and decorated cop, she thought all her dreams had come true. But within two years the vows she made were shattered as her husband was charged with murdering ten women.
When Jim behind bars, Tess feels certain that she can move on with her life. Until she learns that Jim has escaped from prison.
As a frantic and rigorous manhunt gets underway in four states, Tess knows that it’s only a matter of time until her perfect husband tracks her down for the revenge he is sure to demand. And when he finds her, she must be ready. Because this time she’s determined that their separation will be ’till death do us part’."
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Miracle Cure 2020#13
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Harlan Coben
Sara Lowell Michael Silverman
“They were looking for a miracle cure…
Sara and Michael. The ideal couple, darlings of the media – until their lives are shattered by a mystery illness.
Dr. Harvey Riker. His clinic has found the miracle cure that millions seek. One by one his patients are getting well. One by one they are targeted by a serial killer more fatal than the disease.
Lieutenant Bernstein. His true desires make him a perfect choice of track the killer – or a perfect victim.
Can anyone stop the killer who will do anything to prevent the world’s most desperately needed miracle cure …?"
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Like everybody in the book was fooled by the miracle cure, I think many readers probably, at least I am, feel being fooled by the title. The so called miracle cure that created by the clinic of Dr Harvey turned out to be just a fraud. I have a feeling, when I know who the monster was, that the book is only a fraud.
Fatal Voyage – Temperance Brennan 4
Friday, October 25, 2019, sunny
Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan
“A commercial jetliner disaster has brought Tempe Brennan to the North Carolina mountains as a member of the investigative agency DMORT. As bomb theories abound, Tempe soon discovers a jarring piece of evidence that raises dangerous questions – and gets her thrown from the DMORT team. Relentless in her pursuit of its significance, Tempe uncovers a shocking, multilayered tale of deceit and depravity as she probes her way into frightening territory – where someone wants her stopped in her tracks."
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One accident site, one multilayered crime, so many victims. Too complicated.
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