分類:圖書館的書

高山上的小郵局 2020#29

Sunday, April 19, 2020

評分:4 分,滿分為 5。

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…

  1. 山茶花文具店
  2. 解憂雜貨店
  3. 櫻風堂書店奇蹟物語
  4. The Shadow of the Wind
  5. 隱頁書城
  6. The Invisible Library
  7. 高山上的小郵局
  8. 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

評分:2 分,滿分為 5。

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

評分:1 分,滿分為 5。

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

評分:4 分,滿分為 5。

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.

隱頁書城 2020#24

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Kai Meyer

翻譯 賴雅靜

寂寞出版社

“芙莉亞 ‘即將’ 成為一名書巫, 但她尚未與自己的心靈之書相遇, 所以只會一點雕蟲小技, 根本保護不了自己和家人. 然而, 危機驟然殺到, 一種會讓所有紙上文字消失的空白之書, 正蠢蠢欲動, 摧毀世上所有書籍的 ‘文殤’ 陰謀即將啟動.

她唯一的機會是前進書城, 一邊找尋幫手, 一邊等待心靈之書到來. 在書城巷弄中, 她遇見了翹家偷書少女, 書城反抗軍, 見識了鬥書場的殘酷, 也驚奇於各色奇異書店: 專賣惡名昭彰之書, 主角特定髮色之書, 正好424頁之書, 遍尋不得的童年讀物… 以及專供提煉自經典叢書的書香水工坊. 最大的驚喜是, 心靈之書終於現身 — 這傢伙太驚人了,它的話語文字, 外型長相都大大超乎她的想像. 但, 面對這場瓦解紙本書的空前危機, 步步進逼的書巫殺手 — 這本書將是芙莉亞手中唯一握有的力量.

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近來少數看完後, 想找續集來看的一本書. 可惜, 1. 它的原文是德文, 我尚找不到英文版 ~~ 連名字是什麼都找不到. 2. 中文翻譯只有這一集, 續集不知道會不會出? Goodreads 上看到的, 這系列目前應該有三本, 可是… 找不到!!

妖狐傳 2020#23

Friday, March 27, 2020

評分:4 分,滿分為 5。

岡本綺堂

插畫 三谷一馬

翻譯 茂呂美耶

遠流

“<妖狐傳>

通往刑場的鈴之森大道有妖狐作祟, 不是火球迎面而來, 便是路人遭歐打昏迷. 妖狐傳說愈演愈烈, 幾經調查, 線索都指向停泊海面的兩艘黑船…

<新喀擦喀擦山>

三千石旗本攜愛女, 小妾往別宅賞梅, 歸途不幸傳難, 六人盡皆沒頂. 夫人不顧宅邸顏面, 竭力追求慘劇真相, 這是否為了掩蓋正房偏房爭寵的心虛之舉?

<唐人飴>

新來的唐人飴小販舉止氣質與一般人大不相同, 有人傳說是幕府密探, 未久又謠言是盜賊偽裝. 某日羅生門巷子出現一條棄置斷臂, 至此近鄰認定是他行竊失手, 遭武家人砍傷…

<披肩蛇>

傳言明神山披肩蛇會化為青衣女孩, 若是不幸遇上, 必在三日內死亡. 煙草舖主婢三人目睹妖物現身, 驚恐不已, 果真未久便有人遭劇毒蝮蛇咬死…

<河豚鼓>

茶葉舖的七歲獨子玉太郎生得白皙可愛, 正月隨著母親家人前往湯島天神參拜, 不意在擁擠人潮中走失. 全家上下心急如焚, 乳娘阿福更是寢食難安, 直想尋死…"

瑞士手錶之謎 2020#22

Monday, March 23, 2020

評分:3 分,滿分為 5。

有栖川有栖

翻譯 楊明綺

小知堂

“<另類Y的悲劇>

‘小樂團的吉他手被毆死, 兇器是死著所有之吉他, 這點與 <<Y的悲劇>> 之兇器曼陀林很類似, 被害者死前用自己的血, 在壁上寫下 “Y" 記號, Y到底意味什麼? 成為火村英生解謎重點.’

<女雕刻家的首級>

‘三十歲之女雕刻家從東京回到大阪當天, 在工作室被殺分屍, 首級不但被兇手拿走, 還把石膏頭像當作首級, 排在死者胴體上, 兇手為何要拿走死者首級, 成為本事件最大之謎.’

<夏洛克的密室>

‘夏洛克是高利貸的代名詞, 典據是莎士比亞戲曲 <<威尼斯商人>>裡之高利貸的名字. 本篇被害者是高利貸, 姓名佐井六助, 以日語發音與夏洛克很類似 (實際上與故事內容無關, 完全是作者的文字遊戲). 故事分為五節, 奇數段由兇手以第一人稱記述, 偶數段由名探火村英生助手兼作家之有栖川有栖記述.

第一節記述, 兇手向被害者說明為何要殺害他的理由 — 為弟弟夫婦復仇, 然後用手槍射殺. 第二節記述犯罪現場呈密室狀態的情形, 第三節以回憶形式記述殺害經過與密室詭計, 第四節記述火村之辦案過程, 第五節記述火村英生如何識破密室詭計的始末, 是一篇倒敘推理小說的佳作.’

<瑞士手錶之謎>

有栖川有栖的高中同學村越啟, 在自宅兼辦公室的大樓被殺, 兇器是玻璃煙灰缸, 為何應該戴在死於辦公室之死者手上的瑞士手錶 Swiss Made, 玻璃破裂, 被兇手帶走, 然後卻又在寢室發現同樣一只手錶, 成為本事件之謎.

高中時, 村越與五名優等生, 組織 “社會思想研究會", 十多年後的現在繼續交往, 瑞士手錶是他們的徽章, 每人持有一個. 火村英生鎖定其他五名成員. 是一篇挑戰型解謎推理小說的佳作. “

" ‘社會思想研究會’ 是一個由六名優秀高中生組成的社團, 社員們個個驕傲自負, 彼此互相競爭, 卻又互相勉勵, 畢業多年後仍會定期聚會, 然而, 這次聚會的隔天, 卻有一個人被發現陳屍於自宅, 身上象徵友情的手錶則不翼而飛, 明顯整理過的命案現場還發現些微的玻璃碎屑. 死者剛好是推理作家有栖川有栖的高中舊識, 在有栖川與犯罪學家火村英生展開偵察的同時, 有栖川憶起自己創作的起點…’ “

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抱怨一下: 這幾篇短介, 讀得好阿紮!! 一整個逗點, 逗點, 逗點. 講話都得喘氣, 寫文章可以不用 “斷" 句喔?

偶而, 讀個短篇集, 還滿輕鬆的.

金蠟燭 2020#21

Sunday, March 22, 2020

評分:4 分,滿分為 5。

岡本綺堂

插畫 三谷一馬

翻譯 茂呂美耶

遠流

“<金蠟燭>

江戶城御金庫竟遭人入侵, 盜走四千兩黃金!! 幕府飭令所屬捕吏全員出動, 務求秘密破案. 隔無數月, 一女子緊抱金芯蠟燭墜河溺斃, 半七風聞消息, 研判兩者關聯匪淺, 立馬趕去…

<如呼拉怪談>

富士裡的林子中, 秋夜傳來淒切悲慘的呼喚聲 – 武藝高強的道場師傅聽聞謠言, 隨即佩上長刀, 由兩名弟子陪同前往探查真相. 結果竟是有人利用新奇物事 “如呼拉" 犯下血案…

<大阪屋花鳥>

貧寒私塾女兒仗義示警, 因而成就良緣; 殷實商家的婆婆, 夫婿, 盡皆疼愛有加. 孰知數月才過, 文雅端莊的少奶奶一病不起, 性情日異, 某夜竟披頭散髮, 淒厲衝出舖外…

<正雪繪馬>

原本是敬獻神社的繪馬木匾, 隨著時代演變, 逐漸轉為眾人競逐的收藏品. 丸多油舖主人多左衛門癡迷太深, 已近瘋狂, 竟然動念偷取神社懸掛的知明繪馬, 引來大禍…

<大森雞>

參拜歸途的女人, 在茶館休息時意外受襲 – 大公雞豎起渾身羽毛奮力撲上, 亂啄亂抓一氣, 眼神銳似猛鷹, 好不容易才遭壓制. 出手相助的半七不免起疑: 其中或有蹊蹺?"

No Second Chance #18

Friday, March 20, 2020

評分:3 分,滿分為 5。

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

評分:3 分,滿分為 5。

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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