Ten Books That Shine With Different Colors in Your Life

To be honest, things like "My Favorite N Books" are a bit difficult to write every time.

I am biased to think that probably every book lover is like this.

While saying: I like so-and-so book very much, but at the same time continue to go around to marry new concubines. Then, every time I was asked to select the top few favorite books, I had to struggle between the flops. After all, every good book has its own reasons to be loved. At times like this, I can't help but be glad that the book never said, "You said! You want to choose him? Or me ?! "

However, because I promised my friends to participate together, since I have to choose, I need a benchmark value.

In the end, why a book makes you feel the most favorite, even unforgettable, must be related to personal life experience. That is to say, without the reader's life resonating with the book, black and white cannot shine there by itself .

Only books can't do anything, and the person who opens up the world of books is also needed. The reader is the key! (The image of the hero opening the door to the labyrinth)

Therefore, the following are ten books for me that can shine like jewels in my life, and leave a mark, a throbbing, and even "It's impossible to forget you!" (Sister Zhiling support) those books:

Title: The Bullet Journal Method
By Ryer Carroll
Nationality: American

It was recommended to me by a friend at first. This is the work of Carroll, the founder of the most popular "Bullet Note Technique" in recent years.

The reason it's listed first is that this book is not only useful, it's inspiring! It is not just about a note-taking technique, but also about a principle and a way of life.

In this busy and fast-paced life, we may have some dreams or expectations hidden in our hearts, but we are often at a loss because we don’t know how to start. It tells you that you can't just think. (this is really my fault)

You have to write it down, just as you engrave it in your heart. At the same time, you have to think about it, and let it enter your life and become your monthly and daily goal. (Just like "Atomic Habit" also emphasizes that you have to integrate your goals into your personality and turn them into your living habits)

Even better, it taught me another more important thing: this note-taking technique is so, but how you use it is all your freedom!

It does not stipulate which size notebook you must use, nor does it strictly stipulate that you must write every day (the days when I was vaccinated and slept to death, I just emptied it, and only marked AZ on the monthly plan). How beautifully you write (just a few sentences in black or blue when you're tired), etc.

Your life is like your own notes, you can be simple and simple, you can be complex and fancy. They all have meaning, just like the way you choose to live.

Representative color: simple transparent color or black and white gray

Title: "Forward Bend" (どんな人でも、ペタッと Forward Bend!)
Author: Gu Qisi Nationality: Japan

Suddenly, a sports book appeared, although it seemed very out of tune with this book-filled activity.

But this book is not an exaggeration to say that it was my savior.

I've long been a static creature rooted on the ground or in a chair, standing still if I can, or standing if I can. In the beginning, I just saw the author talking about improving body flexibility, and he wrote very grandiosely that it only takes five minutes a day to improve, and you can put your hands on the ground all around. And I just happen to be the creature whose softness is so poor that my fitness is often red, and I don't believe in evil. Therefore, with curiosity (experimental spirit), I followed the instructions in the book to read Lajin every day.

Unexpectedly, for many years, all kinds of discomforts in the body that cannot be expressed in detail, and the old problem that even walking can cause sports injuries, all disappeared! The pace is lighter than in the past, and people are more spiritual. Follow the instructions and do it consistently, and the softness has progressed from deficit to pass! (Although it is not as magical to be able to touch the ground with the palm of the hand when it is all around, it is already half of the palm on the ground.)

Although after crossing the pass line, I started doing yoga instead.

But before that, I couldn't imagine myself developing a regular exercise habit (because it hurts just to move around), nor could I imagine a day where I could do yoga well, nor could I imagine that I could stretch my legs wide and touch the soles of my feet .

It's all like a dream. I thought I'd be a stiff, clumsy person who couldn't keep up with exercise all my life, but it all just doesn't make sense!

So, without this book, I don't think I would have started exercising by now, and I wouldn't have been able to move towards a healthier life. Being able to exercise well is also a very critical way to relieve stress for my research time. Without it, I would have been overwhelmed by stress long ago. So, Forward Bend, as my exercise book of enlightenment, put it here.

Representative color: Vibrant grass green

Title: 1933: German Memories of a Jewish Philosopher
Author: Karl Löwith
Nationality: German

A large part of my reading interest is about the history of Nazi Germany.

But if I want to choose a work that is lyrical and at the same time expresses the atmosphere of a big era in details, it is the German philosopher Karl . Lovett's 1933. (Unfortunately, this book is out of print)

What I love about this book is that although Lovett was a philosopher, he wrote about this period in a very soft and understandable way, giving people a first-hand experience of how the shadow of the Nazi violence of the time permeated you little by little. daily. The writing is vivid, easy to read and friendly. He did not immediately review or describe the whole thing in the tone of a victim. He just faithfully talked about the changes around him as an ordinary citizen: .

Whether it’s changes in German academic circles, German Jewish attitudes towards Eastern Jews (Ostjuden, those later Jewish immigrants who did not convert to Protestantism and did not regard Germany as their home country), or native German Jews How to commit suicide by heartbreak over German betrayal.

These seemingly unimportant little details and missed tears that have not been described in other books, I can only glimpse between the lines of this small book. Therefore, although this book is not well-known and seems to be just a personal diary, I think it describes the life world at that time in a more specific and delicate manner, and indicts how the Germans were ruthless about those generations who contributed to Germany and deeply A neighbor who loves Germany and is proud of Germany.

Representative color: Depressed gray-blue

Title: The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery
Author: Witold Pilecki
Nationality: Polish

Compared with Lovett's lyrical and documentary, "Auschwitz Undercover Report" is a tense and exciting undercover record. Most people know that Jews were once imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps, but few people know that Nazi concentration camps also held many Poles and Russians! (There are also many people with physical and mental disabilities and homosexuals)

Because this record is quite special, it is a bit difficult to choose between it and "1933".

The content is a first-person observation record of a Polish intelligence agent who went undercover in a Nazi concentration camp. Detailed and specific records of the situation inside, and how he escaped the suspicion of the Nazis and rescued his compatriots. Not as dramatic as 007, but overall fun. Every time I mention the record of Nazi history, I am reminded of this wonderful book. Being able to maintain good health in such a harsh environment without being eliminated (or evading inspection), or even establishing an underground organization, is really too strong!

Representative color: brave and bloody red

Title: Terre des hommes
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Nationality: French

The original French original meaning is actually "people's earth", and Zhiwen Publishing House adopts this literal translation. The title of the book "Wind, Sand and Stardust" is the meaning of the book. The general content of the story is that of Saint-Exupéry, the well-known author of "The Little Prince", about his journey as a postal pilot at Radcliffe Air (the predecessor of Air France, the Air Post Office), and the partners who worked together. s story.

Although, as far as I know, Courrier Sud and Vol de Nuit have similar themes. But the latter had not been read, and it was a novel, not an essay. The former only has a very miserably translated simplified version at present, and plans to get a Japanese version for another day. (But at a glance, the theme is more focused on pilot romance)

However, "Wind, Sand and Stardust" is more focused and documentary about what he knew and felt during his flight (including that he almost died in the desert), and how he was like a rookie who had just grown wings, following the guidance of his predecessors. , fly forward, and even receive a super-real pilot record of the boss's trivial complaint telegram ( which makes people want to swear swearing ) in the life and death.

As Saint-Exupéry himself said: It was an era when the engine would fail in the sky at any time.

Aircraft at that time were different from modern aircraft that could fly into the stratosphere, and could only operate in the general troposphere. And there is no radar tracking. When the plane landed, it was transmitted by telegram and landed in the dark. (Where are the runway lights?)

Therefore, during the flight, you may encounter storms, tornadoes, snow, and even head-on collisions with foggy mountains!

This made the danger of aircraft pilots much higher than in modern times, and it was commonplace to be killed immediately after flying out. (For this point, you can see similar descriptions in Hayao Miyazaki's "Porcupine" and the animation "Last Exile")

The reason for its selection is not only that Saint-Exupéry's writing is very beautiful and meticulous, but at the same time, you can see his passion and sense of mission in flying the plane in the beautiful words, and together with him, you can see that which has not been obscured by contemporary technology. dangerous and vast world.

Reading and reading, it will make people feel like they have grown a pair of strong wings to fly high. Putting all the troubles and sorrows on the ground behind for a moment, it is very comfortable and refreshing.

Representative color: sky blue with clear sky

Title: "Snow"
Author: Tanizaki Junichiro Nationality: Japan

Tanizaki Junichiro's masterpiece is also the first book that I knew and started to follow Tanizaki Junichiro.

It was only after reading things like "Tattoo" or "Foot of Fumiko" that Tanizaki Junichiro was actually a master of demonic sensory novels (Deng Leng!). But his "Fine Snow" in his later years was not like that at all.

Tanizaki Junichiro once believed in "Praise the Shadow" that, compared with the aesthetics exposed in Western aesthetics, Japanese beauty always sees the beauty of light and shadow in the shadows and imperfections.

"Fine Snow" also adheres to this tone, describing how the three sisters' lives flow and flicker like sand gold in the ever-flowing river in the changing times. It's long, but surprisingly easy to read. After reading it, I felt as if I had a wonderful dream on the delicate and gorgeous kimono fabric.

He seems to be just talking lightly about the blind date experience and love life of the three sisters (especially the second sister and the younger sister), but at the same time, he seems to be talking about the life and pursuit of middle-class women in that time and space where the old and the new meet. I think it's very Jane Austen's tone, but more beautiful than Jane Austen's novels, like fine snow falling in the early winter sun.

Representative color: gold of gold leaf

Title: "Leisure and Boredom" (leisure and retreat)
Author: Koichiro Kokubu Nationality: Japan

The common Zhepu books in the interviews are usually in chronological order, briefly introducing the thoughts of various philosophers, or raising various philosophical questions and thought experiments. But in principle it's kind of like a collection of short stories.

But this one is different. This book is more of a complete discussion on the topic of boredom, which is deeply relevant to human beings. I also wanted to say: Ah~ it’s a Zhepu book~ It’s so boring ~ I turned to the first page and read it inexplicably! For the first time, I found out that I have finished watching it! What kind of magic is this?

Although the cover design of the book is so serious, and there is a long list of philosophers' names written in white characters next to it, it is not wrong to emphasize that it is talking about the essence of human freedom, but this propaganda is too sad. This was originally the content of the lecture organized by the author when he taught general studies at the university. The content actually spanned archaeology, anthropology, economics, political science and psychology. Quite informative and interesting discussion class.

And when you're bored, it's quite humorous to read about your own boredom, isn't it?

Representative color: naughty orange

Title: "Ten Nights of Dreams"
Author: Natsume Soseki Nationality: Japan

Soseki Natsume's most famous novel is probably "I Am a Cat". But after being fooled by the title of the book to read the first point, I found the content to be very cynical and cynical, not like a cat at all. At the moment, I can't help but suspect that the author doesn't actually like cats very much, and is cheating praise with cats. Therefore, I have never touched Natsume Soseki's work for a long time.

But at a certain opportunity, just because the title is beautiful, I picked it up and read it. Inside are ten short stories about dreams. After reading it, I like it very much. Every dream, whether it is waiting, anger, fear, guilt, reflects different rays of light in the delicate description with the words that go near and far with the image. As if the dreamer is the reader himself.

While moved, I turned over the cover and saw that the author was actually Soseki Natsume!

I can't believe he could write such a beautiful collection of short stories! ( very rude )

Representing color: the rainbow color of opal

Title: Petite Poucette
Author: Michel Serres
Nationality: French

This is what I happened to see mentioned by a fellow student from the same department, and I thought it was very interesting to look for it.

Yes, this is a philosophy book! But don't be afraid! It's not hard at all to read it! No philosophy training required!

Just as Michele Seihe pointed out to us in "The Pantopia of Michel Saihe" that his thoughts are not composed of academic concepts, but are composed of figurative characters, as if you are a thug. It is composed of an image like the character set that you choose when you travel. In describing these roles, he tells you the subject of his thinking, and the hope and crisis that it may bring.

Among the many characters who represent his thoughts, Thumbelina and Thumb Boy represent those humans who no longer use their hands to copy and dig, but use a fingertip to gently tap like magic The new human beings in the Internet age who have summoned tens of thousands of knowledge !

Michele Sejor died in 2016, before the plague of the century, yet his erudite foreshadows how the rise of the Internet has changed the way we pose, work, and even learn. I think in 2016, I might not have seen how prophetic he was, but now that distance teaching and home office are needed everywhere, the decentralization of knowledge mentioned in "Thumbelina" is fulfilled. The school may no longer be able to maintain its original model of being taught by authoritative figures in a fixed space and time, and the model of human knowledge dissemination and learning is about to start flipping.

Will we go back to the age of the ancient Greek city of Athens, with wandering teachers giving lectures (now on the Internet)? After abstract concepts are replaced by a large number of examples that can be displayed by a computer at the touch of a button, does the "concept" become more fragmented and lose its system? Or to be further incarnated? I do not know either. But the super avant-garde color of "Thumbelina", I really think it deserves to be included in these ten books!

Representative color: white silver with a sense of technology

Title: "The Book of Evil Girls"
Author: Chen Xue Nationality: Taiwan

I have read almost all of Chen Xue's novels, except for the books in recent years that I haven't read yet. (The content is mostly forgotten) The last one who was so serious was Haruki Murakami (Yukio Mishima and Junichiro Tanizaki also intended to do this), but Haruki Murakami has too many works, it was too difficult to choose which one to put, and finally I just gave up. surrender.

Originally a story related to homosexuality, I really wanted to put "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit".
But I wrote it before and it was kind of boring. And "The Orange" is far less impactful than "The Book of Evil Girls". Since it is a book that can leave a deep impression, it is of course the "Book of Evil Girls" republished in 2018.

The Book of Evil Girls is composed of four short stories.

Among them, "House of Different Colors" is very memorable. The narrative style with allegorical colors and strong magical qualities is very interesting. When she described how the inconceivable fragrance was deceiving, it seemed like it was through the paper, and even the readers were drunk. After many years, every time I mention this book, I seem to still see the wonderful realm of the dense fog filled with various colors, whether it is true or false, whether it is a dream or a awake.

Representative color: witch's purple

These are the unforgettable books that shine with different colors in my life.

Some authors actually have other good books, either too late to read them (there is no limit to knowledge, already gray hair!), or they haven't got them yet. In short, all kinds of inseparable, love-hate entanglement, more difficult than eight o'clock. I hope there are books you like among them, thank you for reading. :D

(I finally chose! Fall to the ground)