renshanrenhai Posted August 30, 2011 at 11:14 AM Report Posted August 30, 2011 at 11:14 AM i have a great interest in this book too. But when i am reading it, i feel every sentence strongly strikes my heart; it's a very good book reflecting the cruel fact in rural areas of China. Quote
imron Posted August 30, 2011 at 11:45 AM Author Report Posted August 30, 2011 at 11:45 AM There are moments like that, and there are some really sad and poignant parts of the book, but ultimately I got a sense of optimism from the story, a sense that life was (slowly) getting better for people - or at least for those people who made an effort - even though that change might require generations to really come to fruition. Quote
jbradfor Posted August 30, 2011 at 08:25 PM Report Posted August 30, 2011 at 08:25 PM Thanks for the suggestion -- I might try it out. Took a look at the first page, didn't seem too bad. OOOH! Just noticed a new feature of the new forum software. If you try to add a reply, but you're not at the last page, a little "+1" appears in the reply box and it doesn't let you type text. I like it! Quote
jkhsu Posted August 30, 2011 at 08:38 PM Report Posted August 30, 2011 at 08:38 PM I wish I could read it now but I can't unfortunately. I'll have to come back much much later and give my opinions on this book then. Quote
stoney Posted September 2, 2011 at 01:08 AM Report Posted September 2, 2011 at 01:08 AM BertR. Thanks for the link. I don't get any adds on the tianyabook.com link. But when i am reading it, i feel every sentence strongly strikes my hand to grab a dictionary. 1 Quote
hbuchtel Posted September 4, 2011 at 06:27 AM Report Posted September 4, 2011 at 06:27 AM My wife noticed me reading the pdf on my computer, and I asked her if she'd read it, and she said "Yes, it is on the shelf right there!" And there it was, in a section of Chinese novels that I'd never really looked at before . . . It is kind of exciting though, to know that my reading has progressed to the level where I can actually enjoy Chinese literature! And reading the paper version is a much nicer experience than scrolling through a pdf. 3 Quote
Meng Lelan Posted September 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM Report Posted September 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM reading the paper version is a much nicer experience than scrolling through a pdf. And I can stuff it into my bag and pull it out to while away a wait time or a meeting. Funny about your wife having that book on the bookshelf already. Maybe you can send us a list of all the titles you find on that shelf and we analyze what we should be reading. Quote
skylee Posted September 4, 2011 at 12:16 PM Report Posted September 4, 2011 at 12:16 PM And I can stuff it into my bag and pull it out to while away a wait time or a meeting. You can do the same with a soft copy. Just download the pdf (or some other version) to your iphone. Quote
Meng Lelan Posted September 4, 2011 at 12:27 PM Report Posted September 4, 2011 at 12:27 PM That's true but I hate scrolling all over the screen, minimizing and enlarging the screen , etc I get dizzy to a point where I can't see anymore. Quote
skylee Posted September 4, 2011 at 04:22 PM Report Posted September 4, 2011 at 04:22 PM I think I understand what you mean. I used to have problems with reading pdf on my old phone/handheld (as the page was too big and the screen too small). But the software that comes with my new android phone (it is called Polaris Office and is Korean, not surprisingly) has this lovely built-in reflow feature that takes away the pains of reading pdf. I would be very surprised if your iphone can't do this. And even if it can't, there must be hundreds of free reader apps out there that can do it for you. I am trying to speed-read Jane Eyre at the moment (I think I will give up soon). I plan to read 平凡的世界 during my October vacation. Quote
Meng Lelan Posted September 4, 2011 at 09:12 PM Report Posted September 4, 2011 at 09:12 PM Ah! maybe skylee and I will be on the same page in October, if not the same country. Quote
jbradfor Posted September 5, 2011 at 03:48 AM Report Posted September 5, 2011 at 03:48 AM And reading the paper version is a much nicer experience than scrolling through a pdf. Note that the link in post 5 is not a (scanned) pdf, but rather text. In some ways easier to read than a book, as I don't have a pop-up translator for a book. Quote
hbuchtel Posted September 5, 2011 at 04:11 AM Report Posted September 5, 2011 at 04:11 AM Note that the link in post 5 is not a (scanned) pdf, but rather text. In some ways easier to read than a book, as I don't have a pop-up translator for a book. That's cool, I hadn't clicked through to that link. Are you using it with Pleco's document reader? The PDF that I have is not scanned, so it is very legible, but there are typos throughout (periods instead of commas etc), which started me wondering if anything else had been changed... Quote
jbradfor Posted September 5, 2011 at 10:42 PM Report Posted September 5, 2011 at 10:42 PM Are you using it with Pleco's document reader? Firefox. I don't have a smart phone, a tablet, or a netbook. Are you shocked? Will you still speak to me after knowing that? Quote
Meng Lelan Posted September 6, 2011 at 12:18 AM Report Posted September 6, 2011 at 12:18 AM I don't have a smart phone, a tablet, or a netbook. Are you shocked? Will you still speak to me after knowing that? Same here, I don't have any of those, well, an iPhone, but nothing else. I don't even have Pleco anywhere. I guess this gets me kicked off the forums too. Quote
hbuchtel Posted September 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM Report Posted September 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM Seems like a forgivable offense . . . ! I just came across a forum dedicated to the book on baidu tieba. Lots of spoilers though . . . even in the topic titles! I was interested to see it was made into a TV series - anybody seen it? Came out in 1989, but before or after Tiananmen I don't know. EDIT: just took a look at the intro to the first episode - that is some landscape! Quote
imron Posted September 6, 2011 at 01:49 PM Author Report Posted September 6, 2011 at 01:49 PM Ah that's a horrible spoiler. Avoid reading that forum if you haven't yet read the book! Quote
gato Posted September 6, 2011 at 04:51 PM Report Posted September 6, 2011 at 04:51 PM That means most people here :mellow: Quote
jbradfor Posted September 17, 2011 at 02:46 AM Report Posted September 17, 2011 at 02:46 AM 1 章 down, 161 to go! I'll let you know in, ummm, 5 years when I finish it? 1 Quote
Meng Lelan Posted October 2, 2011 at 04:51 AM Report Posted October 2, 2011 at 04:51 AM 4 章 down, 158 to go for me, the book came through Interlibrary Loan last week. Quote
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