征求建议

Jun · Post by **Jun** » 2008-02-08 15:00

先列一下最近看的书：
1. Robert Parker "Cold Service",
2. Nick Hornby "Long Way Down",
3. Buckingham and Clifton "Now, Discovery Your Strength",
4. Kroeger and Thuesen "Type Talk at Work",
5. Carl Hiaasen "Skinny Dip".

想找本儿非常轻松非常不费脑子的书，能推荐一本儿吗？尤其是侦探之类的。

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2008-02-08 15:02

你这就是赤裸裸的炫耀帖了。
我最近在看＜What Is What>,不过挺压抑的。

洛洛 · Post by 洛洛 » 2008-02-08 15:16

有没人看过日本小说MAKIOKA SISTERS?
有人推荐我看MY GRANDFATHER'S SON，还没排上。

Jun · Post by **Jun** » 2008-02-08 15:18

What's Makioka Sister? Pray tell.

小K 说得不对，这是表明我的生活有多无聊，连过年都没地方蹭饭，根本没有社会生活。

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2008-02-08 15:31

我也没地蹭饭，去了个朋友组织的春节晚饭，馆子里吃的。她还趁机要求大家给她支持的印度孤儿捐款，说着就哽咽了。然后自己不好意思，说：＂谁谁说，我要掉眼泪大家会多捐些钱。＂底下马上有人说：＂是，没准我们还选你做总统。＂

洛洛 · Post by 洛洛 » 2008-02-08 15:46

我是看一个女newyorker blog介绍的，然后上图书馆一查，四五本都check out了。我猜是类似艺妓回忆录一类的？（我倒是很爱看艺妓回忆录，虽然电影毫无兴趣）。这本书写得很早，上个世纪50年代好像。

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2008-02-08 15:49

哦，原来就是这种书，那我推荐我刚看的＜雪花和秘扇＞。

洛洛 · Post by 洛洛 » 2008-02-08 15:55

我“猜想”是这种书。也可能差10万8千里。（不然就不上来问了）
小K英文书名叫什么？听起来很读书俱乐部的样子。

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2008-02-08 16:00

<Snow Flower and Secret Fan>, 讲清朝湖南瑶族妇女的事情，跟艺妓回忆录差不多的一本妇女读物，都是有点FETISH 的外国作者研究一番文化细节后写的YY 小说。细节属实，文笔优美，风俗习惯描写的栩栩如生，人物性格完全不靠谱。

elend · Post by **elend** » 2008-02-09 9:34

Makioka Sister是谷崎润一郎的《细雪》，大抵是讲富家四姐妹里两个妹妹相亲直到结婚的故事，不过我也没仔细看过。

豪情 · Post by 豪情 » 2008-02-09 9:50

原来是细雪. 看过中文译文和电影. 这个是日本人自己看的书, 不是猎奇小说.被称为现代<<源氏物语>>. 有一点对工业商业化和战争对日本传统破坏的惆怅, 但比较温和. 人物和生活细节都写的很亲切,节奏很慢.

Jun · Post by **Jun** » 2008-02-09 11:11

好像不是我爱看的类型。

继续征求轻松而好看的小说，特别是侦探类或者好笑的。

Nick Hornby 和 Carl Hiaasen 都挺幽默的。

陈周侯 · Post by **陈周侯** » 2008-02-09 11:57

也许你早就读过了――Evelyn Waugh，Brideshead Revisited 的作者，天主教徒，同性恋，第一流的讽刺家。他二战之前的长篇，尖刻、冷酷、虚无、悲悯，篇幅短，极好笑。喜欢毛姆和Green那种调调的可能也会喜欢他。而且这种经典作品，读了不会后悔，将来拿出来摆显时份量也足。

Jun · Post by **Jun** » 2008-02-09 14:58

哦？我一向以为Waugh 的作品象Henry James的那样又长又闷呢。又短又好笑，嗯，我去找找看。

这么一说让我想起来，可以把家里GK Chesterton的布朗神父全集拿出来复习一下。

将来拿出来摆显时份量也足。

您在嘲笑我呢。

justforfun · Post by **justforfun** » 2008-02-12 12:41

Jasper Fforde, "the eyre fair" and "the fourth bear". Both of them are very entertaining and with an extraordinary imagination.

Sorry my chinese input is not working. Otherwise, I could give you a more detailed description.

Jun, could you give me some recommendation on detective story too? I like Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly. I love "the Lincoln Lawyer", although it's not exactly a detective story.

Jun · Post by **Jun** » 2008-02-12 12:56

Let me toot the horn for George Pelecanos ... OK, I've done plenty of that already.

I always recommend David Pirie's series to fans of Sherlock Holmes. So far he's had only 3 novels in the Conan Doyle/Joseph Bell series: The Patient's Eye, The Night Calls, and Dark Waters. He gets the slightly Gothic flavor of the original Holmes stories just right.

Also the detective novels by Henning Mankell, which I recommended several times before. And some of Jonathan Kellerman's psychology-based novels are OK if a bit long.

Also not conventional but easy and charming are Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Lady's Detective Agency series.

I'm thinking about trying out two authors myself: David Balducci (political conspiracies set in DC) and Ian Rankin (police procedurals set in Edinburgh).

Outside of my own reading list, you can check out the annual nominations lists of the Edgar awards at http://www.theedgars.com or CWA Daggers awards at http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/index.html for high-quality mysteries.

I actually prefer "Lincoln Lawyer" to the Harry Bosch series. Connelly is good at portraying middle-aged men.

babyblues · Post by **babyblues** » 2008-02-12 13:10

Michael Connelly has Harry Bosch series, which are detective stories. I like his “ The Closers” and “Echo Park”.

I think maybe Lisa Scottoline’s books match Jun’s requirement. I recommend “Devil’s corner”. The story is about a female lawyer got involved with a crime investigation. So it could be qualified as a detective story.

orangetabby · Post by **orangetabby** » 2008-02-13 18:46

<Snow Flower and Secret Fan>

昏倒,这是2006底年我不靠谱的老板送给我的不靠谱的CHRISTMAS GIFT.

我利用上班时间翻了个大概, 就仍书架上了, 刚刚看了名字觉的眼熟, 一找, 果然是.

那位同学想看, 白送.

Quizas · Post by **Quizas** » 2008-02-14 15:33

为什么英语这么好呢？这个是我最大的困惑！我要提高呢～～～～

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2008-02-14 15:43

orangetabby wrote:<Snow Flower and Secret Fan>

昏倒,这是2006底年我不靠谱的老板送给我的不靠谱的CHRISTMAS GIFT.

我利用上班时间翻了个大概, 就仍书架上了, 刚刚看了名字觉的眼熟, 一找, 果然是.

那位同学想看, 白送.

替这本书做个广告，有一段特色情，俩少女脱光了衣服用手指沾着口水互相在身上写女书。

火星狗 · Post by **火星狗** » 2008-02-14 22:01

俩少女脱光了衣服用手指沾着口水互相在身上写女书

这种不咸不淡的情节，

我们又不是爱好神秘东方的老头子……