Massage (winner of Mao Dun Literature Award)
by Bi Feiyu
About This Novel
"Massage" is a rare domestic literary work based on the blind group. Based on respect and understanding of the blind, the novel describes the unique lives of a group of blind masseurs in a subtle and original way, penetrating into the hearts of this special group. Among this group of lively people, there are ambitious entrepreneurs Sha Fuming and Zhang Zongqi, Doctor Wang and Xiao Kong who are in love and worried about getting married, Xiao Ma who is trapped in desire and ethical entanglements, Tai Lai who was injured in legendary love, Jin Yan who is bold and aggressive and travels thousands of miles to actively pursue love, and Du Hong who is so "beautiful" that she suddenly withers away. Each story is poignant and moving, and all express the entanglement of dignity, love, responsibility and desire in life. And these contradictions and struggles in life seem to become more sensitive in the dark world. This novel shows the private and real private world of a blind masseur in real life, and shows another kind of joy and sorrow in life of the blind group that people rarely understand. What is particularly emphasized in the novel is that, like normal people, disabled and blind people have the same love, hatred, ups and downs as normal people, and have a spiritual world that also needs respect and attention. The significance of the novel is that it writes about the happiness, sorrow, love, desire, and fantasy of disabled people, and breaks the emotional cage of our understanding of disabled people.
What Readers Think
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Official(77)Scraped 20d ago
Some people are blind but not blind; some people are blind but not blind.
Massage is a propaganda of respect. We don't want to be special and we are not allowed to make others special. I like this novel because I really understand the power of self-esteem and need to understand and defend it.
It's not easy for everyone. The vivid writing amplifies this difficulty.
It's very engaging and the writing is interesting. It turns out Bi Feiyu's novels are like this. The world of the blind is also our world, where enthusiasm and indifference, kindness and scheming, innocence and helplessness all exist. Is it reasonable to exist? There is also a lot of stubbornness and belief, frustration and avoidance. After all, how to live is something that everyone has to face.
The book review I wrote this time is so long!
This is a book I have heard of a long time ago. The topic I first felt was not suitable for a cutie like me. Hahahahaha. It may be a bit heavy. This is a world for the blind. People with bright eyes can use this to imagine another way of the world. They cannot see anything, there is no gaze, and there is no eye contact. They can only recognize and express through touch, sound, and hands. In the book, we can feel that this group is actually easy to be ignored. They have stronger self-esteem than ordinary people, are tough, and are stubborn to the point of being paranoid. There is also dependence and alienation from others. However, reality often makes them lower their heads and make them accept their fate. Therefore, in the book, whether it is Dr. Wang or Xiao Kong, they rarely complain, but they are gradually alienated from their families due to physical defects and even have a sense of powerlessness that they cannot control their love. All this makes their souls suffer. In fact, who has not suffered when I think about myself and them. After watching Massage, I realized that no matter how unfair the fate is, they still live a down-to-earth life. This reminds me of Yu Hua's life. Good books are good. Tell us about the dark world. There is always a distant light
The world is the same but has small differences, we should pay more attention to the small differences!
Lao Bi is down-to-earth and his writing is smoky.
Bi Feiyu depicts for us the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of a special group in society - the blind, and shows a picture of various tastes of life. The characters in the massage center of the book seem to be right in front of us, and they have an alternative and wonderful life.
Come and see the original.
Big eyes are charming, small eyes are intoxicating. Haha, absolutely.
Everyone is vivid
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Community(0)
Official(77)Scraped 20d ago
Some people are blind but not blind; some people are blind but not blind.
Massage is a propaganda of respect. We don't want to be special and we are not allowed to make others special. I like this novel because I really understand the power of self-esteem and need to understand and defend it.
It's not easy for everyone. The vivid writing amplifies this difficulty.
It's very engaging and the writing is interesting. It turns out Bi Feiyu's novels are like this. The world of the blind is also our world, where enthusiasm and indifference, kindness and scheming, innocence and helplessness all exist. Is it reasonable to exist? There is also a lot of stubbornness and belief, frustration and avoidance. After all, how to live is something that everyone has to face.
The book review I wrote this time is so long!
This is a book I have heard of a long time ago. The topic I first felt was not suitable for a cutie like me. Hahahahaha. It may be a bit heavy. This is a world for the blind. People with bright eyes can use this to imagine another way of the world. They cannot see anything, there is no gaze, and there is no eye contact. They can only recognize and express through touch, sound, and hands. In the book, we can feel that this group is actually easy to be ignored. They have stronger self-esteem than ordinary people, are tough, and are stubborn to the point of being paranoid. There is also dependence and alienation from others. However, reality often makes them lower their heads and make them accept their fate. Therefore, in the book, whether it is Dr. Wang or Xiao Kong, they rarely complain, but they are gradually alienated from their families due to physical defects and even have a sense of powerlessness that they cannot control their love. All this makes their souls suffer. In fact, who has not suffered when I think about myself and them. After watching Massage, I realized that no matter how unfair the fate is, they still live a down-to-earth life. This reminds me of Yu Hua's life. Good books are good. Tell us about the dark world. There is always a distant light
The world is the same but has small differences, we should pay more attention to the small differences!
Lao Bi is down-to-earth and his writing is smoky.
Bi Feiyu depicts for us the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of a special group in society - the blind, and shows a picture of various tastes of life. The characters in the massage center of the book seem to be right in front of us, and they have an alternative and wonderful life.
Come and see the original.
Big eyes are charming, small eyes are intoxicating. Haha, absolutely.
Everyone is vivid
