Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Wang Anyi's Novel)

The person who recommended this book said that Wang Qiyao was a pitiful, hollow and soulless person. In their words, recommenders always have a hint of contempt for those old times, those days of revelry and wealth. After reading it, I discovered that although Wang Qiyao has deep resentments, she is definitely a very charming, very interesting, and very profound person. Her bones reveal the upbringing of the old times, and her soul is soaked with the excitement and enjoyment of the world. There is a lot of confidence in his temperament. But even such a powerful and courageous person cannot defeat time. It was not love, let alone men, that defeated her. After experiencing the wind, frost, rain and snow, her spirit had long been rich enough to savor for the rest of her life. Only old age could make her fearful soul tremble. So she wants to use money to buy companionship, trying to use money to defeat loneliness. Perhaps, being stabbed and murdered was a relief for her, as she no longer had to endure the pain of being involuntarily. Wang Qiyao is a piece of history, which is thick, light, magnificent, and strange in all kinds of Shanghai. In addition, I love this old-school writing technique so much, it is meticulous, precise, and particularly picturesque, and it always brings tears to my eyes.

The beginning of each chapter of this book is unfolded by scenery or factual environment, and the trend of the characters' fate also corresponds to the beginning. The whole article revolves around the protagonist's life. She seems to have been waiting all her life and has been alone. The man is her passer-by, and the daughter is only a temporary stay. Desolation and warmth are embedded in it. When she was young, she was the jewel of the times and a symbol of the prosperity of the era. In middle age, she was an object from the old era, witnessing the past and present, and was finally abandoned in the dust.

This hatred lasts forever. A woman's unfortunate life is also filled with moments of happiness. But the world is changing and times are changing. Let people be free from their own destiny. Her life was tragic but also wonderful. What a wonderful novel. It made me feel sad and sighing. There is no way to escape fate after all

This book touched me very much. After many years of marriage, I can better understand Wang Qiyao's choice and destiny. Her life is like the Song of Everlasting Sorrow, full of helplessness and sorrow. Especially the sentence "The years are good years, but they are endless" reminds me of my youthful years, and I cherish my current life even more. This book is well worth reading.

Wang Anyi's writing style is so beautiful, all that is left is a sigh after reading it. This is also Wang Qiyao's "voice"

I haven't read a book in a long time. After reading it, in addition to sighing at Wang Qiyao's fate, I also lamented the ups and downs of people in the changing times. The ending, which I consider to be the most amazing part of the book, turns out that her final fate had already been foreshadowed when she was young.

Beautiful writing and profound thoughts

Very nice! I saw a city through Wang Qiyao's eyes, modern and everyday. And all the descriptions are just right. Happiness is not extreme, nor is sadness.