"Smell the Smoke" is a short story collection by Xin You, which includes 16 short stories including "Smell the Smoke", "Lie Detector" and "Scent of Books". The 16 stories are either touching with warmth, titillating with obsession, or personified with supernatural beings. Although the stories are short, they fully show ordinary beings and various situations in the world.
Doctors, couriers, barbers, company employees, class reunions, blind dates... We always turn a blind eye to the things around us, and we always think that the existence that inspires inner fear is still far away from us.
What you have experienced may not be true, and what you have never heard of may be happening all the time.
Reader comments
Although the stories in this collection of novels are short, they are very intriguing. The author Xin You is very good at using simple words to depict the rich inner world of the characters, making me feel the same. For example, the affection and helplessness of the male protagonist in "Hand in Hand" and the deep regret of the female protagonist in "Pink" moved me very much. These stories made me realize that we should cherish the people and things around us, and don't wait until we lose them before we know how to cherish them. I think this is a book worth reading and recommend it to you.
Although the stories in this collection of novels are short, they are very intriguing. The author Xin You is very good at using simple words to depict the rich inner world of the characters, making me feel the same. For example, the affection and helplessness of the male protagonist in "Hand in Hand" and the deep regret of the female protagonist in "Pink" moved me very much. These stories made me realize that we should cherish the people and things around us, and don't wait until we lose them before we know how to cherish them. I think this is a book worth reading and recommend it to you.