Behind us are the night and the stars; before us, the sun rises.
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A story about disillusionment.
Warning: The protagonist has some outrageous character traits that aren't mentioned in the original work. If that's a dealbreaker for you, let's part ways here.
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Theme: Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
The first time I read the author's book was at the beginning of October last year, I read "Who is Coming to Me Now". Later, I read some of the author's short and medium stories one after another. I never had time before, but now I finally have time to write a review for the author. I planned to do book reviews in chronological order, but I read the two Shao Xiang books a long time ago and forgot a lot. I planned to review them carefully before commenting, so I started with this one.
After reading this book for the first time, I felt a touch of melancholy, as if I was listening to a friend tell the story of her life and then die. After watching it again, I have some new thoughts.
The purpose of the article is "a story about disillusionment." Simone's story reminds me of the "Tower of Babel" I saw online - gathering for a common ideal, but ending with the collapse of the ideal and parting ways. Several roundtable members in the article can be seen as the epitome of disillusioned ideals. Simone said, "They all tried their best, and so did I." It's true, they all tried their best. There is no success because ideals are not so easy to come true, misfortune is not so easy to eliminate, and reality is not so easy to get better. I remember watching the riots at the ABC Friends Club of "Les Misérables" before. Enjolras or whoever it was - I read the book before, and I don't have the original book, so I can't confirm it - said something to the general effect about the beautiful longings of the 19th century (was it the 19th century? I really don't remember), but those longings were not realized in the 19th century, have not been realized in the 20th century, and still have not been realized in the 21st century, and may never be realized. All the members of the ABC Friendship Club died in the riots. I think their deaths may not be unlucky: they died with ideals and beliefs, and did not have to face the disillusionment of their ideals like Simone in the story. The more beautiful the ideal (or "dream"), the more cruel the disillusionment will be, and we are often powerless to do so and fall into disrepair in the face of reality. The white snow melted, revealing dark brown dead branches. Thinking of the previous news, YSL shot and killed emergency workers during the Israeli-Palestinian war, I felt really angry and powerless at the time, that such a dirty thing could happen in the world. Didn't those humanitarian relief workers go to Gaza with the desire for peace and sympathy for the invaded people? They ended up like this, letting us know that ysl was indeed born, and we can only admit that the reality is sometimes like this (just an inappropriate example, in any case, the humanitarians who lend a helping hand will live forever).
Observing several roundtable members in the article, we found that they each represent different choices. Isaac and Choate - betrayed their original intentions and their ideals. General Danmark - Faced with disillusionment, sad but unable to change, he had to compromise. Simone - chooses to accept the reality of shattered ideals and continue to survive after loss. Purkinje - she stuck to her ideals but became a dissident and was eventually eliminated (her fate was not directly written, but she was probably either executed or expelled). Different people are the epitome of taking different paths, just like the people who built the "Tower of Babel" spoke confusingly and were scattered in all directions, and the tower was abandoned halfway.
Let's talk about the protagonist again. Let's briefly review Simone's life: she was born in a lowly slum. She was attracted by the revolutionary slogan of "capture the city in the sky" and joined the Round Table. Later, she devoted herself to the revolutionary ideal of "freedom and self-respect" and even despised her own life. After the victory of the revolution, various contradictions began to surface. The partners fought with each other for their own interests, and then united for the sake of interests and made the decision to betray their original intentions - make peace with the emperor. She escaped from the floating ship incident, became the bar owner's wife, and was then killed by a killer. Her life was both humble and mediocre, legendary and tragically heroic. I really like her open-mindedness after seeing things through, such as saying "I don't resent you, and I don't resent them either", or saying that she "earned" her freedom. Very good wisdom and philosophy of life.
The story is also complex and not a simple black and white formula. For example, Isaac, who abandoned his ideals, once cared about friendship and was unwilling to kill his former partners who shared the same hatred. For example, Purkinje's idealism was radical, and he "tortured prisoners" and was questioned as "inhumane". These reflect the level of the story and characters, rather than portraying each character.
Finally, I think this novel is a very literary work and has a profound exploration of the theme. I would like to say that the author's writing skills are really one of the best among the online writers I have read. Thank you very much for letting me see such excellent works [Huang Xin]
It's so well written, gosh, it's similar to that British all-female narration and female first-person perspective film. The writing is so strong. Come on, author.
It looks so tiring after a long period of time...
Sadness about bad eyes
The first time I read the author's book was at the beginning of October last year, I read "Who is Coming to Me Now". Later, I read some of the author's short and medium stories one after another. I never had time before, but now I finally have time to write a review for the author. I planned to do book reviews in chronological order, but I read the two Shao Xiang books a long time ago and forgot a lot. I planned to review them carefully before commenting, so I started with this one. After reading this book for the first time, I felt a touch of melancholy, as if I was listening to a friend tell the story of her life and then die. After watching it again, I have some new thoughts. The purpose of the article is "a story about disillusionment." Simone's story reminds me of the "Tower of Babel" I saw online - gathering for a common ideal, but ending with the collapse of the ideal and parting ways. Several roundtable members in the article can be seen as the epitome of disillusioned ideals. Simone said, "They all tried their best, and so did I." It's true, they all tried their best. There is no success because ideals are not so easy to come true, misfortune is not so easy to eliminate, and reality is not so easy to get better. I remember watching the riots at the ABC Friends Club of "Les Misérables" before. Enjolras or whoever it was - I read the book before, and I don't have the original book, so I can't confirm it - said something to the general effect about the beautiful longings of the 19th century (was it the 19th century? I really don't remember), but those longings were not realized in the 19th century, have not been realized in the 20th century, and still have not been realized in the 21st century, and may never be realized. All the members of the ABC Friendship Club died in the riots. I think their deaths may not be unlucky: they died with ideals and beliefs, and did not have to face the disillusionment of their ideals like Simone in the story. The more beautiful the ideal (or "dream"), the more cruel the disillusionment will be, and we are often powerless to do so and fall into disrepair in the face of reality. The white snow melted, revealing dark brown dead branches. Thinking of the previous news, YSL shot and killed emergency workers during the Israeli-Palestinian war, I felt really angry and powerless at the time, that such a dirty thing could happen in the world. Didn't those humanitarian relief workers go to Gaza with the desire for peace and sympathy for the invaded people? They ended up like this, letting us know that ysl was indeed born, and we can only admit that the reality is sometimes like this (just an inappropriate example, in any case, the humanitarians who lend a helping hand will live forever). Observing several roundtable members in the article, we found that they each represent different choices. Isaac and Choate - betrayed their original intentions and their ideals. General Danmark - Faced with disillusionment, sad but unable to change, he had to compromise. Simone - chooses to accept the reality of shattered ideals and continue to survive after loss. Purkinje - she stuck to her ideals but became a dissident and was eventually eliminated (her fate was not directly written, but she was probably either executed or expelled). Different people are the epitome of taking different paths, just like the people who built the "Tower of Babel" spoke confusingly and were scattered in all directions, and the tower was abandoned halfway. Let's talk about the protagonist again. Let's briefly review Simone's life: she was born in a lowly slum. She was attracted by the revolutionary slogan of "capture the city in the sky" and joined the Round Table. Later, she devoted herself to the revolutionary ideal of "freedom and self-respect" and even despised her own life. After the victory of the revolution, various contradictions began to surface. The partners fought with each other for their own interests, and then united for the sake of interests and made the decision to betray their original intentions - make peace with the emperor. She escaped from the floating ship incident, became the bar owner's wife, and was then killed by a killer. Her life was both humble and mediocre, legendary and tragically heroic. I really like her open-mindedness after seeing things through, such as saying "I don't resent you, and I don't resent them either", or saying that she "earned" her freedom. Very good wisdom and philosophy of life. The story is also complex and not a simple black and white formula. For example, Isaac, who abandoned his ideals, once cared about friendship and was unwilling to kill his former partners who shared the same hatred. For example, Purkinje's idealism was radical, and he "tortured prisoners" and was questioned as "inhumane". These reflect the level of the story and characters, rather than portraying each character. Finally, I think this novel is a very literary work and has a profound exploration of the theme. I would like to say that the author's writing skills are really one of the best among the online writers I have read. Thank you very much for letting me see such excellent works [Huang Xin]
It's so well written, gosh, it's similar to that British all-female narration and female first-person perspective film. The writing is so strong. Come on, author.
It looks so tiring after a long period of time... Sadness about bad eyes