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Break the Situation

Break the Situation

General Fiction

Wu Changqing

109K0

In the early spring of the 1970s, the land of Yanfu, like many places in China, was slowly waking up from its slumber. After many long winters, many people had become accustomed to a way of life, that is, work was subject to personal arrangements, life was well defined, and they did not dare to step outside the boundaries. Class theory, composition theory, the theory of learning from poor and lower-middle peasants, etc. Now it seems that unimaginable weird theories have formed an alliance and become a common constraint mechanism. This book is a long reportage. The novel uses the protagonist Yin Guangping as a clue to tell the story of the protagonist from an educated youth to his final achievements in education. It reflects the background of the times and the development of the country's education.

Wild Species

Wild Species

General Fiction

Sun Liping

102K0

A group of young people with dreams left their homes for the sake of dedication. They are young, unrestrained, strong, tolerant, and dare to love and hate. Interpret the suffering and beauty of human nature with true feelings. This book tells the story of a group of educated youths born in the land of Qilu who went to the Great Northern Wilderness and dedicated their youth and blood to that land. The local flavor accompanies social thinking.

Seventeen Wrinkles

Seventeen Wrinkles

General Fiction

Chen Yazhen

244K0

In a school beating incident, seventeen-year-old Ye Yufeng was inexplicably involved. Although he was an outsider, he was judged by the police station as a suspect of "the budding underworld". He was expelled from the school. He couldn't figure out how he became a "bad guy", so he didn't dare to go home and face his parents, so he ran away from home alone. This book expresses a child's complex spiritual journey and the persistence and desire in the formation of his soul. Here, the gap between children; the gap between children and teachers; the gap between children and parents; the gap between "poor" children and "rich" children; and so on are all emerging. The confusion faced by modern middle school students between spirit and material is thought-provoking.

Man under Ice

Man under Ice

General Fiction

Hou Lei

133K0

Uninteresting long descriptions, content that is out of touch with the times, themes of bitterness and hatred... In the eyes of many people, serious literature has been equated with boredom. As a rare serious literary writer born in the 1980s, Hou Lei's works are never "serious". He starts from daily life and directly touches the readers' hearts with wonderful words and real trivial things.

Nightingale Bookstore

Nightingale Bookstore

General Fiction

(uk) Veronica Henry

163K014

Julius Nightingale, who graduated from Oxford University, met the love of his life while working in a bookstore. Together they opened a small "Nightingale Bookstore" that later became a spiritual refuge for many people, and they had a daughter. After her father's death, Amelia Nightingale struggled to keep her bookstore running. The temptation to sell the bookstore was too great, but how could she break her promise to her father? Sarah Baston, the owner of Peacebrook House, has used the bookstore as a hideaway from her problems for the past few years... Jackson has messed up his marriage, and he consults Amelia about what kind of books he should read to his son, but Jackson has a secret... And Thomasina, so shy that she opens a makeshift restaurant in her little house. She had a crush on a man she met in the cooking bookshelf of a bookstore but never met again. Can she muster the courage to tell her feelings?

Last Day on the Island

Last Day on the Island

General Fiction

(us) Camille Pejan

120K8.16

It topped the best-selling list on Amazon in the United States as soon as it was launched! The level of healing is comparable to "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Eat, Pray, Love". "The Martian" star Jessica Chastain is set to star in the movie adaptation. "Last Day on the Island" is a shocking epic about a woman's choice between a "perfect" life and a real life! Libby Miller was a staunch optimist until one day her husband dropped a bomb in their marriage and she learned from her doctor that she had cancer. Rose-colored life changed from then on, and she faced difficult life choices. With no way out, she abandoned her life in Chicago and headed to the Caribbean island of Weeks, eager to make one last effort in her life in the sun and sand. But the speed of escape can't keep up with the great changes in life. Her twin brother has a new situation. As a sister, should she protect him? And at this wrong time, she also met her possible "true love"... What should she do?

Hai Yan's Trilogy of Sorrow and Love

Haiyan

864K03

In 1976, fugitive agent Xu Bangcheng disappeared in the hands of scout Zhou Zhiming, thus cutting off the clues to continue tracking the agent. In order to protect his beloved Shi Xiaomeng and his family from being accused of counterrevolution, Zhou Zhiming took the risk of dereliction of duty and destroyed the film as "evidence". Unfortunately, he was labeled as an active counterrevolutionary criminal and was suspected of being a spy for escaping the fugitive. He has always been upright and kind, but his destiny has changed since then. A few years later, Zhou Zhiming was rehabilitated and returned to the team again, but the scars from the past still left a trail in his life. Until a series of cases occurred, various clues pointed to a mysterious foreign businessman. Since then, Zhou Zhiming has embarked on the road of pursuing the truth, which has finally allowed him to grow into a truly outstanding policeman.

Yang's Daughter

Yang's Daughter

General Fiction

Zhang Yihe

72K8.55

Following "Liu's Daughter", this is Zhang Yihe's second officially published "Love Crime Novel" series. Xu Dishan said: "Love is punishment." These words are basically the theme of the story "Yang's Daughter". Yang Fenfang was passionately in love with the young man next door, He Wuji, and got married; at the same time, she "married" to Liu Qingsheng, a strange and powerful soldier. The story unfolds between bitter love and military marriage, between sex and rape, passion and coldness, and finally turns into a life-and-death murder case of adultery... The most pitiable thing is that almost every choice Yang Fenfang makes is wrong, including taking risks to accept the cooperation between instructor Sun Zhi and Xinye, and finally rejecting Zhao Yonghai. Helpless! "Yang's Daughter" is based on a real plot and shows the worldly nature.

Finish, Youth

Finish, Youth

General Fiction

Wang Zihan

212K0

This book is an inspirational novel about youth growth. It mainly describes the various experiences in the growth process of a group of children of the wealthy class born in the 1980s, represented by the protagonist He Xiaolong, known as the "second generation of rich" college students. They were born with a golden key in their mouths, and did not encounter the torture of life or harm from society. They violated school rules, pursued girls, drank alcohol, and raced. Their unscrupulous personalities and unwarranted indulgences aroused criticism from society, so they were hesitant, depressed, angry, impetuous, turbulent, and rebellious. However, after being injured and falling, they did not give up on the salvation of their souls. They learn to lick their own wounds, and in these emotions they continue to grow, integrate into normal social life, and gradually mature.

1984

1984

General Fiction

George Orwell

185K7.7

George Orwell's classic novel "1984" tells a breathtaking story. In 1984, when the war was going on, controlling people's thoughts and emotions, revising language and tampering with history became means to maintain social stability. Winston Smith, who was engaged in the work of falsifying history at the Ministry of Truth in Oceania, questioned the society and leader "Big Brother" in which he lived, and fell in love with a woman. Therefore, he was classified as a thought prisoner - that is, the enemy of Big Brother, and was hunted... Since the book was written in 1948, Orwell's unforgettable story about obedience, suppression and identity, which predicts the future, has always made people feel uncomfortable reading it. As Winston Smith goes through his betrayal, imprisonment, torture, and reeducation, we experience firsthand the destruction of freedom and truth, and the creation of a world where black is white, two plus two equals five, and evil is good.

Good Weather Alone

Good Weather Alone

General Fiction

(japan) Nanae Aoyama

48K7.8

"One Person's Good Weather" describes the story of a part-time job girl getting along with her older relatives while pursuing herself and independence. The various encounters and emotions of a girl who is on her way to independence in work, life and love are heart-wrenching. The novel fully describes the bitterness of being a freelancer ("freeter"). The author Nanae Aoyama said in an interview with reporters: "I want to tell them that as long as you are willing to take the first step, there will be a way out." She hopes that her work can help them "take the first step."

Abarn, Sabana, David

Abarn, Sabana, David

General Fiction

Marguerite Duras

41K0

"Abaan Sabana David" is a work by the French writer Marguerite Duras. The story takes place in the "Jewish House" in Stadt. Sabana and David are ordered to guard a Jew who is about to be executed. This is a novel with rich imagery and profound implications. It continues Duras's dreamlike writing style, and reflects on the real history and politics in the myth of the dream. It uses a large number of metaphorical expression techniques to show the face of a desperate and desolate world to readers. Among them, the persecution and massacre of the Jews, the long-term exile of the Jews, dangerous utopianism, etc. Are all important themes that this book focuses on throughout.

Xia Yu

Xia Yu

General Fiction

Marguerite Duras

51K0

My father often found books on suburban trains and beside trash cans, as if they had been given away freely after someone died or moved. Once he found a copy of "The Life of Georges Pompidou". He read this book twice. There were bundles of outdated technical books next to the regular trash cans, but he didn't pick them up. My mother also read "The Life of Georges Pompidou". They are all interested in this biography...

Pain

Pain

General Fiction

M

87K01

"Pain" chronicles the author Margaret Duras's personal experience and thoughts on war issues during World War II. It also records how she waited for the return of her husband who was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. The background of "Pain" is war, and it is a group portrait of people in the war. The neglect suffered by individuals and the vulnerability and helplessness shown in front of a giant have become a criticism of social authority. The narrative of ubiquitous desire and noncommittal love has become a kind of inner resistance of people in the face of unfair treatment in society.

Forgiveness Stone

Forgiveness Stone

General Fiction

(us) Lori Spearman

161K0

It was one of the top ten best-sellers in Germany in 2016, and was unanimously praised and recommended by media such as Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal. With global sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies, this is the latest masterpiece from the author of the best-selling book "Life List". I smiled and cried after reading it, about love and hurt, and those unspoken secrets.

Black Gold Town

Black Gold Town

General Fiction

(us) Ke Lifu

61K0

The adventure journey of a Chinese-American mixed-race man to the United States. It is based on real experiences and restores the wild style of the American West. It is very powerful! The real-life version of "The Jungle Book" is a thrilling journey of life and death, a mysterious safety accident reveals the dark inside story of oil exploration, and explores the contradictory decisions of complex human nature, seeking freedom in loneliness and hope in despair.

Brave New World (original Work of the American Tv Series of the Same Name)

J

136K03

"Brave New World" was a stunning work published in 1932. The author Aldous Huxley used his legendary vision and ironic writing style to create a "brave new world" with abundant material life and highly developed science and technology. In the distant future, under genetic design and drug anesthesia, people have lost their personal emotions, their ability to think, and their love, and they just passively obey a ruling order. Bernard and Lenina, who went to the reserve for vacation, met "savage" John and his mother Linda, and brought them back to civilized society. Linda soon died of an overdose of soma, and John realized that "civilized society" was not a beautiful utopia, and began to long for a return to the reservation...

O

O

General Fiction

H

274K8.233

"I am a Cat" established Natsume Soseki's status in the literary world. The novel adopts humorous, satirical and comical techniques, using the vision, hearing and feeling of a cat. It takes the daily life of the protagonist, middle school teacher Jinno Kusami, as the main line, interspersed with the conflicts of neighbor capitalist Kaneda who fails to marry a girl and plots revenge on Kusami, making it laugh. It explores the empty spiritual life of intellectuals in the Meiji era, and satirizes them for claiming to be noble but doing nothing; being dissatisfied with reality but unable to resist; being mediocre and boring, but denouncing the contradictory character of the world, and lashing out at the snobbish, vulgar, and cruel nature of Kaneda and other bourgeois figures and their accomplices. The novel has ingenious conception, exaggerated description, flexible structure and distinctive artistic features.

Stagnant Water

Stagnant Water

General Fiction

Li Jieren

132K8.28

Li Jieren's novel trilogy "Still Water Waves", "Before the Storm" and "Big Wave" was praised by Guo Moruo as "the modern history of novels". This book was selected as one of the top 100 Chinese novels of the 20th century by Asia Weekly. This book takes the seven years from the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War to the signing of the Xinchou Treaty as the latitude and longitude of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, and the Western Sichuan Dam formed by its suburbs. It depicts the lives and struggles of the people at the bottom of society in the late Qing Dynasty. In the work, the author expresses his sympathy for the suppressed people - especially the lower class women. The novel also combines character creation and plot advancement, and delicately describes the folk customs, daily attire, etc. Of the time, enhancing the historical authenticity and having a strong local color of Bashu culture.

The Love of Elegance

The Love of Elegance

General Fiction

Yin Yun

221K0

This book is a novel. It tells the story of young reporter Yin Shuchu's experience in the most difficult mountainous areas of Vietnam. Here he experienced ups and downs, suffered hardships, and gradually grew into an outstanding journalist who was familiar with the public sentiment and political situation. Under the careful guidance of his seniors, he wrote stunning works one after another and became an outstanding representative in the industry. Surrounding the group of "Glorious Generation", there are also vivid and great mortal images. Although they are poor in material terms, they are upright in spirit and have dedicated their youth and life to mountain education.

Lily and the Octopus

Lily and the Octopus

General Fiction

(us) Steven Rowley

120K8.022

More than 400 independent bookstores across the United States jointly recommend "Lily and the Octopus"! 126 Media praised deeply! On the must-read list 23 times! Has been translated into nearly 30 languages. This is the story of Lily and the octopus. Lily is a dachshund and the octopus is the tumor on her head. When Lily's owner Ted discovered all this, he almost collapsed. He made up his mind to get rid of the octopus no matter what. We are destined to receive a lot of love in this life, which makes us strong and gentle.

Gold

Gold

General Fiction

(russian) Mamin Sibilyak

205K0

The story described in "Gold" takes place in the village of Vodyanka in the Ural region and its adjacent mining area Bagotanka. It tells the ups and downs of the tragic fate of the old foreman Zekov's family during the Russian serfdom reform period, as well as the tragic life of the poor workers in the mining area. It exposes the darkness of society and analyzes human nature. It is worth publishing and reading.

The Burmese Years (collected Works of Orwell)

George Orwell

192K01

As Orwell's first novel, it presents an extremely real colonial life: the whites are corrupt and degenerate, and the natives are ignorant. However, as a white protagonist, Flory is struggling with an identity crisis. On the one hand, he sympathizes with the Eastern peoples, hates imperialism, and longs to find someone who can be like him. The friend who shared his life in Myanmar, on the other hand, "knowing that he has the potential to become an upright man" is afraid of "saving his soul but losing the whole world", so he can only "watch his life wasted and corrupted in this shameful and terrible futility".

1984 (collected Works of Orwell)

George Orwell

168K01

"1984" is a highly prophetic political allegory novel that depicts a suffocating and frightening totalitarian society that dehumanizes humanity. In this totalitarian society called "Oceania", "every word you say and every sound you make will be monitored; as long as there is a little light, your every move will be monitored." Humanity is stifled, freedom is deprived, thoughts are suppressed, and history is being falsified every moment. The state of human existence there always warns people not to walk into this dark tragedy.

Homage to Catalonia (collected Works of Orwell)

George Orwell

135K0

When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Orwell came to Catalonia and joined the Spanish Marxist United Workers' Party militia that opposed Franco's regime. He stayed on the front line for nearly six months until he was shot by a sniper and had to return home to recuperate. Based on this experience, he objectively demonstrated the hardships of the war, the enthusiasm of the people, the changes in the situation, and the distortion of the media in the calm language of black and white film. He described his understanding of the war, analyzed the appearance and essence of the war, and exposed the lies about the civil war.

Shibantang (volume 2)

Shibantang (volume 2)

General Fiction

Dream Bamboo

590K0

This is a main theme work. The novel uses an epic picture to show the protagonist Li Yingdao's gradual growth from an ordinary peasant woman to a revolutionary. It praises the anti-Japanese armed revolution carried out by the anti-Japanese guerrillas under the leadership of our party in arduous situations. It outlines the spiritual quality of the Chinese people who are unwilling to be invaded by foreign aggression and share the same hatred with the enemy. It is full of soul-stirring national integrity and national spirit. It is an excellent work of patriotism.

Dragon Head and Phoenix Tail

Ma Jiahui

181K03

Ma Ka Fai's first feature film focuses on "Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong", and Johnnie To is preparing to make a movie. Du Qifeng, Luo Dayou, Zhang Dachun, Wang Dewei, Yan Lianke and Jin Yucheng jointly recommended. It's more vigorous than "Shanghai", colder than "Infernal Affairs", and more touching than "Once Upon a Time in America". In 1936, the current situation in China was chaotic and unclear, and civil and foreign wars were about to break out. Lu Beicai, who was originally a carpenter in the countryside of Guangdong, was thrown into the waves of the times, rubbed, crushed, and ups and downs. He left home to join Chen Jitang's army and almost lost his life when he accidentally peeped into his brother's secret. He smuggled himself to Hong Kong and worked hard to make a living, and was involved in the murder of a foreigner. In desperation, he fled to Guangzhou and joined Hongmen on the introduction of his younger brother... In his bet with fate, Lu Beicai always seemed to have the luck to turn danger into safety. When he returned to Hong Kong again, he changed his name from North to South, and transformed into the leader of Sun Hsing Society, and was respectfully known as "Master Nan" in the world. But the gambling game of history never plays out according to the rules. The Japanese threat is approaching day by day. The Shanghai Youth Gang is coming, Wang Jingwei's people are coming, the world is in turmoil, and the secret bomb in Nan Ye's heart seems to be detonated at any time...

Lie Custom Shop

Lie Custom Shop

General Fiction

J

236K0

Anything can come true, as long as you make it up bold enough! Harry was a liar who lived in London. After moving to Panama, he became a tailor based on what he had learned in the past. Because he understands the importance of listening and shutting up, he is quite trusted by customers in upper class society. I thought I could erase the unknown past in this way, but unexpectedly, on a most ordinary Friday, a guest from hell came to my door and asked him to inquire about the activities of all parties on the eve of the change of ownership of the Panama Canal. In order to protect himself, Harry began to make up stories... He was so powerful that he was in the presidential office and in the prison of the opposition. Trying on the president's clothes, he can listen to the true words of the head of state that even the government spokesman does not know. From his past inmates, he boldly judged that a big storm is brewing in Panama. What kind of thrilling future will this keen gossip collector, excellent gossip analyst and communication master direct?

L

L

General Fiction

H

109K06

The authoritative list of American academic circles is "No. 2 Among the top 100 English novels in the world in the 20th century!" Authoritative translation by Su Fuzhong, a famous translator and famous translator of People's Literature Publishing House; recommended on the first night by Liang Wendao's reading column "One Thousand and One Nights"! "People's Daily" recommends "one of the 50 books worth reading and re-reading"; a favorite of literary masters such as Haruki Murakami, Hemingway, and Salinger! Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the movie of the same name and won multiple Oscars! "The Great Gatsby" was first published in 1925. It is a novella set in New York City and Long Island in the 1920s. The background of the novel is set in the middle- and upper-class white circles of modern American society, and is unfolded through the narration of the character "I" - Carraway. "I" came to New York from my hometown in the Midwest, and lived next to the luxurious mansion of Gatsby, the protagonist of the book. Grand banquets were held here every night. "I" was invited to come and get acquainted with Gatsby, and the story began... This work is called "the first step in American novels since Henry James". Malcolm Cowley listed it as one of the twelve best American novels. At the end of the 20th century, American academic authorities selected one hundred of the best novels from a century of English literature. "The Great Gatsby" ranked second, proudly joining the ranks of contemporary literary classics.

On the Way to a Friend's House

(norway) Niels Frederik Dahl

124K0

The lonely struggle in the shadow of child sexual abuse, the spiritual trauma that has been imprisoned for a lifetime. A lonely childhood, a fairy tale with a different tone, a literary masterpiece that makes readers heartbroken and unforgettable. Yesterday, today, tomorrow, he was almost always alone. He was walking on the way to his friend's house, heading towards the moment when his life was shattered. His name is Wigwater and he is eleven years old. The atmosphere at home is heavy, the sick mother is moody and prone to anger, and the father is a typical peacemaker. On a dim winter afternoon, he went out to a friend's house, and the "Coke Man"'s eyes stared at him in the darkness. This day changed his life. More than thirty years later, an exhausted elephant was lying on a road outside Oslo. Only Wigvoort knew where the elephant came from.

Hate Las Vegas: a Brutal Journey into the American Dream

(us)hunter S. Thompson

106K0

Comparable to "On the Road", a literary classic that has influenced a generation of Americans, the Chinese version is introduced for the first time! "Hate in Las Vegas" is the masterpiece of Hunter S. Thompson, the godfather of absurd journalism. In the 40 years since its publication, it has become a bible about drug culture and rebellious youth, similar to "On the Road". In this book, Thompson blends fiction, fact, and fantasy, and uses original language to describe an unprecedented weekend in Las Vegas, a dream-seeking trip in the desert that is both true and false. Through a series of absurd, chaotic, and desperate stories of the well-known journalist Raul Duke (Thompson's pseudonym) and his partner "Lawyer", it explores the American dream that disappeared along with the naive optimism of the 1960s.

A Remote Corner (written by Somerset Maugham)

H

138K0

A respected doctor with unknown origins, a cunning and cunning captain with his own principles, and a melancholy young man charged with murder. A storm trapped them on a remote island in the Pacific. When the indifferent and charming girl comes with the style of summer night, everyone's fate is involved in the whirlpool of love, conspiracy, jealousy and death.

Kolonba Guides Revenge Game

I

93K01

"The Revenge of Colomba" is a famous novel by Mérimée, which describes the ancient custom of "family revenge" unique to Corsica. After the Battle of Waterloo, Lieutenant Reso retired and returned to his home island of Corsica. His father was murdered and killed by the village chief Barricini and his son. His sister Colomba encouraged her brother to avenge her father. However, his brother believed that "family revenge" was a remnant of barbaric customs and was unwilling to engage in it rashly. However, Colomba's careful planning and clever arrangements still aroused her brother's desire for revenge. The brother and sister finally killed their enemy and avenged their father's murder. Mérimée wrote a thrilling revenge story with careful conception, concise language and bright rhythm.

Psychiatric Stories: in the Swimming Pool

(japan) Hidero Okuda

96K8.1

"Psychiatric Stories: In the Swimming Pool" is the masterpiece of the novel by Naoki Award-winning writer Hidero Okuda. There is a psychiatric department in the basement of the hospital. When someone comes to see a doctor, the fat Dr. Irabu shouts: "Welcome!" Generally speaking, people who go to the psychiatric department will fall into panic. One of the three people even forgot to wear pants. Mobile phone dependence, persistent erectile dysfunction, obsessive-compulsive disorder... Behind all kinds of strange diseases, everyone is burdened by the burden of modern life. And Dr. Irabu's response method is equally incredible: - Feeling depressed? You can go to the streets and attack gangsters. If you were hunted down and your life was at risk, would you still have time to worry about your family and company? --You are amazing. It is rare for people to say that they are crazy. --On this earth, the places without people are much bigger than the places with people.

Carousel (work by Maugham)

(british) Maugham

220K0

Through a trio of stories, it shows readers the chaos of human love and reason: the brief but happy marriage of a priest's daughter to a dying poet; a woman who committed adultery with a shameless man and later turned into a reasonable and good wife; and Maugham's favorite theme - a respectable person who decides to practice virtue to the extreme.

The Moon and Sixpence (written by Somerset Maugham)

H

152K8.45

This book is based on the life of French post-Impressionist painter Gauguin. A broker of the British Stock Exchange who lived a stable life suddenly abandoned his wife and children and went to Paris to pursue his ideal of painting. In a foreign country, he not only suffered physically from poverty and hunger, but also endured mental pain in search of expression techniques. After some bizarre encounters, the protagonist finally leaves the civilized world and escapes to the isolated island of Tahiti, where he finds the tranquility of his soul and an atmosphere suitable for his artistic temperament. This book triggers people's thinking about breaking away from secular society and finding a spiritual home.

Stories from Psychiatry: the Sky Swing

(japan) Hidero Okuda

102K04

"The Story of Psychiatry: Sky Swing" is the second part of the "Story of Psychiatry" series by the famous writer Hidero Okuda, and the winning work of the 131st Naoki Award. The psychiatric department in the basement of Irabu General Hospital has new patients: a circus performer who cannot swing on the swing, a psychiatrist who always wants to cause some damage, a vicious underworld, and a arrogant novelist... "Psychiatric Story: The Swing" has sold more than Haruki Murakami and Keigo Higashino for four consecutive years in South Korea, becoming the number one bestseller and has been adapted into popular film and television dramas many times. For people who are busy and exhausted every day, this is a book that can really help you relieve your worries. If you don't have time to ask Grandpa Niyaya of "The Worry-Relief Grocery Store" to resolve your worries, come to Irabu. You will not be happy if you live a pretentious life. Only after reading this book will you be happy.

Player

Player

General Fiction

Night X Is Produced By Han Han

115K0

Produced by Han Han, Cai Chongda and Jiang Hua sincerely recommend it! Wang Huai and Gao Yang, big names in the technology circle, get cross-border certification! Produced sincerely by "ONE·ONE" studio. A suspenseful and brain-burning masterpiece by the emerging writer Ye×, a geek's urban battle royale. "5W" game rules: A group of five strangers, anonymously, take turns inputting "WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHAT, HOW" to form an event, which is executed in reality by the designated player. When programmer Lu Renjia joined the game, he thought it was just a pastime. However, he gradually discovered that he was involved in a real and cruel "game". In order to escape, he used hacking technology to find out the identities of other players and monitor the scene of the incident. He thought the overall situation was under control, but a disguised accident made him realize: he is still in this game...

Elder Donkey

Elder Donkey

General Fiction

The Sound Of Woodcutter

336K010

Every regional culture requires cultural introspection. The book "Elder Donkey" is the cultural responsibility of Lao Huaiqing Mansion. The protagonist of the novel is a monk Miaocong who is "kind-hearted, wise and wise". This work is based on the historical fact that Boai Yueshan Temple was repeatedly destroyed and then rebuilt. With flesh-and-blood characters and vivid details, this work describes how the Huaichuan people went through chaos, trauma, and hardship during China's extremely chaotic period from the late Qing Dynasty to the founding of New China in the 43 years before they finally unswervingly chose the leadership of the Communist Party of China.

Qidao

Qidao

General Fiction

Lin Yutang

212K027

The future world described by Lin Yutang. At the beginning of the 21st century, geoscientists mysteriously arrived at a strange and independent island in the depths of the Pacific Ocean - Tainos Island. A group of people, led by wealthy businessmen and philosophers, established a new society on this island. The residents on the island come from different countries, with different cultural backgrounds and different personalities, but they can live in harmony with each other. In fact, it is a utopian country conceived by the author.

The Godfather Returns (commemorative Edition)

(us) Mark Winegardner

356K01

Return of the Godfather - the most anticipated literary work in publishing history. The sequel continues the gangster classic of "The Godfather", and the legendary family returns with momentum. "The Godfather Returns" recreates the untold secret history of American gangsters. The novel begins in 1955, when Michael Corleone has just become the new godfather and faces many opponents. The biggest threat comes from Nick Geraci, a sinister and cunning former boxer. In the seven-eight-year battle of wits between the two, who can be the final winner?

Reader at 6:27

Reader at 6:27

General Fiction

(france) Jean-paul Didier Laurent

55K0

Gillan Vignole is the servant of the steel monster "Smasher 500" book smashing machine. He lives a boring and lonely life from the book pulping factory to his home every day. At 6:27 in the morning, Gillan boarded the express train to the factory on time. He always chose an orange-red folding seat next to the door and sat down. Then he carefully took out a folder from his leather bag, and from the folder he took out a book page sandwiched between blotting papers. This page was secretly saved from the monster's teeth the previous day. Gillan placed the end of the book on the backboard, cleared his throat and began to read aloud. Whether they are office workers who live a boring life every day on the express train or the elderly in nursing homes, they are all eager to briefly enter a different life from the reading of one or two fragmentary pages. One day, Gilan picked up a USB flash drive in the train box, which was filled with texts from a strange girl. The trajectory of his life gradually changed.

Giant Rises

Giant Rises

General Fiction

Starbuck O'dwyer

146K0

What makes someone great? For David Horvath, his life didn't go as planned. At 39, he is single, unemployed, and living with his grandmother, Beatty, in Rochester, New York. He spent most of his days hanging out in downtown bars with a bunch of homeless guys, but he still believed he could accomplish great things. The problem was that he didn't know how yet. "Giant Rising" verifies the arduous process of people crossing the inevitable gap between dreams and reality to change the world. What makes someone great? Please follow David's footsteps and discover the truth.

Angel on the Tip of a Needle

(us) Yuri Druzhnikov

380K018

"Angel on the Tip of a Needle" was created from 1969 to 1976, with the background of major events in the Soviet Union in the 1960s such as Khrushchev's resignation and the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. In Moscow, the editor-in-chief of a newspaper suffered a heart attack outside the Central Committee building. Investigations speculated that he had received a manuscript from an underground publication. No one knows who put it on his desk, but the content inside is very sensitive to the authorities. If it is leaked... The novel vividly reflects the mental state and living conditions of people in a specific period through the experiences and lives of many ordinary Soviet people such as the editor-in-chief's driver, newspaper colleagues, editor-in-chief's wife, son, etc. It reveals the inside story of the newspaper industry and various situations of leadership in that era, as well as the relationship between the intellectual class and the government, and the issues of love and betrayal...

Reminiscing About Lost Time: Time Comes Back (volume 7)

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Reminiscing About Lost Time: the Female Fugitive (volume 6)

(french) Proust

204K03

"Reminiscences of Lost Time" reviews the past in the form of memories, including childhood memories, family life, first love and lost love, observations of historical events, as well as insights into art and understanding of time and space, etc. Time is the protagonist of this novel. The author uses wisdom and imagination to make time concrete, vivid and perfect. It is like a symphony composed of multiple themes, such as love, jealousy, death, memory, and time, sometimes overlapping and sometimes drifting apart. However, on a macro level, the entire work is integrated and has vigorous vitality. "In Search of Lost Time" is recognized as a new attempt in literary creation and the first of its kind in mainstream novels.

Reminiscing About Lost Time: Female Prisoners (volume 5)

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316K01

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Remembrance of Lost Time: Sodom and Gomor (volume 4)

(french) Proust

404K0

"Reminiscences of Lost Time" reviews the past in the form of memories, including childhood memories, family life, first love and lost love, observations of historical events, as well as insights into art and understanding of time and space, etc. Time is the protagonist of this novel. The author uses wisdom and imagination to make time concrete, vivid and perfect. It is like a symphony composed of multiple themes, such as love, jealousy, death, memory, and time, sometimes overlapping and sometimes drifting apart. However, on a macro level, the entire work is integrated and has vigorous vitality. "In Search of Lost Time" is recognized as a new attempt in literary creation and the first of its kind in mainstream novels.

Reminiscing About Lost Time: the Guermantes Family (volume 3)

(french) Proust

441K01

"Reminiscences of Lost Time" reviews the past in the form of memories, including childhood memories, family life, first love and lost love, observations of historical events, as well as insights into art and understanding of time and space, etc. Time is the protagonist of this novel. The author uses wisdom and imagination to make time concrete, vivid and perfect. It is like a symphony composed of multiple themes, such as love, jealousy, death, memory, and time, sometimes overlapping and sometimes drifting apart. However, on a macro level, the entire work is integrated and has vigorous vitality. "In Search of Lost Time" is recognized as a new attempt in literary creation and the first of its kind in mainstream novels.

Memories of Lost Time: by the Girls' Side (volume 2)

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389K0

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