The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.

  • -- Walter Arnold Kaufmann 沃尔特·阿诺德·考夫曼

我认为,书评的首要功能应该是让读者对这本书的内容和特点有所了解。

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We're always attracted to characters who are people we could identify with and yet are put through incredibly tortured or difficult circumstances - the idea being that you don't really know who you are until you've been tested or suffered in some way.

我们总是被一些角色所吸引,这些角色是我们能够认同的人,但却经历了难以置信的折磨或艰难的环境——这种想法是,你不知道自己是谁,直到你经历了某种考验或遭受某种痛苦。

My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment.

母亲是我生活中的主导力量。她对教育有一个非常明确的想法,那就是:你应该对一切都了如指掌。很简单。没有排他性,也没有真正的判断。

It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part.

它让我相信命运。在大多数情况下,我读得很差的书通常是我得到这个角色的书。

Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.

永远相信美好的事情即将发生。