The life of rejected pine nuts

The truth of life: self-love

Yamada Zongshu [Japan]

We all hope that every soul in brave enough to love can be treated tenderly by the world. However, the story of Matsuko warns girls that you love the world, but the world doesn't necessarily love you. The long-term cold violence of family background makes pine nuts feel inferior and lack of self. Even so, pine nuts constantly tolerate, pay, and even sacrifice themselves, but they get disgust and abandonment. So reading the heartbreaking story of pine nuts also tells a bloody truth: only by knowing self-love and self-confidence can we win love and respect.

Douban score 8.4

The lost blood ceremony in the sea breeze

The Truth of Life: Responsibility

[Canadian] Alistair mcleod

What does it mean to grow up? Perhaps after reading this 9.0 high-scoring novel collection, we will naturally find our own answer. "It is much braver to do things that you are bored with all your life than to pursue your dreams selfishly and follow your inclinations forever." This sentence in the book reminds countless people. Many people think that growing up is freedom. In fact, on the contrary, we should really grow up, learn to face the reality and take responsibility. Only in this way can we become stronger step by step and then bear the full weight of life.

Douban score 9.0

Hate, friendship, pursuit, love, marriage

The Truth of Life: Emotion

Alice Munro [Canada]

Human beings are sentient animals. When feelings are not comforted, hidden desires will be activated, including hatred, love, friendship and betrayal. The author Monroe refined almost all the themes of people's emotional life, and described nine stories that are extremely close to the truth of life with keen and delicate language. Emotions have no boundaries, depravity has no bottom line, and there are no winners and losers in life ... No matter in which era, the wisdom contained in these stories is appropriate and even prophetic, exploring the possibilities and results of life.

Douban score 8.6

Identity anxiety

The Truth of Life: Identity

[English] Author Alain de Botton

What kind of person am I in the eyes of others? Am I a winner or a loser? Everyone's heart hides an unspeakable "anxiety" about their identity. The author quotes the views and works of artists, thinkers and writers, analyzes the root causes of identity anxiety, and discusses the methods to alleviate and release this anxiety from the perspectives of philosophy, art, politics and religion. Let you turn around inadvertently, untie the knot, and realize the meaning of a richer and more comfortable life.

Douban score 8.3

You should fly to your mountain like a bird.

The Truth of Life: Education

Tara Westerfer

The English name of this book can be said to directly poke the truth of life: educated and educated. It was education that helped Tara escape from the mountains, opened another world, realized the transformation of life and gave her unlimited possibilities. This book is not an inspirational story, nor is it chicken soup for the soul, but Tara's life experience inspires us that when difficulties or setbacks come, we should fly over obstacles like birds and finally reach the other side of the light.

Douban score 8.7

The long day will come to an end.

The Truth of Life: Reconciliation

[English] kazuo ishiguro

The novel begins with the memory of the housekeeper Stevens, and tells his experiences of serving Lord Darlington for more than 30 years. Although he reached the peak of his career, he made too many sacrifices. Not only did I miss my dying father's last time, but I also paid my beloved by mistake. It was not until I looked back at the past when I was old that I found that the "meaning of life" I had been pursuing was so pale and empty. Under the pain of feelings and the entanglement of the past, Stevens reconciled himself by deceiving himself.

Douban score 8.9