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袙褨写芯屑懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪 胁褨褉屑械薪褋褜泻芯褩 邪胁褌芯褉泻懈 袦邪褉褨邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪 褋泻芯褉芯 蟹鈥櫻徯残秆傃屟佈� 褍 胁懈写邪胁薪懈褑褌胁褨 #泻薪懈谐芯谢邪胁. 袣薪懈卸泻邪 薪械 谢懈褕邪褦 斜邪泄写褍卸懈屑 卸芯写薪芯谐芯 褔懈褌邪褔邪, 胁芯薪邪 胁褉邪卸邪褦 褋胁芯褩屑懈 薪械蟹胁懈褔薪懈屑懈 褌邪 斜邪谐邪褌芯谐褉邪薪薪懈屑懈 谐械褉芯褟屑懈, 邪褌屑芯褋褎械褉芯褞, 褖芯 薪邪锌芯胁薪械薪邪, 褟泻 褌械锌谢芯屑, 褌邪泻 褨 褋懈谢褜薪芯褞 锌褨褌褜屑芯褞.
芦袛褨屑, 褍 褟泻芯屑褍鈥β� 鈥� 褑械 械锌褨褔薪邪 写芯褉芯褋谢邪 泻邪蟹泻邪. 小褞卸械褌 褉芯蟹谐芯褉褌邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯屑褍 褑械薪褌褉褨 写谢褟 写褨褌械泄 蟹 褨薪胁邪谢褨写薪褨褋褌褞, 胁 褟泻芯屑褍 胁芯薪懈 褨褋薪褍褞褌褜 褍 锌芯胁薪褨泄 褨蟹芯谢褟褑褨褩 胁褨写 薪邪胁泻芯谢懈褕薪褜芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍. 孝褍褌 薪械屑邪褦 薪褨褔芯谐芯 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 褨蟹 褉械邪谢褜薪懈屑 卸懈褌褌褟屑. 袧械屑邪褦 褨屑械薪 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌褉褨蟹胁懈褋褜泻邪. 袧械屑邪褦 褋芯褑褨邪谢褜薪懈褏 薪芯褉屑 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 胁谢邪褋薪褨 蟹邪泻芯薪懈 褌邪 褨褦褉邪褉褏褨褟. 袧械屑邪褦 胁褨褉懈 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 谢械谐械薪写懈. 袗 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械 谢械谐械薪写 褏芯写懈褌褜 锌褉芯 褑械泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙褨薪 褌褍褌 褦 芯泻褉械屑懈屑 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械屑, 胁锌谢懈胁芯胁懈屑 褌邪 谐谢懈斜芯泻懈屑. 袛谢褟 蟹邪谐褍斜谢械薪懈褏 褞薪懈褏 写褍褕, 褖芯 胁 薪褜芯屑褍 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褞褌褜, 褑械泄 袛褨屑 胁卸械 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褌懈屑褔邪褋芯胁懈泄 锌褉懈褌褍谢芯泻. 笑械 褑褨谢懈泄 袙褋械褋胁褨褌. 袣薪懈卸泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写械薪邪 薪邪 锌芯薪邪写 写械褋褟褌褜屑邪 屑芯胁邪屑懈, 屑邪褦 薪懈蟹泻褍 薪邪谐芯褉芯写 褌邪 胁械谢懈泻褍 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 褕邪薪褍胁邪谢褜薪懈泻褨胁.
楔谢褟褏 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈谐懈 写芯 褔懈褌邪褔邪 褌褉懈胁邪胁 屑邪泄卸械 18 褉芯泻褨胁 褨 斜褍胁 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 屑邪谐褨褔薪懈屑, 褟泻 褨 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 褖芯 蟹邪谢懈褕邪褞褌褜褋褟 锌褨褋谢褟 褩褩 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟. 袩懈褋褜屑械薪薪懈褑褟 锌芯褔懈薪邪谢邪 蟹 屑邪谢械薪褜泻芯褩 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 锌褉芯 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 锌芯褌褉邪锌懈胁 胁 褌芯泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙 1998 褉芯褑褨 胁卸械 谐芯褌芯胁懈泄 褉褍泻芯锌懈褋 锌芯褌褉邪锌谢褟褦 写芯 褋懈薪邪 褩褩 锌芯写褉褍谐懈, 褟泻懈泄 锌械褉械写邪褦 褉芯屑邪薪 写褉褍谐芯胁褨, 褌芯泄 蟹邪斜褍胁邪褦 锌褉芯 薪褜芯谐芯 屑邪泄卸械 薪邪 10 褉芯泻褨胁. 袩芯泻懈 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 薪械 胁褨写薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 蟹邪斜褍褌懈泄 褌械泻褋褌 褨 薪械 锌械褉械写邪褦 泄芯谐芯 写邪谢褨 鈥� 褋胁芯褦褉褨写薪芯褞 械褋褌邪褎械褌芯褞, 褟泻邪 蟹邪泻褨薪褔懈谢邪褋褟 谢懈褕械 褍 2007 褉芯褑褨 薪邪 锌芯褉芯蟹褨 芯写薪芯谐芯 蟹 屑芯褋泻芯胁褋褜泻懈褏 胁懈写邪胁薪懈褑褌胁. 孝邪泻 袦邪褉褨邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪, 褋邪屑邪 褌芯谐芯 薪械 芯褔褨泻褍褞褔懈, 芯褌褉懈屑邪谢邪 蟹屑芯谐褍 薪械 谢懈褕械 写芯锌懈褋邪褌懈 泻褨薪褑褨胁泻褍, 邪谢械 泄 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨褋褌懈 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 袛芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌芯胁褨.
芦袛褨屑, 褍 褟泻芯屑褍鈥β� 鈥� 褑械 械锌褨褔薪邪 写芯褉芯褋谢邪 泻邪蟹泻邪. 小褞卸械褌 褉芯蟹谐芯褉褌邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯屑褍 褑械薪褌褉褨 写谢褟 写褨褌械泄 蟹 褨薪胁邪谢褨写薪褨褋褌褞, 胁 褟泻芯屑褍 胁芯薪懈 褨褋薪褍褞褌褜 褍 锌芯胁薪褨泄 褨蟹芯谢褟褑褨褩 胁褨写 薪邪胁泻芯谢懈褕薪褜芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍. 孝褍褌 薪械屑邪褦 薪褨褔芯谐芯 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 褨蟹 褉械邪谢褜薪懈屑 卸懈褌褌褟屑. 袧械屑邪褦 褨屑械薪 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌褉褨蟹胁懈褋褜泻邪. 袧械屑邪褦 褋芯褑褨邪谢褜薪懈褏 薪芯褉屑 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 胁谢邪褋薪褨 蟹邪泻芯薪懈 褌邪 褨褦褉邪褉褏褨褟. 袧械屑邪褦 胁褨褉懈 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 谢械谐械薪写懈. 袗 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械 谢械谐械薪写 褏芯写懈褌褜 锌褉芯 褑械泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙褨薪 褌褍褌 褦 芯泻褉械屑懈屑 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械屑, 胁锌谢懈胁芯胁懈屑 褌邪 谐谢懈斜芯泻懈屑. 袛谢褟 蟹邪谐褍斜谢械薪懈褏 褞薪懈褏 写褍褕, 褖芯 胁 薪褜芯屑褍 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褞褌褜, 褑械泄 袛褨屑 胁卸械 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褌懈屑褔邪褋芯胁懈泄 锌褉懈褌褍谢芯泻. 笑械 褑褨谢懈泄 袙褋械褋胁褨褌. 袣薪懈卸泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写械薪邪 薪邪 锌芯薪邪写 写械褋褟褌褜屑邪 屑芯胁邪屑懈, 屑邪褦 薪懈蟹泻褍 薪邪谐芯褉芯写 褌邪 胁械谢懈泻褍 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 褕邪薪褍胁邪谢褜薪懈泻褨胁.
楔谢褟褏 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈谐懈 写芯 褔懈褌邪褔邪 褌褉懈胁邪胁 屑邪泄卸械 18 褉芯泻褨胁 褨 斜褍胁 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 屑邪谐褨褔薪懈屑, 褟泻 褨 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 褖芯 蟹邪谢懈褕邪褞褌褜褋褟 锌褨褋谢褟 褩褩 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟. 袩懈褋褜屑械薪薪懈褑褟 锌芯褔懈薪邪谢邪 蟹 屑邪谢械薪褜泻芯褩 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 锌褉芯 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 锌芯褌褉邪锌懈胁 胁 褌芯泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙 1998 褉芯褑褨 胁卸械 谐芯褌芯胁懈泄 褉褍泻芯锌懈褋 锌芯褌褉邪锌谢褟褦 写芯 褋懈薪邪 褩褩 锌芯写褉褍谐懈, 褟泻懈泄 锌械褉械写邪褦 褉芯屑邪薪 写褉褍谐芯胁褨, 褌芯泄 蟹邪斜褍胁邪褦 锌褉芯 薪褜芯谐芯 屑邪泄卸械 薪邪 10 褉芯泻褨胁. 袩芯泻懈 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 薪械 胁褨写薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 蟹邪斜褍褌懈泄 褌械泻褋褌 褨 薪械 锌械褉械写邪褦 泄芯谐芯 写邪谢褨 鈥� 褋胁芯褦褉褨写薪芯褞 械褋褌邪褎械褌芯褞, 褟泻邪 蟹邪泻褨薪褔懈谢邪褋褟 谢懈褕械 褍 2007 褉芯褑褨 薪邪 锌芯褉芯蟹褨 芯写薪芯谐芯 蟹 屑芯褋泻芯胁褋褜泻懈褏 胁懈写邪胁薪懈褑褌胁. 孝邪泻 袦邪褉褨邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪, 褋邪屑邪 褌芯谐芯 薪械 芯褔褨泻褍褞褔懈, 芯褌褉懈屑邪谢邪 蟹屑芯谐褍 薪械 谢懈褕械 写芯锌懈褋邪褌懈 泻褨薪褑褨胁泻褍, 邪谢械 泄 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨褋褌懈 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 袛芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌芯胁褨.
480 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2009
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Mariam Petrosyan
10听books267听followersFollowing college, Mariam Petrosyan became a cartoonist at the Studio of Armenfilm in 1989. She subsequently moved to Moscow and worked at Soyuzmultfilm Studio. In 1995, she returned to Armenfilm, where she worked until 2007. She is married to Artashes Stamboltsan. They have two children. She is a great-granddaughter of the Armenian painter Martiros Saryan.
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August 30, 2014
This is not going to be a review. This is going to be a confused ode, a drug-induced paean, an out of tune song and a nonsense fairy tale about this incredible book; because that鈥檚 the only way I know how to talk about it.
I read a lot. I rarely truly dislike a book, even if I don鈥檛 think much about it, there are very few one-star ratings in my reading history. Most books sit comfortably on 3 or 4 stars because that鈥檚 how I feel about most books I read. Enjoyable but forgettable get 3, ones that stick in my memory for a long time score 4, ones that I truly love for whatever reason earn 5 stars (and I鈥檓 not even attempting impartiality, my feelings dictate the ratings, not literary knowledge or text analysis). But rarely, once in a blue moon, comes along my way a story which cannot be bridled by any ratings. Yes, I give it five stars because that鈥檚 the limit, I鈥檇 give it a hundred if I could and it still wouldn鈥檛 be enough.
I just finished reading 鈥淭he House, in Which鈥︹€� (no English translation as yet, so that鈥檚 what I鈥檓 calling it) and I feel both elated and devastated, and like I never want to read another book again. Because no other book will ever be this - this stunning, dreamy, terrifying, nightmarish, beautiful, more real than reality, more fantastic than any fantasy, playing on my heartstrings like a virtuoso guitarist, seeping into my mind, my blood, deep under the skin to never quite leave, half-remembered dream of a tale.
It鈥檚 a book I recognized immediately, from the very first pages, to the very end, which even with rationing the pages like a miser during a famine, so that I can stay in the House a bit longer, came much too soon. What are measly not-even 700 pages? I wish it were thousands, millions, so that I never have to cease reading it, never leave! And I don鈥檛 mean recognized, as a copy, as a trope, as a repetition of a well-known motif. I mean recognized in the depths of my imagination, the core of my heart, as a dream I once nearly dreamt, as a story which I have never known about but which I so almost weaved from the beads, the feathers, the scraps of wool, and tiny rodent skulls, and all the magical things, songs, books, poems, rain, fog and wind and bits of chalk. And now it came to me, both told and unspoken, simultaneously complete and never ending, forever circling the House, the Forest, the Other Side. And all I could do is gasp in awe and jump right in the middle, never, not for a moment doubting it, like Blind, knowing the House immediately, like I must have been there before, recognizing myself in it, and whatever it took, not wanting to leave.
I know there are and will be people who read this book and don鈥檛 get it, don鈥檛 love it, find faults, and analyse it to death, speak of superficial similarities with this book or that one, Lord of the Flies, or whatever. And it鈥檚 not scorn, or superiority that dictates my words, because I know we all have our own tales, and everyone resonates to a different song, but all I can think is: you poor Pheasants (if you haven鈥檛 read the book, I鈥檓 not confusing the words and not meaning 鈥榩easants鈥�), you have lived in the House, but somehow managed to miss it altogether, the House never touched you, or else it repulsed you, or perhaps scared you鈥� And maybe that means that you鈥檙e healthy and normal, and well鈥� But I wouldn't trade with you.
The fact that this is a debut novel leaves me speechless... To Mariam Petrosyan who wrote it, I have just one thing to say: Thank you! Thank you for this unforgettable gift, for your white heron鈥檚 feather. For bringing me into the House (although of course, I've never left it anyway). Thank you, you incredible, magnificent, poor bitch! How can you ever write anything else, if this book is your first? What could you possibly follow it with? What goes on in your head that allowed you to tell me (and by the looks of things to many, many others) that story which feels like it has always belonged to me, though I wasn't aware of its existence until you wrote it, and I read it??
I read a lot. I rarely truly dislike a book, even if I don鈥檛 think much about it, there are very few one-star ratings in my reading history. Most books sit comfortably on 3 or 4 stars because that鈥檚 how I feel about most books I read. Enjoyable but forgettable get 3, ones that stick in my memory for a long time score 4, ones that I truly love for whatever reason earn 5 stars (and I鈥檓 not even attempting impartiality, my feelings dictate the ratings, not literary knowledge or text analysis). But rarely, once in a blue moon, comes along my way a story which cannot be bridled by any ratings. Yes, I give it five stars because that鈥檚 the limit, I鈥檇 give it a hundred if I could and it still wouldn鈥檛 be enough.
I just finished reading 鈥淭he House, in Which鈥︹€� (no English translation as yet, so that鈥檚 what I鈥檓 calling it) and I feel both elated and devastated, and like I never want to read another book again. Because no other book will ever be this - this stunning, dreamy, terrifying, nightmarish, beautiful, more real than reality, more fantastic than any fantasy, playing on my heartstrings like a virtuoso guitarist, seeping into my mind, my blood, deep under the skin to never quite leave, half-remembered dream of a tale.
It鈥檚 a book I recognized immediately, from the very first pages, to the very end, which even with rationing the pages like a miser during a famine, so that I can stay in the House a bit longer, came much too soon. What are measly not-even 700 pages? I wish it were thousands, millions, so that I never have to cease reading it, never leave! And I don鈥檛 mean recognized, as a copy, as a trope, as a repetition of a well-known motif. I mean recognized in the depths of my imagination, the core of my heart, as a dream I once nearly dreamt, as a story which I have never known about but which I so almost weaved from the beads, the feathers, the scraps of wool, and tiny rodent skulls, and all the magical things, songs, books, poems, rain, fog and wind and bits of chalk. And now it came to me, both told and unspoken, simultaneously complete and never ending, forever circling the House, the Forest, the Other Side. And all I could do is gasp in awe and jump right in the middle, never, not for a moment doubting it, like Blind, knowing the House immediately, like I must have been there before, recognizing myself in it, and whatever it took, not wanting to leave.
I know there are and will be people who read this book and don鈥檛 get it, don鈥檛 love it, find faults, and analyse it to death, speak of superficial similarities with this book or that one, Lord of the Flies, or whatever. And it鈥檚 not scorn, or superiority that dictates my words, because I know we all have our own tales, and everyone resonates to a different song, but all I can think is: you poor Pheasants (if you haven鈥檛 read the book, I鈥檓 not confusing the words and not meaning 鈥榩easants鈥�), you have lived in the House, but somehow managed to miss it altogether, the House never touched you, or else it repulsed you, or perhaps scared you鈥� And maybe that means that you鈥檙e healthy and normal, and well鈥� But I wouldn't trade with you.
The fact that this is a debut novel leaves me speechless... To Mariam Petrosyan who wrote it, I have just one thing to say: Thank you! Thank you for this unforgettable gift, for your white heron鈥檚 feather. For bringing me into the House (although of course, I've never left it anyway). Thank you, you incredible, magnificent, poor bitch! How can you ever write anything else, if this book is your first? What could you possibly follow it with? What goes on in your head that allowed you to tell me (and by the looks of things to many, many others) that story which feels like it has always belonged to me, though I wasn't aware of its existence until you wrote it, and I read it??
June 26, 2014
袗-邪-邪! 懈 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 锌褉懈胁械褌 胁褋械屑 锌芯褋芯胁械褌芯胁邪胁褕懈屑 褝褌褍 泻薪懈谐褍, 泻芯褌芯褉邪褟 胁褘薪械褋谢邪 屑薪械 胁褋械 芯褋褌邪褌泻懈 屑芯蟹谐邪 懈 褍斜懈谢邪 斜谢懈蟹谢械卸邪褖懈械 锌谢邪薪褘 薪邪 褋芯褑懈邪谢懈蟹邪褑懈褞. 袣邪泻 泻邪薪懈泻褍谢褟褉薪芯械 褔褌械薪懈械 "袛芯屑, 胁 泻芯褌芯褉芯屑...", 褉邪蟹褍屑械械褌褋褟, 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯 薪械 谐芯写懈褌褋褟 (泻薪懈卸泻邪 褋 谢械谐泻芯褋褌褜褞 蟹邪屑械薪懈褌 胁邪屑 蟹邪胁褌褉邪泻, 锌谢褟卸, 写薪械胁薪芯泄 褋芯薪, 褍卸懈薪 懈 锌芯褏芯写 锌芯 屑邪谐邪蟹懈薪邪屑), 薪芯 褔械褉褌 胁芯蟹褜屑懈, 芯薪 泻褉褘褕械褋薪芯褋薪褘泄.
袛谢褟 薪邪褔邪谢邪, 褝褌芯 谢褍褔褕械械 锌褉芯懈蟹胁械写械薪懈械 薪邪 卸懈胁芯屑, 褋芯胁褉械屑械薪薪芯屑, 薪芯 芯褔械薪褜 谐褉邪屑芯褌薪芯屑 褉褍褋褋泻芯屑 褟蟹褘泻械, 泻芯褌芯褉芯械 屑薪械 写芯胁芯写懈谢芯褋褜 褔懈褌邪褌褜 蟹邪 锌芯褋谢械写薪械械 胁褉械屑褟. 孝邪泻芯泄 褝褎褎械泻褌 斜褘谢 斜褘, 械褋谢懈 褋芯械写懈薪懈褌褜 "袛械薪懈褋泻懈薪褘 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹褘" 褋芯 "楔泻芯谢芯泄 写谢褟 写褍褉邪泻芯胁". 袥褍褔褕械 胁褋械谐芯 褍写邪谢邪褋褜 褉械褔械胁邪褟 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉懈褋褌懈泻邪 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械泄, 泻芯褌芯褉褘械 屑械褋褌邪屑懈 褉邪蟹谐芯胁邪褉懈胁邪褞褌, 泻邪泻 褉褍褋褋泻懈械 肖褉邪泄 懈 袥芯褉懈, 懈 褝褌芯 褌邪泻 褍屑懈谢懈褌械谢褜薪芯. 袧械 蟹薪邪褞, 泻褋褌邪褌懈, 泻褌芯 褌邪屑 卸邪谢芯胁邪谢褋褟 薪邪 芯褌褋褍褌褋褌胁懈械 褌邪斜谢懈褔泻懈 褋 写械泄褋褌胁褍褞褖懈屑懈 谢懈褑邪屑懈, 褟 褉邪蟹谐邪写邪谢邪 胁褋械褏 懈谢懈 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋械褏. 效褍褌褜 薪械 褍屑械褉谢邪 芯褌 薪械褉胁薪芯谐芯 薪邪锌褉褟卸械薪懈褟, 锌芯褉邪薪懈谢邪 锌芯写斜芯褉芯写芯泻, 褍褉芯薪懈胁 械谐芯 锌邪褉褍 褉邪蟹 薪邪 锌芯谢, 薪芯 薪械 卸邪谢械褞.
袛邪, 褋褞卸械褌 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 械斜邪薪褍褌褘泄 (褟, 薪邪锌褉懈屑械褉, 薪邪褔邪谢芯 褔懈褌邪谢邪 褋 芯褋芯斜械薪薪褘屑 褌褉邪谐懈蟹屑芯屑, 褌.泻. 卸写邪谢邪 褉邪褋泻褉褘褌懈褟, 褌邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪褌褜, 屑械褌邪褎芯褉褘; 泻芯谐写邪 卸械 屑械褌邪褎芯褉邪 芯斜械褉薪褍谢邪褋褜 褋褌褉邪褕薪褘屑懈 褔褍写懈褖械屑 懈 胁械褋械谢芯 锌芯写屑懈谐薪褍谢邪, 褟 褉邪褋褋谢邪斜懈谢邪褋褜 懈 锌褉褟屑芯 邪胁褌芯褉邪 蟹邪褍胁邪卸邪谢邪). 袦械褋褌邪屑懈 褏芯褌械谢芯褋褜 蟹邪褏谢芯锌薪褍褌褜 泻薪懈卸泻褍 锌芯写 胁芯锌谢褜 "写邪 芯薪邪 懈蟹写械胁邪械褌褋褟?!" 懈 锌芯褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 褔械褌胁械褉泻褍, 薪芯, 褋褌褉芯谐芯 谐芯胁芯褉褟, 褔褜褟 谐芯谢芯胁邪 - 褌芯褌 懈 褌邪褉邪泻邪薪邪屑懈 锌褉邪胁懈褌, 邪 褍 袦邪褉懈邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪 芯薪懈 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 锌芯褋谢褍褕薪褘械, 械褋谢懈 锌褉懈褋屑芯褌褉械褌褜褋褟.
袙 芯斜褖械屑, 锌芯褔褌懈 懈写械邪谢褜薪褘泄 褋懈薪褌械蟹 蟹邪屑褘褋谢邪 懈 械谐芯 懈褋锌芯谢薪械薪懈褟; 泻邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪谢懈 斜褘 泻谢邪褋褋懈泻懈, "芯薪 卸懈胁芯泄 懈 褋胁械褌懈褌褋褟".
袛谢褟 薪邪褔邪谢邪, 褝褌芯 谢褍褔褕械械 锌褉芯懈蟹胁械写械薪懈械 薪邪 卸懈胁芯屑, 褋芯胁褉械屑械薪薪芯屑, 薪芯 芯褔械薪褜 谐褉邪屑芯褌薪芯屑 褉褍褋褋泻芯屑 褟蟹褘泻械, 泻芯褌芯褉芯械 屑薪械 写芯胁芯写懈谢芯褋褜 褔懈褌邪褌褜 蟹邪 锌芯褋谢械写薪械械 胁褉械屑褟. 孝邪泻芯泄 褝褎褎械泻褌 斜褘谢 斜褘, 械褋谢懈 褋芯械写懈薪懈褌褜 "袛械薪懈褋泻懈薪褘 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹褘" 褋芯 "楔泻芯谢芯泄 写谢褟 写褍褉邪泻芯胁". 袥褍褔褕械 胁褋械谐芯 褍写邪谢邪褋褜 褉械褔械胁邪褟 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉懈褋褌懈泻邪 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械泄, 泻芯褌芯褉褘械 屑械褋褌邪屑懈 褉邪蟹谐芯胁邪褉懈胁邪褞褌, 泻邪泻 褉褍褋褋泻懈械 肖褉邪泄 懈 袥芯褉懈, 懈 褝褌芯 褌邪泻 褍屑懈谢懈褌械谢褜薪芯. 袧械 蟹薪邪褞, 泻褋褌邪褌懈, 泻褌芯 褌邪屑 卸邪谢芯胁邪谢褋褟 薪邪 芯褌褋褍褌褋褌胁懈械 褌邪斜谢懈褔泻懈 褋 写械泄褋褌胁褍褞褖懈屑懈 谢懈褑邪屑懈, 褟 褉邪蟹谐邪写邪谢邪 胁褋械褏 懈谢懈 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋械褏. 效褍褌褜 薪械 褍屑械褉谢邪 芯褌 薪械褉胁薪芯谐芯 薪邪锌褉褟卸械薪懈褟, 锌芯褉邪薪懈谢邪 锌芯写斜芯褉芯写芯泻, 褍褉芯薪懈胁 械谐芯 锌邪褉褍 褉邪蟹 薪邪 锌芯谢, 薪芯 薪械 卸邪谢械褞.
袛邪, 褋褞卸械褌 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 械斜邪薪褍褌褘泄 (褟, 薪邪锌褉懈屑械褉, 薪邪褔邪谢芯 褔懈褌邪谢邪 褋 芯褋芯斜械薪薪褘屑 褌褉邪谐懈蟹屑芯屑, 褌.泻. 卸写邪谢邪 褉邪褋泻褉褘褌懈褟, 褌邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪褌褜, 屑械褌邪褎芯褉褘; 泻芯谐写邪 卸械 屑械褌邪褎芯褉邪 芯斜械褉薪褍谢邪褋褜 褋褌褉邪褕薪褘屑懈 褔褍写懈褖械屑 懈 胁械褋械谢芯 锌芯写屑懈谐薪褍谢邪, 褟 褉邪褋褋谢邪斜懈谢邪褋褜 懈 锌褉褟屑芯 邪胁褌芯褉邪 蟹邪褍胁邪卸邪谢邪). 袦械褋褌邪屑懈 褏芯褌械谢芯褋褜 蟹邪褏谢芯锌薪褍褌褜 泻薪懈卸泻褍 锌芯写 胁芯锌谢褜 "写邪 芯薪邪 懈蟹写械胁邪械褌褋褟?!" 懈 锌芯褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 褔械褌胁械褉泻褍, 薪芯, 褋褌褉芯谐芯 谐芯胁芯褉褟, 褔褜褟 谐芯谢芯胁邪 - 褌芯褌 懈 褌邪褉邪泻邪薪邪屑懈 锌褉邪胁懈褌, 邪 褍 袦邪褉懈邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪 芯薪懈 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 锌芯褋谢褍褕薪褘械, 械褋谢懈 锌褉懈褋屑芯褌褉械褌褜褋褟.
袙 芯斜褖械屑, 锌芯褔褌懈 懈写械邪谢褜薪褘泄 褋懈薪褌械蟹 蟹邪屑褘褋谢邪 懈 械谐芯 懈褋锌芯谢薪械薪懈褟; 泻邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪谢懈 斜褘 泻谢邪褋褋懈泻懈, "芯薪 卸懈胁芯泄 懈 褋胁械褌懈褌褋褟".
September 16, 2013
小褌褉邪薪薪邪褟 泻薪懈谐邪... 袩芯褋泻芯谢褜泻褍 薪邪 薪械褢 褍卸械 褋芯褌薪懈 褉械褑械薪蟹懈泄 (芯褔械薪褜 锌芯谢褟褉懈蟹芯胁邪薪薪褘褏, 薪芯 锌褉械芯斜谢邪写邪褞褌 胁芯褋褌芯褉卸械薪薪褘械), 锌芯褋褌邪褉邪褞褋褜 泻褉邪褌泻芯 - 褌芯谢褜泻芯 褋邪屑褘械 褋懈谢褜薪褘械 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈褟.
1) 袣褌芯-褌芯 褋泻邪蟹邪谢 "褏芯褉芯褕 谢褞斜芯泄 卸邪薪褉 泻褉芯屑械 褋泻褍褔薪芯谐芯". 袣薪懈谐邪 蟹邪褌褟谐懈胁邪械褌, 懈 褔懈褌邪械褌褋褟 "蟹邪锌芯械屑" :) 效褌芯 褍卸械 蟹邪屑械褔邪褌械谢褜薪芯 :)
小锌褉邪胁械写谢懈胁芯褋褌懈 褉邪写懈 写芯斜邪胁谢褞, 褔褌芯 褌械泻褋褌 芯褔械薪褜 薪械芯写薪芯褉芯写械薪 (褔褍胁褋褌胁褍械褌褋褟, 褔褌芯 锌懈褋邪谢褋褟 20 谢械褌). 袩械褉械胁邪谢懈胁 蟹邪 褋械褉械写懈薪褍 泻薪懈谐懈, 锌芯胁械褋褌胁芯胁邪薪懈械 薪邪褔懈薪邪械褌 锌褉芯斜褍泻褋芯胁褘胁邪褌褜, 褌械屑锌 褌械褉褟械褌褋褟, 懈... 屑械褋褌邪屑懈 写邪卸械 褋泻褍褔薪芯 :( 袧芯 谢懈褕褜 屑械褋褌邪屑懈.
2) 袣薪懈谐邪 - 褝锌懈褔薪邪. 携 薪械 褕褍褔褍! 袙 薪械泄 械褋褌褜 袙小衼 - 谢褞斜芯胁褜 懈 褋屑械褉褌褜, 胁械褉薪芯褋褌褜 懈 锌褉械写邪褌械谢褜褋褌胁芯, 写械褌懈 懈 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘械, 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁芯 懈 褋褌邪褟, 屑褍卸褔懈薪褘 懈 卸械薪褖懈薪褘, 屑邪谐懈褟 懈 芯斜褘写械薪薪芯褋褌褜, 芯褌褔邪褟薪懈械 懈 薪邪写械卸写邪...
袧邪胁械褉薪褟泻邪 褝褌芯褌 屑芯泄 锌械褉械褔械薪褜 薪械 锌芯谢芯薪. 袧邪胁械褉薪褟泻邪 泻邪卸写褘泄, 褔懈褌邪褞褖懈泄 褝褌褍 泻薪懈谐褍 褋 芯褌泻褉褘褌褘屑 褋械褉写褑械屑, 芯斜褟蟹邪褌械谢褜薪芯 薪邪泄写褢褌 胁 薪械泄 褔褌芯-褌芯 褋胁芯褢, 褔褌芯-褌芯 蟹邪褌褉邪谐懈胁邪褞褖械械 谐谢褍斜芯泻懈械 写褍褕械胁薪褘械 褋褌褉褍薪褘.
3) 肖芯褉屑邪谢褜薪芯 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯 写械褌械泄. 袨褏胁邪褌褘胁邪械褌 芯薪邪 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 锌械褉懈芯写 懈褏 卸懈蟹薪懈 褋 屑谢邪写褕懈褏 泻谢邪褋褋芯胁 写芯 胁褘锌褍褋泻邪 懈褏 懈蟹 褕泻芯谢褘 褍卸械 "胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘屑懈". 袣薪懈谐邪 薪邪褋械谢械薪邪 褟褉泻懈屑懈 懈 褍写懈胁懈褌械谢褜薪褘屑懈 写械褌褋泻懈屑懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪屑懈 - 芯褔械薪褜 褌胁芯褉褔械褋泻懈屑懈, 褝屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢褜薪褘屑懈, 屑褍写褉褘屑懈...
袝褋褌褜 胁 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪褏 褝写邪泻邪褟 泻褉邪锌懈胁懈薪褋泻邪褟 薪芯褌泻邪 :) (谐芯胁芯褉褞 褝褌芯 泻邪泻 泻芯屑锌谢懈屑械薪褌 胁褘褋褕械泄 锌褉芯斜褘). 袧芯... 袙 泻薪懈谐械 - 薪械 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖懈械 写械褌懈 :( 协褌芯 褌邪泻懈械 "屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈械 褋褌邪褉懈褔泻懈" - 薪械 锌芯 谐芯写邪屑 屑褍写褉褘械 懈 褉邪褋褋褍写懈褌械谢褜薪褘械, 斜芯谢褜褕褍褞 褔邪褋褌褜 褋胁芯械泄 卸懈蟹薪懈 蟹邪屑芯褉芯褔械薪薪褘械 褉械褕械薪懈械屑 谐谢芯斜邪谢褜薪褘褏 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎褋泻懈褏 胁芯锌褉芯褋芯胁.
(携 袧袝 褍褌胁械褉卸写邪褞, 褔褌芯 写械褌懈 谐谢褍锌褘 懈 薪懈泻芯谐写邪 薪械 懈褖褍褌 芯褌胁械褌褘 薪邪 屑懈褉芯胁芯蟹蟹褉械薪褔械褋泻懈械 胁芯锌褉芯褋褘! 携 谐芯胁芯褉褞 谢懈褕褜 芯 褌芯屑, 褔褌芯 芯薪懈 写械谢邪褞褌 褝褌芯 袦袝袧鞋楔袝, 褔械屑 锌褘褌邪褞褌褋褟 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 锌芯写芯斜薪褘械 泻薪懈谐懈).
4) 肖芯褉屑邪谢褜薪芯 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯 褋锌械褑懈邪谢褜薪褍褞 褕泻芯谢褍-懈薪褌械褉薪邪褌 写谢褟 写械褌械泄 褋 芯谐褉邪薪懈褔械薪薪褘屑懈 胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌褟屑懈. 袟邪 褔褌芯 泻薪懈谐械 芯写薪芯蟹薪邪褔薪芯 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 "锌谢褞褋" - 胁 薪械泄 薪械褌 褋屑邪泻芯胁邪薪懈褟 褋褌褉邪写邪薪懈泄, 胁褘卸懈屑邪薪懈褟 褋谢褢蟹 懈 写邪胁谢械薪懈褟 薪邪 卸邪谢芯褋褌褜.
袧邪 褋邪屑芯屑 写械谢械 邪胁褌芯褉 - 屑邪褋褌械褉懈褑邪 写械泻芯褉邪 :) 袣薪懈谐邪 褋褌懈谢懈褋褌懈褔械褋泻懈 芯褔械薪褜 薪邪褋褘褖械薪薪邪褟, 胁懈蟹褍邪谢褜薪芯 "胁泻褍褋薪邪褟". 袗胁褌芯褉 斜谢械褋褌褟褖械 (褔褍胁褋褌胁褍械褌褋褟 褉褍泻邪 卸懈胁芯锌懈褋褑邪 ;)) 懈蟹芯斜褉邪卸邪械褌 芯斜褋褌邪薪芯胁泻褍 袛芯屑邪, 械谐芯 泻芯屑薪邪褌, 胁薪械褕薪芯褋褌懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械泄, 懈褏 胁械褖械泄 懈 褌.锌.
校 胁褋械褏 - 谐褉芯褌械褋泻薪邪褟 懈 褟褉泻邪褟 胁薪械褕薪芯褋褌褜. 协褌邪 褟褉泻芯-褉褘卸邪褟, 褝褌芯褌 斜谢械写薪褘泄, 泻邪泻 屑械褉褌胁械褑, 褋 写谢懈薪薪褘屑懈 斜械谢褘屑懈 胁芯谢芯褋邪屑懈 懈 褌.锌. 袙褋械 薪械锌芯薪褟褌薪芯 泻邪泻 褉邪蟹芯写械褌褘 (芯写械卸写邪 胁褋械谐写邪 芯锌懈褋褘胁邪械褌褋褟 锌芯写褉芯斜薪芯). 袧械 写械褌懈, 邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸懈 屑邪薪谐懈 泻邪泻懈械-褌芯 :) 袠 褌芯, 褔褌芯 芯写懈薪 泻芯谢褟褋芯褔薪懈泻, 邪 写褉褍谐芯泄 斜械蟹 褉褍泻 - 胁芯褋锌褉懈薪懈屑邪械褌褋褟 褍卸械 薪械 泻邪泻 褌褟卸泻懈泄 薪械写褍谐, 邪 泻邪泻 薪械泻懈泄 褝谢械屑械薪褌 泻芯褋褌褞屑邪, 泻邪泻 褔邪褋褌褜 芯斜褖械谐芯 写械泻芯褉邪.
袘谢邪谐芯写邪褉褟 褌邪泻芯泄 "卸懈胁芯锌懈褋薪芯褋褌懈" 胁褋械 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸懈 锌芯谢褍褔懈谢懈褋褜 褟褉泻懈屑懈, 褍蟹薪邪胁邪械屑褘屑懈. 袣 薪懈屑 胁锌芯谢薪械 屑芯卸薪芯 锌褉懈胁褟蟹邪褌褜褋褟 :) 袧械 蟹褉褟 胁械写褜 锌芯 屑芯褌懈胁邪屑 泻薪懈谐懈 写邪卸械 芯薪谢邪泄薪-RPG 锌芯褟胁懈谢邪褋褜 ( ).
5) "袦邪谐懈褔械褋泻懈泄 褉械邪谢懈蟹屑" 胁 泻薪懈谐械 锌芯-薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械屑褍 褏芯褉芯褕. 袛械褌懈褕械褔泻懈 胁 谢褍褔褕懈褏 泻邪褋褌邪薪械写芯胁褋泻懈褏 褌褉邪写懈褑懈褟褏 锌褉芯谐褍谢懈胁邪褞褌褋褟 胁 褋薪芯胁懈写薪褍褞 (懈 锌褉芯褔褍褞) 懈薪褍褞 褉械邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜 :)
6) 袣薪懈谐邪 谐谢褍斜芯泻芯 褌褉邪谐懈褔薪邪... 袧械褋屑芯褌褉褟 薪邪 褌芯, 褔褌芯 写械褌懈 - 写褉褍蟹褜褟 懈 锌芯谢薪芯锌褉邪胁薪褘械 褏芯蟹褟械胁邪 袛芯屑邪, 胁锌芯谢薪械 褋懈谢褜薪褘械 懈 褋邪屑芯写芯褋褌芯褌邪褌芯褔薪褘械 胁薪褍褌褉懈 薪械谐芯 - 褉褟写芯屑 褋 薪懈屑懈 薪械褌 谢褞斜褟褖懈褏 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘褏, 懈 芯薪懈 谐谢褍斜芯泻芯 芯褌芯褉胁邪薪褘 芯褌 袧邪褉褍卸薪芯褋褌懈 (褌邪泻 芯薪懈 薪邪蟹褘胁邪褞褌 胁薪械褕薪懈泄 屑懈褉).
袗胁褌芯褉褍 褍写邪谢芯褋褜 芯褔械薪褜 褌芯褔薪芯 褍谐邪写邪褌褜 褝褌芯 "褌褉邪谐懈褔械褋泻芯械 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁芯", 褋褌芯谢褜 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉薪芯械 写谢褟 锌芯写褉芯褋褌泻芯胁. 袛邪卸械 械褋谢懈 胁芯泻褉褍谐 褌械斜褟 褌胁芯褟 褉芯写薪邪褟 褋褌邪褟, 屑懈褉 胁芯泻褉褍谐 胁褋褢 褉邪胁薪芯 薪械写褉褍卸械谢褞斜薪芯-褔褍卸芯泄, 邪 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘械 - 胁褉邪谐懈 (懈谢懈 锌褉懈写褍褉泻懈 :)). 袙 褝褌芯屑 褋屑褘褋谢械 泻薪懈谐邪 写邪卸械 褍 屑械薪褟 胁褘蟹胁邪谢邪 芯褋褌褉芯-薪芯褋褌邪谢褜谐懈褔械褋泻懈械 芯褖褍褖械薪懈褟, 邪 褍卸 泻邪泻芯械 胁芯蟹写械泄褋褌胁懈械 芯薪邪 屑芯卸械褌 芯泻邪蟹邪褌褜 薪邪 薪械芯泻褉械锌褕懈械 屑芯谢芯写褘械 芯褉谐邪薪懈蟹屑褘 - 写邪卸械 褋褌褉邪褕薪芯 锌芯写褍屑邪褌褜 :)
袪械蟹褞屑械: 效懈褌邪褌褜 懈谢懈 薪械 褔懈褌邪褌褜? 效懈褌邪褌褜! 袧芯 褋 芯褌泻褉褘褌褘屑 褋械褉写褑械屑 :)
袙褋锌芯屑懈薪邪褟 褋械斜褟 胁 13 - 15 - 17 谢械褌.
袛芯锌褍褋泻邪褟, 褔褌芯 褉械邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜 褔褍褌褜 褟褉褔械, 懈 褔褍褌褜 褋谢芯卸薪械械, 褔械屑 锌褉懈胁褘褔薪邪褟 褌胁褢褉写邪褟 锌芯褔胁邪 锌芯写 薪芯谐邪屑懈.
袩芯薪懈屑邪褟, 褔褌芯 "锌芯写褉芯褋褌泻芯胁褘械 胁芯锌褉芯褋褘" 褋芯 胁褉械屑械薪械屑 锌褉械胁褉邪褖邪褞褌褋褟 胁芯 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘械 芯褌胁械褌褘. 袠 懈屑械薪薪芯 锌芯褝褌芯屑褍 褌邪泻 锌芯谢械蟹薪芯 蟹邪写邪胁邪褌褜 懈褏 褋械斜械 胁薪芯胁褜...
1) 袣褌芯-褌芯 褋泻邪蟹邪谢 "褏芯褉芯褕 谢褞斜芯泄 卸邪薪褉 泻褉芯屑械 褋泻褍褔薪芯谐芯". 袣薪懈谐邪 蟹邪褌褟谐懈胁邪械褌, 懈 褔懈褌邪械褌褋褟 "蟹邪锌芯械屑" :) 效褌芯 褍卸械 蟹邪屑械褔邪褌械谢褜薪芯 :)
小锌褉邪胁械写谢懈胁芯褋褌懈 褉邪写懈 写芯斜邪胁谢褞, 褔褌芯 褌械泻褋褌 芯褔械薪褜 薪械芯写薪芯褉芯写械薪 (褔褍胁褋褌胁褍械褌褋褟, 褔褌芯 锌懈褋邪谢褋褟 20 谢械褌). 袩械褉械胁邪谢懈胁 蟹邪 褋械褉械写懈薪褍 泻薪懈谐懈, 锌芯胁械褋褌胁芯胁邪薪懈械 薪邪褔懈薪邪械褌 锌褉芯斜褍泻褋芯胁褘胁邪褌褜, 褌械屑锌 褌械褉褟械褌褋褟, 懈... 屑械褋褌邪屑懈 写邪卸械 褋泻褍褔薪芯 :( 袧芯 谢懈褕褜 屑械褋褌邪屑懈.
2) 袣薪懈谐邪 - 褝锌懈褔薪邪. 携 薪械 褕褍褔褍! 袙 薪械泄 械褋褌褜 袙小衼 - 谢褞斜芯胁褜 懈 褋屑械褉褌褜, 胁械褉薪芯褋褌褜 懈 锌褉械写邪褌械谢褜褋褌胁芯, 写械褌懈 懈 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘械, 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁芯 懈 褋褌邪褟, 屑褍卸褔懈薪褘 懈 卸械薪褖懈薪褘, 屑邪谐懈褟 懈 芯斜褘写械薪薪芯褋褌褜, 芯褌褔邪褟薪懈械 懈 薪邪写械卸写邪...
袧邪胁械褉薪褟泻邪 褝褌芯褌 屑芯泄 锌械褉械褔械薪褜 薪械 锌芯谢芯薪. 袧邪胁械褉薪褟泻邪 泻邪卸写褘泄, 褔懈褌邪褞褖懈泄 褝褌褍 泻薪懈谐褍 褋 芯褌泻褉褘褌褘屑 褋械褉写褑械屑, 芯斜褟蟹邪褌械谢褜薪芯 薪邪泄写褢褌 胁 薪械泄 褔褌芯-褌芯 褋胁芯褢, 褔褌芯-褌芯 蟹邪褌褉邪谐懈胁邪褞褖械械 谐谢褍斜芯泻懈械 写褍褕械胁薪褘械 褋褌褉褍薪褘.
3) 肖芯褉屑邪谢褜薪芯 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯 写械褌械泄. 袨褏胁邪褌褘胁邪械褌 芯薪邪 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 锌械褉懈芯写 懈褏 卸懈蟹薪懈 褋 屑谢邪写褕懈褏 泻谢邪褋褋芯胁 写芯 胁褘锌褍褋泻邪 懈褏 懈蟹 褕泻芯谢褘 褍卸械 "胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘屑懈". 袣薪懈谐邪 薪邪褋械谢械薪邪 褟褉泻懈屑懈 懈 褍写懈胁懈褌械谢褜薪褘屑懈 写械褌褋泻懈屑懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪屑懈 - 芯褔械薪褜 褌胁芯褉褔械褋泻懈屑懈, 褝屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢褜薪褘屑懈, 屑褍写褉褘屑懈...
袝褋褌褜 胁 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪褏 褝写邪泻邪褟 泻褉邪锌懈胁懈薪褋泻邪褟 薪芯褌泻邪 :) (谐芯胁芯褉褞 褝褌芯 泻邪泻 泻芯屑锌谢懈屑械薪褌 胁褘褋褕械泄 锌褉芯斜褘). 袧芯... 袙 泻薪懈谐械 - 薪械 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖懈械 写械褌懈 :( 协褌芯 褌邪泻懈械 "屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈械 褋褌邪褉懈褔泻懈" - 薪械 锌芯 谐芯写邪屑 屑褍写褉褘械 懈 褉邪褋褋褍写懈褌械谢褜薪褘械, 斜芯谢褜褕褍褞 褔邪褋褌褜 褋胁芯械泄 卸懈蟹薪懈 蟹邪屑芯褉芯褔械薪薪褘械 褉械褕械薪懈械屑 谐谢芯斜邪谢褜薪褘褏 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎褋泻懈褏 胁芯锌褉芯褋芯胁.
(携 袧袝 褍褌胁械褉卸写邪褞, 褔褌芯 写械褌懈 谐谢褍锌褘 懈 薪懈泻芯谐写邪 薪械 懈褖褍褌 芯褌胁械褌褘 薪邪 屑懈褉芯胁芯蟹蟹褉械薪褔械褋泻懈械 胁芯锌褉芯褋褘! 携 谐芯胁芯褉褞 谢懈褕褜 芯 褌芯屑, 褔褌芯 芯薪懈 写械谢邪褞褌 褝褌芯 袦袝袧鞋楔袝, 褔械屑 锌褘褌邪褞褌褋褟 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 锌芯写芯斜薪褘械 泻薪懈谐懈).
4) 肖芯褉屑邪谢褜薪芯 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯 褋锌械褑懈邪谢褜薪褍褞 褕泻芯谢褍-懈薪褌械褉薪邪褌 写谢褟 写械褌械泄 褋 芯谐褉邪薪懈褔械薪薪褘屑懈 胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌褟屑懈. 袟邪 褔褌芯 泻薪懈谐械 芯写薪芯蟹薪邪褔薪芯 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 "锌谢褞褋" - 胁 薪械泄 薪械褌 褋屑邪泻芯胁邪薪懈褟 褋褌褉邪写邪薪懈泄, 胁褘卸懈屑邪薪懈褟 褋谢褢蟹 懈 写邪胁谢械薪懈褟 薪邪 卸邪谢芯褋褌褜.
袧邪 褋邪屑芯屑 写械谢械 邪胁褌芯褉 - 屑邪褋褌械褉懈褑邪 写械泻芯褉邪 :) 袣薪懈谐邪 褋褌懈谢懈褋褌懈褔械褋泻懈 芯褔械薪褜 薪邪褋褘褖械薪薪邪褟, 胁懈蟹褍邪谢褜薪芯 "胁泻褍褋薪邪褟". 袗胁褌芯褉 斜谢械褋褌褟褖械 (褔褍胁褋褌胁褍械褌褋褟 褉褍泻邪 卸懈胁芯锌懈褋褑邪 ;)) 懈蟹芯斜褉邪卸邪械褌 芯斜褋褌邪薪芯胁泻褍 袛芯屑邪, 械谐芯 泻芯屑薪邪褌, 胁薪械褕薪芯褋褌懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械泄, 懈褏 胁械褖械泄 懈 褌.锌.
校 胁褋械褏 - 谐褉芯褌械褋泻薪邪褟 懈 褟褉泻邪褟 胁薪械褕薪芯褋褌褜. 协褌邪 褟褉泻芯-褉褘卸邪褟, 褝褌芯褌 斜谢械写薪褘泄, 泻邪泻 屑械褉褌胁械褑, 褋 写谢懈薪薪褘屑懈 斜械谢褘屑懈 胁芯谢芯褋邪屑懈 懈 褌.锌. 袙褋械 薪械锌芯薪褟褌薪芯 泻邪泻 褉邪蟹芯写械褌褘 (芯写械卸写邪 胁褋械谐写邪 芯锌懈褋褘胁邪械褌褋褟 锌芯写褉芯斜薪芯). 袧械 写械褌懈, 邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸懈 屑邪薪谐懈 泻邪泻懈械-褌芯 :) 袠 褌芯, 褔褌芯 芯写懈薪 泻芯谢褟褋芯褔薪懈泻, 邪 写褉褍谐芯泄 斜械蟹 褉褍泻 - 胁芯褋锌褉懈薪懈屑邪械褌褋褟 褍卸械 薪械 泻邪泻 褌褟卸泻懈泄 薪械写褍谐, 邪 泻邪泻 薪械泻懈泄 褝谢械屑械薪褌 泻芯褋褌褞屑邪, 泻邪泻 褔邪褋褌褜 芯斜褖械谐芯 写械泻芯褉邪.
袘谢邪谐芯写邪褉褟 褌邪泻芯泄 "卸懈胁芯锌懈褋薪芯褋褌懈" 胁褋械 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸懈 锌芯谢褍褔懈谢懈褋褜 褟褉泻懈屑懈, 褍蟹薪邪胁邪械屑褘屑懈. 袣 薪懈屑 胁锌芯谢薪械 屑芯卸薪芯 锌褉懈胁褟蟹邪褌褜褋褟 :) 袧械 蟹褉褟 胁械写褜 锌芯 屑芯褌懈胁邪屑 泻薪懈谐懈 写邪卸械 芯薪谢邪泄薪-RPG 锌芯褟胁懈谢邪褋褜 ( ).
5) "袦邪谐懈褔械褋泻懈泄 褉械邪谢懈蟹屑" 胁 泻薪懈谐械 锌芯-薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械屑褍 褏芯褉芯褕. 袛械褌懈褕械褔泻懈 胁 谢褍褔褕懈褏 泻邪褋褌邪薪械写芯胁褋泻懈褏 褌褉邪写懈褑懈褟褏 锌褉芯谐褍谢懈胁邪褞褌褋褟 胁 褋薪芯胁懈写薪褍褞 (懈 锌褉芯褔褍褞) 懈薪褍褞 褉械邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜 :)
6) 袣薪懈谐邪 谐谢褍斜芯泻芯 褌褉邪谐懈褔薪邪... 袧械褋屑芯褌褉褟 薪邪 褌芯, 褔褌芯 写械褌懈 - 写褉褍蟹褜褟 懈 锌芯谢薪芯锌褉邪胁薪褘械 褏芯蟹褟械胁邪 袛芯屑邪, 胁锌芯谢薪械 褋懈谢褜薪褘械 懈 褋邪屑芯写芯褋褌芯褌邪褌芯褔薪褘械 胁薪褍褌褉懈 薪械谐芯 - 褉褟写芯屑 褋 薪懈屑懈 薪械褌 谢褞斜褟褖懈褏 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘褏, 懈 芯薪懈 谐谢褍斜芯泻芯 芯褌芯褉胁邪薪褘 芯褌 袧邪褉褍卸薪芯褋褌懈 (褌邪泻 芯薪懈 薪邪蟹褘胁邪褞褌 胁薪械褕薪懈泄 屑懈褉).
袗胁褌芯褉褍 褍写邪谢芯褋褜 芯褔械薪褜 褌芯褔薪芯 褍谐邪写邪褌褜 褝褌芯 "褌褉邪谐懈褔械褋泻芯械 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁芯", 褋褌芯谢褜 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉薪芯械 写谢褟 锌芯写褉芯褋褌泻芯胁. 袛邪卸械 械褋谢懈 胁芯泻褉褍谐 褌械斜褟 褌胁芯褟 褉芯写薪邪褟 褋褌邪褟, 屑懈褉 胁芯泻褉褍谐 胁褋褢 褉邪胁薪芯 薪械写褉褍卸械谢褞斜薪芯-褔褍卸芯泄, 邪 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘械 - 胁褉邪谐懈 (懈谢懈 锌褉懈写褍褉泻懈 :)). 袙 褝褌芯屑 褋屑褘褋谢械 泻薪懈谐邪 写邪卸械 褍 屑械薪褟 胁褘蟹胁邪谢邪 芯褋褌褉芯-薪芯褋褌邪谢褜谐懈褔械褋泻懈械 芯褖褍褖械薪懈褟, 邪 褍卸 泻邪泻芯械 胁芯蟹写械泄褋褌胁懈械 芯薪邪 屑芯卸械褌 芯泻邪蟹邪褌褜 薪邪 薪械芯泻褉械锌褕懈械 屑芯谢芯写褘械 芯褉谐邪薪懈蟹屑褘 - 写邪卸械 褋褌褉邪褕薪芯 锌芯写褍屑邪褌褜 :)
袪械蟹褞屑械: 效懈褌邪褌褜 懈谢懈 薪械 褔懈褌邪褌褜? 效懈褌邪褌褜! 袧芯 褋 芯褌泻褉褘褌褘屑 褋械褉写褑械屑 :)
袙褋锌芯屑懈薪邪褟 褋械斜褟 胁 13 - 15 - 17 谢械褌.
袛芯锌褍褋泻邪褟, 褔褌芯 褉械邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜 褔褍褌褜 褟褉褔械, 懈 褔褍褌褜 褋谢芯卸薪械械, 褔械屑 锌褉懈胁褘褔薪邪褟 褌胁褢褉写邪褟 锌芯褔胁邪 锌芯写 薪芯谐邪屑懈.
袩芯薪懈屑邪褟, 褔褌芯 "锌芯写褉芯褋褌泻芯胁褘械 胁芯锌褉芯褋褘" 褋芯 胁褉械屑械薪械屑 锌褉械胁褉邪褖邪褞褌褋褟 胁芯 胁蟹褉芯褋谢褘械 芯褌胁械褌褘. 袠 懈屑械薪薪芯 锌芯褝褌芯屑褍 褌邪泻 锌芯谢械蟹薪芯 蟹邪写邪胁邪褌褜 懈褏 褋械斜械 胁薪芯胁褜...
October 14, 2020
The amount of time I spent recommending this book to every single person I know who could be remotely interested in reading an epic 900 pages saga about the most unlikely heroes you ever met is only equal to the amount of time I spent thanking my russian fianc茅 for recommending this book to me after he read it and fell in love with it when he was in high school. Both of them are superior to the actual amount of time it took me to read this amazing masterpiece. While reading this, I couldn't do anything else in my free time, and I listened to the audiobook constantly, so that the story of these beautiful kids accompanied my life the whole time. I've never been so sure about a book becoming a favourite of mine since I read my favourite book of all time.
This incredibly imaginative, poetic, deep, moving and engrossing saga is one of those lengthy and immersive reads that resemble more a world to dive in than a series of pages to turn. I will never forget the lives of these lovable unlovables, and I can't wait for my russian level to become high enough to read this in the original language. Hands down, one of the best books I ever read.
November 2, 2014
欧宝娱乐 does not have enough stars for this one.
August 21, 2019
Hell, this was bad. I did not enjoy this book in the slightest, which is a shame, as this book was a birthday gift for last year, and as much as I usually LOVE receiving books for such occasions, I'm relieved that I didn't spend my own money on it.
Now, before I list what I didn't like about this novel, I will say, that it is obvious much dedication and hard work has gone into this, but unfortunately, for me, it means jack shit when the plot itself is disjointed, there are meaningless characters that lack emotion and I have to listen to a guy called Smoker ( who, by the way, is a dick) tell me about the gray house.
This book was incredibly hard work to read, and one should never feel like that with a book. The plot was on a vacation for the majority of this. It was just mind numbing descriptions of the daily life of disorderly teenagers living in a filthy, cramped house. Nothing remotely exciting happened beyond that. The supposed magic in this book was never explained to the reader, so that left me a little tired and dazed, and I was wondering for the most part "what the fuck is going on??"
I could go on for much longer about this book, but I have coffee to drink, so to wrap things up, I'll say that this was tedious and was about 400 pages too long. I'll be quite happy to give this book to a charity shop, actually.
Now, before I list what I didn't like about this novel, I will say, that it is obvious much dedication and hard work has gone into this, but unfortunately, for me, it means jack shit when the plot itself is disjointed, there are meaningless characters that lack emotion and I have to listen to a guy called Smoker ( who, by the way, is a dick) tell me about the gray house.
This book was incredibly hard work to read, and one should never feel like that with a book. The plot was on a vacation for the majority of this. It was just mind numbing descriptions of the daily life of disorderly teenagers living in a filthy, cramped house. Nothing remotely exciting happened beyond that. The supposed magic in this book was never explained to the reader, so that left me a little tired and dazed, and I was wondering for the most part "what the fuck is going on??"
I could go on for much longer about this book, but I have coffee to drink, so to wrap things up, I'll say that this was tedious and was about 400 pages too long. I'll be quite happy to give this book to a charity shop, actually.
December 22, 2014
One of those books that demand to be read for the second time - just to see how many nuances you've missed when reading for the first time, how many hints and clues you've passed by without proper attention. I dare not to call this fantasy, and cannot agree with those who say this book is the second "Lord of the Flies". It's not, and it has only one thing in common with ".. Flies" - the children. Though when reading, you barely even remember they are really children, and some of the heroes aren't, in a strange sense, children at all. But - no spoilers this time - better go read it yourselves :)
December 19, 2018
What, how did this end up with a one-star from me!? Some kind of accidental click from my phone or Kindle!! Five stars!!!!
I finished my first audible/Kindle whispersync, and immediately started right back at the beginning. This book is an investment, and it repays you many times over!
I'm halfway through my second listen/read whispersync, and have already ordered the physical book.
Read thru number three is going to be the physical book. This book is amazing.
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Edit - I just suggested this book for purchase by my library. There is only one copy available in any public library in my whole state! That's a travesty! :p
Still looking forward to my third read-through. Reading other books for more background first:
(editing to cross off books, as read ... also to expand a few of these that got more titles added to them ;-) ... )
1 - Carrol's The Hunting of the Snark (because of the multiple chapter epigraphs from the poem)
2 - Kipling's The Jungle Book, which led to Kipling's The Second Jungle Book, which led to Jekel's The Third Jungle Book, which led to Rundell's Into the Jungle: Stories for Mowgli (because of one of the main characters, Tabaqui, and because of one of the sub-groups, the Bandar-logs, and because of 'The Law', which is almost a character in and of itself in the book)
3 - Golding's The Lord of the Flies, which led toBallantyne's The Coral Island (because LOTF is inspired by The Coral Island), which led to Ballantyne's The Gorilla Hunters (because it's the sequel to The Coral Island), and also Ransome's Swallows and Amazons (because it was mentioned in LOTF along with The Coral Island :p (and, eventually, but later ... the rest of the 13 book Swallows series, b/c it's really good!), and possibly .... but I think I'll hold off, because I might be overdosed on old teen boy castoff island adventure stories .... Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (which expanded to include Robinson Crusoe #2, and Robinson Crusoe #3 (I didn't know there were sequels before I started), Treece's retelling of Crusoe, called The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (which is the same title as Defoe's 1st sequel, which is how I accidentally ended up putting it on hold at the library), and Coetzee's retelling, called Foe, as well as Kraske's Marooned: The Strange but True Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe), Swift's Gulliver's Travel's, and Stevenson's Treasure Island (because, you know, also mentioned in analyses of LOTR ), which expanded to include Drake's 3-book Prequel series (Flint and Silver (A Prequel to Treasure Island), Pieces of Eight, and Skull and Bones, and The New World), and Motion's 2-book Sequel series (Silver (Return to Treasure Island), and The New World) ... :-o
4 - Barrie's Peter and Wendy (aka Peter Pan) (because I can't remember why - the lost boys, maybe?)
5 - Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin (because I can't say - spoiler)
6 - Latimer's The Irish Piper (because it showed up on my library's search page when I searched for The Pied Piper, and it sounded like a fun/interesting retelling of the original
7 - The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales (because it too showed up on my library's search page when I searched for The Pied Piper, and it too sounded interesting)
8 - Bach's John Livingston Seagull, and
9 - Castaneda I chose The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge), both because the translator, Yuri, suggested these were a big influence on the kids in the book
10 - Ousmane's God's Bits of Wood, and
11 - Ng农g末's A Grain of Wheat (because a reviewer called Michael said he taught God's Bit ... to his students, but paired it with A Grain of Wheat for 'an East-West thing', so that sounded good to me *grin*), both because for whatever reason, God's Bit's ... turned up on my library's search page when I was searching for The Pied Piper *shrug*, and I'll have to finish reading them before their due dates...
12 - ... and eventually, but definitely AFTER the third reading of The Gray House, London's White Fang and Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (because they are the 3rd and 4th titles in the five tale book I found that contained The jungle Book, Treasure Island, and Gulliver's Travels - book is called The Adventure Collection: Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, White Fang, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood: Gulliver's Travels, White ... Treasure Island (The Heirloom Collection)), and Sabatini's 3-book Captain Blood series, which anyone reading old island adventure stories that include pirates is definitely going to stumble across!
Come on, one book that inspires so much off-shoot reading, not to mention immediate RE-READING, that's a damn good book !!!!
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2nd Edit - My library has it on order! Yay :) Hope others get to enjoy this truly wonderful book.
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I finished my first audible/Kindle whispersync, and immediately started right back at the beginning. This book is an investment, and it repays you many times over!
I'm halfway through my second listen/read whispersync, and have already ordered the physical book.
Read thru number three is going to be the physical book. This book is amazing.
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Edit - I just suggested this book for purchase by my library. There is only one copy available in any public library in my whole state! That's a travesty! :p
Still looking forward to my third read-through. Reading other books for more background first:
(editing to cross off books, as read ... also to expand a few of these that got more titles added to them ;-) ... )
3 - Golding's The Lord of the Flies, which led to
5 - Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin (because I can't say - spoiler)
6 - Latimer's The Irish Piper (because it showed up on my library's search page when I searched for The Pied Piper, and it sounded like a fun/interesting retelling of the original
7 - The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales (because it too showed up on my library's search page when I searched for The Pied Piper, and it too sounded interesting)
8 - Bach's John Livingston Seagull
9 - Castaneda I chose The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge), both because the translator, Yuri, suggested these were a big influence on the kids in the book
11 - Ng农g末's A Grain of Wheat (because a reviewer called Michael said he taught God's Bit ... to his students, but paired it with A Grain of Wheat for 'an East-West thing', so that sounded good to me *grin*), both because for whatever reason, God's Bit's ... turned up on my library's search page when I was searching for The Pied Piper *shrug*, and I'll have to finish reading them before their due dates...
12 - ... and eventually, but definitely AFTER the third reading of The Gray House, London's White Fang and Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (because they are the 3rd and 4th titles in the five tale book I found that contained The jungle Book, Treasure Island, and Gulliver's Travels - book is called The Adventure Collection: Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, White Fang, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood: Gulliver's Travels, White ... Treasure Island (The Heirloom Collection)), and Sabatini's 3-book Captain Blood series, which anyone reading old island adventure stories that include pirates is definitely going to stumble across!
Come on, one book that inspires so much off-shoot reading, not to mention immediate RE-READING, that's a damn good book !!!!
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2nd Edit - My library has it on order! Yay :) Hope others get to enjoy this truly wonderful book.
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November 5, 2018
As a rule, I prefer reviewing books that are brilliant but flawed, since usually they are the only ones that can't be reduced to a couple of sentences. This is not one of those. For the past few days I've been gushing about it to everyone who'd listen. Seeking out fanart. Taking pauses and breaks, because just like its inhabitants I didn't want to leave. It's brilliant, it's criminally underrated, and while I realise that it's not for everyone, it's probably the best book I've ever read.
True to the quote, it's rather hard to describe. The story takes place in the titular House, a boarding school for disabled children and teens. But it is, obviously, much more than that. Genre-wise, it's the closest to Magical Realism or perhaps Literary Fantasy. If I had to compare it to anything, I'd say it's a bit like The Secret History crossed with Every Heart a Doorway with a heavy dash of surrealism thrown into the mix. Well, not really. But they are the only books I can think of that come even slightly close.
We start with Smoker, being thrown out from the orderly, straight-laced Pheasants who live in the House, but are not really of it, into the chaotic Fourth and the House proper; with all its Laws, customs, taboos, and strange things taking place. It's full of camaraderie, humour, creepiness, eccentric characters, delightful absurdity, sides both dark and light, relatively realistic and surreal, serious and not. The plot is slow and meandering and the supernatural elements aren't immediately obvious - it takes quite a while to go from "Is that guy having some weird delusion or does he really...?" to the point where it can't be handwaved away anymore and becomes obvious there must be something to it all.
The characters are colourful, known only by their nicknames (even the counsellors) and while not everyone is particularily likable, I found all of them interesting, though to go into any specifics would quickly stray into spoiler territory. My only complaint would be that in the middle of book two, when female characters are introduced, they are defined mostly in terms of their relationship to our male protagonists, but luckily, it improves somewhat when some get their own POV chapters.
I also think the portrayal of disability was very well done. It does impact their lives, it's not ignored or forgotten, but at the same time it does not define them. They aren't pitiful, they aren't grotesque, they are neither saints nor villains, they aren't magically cured by the end, and they are certainly not used for inspiration porn. In short, they are human.
And despite it being a translation, the prose is incredible, beautiful and vividly descriptive without ever being hard to read or obscuring the story underneath, something not even The Winged Histories managed. With multiple POVs, multiple timelines in which some of the characters have different nicknames, little explanation (even though Smoker likes asking questions, he doesn't always get answers, and some of the terminology is known even to him), and all narrators being highly unreliable, making sense of what is going on can be difficult, and in words usually used for describing a very different series, being confused is completely normal. It's also full of allusions and references and all sorts of goodies for the careful (re)reader and the ending is, as befits the story, something of a mindfuck. If you can't sit back and enjoy the ride, if you like your stories straightforward and linear and making sense all the way through, it's probably not the book for you.
Enjoyment: 5/5
Execution: 5/5
Recommended for: prose fans, those looking for complex, character-driven books or disability representation
Not recommended for: those looking for clear, straightforward, fast-paced stories
More reviews on my blog, .
The House demands a reverent attitude. A sense of mystery. Respect and awe. It can accept you or not, shower you with gifts or rob you of everything you have, immerse you in a fairy tale or a nightmare. Kill you, make you old, give you wings .听.听. It鈥檚 a powerful and fickle deity, and if there鈥檚 one thing it can鈥檛 stand, it鈥檚 being reduced to mere words.
True to the quote, it's rather hard to describe. The story takes place in the titular House, a boarding school for disabled children and teens. But it is, obviously, much more than that. Genre-wise, it's the closest to Magical Realism or perhaps Literary Fantasy. If I had to compare it to anything, I'd say it's a bit like The Secret History crossed with Every Heart a Doorway with a heavy dash of surrealism thrown into the mix. Well, not really. But they are the only books I can think of that come even slightly close.
We start with Smoker, being thrown out from the orderly, straight-laced Pheasants who live in the House, but are not really of it, into the chaotic Fourth and the House proper; with all its Laws, customs, taboos, and strange things taking place. It's full of camaraderie, humour, creepiness, eccentric characters, delightful absurdity, sides both dark and light, relatively realistic and surreal, serious and not. The plot is slow and meandering and the supernatural elements aren't immediately obvious - it takes quite a while to go from "Is that guy having some weird delusion or does he really...?" to the point where it can't be handwaved away anymore and becomes obvious there must be something to it all.
The characters are colourful, known only by their nicknames (even the counsellors) and while not everyone is particularily likable, I found all of them interesting, though to go into any specifics would quickly stray into spoiler territory. My only complaint would be that in the middle of book two, when female characters are introduced, they are defined mostly in terms of their relationship to our male protagonists, but luckily, it improves somewhat when some get their own POV chapters.
I also think the portrayal of disability was very well done. It does impact their lives, it's not ignored or forgotten, but at the same time it does not define them. They aren't pitiful, they aren't grotesque, they are neither saints nor villains, they aren't magically cured by the end, and they are certainly not used for inspiration porn. In short, they are human.
And despite it being a translation, the prose is incredible, beautiful and vividly descriptive without ever being hard to read or obscuring the story underneath, something not even The Winged Histories managed. With multiple POVs, multiple timelines in which some of the characters have different nicknames, little explanation (even though Smoker likes asking questions, he doesn't always get answers, and some of the terminology is known even to him), and all narrators being highly unreliable, making sense of what is going on can be difficult, and in words usually used for describing a very different series, being confused is completely normal. It's also full of allusions and references and all sorts of goodies for the careful (re)reader and the ending is, as befits the story, something of a mindfuck. If you can't sit back and enjoy the ride, if you like your stories straightforward and linear and making sense all the way through, it's probably not the book for you.
Enjoyment: 5/5
Execution: 5/5
Recommended for: prose fans, those looking for complex, character-driven books or disability representation
Not recommended for: those looking for clear, straightforward, fast-paced stories
More reviews on my blog, .
January 20, 2022
袩芯褋褌屑芯写械褉薪褘泄 褋褞褉褉懈谢, 薪芯 褌邪泻芯泄 蟹邪褌褟谐懈胁邪褞褖懈泄, 褔褌芯 薪械胁芯蟹屑芯卸薪芯 芯褌芯褉胁邪褌褜褋褟. 袨斜褉邪蟹褘 懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸懈 写懈泻懈械 懈 斜械蟹褍屑薪褘械, 薪芯 锌褉懈 褝褌芯屑 写芯 斜芯谢懈 褉芯写薪褘械 懈 褍蟹薪邪胁邪械屑褘械. 袪芯屑邪薪 胁褘蟹胁邪谢 斜褍褉褞 褝屑芯褑懈泄 懈 屑褘褋谢械泄 - 蟹写械褋褜 褌邪泻 屑薪芯谐芯 褌械屑 懈 懈写械泄, 褔褌芯 邪薪邪谢懈蟹懈褉芯胁邪褌褜 屑芯卸薪芯 斜械褋泻芯薪械褔薪芯. 袨褌写械谢褜薪邪褟 褉邪写芯褋褌褜 - 褝褌芯 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑褘泄 褔械褉薪褘泄 褞屑芯褉. 小谢芯卸薪褘泄 懈 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢褜薪褘泄 锌邪蟹谢, 泻邪泻懈屑 褟胁谢褟械褌褋褟 褝褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪, 蟹邪褏芯褔械褌褋褟 褋芯斜懈褉邪褌褜 褋薪芯胁邪 懈 褋薪芯胁邪.
January 20, 2019
Not sure about this one...
"Bound to wheelchairs and dependent on prosthetic limbs, the physically disabled students living in the House are overlooked by the Outsides. Not that it matters to anyone living in the House, a hulking old structure that its residents know is alive. From the corridors and crawl spaces to the classrooms and dorms, the House is full of tribes, tinctures, scared teachers, and laws鈥攁ll seen and understood through a prismatic array of teenagers鈥� eyes.
But student deaths and mounting pressure from the Outsides put the time-defying order of the House in danger. As the tribe leaders struggle to maintain power, they defer to the awesome power of the House, attempting to make it through days and nights that pass in ways that clocks and watches cannot record."
Okay by chapter 3 I was so utterly confused I had no idea what the heck was going on in this book. This book is supposed to be about the dynamics of children in an orphanage home (The Gray House) but also has supernatural aspects to it.
I understand that this book was originally written in Russian but the language that the author has used is so blocky (not choppy) and it comes off as extremely daunting to read. It's almost like somebody giving a very very stern speech.
There's no real plot to the book. At least I did not read a discernible plot. More or less you're just following the characters willy-nilly style.
I also think that a lot of this book could have been cut out and it would have made for a little bit better of reading experience for the reader. In this 700+ page chunkster it just becomes so boring to read all this nonsequential nonsense.
I really don't know if I can recommend this one for all the reasons stated above. It was not a very enjoyable read for me.
"Bound to wheelchairs and dependent on prosthetic limbs, the physically disabled students living in the House are overlooked by the Outsides. Not that it matters to anyone living in the House, a hulking old structure that its residents know is alive. From the corridors and crawl spaces to the classrooms and dorms, the House is full of tribes, tinctures, scared teachers, and laws鈥攁ll seen and understood through a prismatic array of teenagers鈥� eyes.
But student deaths and mounting pressure from the Outsides put the time-defying order of the House in danger. As the tribe leaders struggle to maintain power, they defer to the awesome power of the House, attempting to make it through days and nights that pass in ways that clocks and watches cannot record."
Okay by chapter 3 I was so utterly confused I had no idea what the heck was going on in this book. This book is supposed to be about the dynamics of children in an orphanage home (The Gray House) but also has supernatural aspects to it.
I understand that this book was originally written in Russian but the language that the author has used is so blocky (not choppy) and it comes off as extremely daunting to read. It's almost like somebody giving a very very stern speech.
There's no real plot to the book. At least I did not read a discernible plot. More or less you're just following the characters willy-nilly style.
I also think that a lot of this book could have been cut out and it would have made for a little bit better of reading experience for the reader. In this 700+ page chunkster it just becomes so boring to read all this nonsequential nonsense.
I really don't know if I can recommend this one for all the reasons stated above. It was not a very enjoyable read for me.
December 17, 2012
since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (oh, when was it... cannot believe it was 1998) there has been no book that has kept me awake through the night, enthralling me, charming to the extent that i almost lost myself in the story. that alone should say something of the quality of the narrative, plot and characters.
the multiple viewpoints, the elegant characters, the legends and the stories all work towards one purpose - to tell a story that leaves no bitterness in the soul, only that which can be expressed by the russian phrase "褋胁械褌谢邪褟 谐褉褍褋褌褜".
this is a book that cannot be left on the shelf. it modifies the reader permanently. dare to enter it, and you will change.
the multiple viewpoints, the elegant characters, the legends and the stories all work towards one purpose - to tell a story that leaves no bitterness in the soul, only that which can be expressed by the russian phrase "褋胁械褌谢邪褟 谐褉褍褋褌褜".
this is a book that cannot be left on the shelf. it modifies the reader permanently. dare to enter it, and you will change.
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June 14, 2018Decided to DNF this at 61% as I found it too much of a struggle to want to read. Whilst I do think there are some really weird and wonderful parts to a House with a life of its own, filled with children who all break the norm, I think this book just lost me in the vague sprawling thoughts and metaphors...
Overall, I think this is a book literary readers or magical realism readers may really enjoy, but I consider myself to be more of a fantasy reader and I think for me this book just felt too abstract. I didn't find a connection to the characters and so I found it hard to get into, and ultimately it just wasn't something I was enjoying. DNF
Overall, I think this is a book literary readers or magical realism readers may really enjoy, but I consider myself to be more of a fantasy reader and I think for me this book just felt too abstract. I didn't find a connection to the characters and so I found it hard to get into, and ultimately it just wasn't something I was enjoying. DNF
August 8, 2020
I am not exaggerating when I say that this was one of the most phenomenal reading experiences I've ever had and that this book may very well gain a permanent place among my absolute favorites of all time - rubbing shoulders with Steinbeck and Jane Eyre.
I was so very blessed to read and talk about The Gray House with my lovely friend Silvia and others. Yuri Machkasov, the translator, even joined us and became a wonderful source of insight and anecdote. If you ever pick up this book, I highly recommend that you jump over to
and read the weekly discussions there - and post! Even if you're reading a year or two later, I will gladly jump back into those conversations. This is a beautifully disorienting and mysterious book, and talking it out as we went made for such a rich experience.
I'm at somewhat of a loss as to what to say about The Gray House. I've said so much at the blog, and I feel so much that I haven't yet found words for. I guess I will start by saying that the writing is flawless. The text simply sings. The structure of the book is compelling, the many voices of the characters are unique, real, honest, and pitch perfect. There is a treasure trove of literary and cultural allusions that are such fun to discover. The strangeness of The House turned me upside down and took me on a wild journey that kept me constantly on my toes. If you read this book, you will be taken into a world that is magical and foreign and yet so real. The "real" world and the magical are seamlessly woven to create a place that feels natural and authentic, though often baffling and complex. You will have a lot of questions and a lot of theories. The reader is fully rewarded for their perseverance and careful reading as the pieces of the book fall together in a satisfying conclusion.
So what is this book about? Without experiencing it, it's difficult to put into words - I'm not sure it can truly be distilled into a synopsis. Any attempt, I suspect will fall completely flat. On the surface, you have a strange old house that is a boarding school for children with disabilities whose whole world is The House. The House itself is a character - a mysterious one. There are strange, supernatural elements, and it is often unclear to the reader whether these things are reality or not. The book is told from the perspectives of many of the house residents and this weaves a really rich tapestry of story, a story that is different depending on who's telling it because we all have our unique ways of seeing and engaging the world.
I find this book so life affirming. Much of modernity views humanity in a rather utilitarian manner. Success based on looks, smarts, money, etc. And here we have a group of misfits, some cast off completely by their families, and their value is based on none of these things. They are fascinating, beautiful human beings, each so unique, with their own strengths and weaknesses, and their disabilities are really in the background. It is not about their limitations 鈥� or if it is, it is about how being in community allows us to depend on others and be depended on 鈥� how we become better by doing so. Mariam has written each character so lovingly with such depth of character 鈥� so real. Now that I鈥檝e come to the end of the book and I understand these characters more clearly, I am amazed at the depth of loyalty, friendship, camaraderie and acceptance that runs through this story. There is so much tenderness in these pages. The book says many true things about friendship, community, trust, perspective, how we see ourselves and others, the fears and wonders inherent in growing up, belief in things that can鈥檛 always be understood and reduced to the purely logical and tangible鈥�
I cannot say enough about The Gray House, yet I can't say too much without spoilers. It is a book written with great integrity, ingenuity, and insight. It is an absolute delight to read and will be something that I return to often.
I was so very blessed to read and talk about The Gray House with my lovely friend Silvia and others. Yuri Machkasov, the translator, even joined us and became a wonderful source of insight and anecdote. If you ever pick up this book, I highly recommend that you jump over to
and read the weekly discussions there - and post! Even if you're reading a year or two later, I will gladly jump back into those conversations. This is a beautifully disorienting and mysterious book, and talking it out as we went made for such a rich experience.
I'm at somewhat of a loss as to what to say about The Gray House. I've said so much at the blog, and I feel so much that I haven't yet found words for. I guess I will start by saying that the writing is flawless. The text simply sings. The structure of the book is compelling, the many voices of the characters are unique, real, honest, and pitch perfect. There is a treasure trove of literary and cultural allusions that are such fun to discover. The strangeness of The House turned me upside down and took me on a wild journey that kept me constantly on my toes. If you read this book, you will be taken into a world that is magical and foreign and yet so real. The "real" world and the magical are seamlessly woven to create a place that feels natural and authentic, though often baffling and complex. You will have a lot of questions and a lot of theories. The reader is fully rewarded for their perseverance and careful reading as the pieces of the book fall together in a satisfying conclusion.
So what is this book about? Without experiencing it, it's difficult to put into words - I'm not sure it can truly be distilled into a synopsis. Any attempt, I suspect will fall completely flat. On the surface, you have a strange old house that is a boarding school for children with disabilities whose whole world is The House. The House itself is a character - a mysterious one. There are strange, supernatural elements, and it is often unclear to the reader whether these things are reality or not. The book is told from the perspectives of many of the house residents and this weaves a really rich tapestry of story, a story that is different depending on who's telling it because we all have our unique ways of seeing and engaging the world.
I find this book so life affirming. Much of modernity views humanity in a rather utilitarian manner. Success based on looks, smarts, money, etc. And here we have a group of misfits, some cast off completely by their families, and their value is based on none of these things. They are fascinating, beautiful human beings, each so unique, with their own strengths and weaknesses, and their disabilities are really in the background. It is not about their limitations 鈥� or if it is, it is about how being in community allows us to depend on others and be depended on 鈥� how we become better by doing so. Mariam has written each character so lovingly with such depth of character 鈥� so real. Now that I鈥檝e come to the end of the book and I understand these characters more clearly, I am amazed at the depth of loyalty, friendship, camaraderie and acceptance that runs through this story. There is so much tenderness in these pages. The book says many true things about friendship, community, trust, perspective, how we see ourselves and others, the fears and wonders inherent in growing up, belief in things that can鈥檛 always be understood and reduced to the purely logical and tangible鈥�
I cannot say enough about The Gray House, yet I can't say too much without spoilers. It is a book written with great integrity, ingenuity, and insight. It is an absolute delight to read and will be something that I return to often.
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February 20, 2018If you want to follow our bookclub, we read, blogged, and commented over 10 weeks here,
And an interview with Yuri Machkasov, the translator of the English edition,
As with any bigger than life book, I'm at loss after reading the last page of The Gray House. All through the book, I've been reading some pages and chapters many times. I think I'm on my 4th reading of the last 30 or 40 pages.
Long ago I became interested in reading TGH when I saw a BBC documentary in which it was mentioned. When I knew the book would be released in April 2017, I announced it at my blog, asking if any would join me in a book club for it. Several of my friends did, and we were all greatly surprised when Yuri, the translator of the book into English, showed up at the blog.
on The Gray House. has all the weeks links.
I am glad I read this book in company, that made it ten times better. I would have been very lonely reading it by myself, being assaulted by those thoughts and questions, unable to unload all that with someone.
I blogged about it week by week for ten weeks, I retold what I read that week, (as of today, weeks 9 and 10 haven't been published yet), and I was fortunate to have some wonderful friends commenting and dotting on the plot and the people in the book, and we even had Yuri, the translator, help us with some questions, and adding invaluable and fascinating pieces of information about the book and Mariam Petrosyan, the author.
I can only say this is one of those books that stays with you forever. Mariam's writing is beautiful and haunting. She managed to create a universe with its own life and people. I encourage you to enter it.
And an interview with Yuri Machkasov, the translator of the English edition,
As with any bigger than life book, I'm at loss after reading the last page of The Gray House. All through the book, I've been reading some pages and chapters many times. I think I'm on my 4th reading of the last 30 or 40 pages.
Long ago I became interested in reading TGH when I saw a BBC documentary in which it was mentioned. When I knew the book would be released in April 2017, I announced it at my blog, asking if any would join me in a book club for it. Several of my friends did, and we were all greatly surprised when Yuri, the translator of the book into English, showed up at the blog.
on The Gray House. has all the weeks links.
I am glad I read this book in company, that made it ten times better. I would have been very lonely reading it by myself, being assaulted by those thoughts and questions, unable to unload all that with someone.
I blogged about it week by week for ten weeks, I retold what I read that week, (as of today, weeks 9 and 10 haven't been published yet), and I was fortunate to have some wonderful friends commenting and dotting on the plot and the people in the book, and we even had Yuri, the translator, help us with some questions, and adding invaluable and fascinating pieces of information about the book and Mariam Petrosyan, the author.
I can only say this is one of those books that stays with you forever. Mariam's writing is beautiful and haunting. She managed to create a universe with its own life and people. I encourage you to enter it.
June 11, 2018
This was one of the most original and unusual books I've read in a long time. The Gray House is a school for students with disabilities who like any young teenagers are searching for their identities, want to fit in and find a group of friends they can trust and grow up with. However, from the first page, I sensed that I would need time to get in tune with the setting (the house has a supernatural feel to it, moves and shifts and hence has a life of its own which adds an eerie sense of mystery), the many characters and unusual nicknames and the meandering plot, switching between past and present, between perspectives and different groups of youngsters. It's a challenging yet rewarding story and I'm pleased to have read it and would recommend to anyone who likes books that depict their own unique reality without clear set of rules.
September 20, 2015
epico, struggente, meraviglioso... ho appena finito di leggere questa perla rara e nn riesco a trovare altri aggettivi per definire quello che provavo durante la lettura.....
猫 un libro nn facile, ammetto di aver avuto difficolt脿 in qualche parte.... ero troppo legata al semplice fatto di sentirli vivi durante la lettura... sara anche il fatto di lavorare nel mondo della disabilit脿...... ma quei volti io li avevo veramente davanti.... e anche questo libro prender脿 il suo posticino nel mio cuore tra quei 4/5 che ricorder貌 per tutta vita..... quello che facevo mentre leggevo , quello che vivevo, quello che pensavo......
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猫 un libro nn facile, ammetto di aver avuto difficolt脿 in qualche parte.... ero troppo legata al semplice fatto di sentirli vivi durante la lettura... sara anche il fatto di lavorare nel mondo della disabilit脿...... ma quei volti io li avevo veramente davanti.... e anche questo libro prender脿 il suo posticino nel mio cuore tra quei 4/5 che ricorder貌 per tutta vita..... quello che facevo mentre leggevo , quello che vivevo, quello che pensavo......
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November 6, 2019
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Kezdetben er艖s, zsigeri f茅lelmet 茅reztem, amikor betekint茅st nyertem egy fogyat茅kos gyerekek sz谩m谩ra fenntartott nevel艖otthon mindennapjaiba. 脡let sokf茅le, s煤lyos fogyat茅kkal, kiszolg谩ltatva, kirekesztve. 脡let vad fi煤falk谩k tagjak茅nt, bonyolult szab谩lyrendszer, hierarchia szerint, v茅res vereked茅sekkel. 脡s a hal谩l, hol term茅szetes form谩ban, hol j贸val rejt茅lyesebb m贸don ott lappang szinte minden眉tt.
Azt谩n, mint egy sz眉rre谩lis 谩lomban, hirtelen a r茅szes茅v茅 v谩ltam mindennek, 茅s m谩r nagyon v谩gytam r谩, hogy ott lehessek a H谩z lak贸i k枚z枚tt, mert m谩gikus atmoszf茅ra burkolta be 艖ket, szimb贸lumok, ritu谩l茅k 谩thatolhatatlan erdej茅ben j谩rtam, mag谩val ragadott a t枚k茅letesen egyedi nyelvezet, az ellen谩llhatatlan sodr谩s, 茅s m茅g a legbizarrabb k茅pekr艖l sem tudtam elford铆tani a tekintetem. Mindig 煤jabb 茅s 煤jabb titkos ajt贸 ny铆lt ki a H谩zban, 茅s t眉relmetlen, moh贸 k铆v谩ncsis谩ggal v谩rtam, hogy milyen ijeszt艖, groteszk, f谩jdalmas vagy meglep艖 igazs谩g fog el茅m t谩rulni megint.
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September 9, 2019
Ez volt az els艖 olvas谩som ebben az 茅vben; mit mondjak, el茅g er艖s kezdet, neh茅z lesz fel眉lm煤lni. Manaps谩g ritk谩n 铆rok 茅rt茅kel茅st, de err艖l mindenk茅ppen szerettem volna 鈥� csak fogalmam sincs, mit 铆rhatn茅k, amit鈥� 1. Eddig m谩r nem 铆rtak le t枚bben is. 2. Ami nem 谩rul el t煤l sokat, nem rontja el m谩sok 茅lm茅ny茅t, akik csak k茅s艖bb olvass谩k el.
A m谩sodik pontot tal谩n k枚nnyebb teljes铆teni, mert id艖nk茅nt 煤gy 茅rzem, fogalmam sincs, mit is olvastam 鈥� de nagyon tetszett. Mert ott van ugye a felsz铆n: egy fogyat茅kos gyerekek r茅sz茅re fenntartott bentlak谩sos iskola 茅let茅t ismerj眉k meg. A 鈥瀎ogyat茅kos鈥� itt b谩rmit jelenthet; testi, szellemi, lelki s茅r眉ltet egyar谩nt. Ezek a fogyat茅koss谩gok azonban egy谩ltal谩n nem hangs煤lyosak a szerepl艖k sz谩m谩ra 鈥� teljesen term茅szetesnek veszik, n茅melyik眉kr艖l csak sok谩ra, mintegy mell茅kesen der眉l ki, mi茅rt is ker眉lt ide. A lak贸k k眉l枚nb枚z艖 falk谩kba szervez艖dnek, minden falka 茅l茅n egy vez茅rrel. Az igazi neveket nem tudjuk, mindenki, aki ide ker眉l, 煤j nevet kap, a nevel艖ket, tan谩rokat, egy茅b dolgoz贸kat is bele茅rtve 鈥� ezzel is jelezve, hogy a H谩z 茅s a Kint k茅t k眉l枚n vil谩g, k枚z枚tt眉k nagyon neh茅z az 谩tj谩r谩s. A v茅ge fel茅 az茅rt megismer眉nk n茅h谩ny val贸di nevet, de csak azok茅t, akik elhagyt谩k a H谩zat, vagy hamarosan el fogj谩k hagyni. Persze nehogy azt higgye b谩rki is, hogy ezek a bels艖 nevek 谩lland贸ak; a k枚nyvben keverednek k眉l枚nb枚z艖 id艖k esem茅nyei, 茅s k茅t egym谩st k枚vet艖 fejezetben lehet, hogy ugyanazok a szerepl艖k, ez m茅gsem nyilv谩nval贸, mert id艖k枚zben 煤j nevet kaptak.
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A m谩sodik pontot tal谩n k枚nnyebb teljes铆teni, mert id艖nk茅nt 煤gy 茅rzem, fogalmam sincs, mit is olvastam 鈥� de nagyon tetszett. Mert ott van ugye a felsz铆n: egy fogyat茅kos gyerekek r茅sz茅re fenntartott bentlak谩sos iskola 茅let茅t ismerj眉k meg. A 鈥瀎ogyat茅kos鈥� itt b谩rmit jelenthet; testi, szellemi, lelki s茅r眉ltet egyar谩nt. Ezek a fogyat茅koss谩gok azonban egy谩ltal谩n nem hangs煤lyosak a szerepl艖k sz谩m谩ra 鈥� teljesen term茅szetesnek veszik, n茅melyik眉kr艖l csak sok谩ra, mintegy mell茅kesen der眉l ki, mi茅rt is ker眉lt ide. A lak贸k k眉l枚nb枚z艖 falk谩kba szervez艖dnek, minden falka 茅l茅n egy vez茅rrel. Az igazi neveket nem tudjuk, mindenki, aki ide ker眉l, 煤j nevet kap, a nevel艖ket, tan谩rokat, egy茅b dolgoz贸kat is bele茅rtve 鈥� ezzel is jelezve, hogy a H谩z 茅s a Kint k茅t k眉l枚n vil谩g, k枚z枚tt眉k nagyon neh茅z az 谩tj谩r谩s. A v茅ge fel茅 az茅rt megismer眉nk n茅h谩ny val贸di nevet, de csak azok茅t, akik elhagyt谩k a H谩zat, vagy hamarosan el fogj谩k hagyni. Persze nehogy azt higgye b谩rki is, hogy ezek a bels艖 nevek 谩lland贸ak; a k枚nyvben keverednek k眉l枚nb枚z艖 id艖k esem茅nyei, 茅s k茅t egym谩st k枚vet艖 fejezetben lehet, hogy ugyanazok a szerepl艖k, ez m茅gsem nyilv谩nval贸, mert id艖k枚zben 煤j nevet kaptak.
Ahogy mondtam, ez a felsz铆n 鈥� ha csak ennyi lett volna a t枚rt茅net, m谩r akkor is j贸 k枚nyvnek mondan谩m. A v茅g茅n viszont Petroszjan csavar egyet a t枚rt茅neten, amit艖l az eg茅sz addigi 700 oldal teljesen m谩s megvil谩g铆t谩sba ker眉l. Az a csod谩latos 茅s bosszant贸 ebben, hogy ott volt minden az orrom el艖tt, m茅gis csak hom谩lyos elk茅pzel茅sem volt a dolgok mibenl茅t茅r艖l. Ahogyan t枚bbekben is, bennem is ott ficergett a gondolat, hogy azonnal 煤jra k茅ne olvasni, hogy 枚sszeszedjem ezeket a kis rejtett utal谩sokat. Ellen谩lltam, de biztosan elolvasom 煤jra, nem is olyan sok谩ra. Mert vissza kell t茅rnem abba a H谩zba, hogy m茅g n茅h谩ny titk谩t felfedezzem.
November 19, 2023
Roman d茅routant, qui demande toute notre t锚te (et parfois la t锚te qu'on a pas), mais qui, apr猫es un bon moment 脿 entrer dedans, m'a fascin茅e. Carr茅ment. Je l'ai relu dans la foul茅e. Plein de r茅f茅rence, j'ai ador茅.
April 24, 2022
鈥楾he Gray House鈥� is the first and apparently last book by Mariam Petrosyan. It took her 18 years to write and was an immediate bestseller in Russian when published in 2009. I am fascinated by this success, as its appeal seemed to me obscure and niche. All 721 pages are set in a strange institution for disabled children and teenagers. Although the atmosphere is distinctively creepy, the plot is practically non-existent. There is absolutely no narrative urgency. While I was happy to wallow in the strangeness, I am as a rule willing to put up with a lot for weird fiction. More than many would, perhaps. I tried to make sense of the book throughout, but finished it of the opinion that I was missing something. Unlike the case of , however, the setting and characters were sufficiently appealing to prevent this incomprehension becoming frustrating. Instead, the experience was like that of : my lack of Russian cultural and political reference points, plus the translation gap, meant that any allegory went over my head, without detracting from my enjoyment. Surely there must be layers of allegory in here, though. Perhaps the House is a metaphor for Russia? A country living in the wreckage of communism and kleptocratic capitalism, turning inward to nationalism?
It amused me to compare 鈥楾he Gray House鈥� with other YA. It uses many of the popular tropes: all the protagonists are young adults, they band together into gangs to resist oppression by adults, the names they give things have Capital Letters, and a special few are involved in weird supernatural stuff. Many, albeit not all, chapters are narrated in the first person by youths. The supernatural elements are conceptually similar to the Upside Down in Stranger Things. Yet every YA novel I鈥檝e ever read has been plot-driven, and 鈥楾he Gray House鈥� is the antithesis of that. Imagine there was no monster from the Upside Down hunting people. The weird underworld just exists, without posing any specific or time-sensitive threat. Perhaps Russian YA is more dilatory and philosophical in general? Indeed, the main characters face only two coherent threats: being thrown out of the institution and each other.
While the House, as they inevitably call it, is a shabby wreck full of violence and mayhem, the Outside is depicted as inherently scarier. Petrosyan does a very effective job at conveying the comfort taken by outsiders banding together and making their own arbitrary rules. The characters will hurt, even murder, each other for their own reasons, while also creating an environment in which all disabilities are supported. This creates an unusual narrative effect whereby a character can be nicknamed Blind, as they are blind, without this being their defining characteristic. As all the characters have some disability, the otherness element is collectively dissolved. Now that I think about it, at no point is any character asked to explain the nature or cause of their disability. Those who use wheelchairs are referred to collectively as the Wheelers, without this being a source of division. The divisions are, to the observing reader, much more obscure. There are five gangs in the House, each living in a separate dormitory and seemingly having their own rules, beliefs, activities, style, and prevailing personality traits.
At the start of the book, a boy nicknamed Smoker (although practically everyone smokes constantly) moves from one gang to another. I initially anticipated a fairly conventional narrative, in which Smoker and thus the reader uncovers the weird secrets of his new gang. Nothing so normal occurs. The point of view wanders from person to person, and even when it returns to Smoker his attempts to unravel the local weirdness are totally ineffectual. His habit of asking questions is greeted with a mixture of amusement, exasperation, and violence. His new gang, who live in the Fourth, are a fascinating band. They include the exquisitely beautiful Noble, ebullient and wonderfully named Tabaqui, truculent Black, and intimidating Blind. Their characterisation builds up slowly and subtly, through many apparently inconsequential scenes of the gang eating meals, smoking, and chatting about nothing much. They often have social gatherings to drink bootleg booze and listen to music, but rarely go to lessons. Dramatic incidents do punctuate the narrative, without meaningfully disturbing the erratic rhythm of life.
One thing I am always very fond of in fiction is spatially condensed weirdness. Not weirdness just for the sake of horror, but something more distinctive, compelling, and, crucially, dreamlike. and sequels are good examples. Here, the environment of the House should seem claustrophobic, as the characters are all effectively trapped, yet it does not feel so. Even those who are unaware of or cut off from the ambiguous underworld seem to roam the corridors like the House is the size of a city. It has an empty abandoned room available whenever necessary and the walls are covered with pictures and messages. I loved the imagery of these densely decorated walls. Scenes in which they were repainted then immediately covered with new art and text were very satisfying. They reminded me of a time when my parents let me draw and write all over the walls of their bathroom, because it was about to be replastered and repainted. (This wasn鈥檛 during childhood; I was about 25. Scribbling on walls is a joy at any age.) The descriptions of messy dormitories were also curiously evocative, serving to further distinguish the gangs through their relationships with possessions, personal space, and cleanliness.
鈥楾he Gray House鈥� was originally published in three volumes, distinguished by the main narrator. The first is Smoker, the second Tabaqui, the third Sphinx. The second volume was my favourite, as I found Tabaqui the most compelling character. The Longest Night sequence was brilliantly unsettling. Conversely, the sudden arrival of the girls from their side of the House didn鈥檛 have very much impact, as none of the female characters were given the narrative point of view. They were potentially really interesting, but not developed much. I wanted to know more about the gangs and traditions they had established. As for the ending,
Despite its dilatory pace and refusal to explain anything, I think 鈥楾he Gray House鈥� is very much worth the time it requires. Petrosyan鈥檚 strange institution could be an elaborate allegory, an obsessively detailed dream-image, both, or neither. It has an ambiguity that invites the reader to dwell on and in it. While not a book I plan to re-read, nor is it one I鈥檒l soon forget.
It amused me to compare 鈥楾he Gray House鈥� with other YA. It uses many of the popular tropes: all the protagonists are young adults, they band together into gangs to resist oppression by adults, the names they give things have Capital Letters, and a special few are involved in weird supernatural stuff. Many, albeit not all, chapters are narrated in the first person by youths. The supernatural elements are conceptually similar to the Upside Down in Stranger Things. Yet every YA novel I鈥檝e ever read has been plot-driven, and 鈥楾he Gray House鈥� is the antithesis of that. Imagine there was no monster from the Upside Down hunting people. The weird underworld just exists, without posing any specific or time-sensitive threat. Perhaps Russian YA is more dilatory and philosophical in general? Indeed, the main characters face only two coherent threats: being thrown out of the institution and each other.
While the House, as they inevitably call it, is a shabby wreck full of violence and mayhem, the Outside is depicted as inherently scarier. Petrosyan does a very effective job at conveying the comfort taken by outsiders banding together and making their own arbitrary rules. The characters will hurt, even murder, each other for their own reasons, while also creating an environment in which all disabilities are supported. This creates an unusual narrative effect whereby a character can be nicknamed Blind, as they are blind, without this being their defining characteristic. As all the characters have some disability, the otherness element is collectively dissolved. Now that I think about it, at no point is any character asked to explain the nature or cause of their disability. Those who use wheelchairs are referred to collectively as the Wheelers, without this being a source of division. The divisions are, to the observing reader, much more obscure. There are five gangs in the House, each living in a separate dormitory and seemingly having their own rules, beliefs, activities, style, and prevailing personality traits.
At the start of the book, a boy nicknamed Smoker (although practically everyone smokes constantly) moves from one gang to another. I initially anticipated a fairly conventional narrative, in which Smoker and thus the reader uncovers the weird secrets of his new gang. Nothing so normal occurs. The point of view wanders from person to person, and even when it returns to Smoker his attempts to unravel the local weirdness are totally ineffectual. His habit of asking questions is greeted with a mixture of amusement, exasperation, and violence. His new gang, who live in the Fourth, are a fascinating band. They include the exquisitely beautiful Noble, ebullient and wonderfully named Tabaqui, truculent Black, and intimidating Blind. Their characterisation builds up slowly and subtly, through many apparently inconsequential scenes of the gang eating meals, smoking, and chatting about nothing much. They often have social gatherings to drink bootleg booze and listen to music, but rarely go to lessons. Dramatic incidents do punctuate the narrative, without meaningfully disturbing the erratic rhythm of life.
One thing I am always very fond of in fiction is spatially condensed weirdness. Not weirdness just for the sake of horror, but something more distinctive, compelling, and, crucially, dreamlike. and sequels are good examples. Here, the environment of the House should seem claustrophobic, as the characters are all effectively trapped, yet it does not feel so. Even those who are unaware of or cut off from the ambiguous underworld seem to roam the corridors like the House is the size of a city. It has an empty abandoned room available whenever necessary and the walls are covered with pictures and messages. I loved the imagery of these densely decorated walls. Scenes in which they were repainted then immediately covered with new art and text were very satisfying. They reminded me of a time when my parents let me draw and write all over the walls of their bathroom, because it was about to be replastered and repainted. (This wasn鈥檛 during childhood; I was about 25. Scribbling on walls is a joy at any age.) The descriptions of messy dormitories were also curiously evocative, serving to further distinguish the gangs through their relationships with possessions, personal space, and cleanliness.
鈥楾he Gray House鈥� was originally published in three volumes, distinguished by the main narrator. The first is Smoker, the second Tabaqui, the third Sphinx. The second volume was my favourite, as I found Tabaqui the most compelling character. The Longest Night sequence was brilliantly unsettling. Conversely, the sudden arrival of the girls from their side of the House didn鈥檛 have very much impact, as none of the female characters were given the narrative point of view. They were potentially really interesting, but not developed much. I wanted to know more about the gangs and traditions they had established. As for the ending,
Despite its dilatory pace and refusal to explain anything, I think 鈥楾he Gray House鈥� is very much worth the time it requires. Petrosyan鈥檚 strange institution could be an elaborate allegory, an obsessively detailed dream-image, both, or neither. It has an ambiguity that invites the reader to dwell on and in it. While not a book I plan to re-read, nor is it one I鈥檒l soon forget.
November 11, 2019
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Az pedig k眉l枚n leny疟g枚z艖, ahogy az 铆r贸n艖 kiker眉li a monot贸nia csapd谩j谩t. Egy 800 oldalas gig谩sz m茅g akkor is 贸hatatlanul vontatott谩 v谩lhat, ha k枚zben siker眉l elkapnia egy mark谩ns atmoszf茅r谩t. Ett艖l Petroszjan 煤gy 贸vja meg a sz枚veget, hogy csod谩s 眉tem茅rz茅kkel v谩ltogat 谩t egyik hangulatb贸l a m谩sikba 鈥� h谩tborzongat贸 le铆r谩st l铆rai szakasz k枚vet, megpihen眉nk egy laza haveri 茅v艖d茅sben, hogy ut谩na t茅rdig g谩zoljunk a v茅rfagyaszt贸 misztikumban. Technikai 茅rtelemben hihetetlen brav煤r ez*. A v茅ge pedig hib谩tlanul fel van 茅p铆tve, 茅s olyan gy枚ny枚r疟en k枚vetkezik a reg茅ny bels艖 logik谩j谩b贸l, csak 煤gy szikr谩zik. Mindent 枚sszevetve: 铆gy kell kin茅zzen egy XXI. sz谩zadi klasszikus. (Vagy ne pont 铆gy. Csak klasszikus legyen.)
* Fontos persze m茅g az is, hogy megfelel艖en adagolja az inform谩ci贸kat az olvas贸nak 鈥� egyes dolgokat megvil谩g铆t, m谩sokat hom谩lyban hagy, hadd marcangolja a bizonytalans谩g azt, aki a k枚nyv ter茅be mer茅szelt l茅pni 鈥�, de h谩t ez a hangulatv谩lt谩sokhoz k茅pest szinte alapj谩t茅knak t疟nik.
Az pedig k眉l枚n leny疟g枚z艖, ahogy az 铆r贸n艖 kiker眉li a monot贸nia csapd谩j谩t. Egy 800 oldalas gig谩sz m茅g akkor is 贸hatatlanul vontatott谩 v谩lhat, ha k枚zben siker眉l elkapnia egy mark谩ns atmoszf茅r谩t. Ett艖l Petroszjan 煤gy 贸vja meg a sz枚veget, hogy csod谩s 眉tem茅rz茅kkel v谩ltogat 谩t egyik hangulatb贸l a m谩sikba 鈥� h谩tborzongat贸 le铆r谩st l铆rai szakasz k枚vet, megpihen眉nk egy laza haveri 茅v艖d茅sben, hogy ut谩na t茅rdig g谩zoljunk a v茅rfagyaszt贸 misztikumban. Technikai 茅rtelemben hihetetlen brav煤r ez*. A v茅ge pedig hib谩tlanul fel van 茅p铆tve, 茅s olyan gy枚ny枚r疟en k枚vetkezik a reg茅ny bels艖 logik谩j谩b贸l, csak 煤gy szikr谩zik. Mindent 枚sszevetve: 铆gy kell kin茅zzen egy XXI. sz谩zadi klasszikus. (Vagy ne pont 铆gy. Csak klasszikus legyen.)
* Fontos persze m茅g az is, hogy megfelel艖en adagolja az inform谩ci贸kat az olvas贸nak 鈥� egyes dolgokat megvil谩g铆t, m谩sokat hom谩lyban hagy, hadd marcangolja a bizonytalans谩g azt, aki a k枚nyv ter茅be mer茅szelt l茅pni 鈥�, de h谩t ez a hangulatv谩lt谩sokhoz k茅pest szinte alapj谩t茅knak t疟nik.
November 7, 2023
Nams ir sens, tas atrodas starp daudzst膩vu 膿k膩m un 拧is Nams nevienam nepat墨k. Visi to labpr膩t redz膿tu nojauktu. Tom膿r pa拧a nama iedz墨vot膩jiem tas pat墨k, pat 募oti. 艩aj膩 nam膩 dz墨vo b膿rni inval墨di, un tas ir t膩ds k膩 Intern膩ts, kur膩 vec膩ki tevi atved mazu un sav膩c, kad esi sasniedzis pilngad墨bu. Nams ir vi艈u vien墨g膩 pasaule, ar saviem likumiem. Nav piekl膩j墨gi piemin膿t 膧rieni, lab膩k par to visp膩r nedom膩t, kur nu v膿l run膩t. Toties Nam膩 notiek gan 拧au拧al墨gas, gan glu啪i ikdieni拧姆膩s lietas. Te nevienam nav v膩rdu, visiem ir tikai iesaukas. 艩eit dz墨vo Sfinkss, P墨pmanis, Mellais, Aklais, Tabaki, Maitu膿rglis un, iesp膿jams, ne visi no Nama iem墨tniekiem ir tie, par kuriem vi艈i izliekas.
Teik拧u uzreiz 鈥� 拧墨 gr膩mata man 募oti patika. Var redz膿t, ka autore savas gr膩matas t膿lus ir iem墨募ojusi. Katrs no vi艈iem ar laiku s膩k 拧姆ist k膩 dz墨vs cilv膿ks, bet neskatoties uz to, ka mums 募auts iel奴koties vi艈u galv膩s, las墨t膩jam vi艈us saprast izdosies ne vienm膿r. Tom膿r, ja reiz par vi艈iem izlas墨si, tad tos aizmirst vairs neb奴s iesp膿jams. Katram no vi艈iem ir savs skats uz Namu, un katrs no vi艈iem kaut ko par Namu un t膩 likumiem zina. Likumi 拧eit ir svar墨gi, bez tiem nevar, ja par tiem aizmirst, tad var zaud膿t ar墨 savu dz墨v墨bu.
艩aj膩 zi艈膩 P墨pmanis var膿tu b奴t kaut kas l墨dz墨gs gr膩matas las墨t膩jam. Vi艈拧 nam膩 non膩cis sal墨dzino拧i pieaudzis un vi艈am nav nek膩das sapra拧anas, kas te visp膩r notiek. T膩d膿募 vi艈拧 uzdod daudz jaut膩jumu, lieki piebilst, nevienam jau nepat墨k run膩t par liet膩m, kas ir pa拧saprotamas vai t膩d膩m, par kur膩m visp膩r ska募i run膩t nevajadz膿tu. Tom膿r 拧o to vi艈a iztauj膩拧ana ar墨 atkl膩ju, un jo t膩l膩k lasi, jo vair膩k saproti, ka te viss nemaz nav t膩, k膩 izskat膩s.
Gr膩mat膩 ir daudz person膩啪u, un katram no vi艈iem ir savs st膩sts. Reiz膿m rodas iespaids, ka pat vi艈i pa拧i nesaprot to, kas vi艈i paties墨b膩 ir. Toties visi vi艈u st膩sti ir interesanti un savstarp膿ji saist墨ti. S膩kum膩 nedaudz kaitina, ka 拧o st膩stu ir tik daudz, bet, kad viss saau啪as kop膩, tas vairs nesatrauc. Ir pat interesanti redz膿t vienu un to pa拧u vietu no cita skatupunkta. Ieteiktu ar墨 visu las墨t c墨t墨gi, tad daudz kas k募奴s saprotam膩ks, te nevar l膿k拧ot pa diagon膩l膿m.
Nedaudz neviet膩 拧姆ita gr膩matas epilogs, tas nedaudz izskat墨j膩s p膿c sve拧姆erme艈a. Darbam, protams, beigas nen膩k par sliktu, bet 拧aj膩 gad墨jum膩 var膿ja ar墨 atst膩t visu, k膩 bija, bez papildus paskaidrojo拧ajiem elementiem.
Gr膩matai lieku 10 no 10 ball膿m. Viena no lab膩kaj膩m gr膩mat膩m, kuru 拧ogad esmu las墨jis. Cilv膿kam, kur拧 拧o gr膩matu las墨s, ieteiktu uzreiz saprast, ka 拧is nav nek膩ds st膩sts par b膿rnu inval墨du re膩lo dz墨vi.
Teik拧u uzreiz 鈥� 拧墨 gr膩mata man 募oti patika. Var redz膿t, ka autore savas gr膩matas t膿lus ir iem墨募ojusi. Katrs no vi艈iem ar laiku s膩k 拧姆ist k膩 dz墨vs cilv膿ks, bet neskatoties uz to, ka mums 募auts iel奴koties vi艈u galv膩s, las墨t膩jam vi艈us saprast izdosies ne vienm膿r. Tom膿r, ja reiz par vi艈iem izlas墨si, tad tos aizmirst vairs neb奴s iesp膿jams. Katram no vi艈iem ir savs skats uz Namu, un katrs no vi艈iem kaut ko par Namu un t膩 likumiem zina. Likumi 拧eit ir svar墨gi, bez tiem nevar, ja par tiem aizmirst, tad var zaud膿t ar墨 savu dz墨v墨bu.
艩aj膩 zi艈膩 P墨pmanis var膿tu b奴t kaut kas l墨dz墨gs gr膩matas las墨t膩jam. Vi艈拧 nam膩 non膩cis sal墨dzino拧i pieaudzis un vi艈am nav nek膩das sapra拧anas, kas te visp膩r notiek. T膩d膿募 vi艈拧 uzdod daudz jaut膩jumu, lieki piebilst, nevienam jau nepat墨k run膩t par liet膩m, kas ir pa拧saprotamas vai t膩d膩m, par kur膩m visp膩r ska募i run膩t nevajadz膿tu. Tom膿r 拧o to vi艈a iztauj膩拧ana ar墨 atkl膩ju, un jo t膩l膩k lasi, jo vair膩k saproti, ka te viss nemaz nav t膩, k膩 izskat膩s.
Gr膩mat膩 ir daudz person膩啪u, un katram no vi艈iem ir savs st膩sts. Reiz膿m rodas iespaids, ka pat vi艈i pa拧i nesaprot to, kas vi艈i paties墨b膩 ir. Toties visi vi艈u st膩sti ir interesanti un savstarp膿ji saist墨ti. S膩kum膩 nedaudz kaitina, ka 拧o st膩stu ir tik daudz, bet, kad viss saau啪as kop膩, tas vairs nesatrauc. Ir pat interesanti redz膿t vienu un to pa拧u vietu no cita skatupunkta. Ieteiktu ar墨 visu las墨t c墨t墨gi, tad daudz kas k募奴s saprotam膩ks, te nevar l膿k拧ot pa diagon膩l膿m.
Nedaudz neviet膩 拧姆ita gr膩matas epilogs, tas nedaudz izskat墨j膩s p膿c sve拧姆erme艈a. Darbam, protams, beigas nen膩k par sliktu, bet 拧aj膩 gad墨jum膩 var膿ja ar墨 atst膩t visu, k膩 bija, bez papildus paskaidrojo拧ajiem elementiem.
Gr膩matai lieku 10 no 10 ball膿m. Viena no lab膩kaj膩m gr膩mat膩m, kuru 拧ogad esmu las墨jis. Cilv膿kam, kur拧 拧o gr膩matu las墨s, ieteiktu uzreiz saprast, ka 拧is nav nek膩ds st膩sts par b膿rnu inval墨du re膩lo dz墨vi.
January 6, 2022
諃铡盏 瞻榨詹斋斩铡寨斋 占崭謧战铡宅榨咋崭謧 铡盏战 眨斋謤謩炸 榨謤謬斋 沾榨謤 摘铡沾铡斩铡寨斩榨謤斋 眨宅崭謧窄眨崭謤债崭謥斩榨謤斋謥 沾榨寨斩 铡: 源榨 眨崭斩榨 铡盏斩 榨咋铡寨斋 眨謤謩榨謤斋謥, 崭謤炸 寨铡謤栅铡宅崭謧謥 斋战寨铡蘸榨战 芦沾湛斩崭謧沾 榨战 沾榨栈炸禄:
諆斋辗湛 铡, 诈崭謧宅铡寨铡沾 沾铡謤栅寨铡斩謥 窄崭謤瞻崭謧謤栅 展斋 湛謤站崭謧沾, 闸铡盏謥 榨诈榨 栅崭謧謩 眨謤謩铡战榨謤 榨謩, 瞻铡沾铡謤榨謩 战铡 铡盏斩 铡沾榨斩铡沾榨债 窄崭謤瞻崭謧謤栅斩榨謤斋謥 沾榨寨炸, 崭謤 榨战 寨铡謤崭詹 榨沾 湛铡宅 斋沾 铡沾闸崭詹栈 寨盏铡斩謩斋 炸斩诈铡謥謩崭謧沾... 钥员諓源员諔缘諞諗 员諈諐 猿曰諓諗愿:
諆斋辗湛 铡, 诈崭謧宅铡寨铡沾 沾铡謤栅寨铡斩謥 窄崭謤瞻崭謧謤栅 展斋 湛謤站崭謧沾, 闸铡盏謥 榨诈榨 栅崭謧謩 眨謤謩铡战榨謤 榨謩, 瞻铡沾铡謤榨謩 战铡 铡盏斩 铡沾榨斩铡沾榨债 窄崭謤瞻崭謧謤栅斩榨謤斋謥 沾榨寨炸, 崭謤 榨战 寨铡謤崭詹 榨沾 湛铡宅 斋沾 铡沾闸崭詹栈 寨盏铡斩謩斋 炸斩诈铡謥謩崭謧沾... 钥员諓源员諔缘諞諗 员諈諐 猿曰諓諗愿:
March 23, 2018
2.5 stars I wanted to love this book and I was incredibly intrigued by the story at first. There were two major problems with the book. First, it was incredibly difficult to keep track of the characters and what house they belonged in. I saw another review mention this, but what she didn't explain is that it is challenging for two reasons: one, the names of some characters change over time but it's rarely explicit and two, time is not linear even when excluding the fantasical time periods. I listened to the audiobook version, which created more problems because 1) the table of names of all the male characters and their houses at the beginning of each part were not read by the narrator and 2) the narrator did a poor job at clearly articulating what was the chapter subtitle, which provided critical information about the speaker and sometimes other important information. The second major problem with this book was that it was too detailed. I love literary fiction and I completely understand how details can create an atmosphere and subtlely that is vital for a deep, symbolic book. However, at some point, this book simply delved too much into the day to day lives of way too many characters. At some point, I lost interest in the book and likely would have stopped reading if I had read it in print. I stuck with it in audiobook format because I didn't spend time on it exclusively anymore and I was interested to see how it all played out. There was enough foreshadowing to indicate it was going to be a climatic end. Unfortunately, the end was rather vague and disappointing. The poor ending is why I rounded down. This was a long book with much left unexplained throughout the book, but having a bit more closure to the ending would have made it worth it. Without that, it's not really clear why one should read this book. I do think I would have liked the book a bit more if I had started reading it in print and thus had better clarity on who was who and how the houses broke down. Yet, I'm less sure I would have stuck with it. At the very least, the audiobook version could be improved by reading all the pages and also by having the reader find some way to help differentiate the narrators in the story, which jump all over the place, including 1st person and 3rd person viewpoints for the same character. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, I think it is worth a shot, but it's not worth it to pick it up if you are on the fence.
May 29, 2017
袣薪懈谐邪, 胁 泻芯褌芯褉褍褞 屑芯卸薪芯 懈 薪褍卸薪芯 锌芯谐褉褍卸邪褌褜褋褟 褋 谐芯谢芯胁芯泄. 孝芯谢褜泻芯 写芯褔懈褌邪谢邪 懈 褋褉邪蟹褍 卸械 蟹邪褏芯褌械谢芯褋褜 薪邪褔邪褌褜 褋薪邪褔邪谢邪, 褔褌芯斜褘 芯泻芯薪褔邪褌械谢褜薪芯 褉邪蟹芯斜褉邪褌褜褋褟 胁 锌械褉械锌谢械褌械薪懈懈 懈屑褢薪, 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械泄, 褋褞卸械褌薪褘褏 懈 胁褉械屑械薪薪褘褏 谢懈薪懈泄. 袧械 褏芯褔械褌褋褟 薪懈 锌械褉械褋泻邪蟹褘胁邪褌褜 褋褞卸械褌, 薪懈 芯褑械薪懈胁邪褌褜. 协褌芯 泻邪泻 褔褍卸芯泄 锌芯写褉芯斜薪褘泄 袞袞: 褋芯褔薪褘泄 锌谢邪褋褌 卸懈蟹薪懈, 泻芯褌芯褉褘泄 锌邪褉芯泄 褎褉邪蟹 薪械 芯褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉懈蟹芯胁邪褌褜.
"袛芯屑 褌褉械斜褍械褌 褌褉械锌械褌薪芯谐芯 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟. 孝邪泄薪褘. 袩芯褔褌械薪懈褟 懈 斜谢邪谐芯谐芯胁械薪懈褟. 袨薪 锌褉懈薪懈屑邪械褌 懈谢懈 薪械 锌褉懈薪懈屑邪械褌, 芯写邪褉褟械褌 懈谢懈 谐褉邪斜懈褌, 锌芯写褋芯胁褘胁邪械褌 褋泻邪蟹泻褍 懈谢懈 泻芯褕屑邪褉, 褍斜懈胁邪械褌, 褋褌邪褉懈褌, 写邪械褌 泻褉褘谢褜褟鈥� 褝褌芯 屑芯谐褍褖械褋褌胁械薪薪芯械 懈 泻邪锌褉懈蟹薪芯械 斜芯卸械褋褌胁芯, 懈 械褋谢懈 芯薪芯 褔械谐芯-褌芯 薪械 谢褞斜懈褌, 褌邪泻 褝褌芯 泻芯谐写邪 械谐芯 锌褘褌邪褞褌褋褟 褍锌褉芯褋褌懈褌褜 褋谢芯胁邪屑懈. 袟邪 褝褌芯 锌褉懈褏芯写懈褌褋褟 锌谢邪褌懈褌褜".
"袛芯屑 褌褉械斜褍械褌 褌褉械锌械褌薪芯谐芯 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟. 孝邪泄薪褘. 袩芯褔褌械薪懈褟 懈 斜谢邪谐芯谐芯胁械薪懈褟. 袨薪 锌褉懈薪懈屑邪械褌 懈谢懈 薪械 锌褉懈薪懈屑邪械褌, 芯写邪褉褟械褌 懈谢懈 谐褉邪斜懈褌, 锌芯写褋芯胁褘胁邪械褌 褋泻邪蟹泻褍 懈谢懈 泻芯褕屑邪褉, 褍斜懈胁邪械褌, 褋褌邪褉懈褌, 写邪械褌 泻褉褘谢褜褟鈥� 褝褌芯 屑芯谐褍褖械褋褌胁械薪薪芯械 懈 泻邪锌褉懈蟹薪芯械 斜芯卸械褋褌胁芯, 懈 械褋谢懈 芯薪芯 褔械谐芯-褌芯 薪械 谢褞斜懈褌, 褌邪泻 褝褌芯 泻芯谐写邪 械谐芯 锌褘褌邪褞褌褋褟 褍锌褉芯褋褌懈褌褜 褋谢芯胁邪屑懈. 袟邪 褝褌芯 锌褉懈褏芯写懈褌褋褟 锌谢邪褌懈褌褜".
March 27, 2022
源摘站铡謤铡斩崭謧沾 榨沾 寨铡謤债斋謩 眨謤榨宅謮 怨站崭謧沾 铡 眨斋謤謩炸 謨崭窄崭謧沾 铡 謩榨咋, 謩崭 沾湛謩榨謤炸, 蘸铡湛寨榨謤铡謥崭謧沾斩榨謤炸 寨盏铡斩謩斋 崭謧 辗謤栈铡蘸铡湛斋栅 沾铡战斋斩謮 员占铡栈斋斩 瞻铡盏铡謥謩斋謥 乍战 蘸铡謤咋 眨斋謤謩炸 乍斩謩铡斩 窄崭謤崭謧诈盏崭謧斩 崭謧斩斋, 崭謤 闸铡咋沾铡诈斋站 铡斩眨铡沾斩榨謤 寨铡謤铡战 站榨謤炸斩诈榨謤謥榨宅 崭謧 眨湛斩榨宅 謩榨咋 瞻铡沾铡謤 斩崭謤 沾湛謩榨謤 沾湛崭謤榨宅崭謧 瞻铡沾铡謤謮
諐铡 斋沾 3謤栅 沾崭湛榨謥崭謧沾斩 乍謤 眨謤謩斋斩, 铡占铡栈斋斩 2炸 湛铡蘸铡宅站榨謥斋斩, 寨斋战铡湛 诈崭詹榨謥斋, 崭謧 辗铡湛 崭謧謤铡窄 榨沾, 崭謤 榨謧战 沾榨寨 謨崭謤毡榨謥斋 崭謧 铡盏战 铡斩眨铡沾 芦諒崭謧斩炸禄 斋斩毡 炸斩栅崭謧斩榨謥謮 諐铡 沾斋 蘸铡湛沾崭謧诈盏崭謧斩 栅铡謤毡铡站, 崭謤斋斩 寨站榨謤铡栅铡占斩铡沾 瞻铡謤铡咋铡湛 栅铡謤毡铡债 瞻榨謤崭战斩榨謤斋 瞻榨湛 辗謨站榨宅崭謧 斩謤铡斩謥 瞻榨湛 铡蘸謤榨宅崭謧, 眨謤謩崭謧沾 斩崭謤 辗榨謤湛榨謤 眨湛斩榨宅崭謧 瞻铡沾铡謤鈥�
諐铡 斋沾 3謤栅 沾崭湛榨謥崭謧沾斩 乍謤 眨謤謩斋斩, 铡占铡栈斋斩 2炸 湛铡蘸铡宅站榨謥斋斩, 寨斋战铡湛 诈崭詹榨謥斋, 崭謧 辗铡湛 崭謧謤铡窄 榨沾, 崭謤 榨謧战 沾榨寨 謨崭謤毡榨謥斋 崭謧 铡盏战 铡斩眨铡沾 芦諒崭謧斩炸禄 斋斩毡 炸斩栅崭謧斩榨謥謮 諐铡 沾斋 蘸铡湛沾崭謧诈盏崭謧斩 栅铡謤毡铡站, 崭謤斋斩 寨站榨謤铡栅铡占斩铡沾 瞻铡謤铡咋铡湛 栅铡謤毡铡债 瞻榨謤崭战斩榨謤斋 瞻榨湛 辗謨站榨宅崭謧 斩謤铡斩謥 瞻榨湛 铡蘸謤榨宅崭謧, 眨謤謩崭謧沾 斩崭謤 辗榨謤湛榨謤 眨湛斩榨宅崭謧 瞻铡沾铡謤鈥�
July 5, 2016
The best book I have ever read.
March 21, 2023
芦袛褨屑, 胁 褟泻芯屑褍禄
袦邪褉褨邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪
袙懈写邪胁薪懈褑褌胁芯 #泻薪懈谐芯谢邪胁 2019
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袛芯褉芯褋谢褨 写褨褌懈 蟹邪谐邪写泻芯胁芯谐芯 袛芯屑褍.
袛懈胁薪邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪 锌褉芯 写懈胁薪懈褏 写褨褌械泄.
袛褨褌懈, 褟泻褨 芯斜屑械卸械薪褨 袛芯屑芯屑, 邪谢械 薪械 芯斜屑械卸械薪褨 褋胁芯褦褞 褍褟胁芯褞.
效褍写芯胁懈泄 褌械泻褋褌.
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笑懈褌邪褌懈:
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芦- 袙芯褋褌邪薪薪褦 锌褉芯褕褍 褌械斜械, 锌褉懈锌懈薪懈, - 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜 胁褨薪. - 袚芯写褨. 袦械薪褨 薪邪斜褉懈写谢芯 卸懈褌懈 胁 褌褨薪褨 袛芯屑褍. 携 薪械 褏芯褔褍 薪褨 泄芯谐芯 锌芯写邪褉褍薪泻褨胁, 薪褨 褋胁褨褌褨胁-锌邪褋褌芯泻, 薪械 褏芯褔褍 薪邪谢械卸邪褌懈 泄芯屑褍, 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 褏芯褔褍. 袦械薪褨 薪械 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪褨 褨薪褕褨 卸懈褌褌褟, 褟泻褨 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褦褕, 薪褨斜懈褌芯 薪邪褟胁褍, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 蟹鈥樠徰佇拘惭冄斞�, 褖芯 胁褋褌懈谐 锌芯褋褌邪褉褨褌懈, 褖芯 屑鈥樠徯沸� 邪褌褉芯褎褍胁邪谢懈褋褟, 邪 胁褋褨 薪邪胁泻芯谢芯 写懈胁谢褟褌褜褋褟 薪邪 褌械斜械, 褟泻 薪邪 胁芯褋泻褉械褋谢芯谐芯 屑械褉褑褟, 褨 褉邪写褨褞褌褜, 褟泻褖芯 褌懈 胁褨写褉褨蟹薪褟褦褕 谢褨胁褍 褉褍泻褍 胁褨写 锌褉邪胁芯褩. 携 薪械薪邪胁懈写卸褍 褑械, 褟 褑褜芯谐芯 斜芯褞褋褟, 褟 薪械 褏芯褔褍 褌邪泻芯褩 写芯谢褨 薪褨 写谢褟 泻芯谐芯 蟹 薪邪褋, 薪邪胁褨褌褜 写谢褟 褌械斜械, 邪谢械 褟 卸 薪械 胁屑芯胁谢褟褞 褌械斜械 蟹邪谢懈褕懈褌懈褋褟 褌褍褌!禄
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袩褉芯 泻薪懈卸泻褍:
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芦袛褨屑, 褍 褟泻芯屑褍鈥β� 鈥� 褑械 械锌褨褔薪邪 写芯褉芯褋谢邪 泻邪蟹泻邪. 小褞卸械褌 褉芯蟹谐芯褉褌邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯屑褍 褑械薪褌褉褨 写谢褟 写褨褌械泄 蟹 褨薪胁邪谢褨写薪褨褋褌褞, 胁 褟泻芯屑褍 胁芯薪懈 褨褋薪褍褞褌褜 褍 锌芯胁薪褨泄 褨蟹芯谢褟褑褨褩 胁褨写 薪邪胁泻芯谢懈褕薪褜芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍. 孝褍褌 薪械屑邪褦 薪褨褔芯谐芯 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 褨蟹 褉械邪谢褜薪懈屑 卸懈褌褌褟屑. 袧械屑邪褦 褨屑械薪 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌褉褨蟹胁懈褋褜泻邪. 袧械屑邪褦 褋芯褑褨邪谢褜薪懈褏 薪芯褉屑 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 胁谢邪褋薪褨 蟹邪泻芯薪懈 褌邪 褨褦褉邪褉褏褨褟. 袧械屑邪褦 胁褨褉懈 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 谢械谐械薪写懈. 袗 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械 谢械谐械薪写 褏芯写懈褌褜 锌褉芯 褑械泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙褨薪 褌褍褌 褦 芯泻褉械屑懈屑 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械屑, 胁锌谢懈胁芯胁懈屑 褌邪 谐谢懈斜芯泻懈屑. 袛谢褟 蟹邪谐褍斜谢械薪懈褏 褞薪懈褏 写褍褕, 褖芯 胁 薪褜芯屑褍 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褞褌褜, 褑械泄 袛褨屑 胁卸械 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褌懈屑褔邪褋芯胁懈泄 锌褉懈褌褍谢芯泻. 笑械 褑褨谢懈泄 袙褋械褋胁褨褌. 袣薪懈卸泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写械薪邪 薪邪 锌芯薪邪写 写械褋褟褌褜屑邪 屑芯胁邪屑懈, 屑邪褦 薪懈蟹泻褍 薪邪谐芯褉芯写 褌邪 胁械谢懈泻褍 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 褕邪薪褍胁邪谢褜薪懈泻褨胁.
楔谢褟褏 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈谐懈 写芯 褔懈褌邪褔邪 褌褉懈胁邪胁 屑邪泄卸械 18 褉芯泻褨胁 褨 斜褍胁 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 屑邪谐褨褔薪懈屑, 褟泻 褨 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 褖芯 蟹邪谢懈褕邪褞褌褜褋褟 锌褨褋谢褟 褩褩 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟. 袩懈褋褜屑械薪薪懈褑褟 锌芯褔懈薪邪谢邪 蟹 屑邪谢械薪褜泻芯褩 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 锌褉芯 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 锌芯褌褉邪锌懈胁 胁 褌芯泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙 1998 褉芯褑褨 胁卸械 谐芯褌芯胁懈泄 褉褍泻芯锌懈褋 锌芯褌褉邪锌谢褟褦 写芯 褋懈薪邪 褩褩 锌芯写褉褍谐懈, 褟泻懈泄 锌械褉械写邪褦 褉芯屑邪薪 写褉褍谐芯胁褨, 褌芯泄 蟹邪斜褍胁邪褦 锌褉芯 薪褜芯谐芯 屑邪泄卸械 薪邪 10 褉芯泻褨胁. 袩芯泻懈 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 薪械 胁褨写薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 蟹邪斜褍褌懈泄 褌械泻褋褌 褨 薪械 锌械褉械写邪褦 泄芯谐芯 写邪谢褨 鈥� 褋胁芯褦褉褨写薪芯褞 械褋褌邪褎械褌芯褞, 褟泻邪 蟹邪泻褨薪褔懈谢邪褋褟 谢懈褕械 褍 2007 褉芯褑褨 薪邪 锌芯褉芯蟹褨 芯写薪芯谐芯 蟹 屑芯褋泻芯胁褋褜泻懈褏 胁懈写邪胁薪懈褑褌胁. 孝邪泻 袦邪褉褨邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪, 褋邪屑邪 褌芯谐芯 薪械 芯褔褨泻褍褞褔懈, 芯褌褉懈屑邪谢邪 蟹屑芯谐褍 薪械 谢懈褕械 写芯锌懈褋邪褌懈 泻褨薪褑褨胁泻褍, 邪谢械 泄 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨褋褌懈 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 袛芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌芯胁褨.禄
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#锌褉懈屑褏谢懈胁邪褔懈褌邪泻邪
袦邪褉褨邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪
袙懈写邪胁薪懈褑褌胁芯 #泻薪懈谐芯谢邪胁 2019
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袛芯褉芯褋谢褨 写褨褌懈 蟹邪谐邪写泻芯胁芯谐芯 袛芯屑褍.
袛懈胁薪邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪 锌褉芯 写懈胁薪懈褏 写褨褌械泄.
袛褨褌懈, 褟泻褨 芯斜屑械卸械薪褨 袛芯屑芯屑, 邪谢械 薪械 芯斜屑械卸械薪褨 褋胁芯褦褞 褍褟胁芯褞.
效褍写芯胁懈泄 褌械泻褋褌.
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笑懈褌邪褌懈:
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芦- 袙芯褋褌邪薪薪褦 锌褉芯褕褍 褌械斜械, 锌褉懈锌懈薪懈, - 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜 胁褨薪. - 袚芯写褨. 袦械薪褨 薪邪斜褉懈写谢芯 卸懈褌懈 胁 褌褨薪褨 袛芯屑褍. 携 薪械 褏芯褔褍 薪褨 泄芯谐芯 锌芯写邪褉褍薪泻褨胁, 薪褨 褋胁褨褌褨胁-锌邪褋褌芯泻, 薪械 褏芯褔褍 薪邪谢械卸邪褌懈 泄芯屑褍, 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 褏芯褔褍. 袦械薪褨 薪械 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪褨 褨薪褕褨 卸懈褌褌褟, 褟泻褨 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褦褕, 薪褨斜懈褌芯 薪邪褟胁褍, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 蟹鈥樠徰佇拘惭冄斞�, 褖芯 胁褋褌懈谐 锌芯褋褌邪褉褨褌懈, 褖芯 屑鈥樠徯沸� 邪褌褉芯褎褍胁邪谢懈褋褟, 邪 胁褋褨 薪邪胁泻芯谢芯 写懈胁谢褟褌褜褋褟 薪邪 褌械斜械, 褟泻 薪邪 胁芯褋泻褉械褋谢芯谐芯 屑械褉褑褟, 褨 褉邪写褨褞褌褜, 褟泻褖芯 褌懈 胁褨写褉褨蟹薪褟褦褕 谢褨胁褍 褉褍泻褍 胁褨写 锌褉邪胁芯褩. 携 薪械薪邪胁懈写卸褍 褑械, 褟 褑褜芯谐芯 斜芯褞褋褟, 褟 薪械 褏芯褔褍 褌邪泻芯褩 写芯谢褨 薪褨 写谢褟 泻芯谐芯 蟹 薪邪褋, 薪邪胁褨褌褜 写谢褟 褌械斜械, 邪谢械 褟 卸 薪械 胁屑芯胁谢褟褞 褌械斜械 蟹邪谢懈褕懈褌懈褋褟 褌褍褌!禄
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袩褉芯 泻薪懈卸泻褍:
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芦袛褨屑, 褍 褟泻芯屑褍鈥β� 鈥� 褑械 械锌褨褔薪邪 写芯褉芯褋谢邪 泻邪蟹泻邪. 小褞卸械褌 褉芯蟹谐芯褉褌邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯屑褍 褑械薪褌褉褨 写谢褟 写褨褌械泄 蟹 褨薪胁邪谢褨写薪褨褋褌褞, 胁 褟泻芯屑褍 胁芯薪懈 褨褋薪褍褞褌褜 褍 锌芯胁薪褨泄 褨蟹芯谢褟褑褨褩 胁褨写 薪邪胁泻芯谢懈褕薪褜芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍. 孝褍褌 薪械屑邪褦 薪褨褔芯谐芯 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 褨蟹 褉械邪谢褜薪懈屑 卸懈褌褌褟屑. 袧械屑邪褦 褨屑械薪 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌褉褨蟹胁懈褋褜泻邪. 袧械屑邪褦 褋芯褑褨邪谢褜薪懈褏 薪芯褉屑 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 胁谢邪褋薪褨 蟹邪泻芯薪懈 褌邪 褨褦褉邪褉褏褨褟. 袧械屑邪褦 胁褨褉懈 鈥� 褌褨谢褜泻懈 谢械谐械薪写懈. 袗 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械 谢械谐械薪写 褏芯写懈褌褜 锌褉芯 褑械泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙褨薪 褌褍褌 褦 芯泻褉械屑懈屑 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸械屑, 胁锌谢懈胁芯胁懈屑 褌邪 谐谢懈斜芯泻懈屑. 袛谢褟 蟹邪谐褍斜谢械薪懈褏 褞薪懈褏 写褍褕, 褖芯 胁 薪褜芯屑褍 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褞褌褜, 褑械泄 袛褨屑 胁卸械 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褌懈屑褔邪褋芯胁懈泄 锌褉懈褌褍谢芯泻. 笑械 褑褨谢懈泄 袙褋械褋胁褨褌. 袣薪懈卸泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写械薪邪 薪邪 锌芯薪邪写 写械褋褟褌褜屑邪 屑芯胁邪屑懈, 屑邪褦 薪懈蟹泻褍 薪邪谐芯褉芯写 褌邪 胁械谢懈泻褍 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 褕邪薪褍胁邪谢褜薪懈泻褨胁.
楔谢褟褏 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈谐懈 写芯 褔懈褌邪褔邪 褌褉懈胁邪胁 屑邪泄卸械 18 褉芯泻褨胁 褨 斜褍胁 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 屑邪谐褨褔薪懈屑, 褟泻 褨 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 褖芯 蟹邪谢懈褕邪褞褌褜褋褟 锌褨褋谢褟 褩褩 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟. 袩懈褋褜屑械薪薪懈褑褟 锌芯褔懈薪邪谢邪 蟹 屑邪谢械薪褜泻芯褩 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 锌褉芯 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 锌芯褌褉邪锌懈胁 胁 褌芯泄 褋邪屑懈泄 袛褨屑. 袙 1998 褉芯褑褨 胁卸械 谐芯褌芯胁懈泄 褉褍泻芯锌懈褋 锌芯褌褉邪锌谢褟褦 写芯 褋懈薪邪 褩褩 锌芯写褉褍谐懈, 褟泻懈泄 锌械褉械写邪褦 褉芯屑邪薪 写褉褍谐芯胁褨, 褌芯泄 蟹邪斜褍胁邪褦 锌褉芯 薪褜芯谐芯 屑邪泄卸械 薪邪 10 褉芯泻褨胁. 袩芯泻懈 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 薪械 胁褨写薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 蟹邪斜褍褌懈泄 褌械泻褋褌 褨 薪械 锌械褉械写邪褦 泄芯谐芯 写邪谢褨 鈥� 褋胁芯褦褉褨写薪芯褞 械褋褌邪褎械褌芯褞, 褟泻邪 蟹邪泻褨薪褔懈谢邪褋褟 谢懈褕械 褍 2007 褉芯褑褨 薪邪 锌芯褉芯蟹褨 芯写薪芯谐芯 蟹 屑芯褋泻芯胁褋褜泻懈褏 胁懈写邪胁薪懈褑褌胁. 孝邪泻 袦邪褉褨邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪, 褋邪屑邪 褌芯谐芯 薪械 芯褔褨泻褍褞褔懈, 芯褌褉懈屑邪谢邪 蟹屑芯谐褍 薪械 谢懈褕械 写芯锌懈褋邪褌懈 泻褨薪褑褨胁泻褍, 邪谢械 泄 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨褋褌懈 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 袛芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌芯胁褨.禄
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#锌褉懈屑褏谢懈胁邪褔懈褌邪泻邪
September 7, 2011
袣褌芯 芯 褔械屑, 邪 褟 芯锌褟褌褜 泻邪泻 写褍褉邪泻 褋 锌懈褋邪薪芯泄 褌芯褉斜芯泄 芯 褌芯屑, 褔褌芯 械褋褌褜 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉邪 褉邪写懈 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉褘, 邪 械褋褌褜 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉邪 褉邪写懈... 褔械谐芯-褌芯 写褉褍谐芯谐芯. 小 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉薪芯-谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉薪芯泄 褌芯褔泻懈 蟹褉械薪懈褟 泻薪懈谐邪 薪械褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪邪. 袦邪谢芯 褌芯谐芯, 褔褌芯 懈蟹写邪薪懈械 芯锌械褔邪谢懈谢芯 薪械褋泻芯谢褜泻懈屑懈 芯褕懈斜泻邪屑懈-芯锌械褔邪褌泻邪屑懈 (邪 泻邪泻 卸邪谢褜! 胁 芯褋褌邪谢褜薪芯屑 褝褌褍 泻薪懈谐褍 褌邪泻 锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 写械褉卸邪褌褜 胁 褉褍泻邪褏!), 褌邪泻 械褖械 懈 褌械泻褋褌 胁褉械屑械薪邪屑懈 芯褋褌邪胁谢褟械褌 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械 写芯褋褌邪褌芯褔薪芯 褋褘褉芯谐芯 屑邪褌械褉懈邪谢邪, 薪邪写 泻芯褌芯褉芯屑 屑芯谐 斜褘 械褖械 锌芯褉邪斜芯褌邪褌褜 褏芯褉芯褕懈泄 褉械写邪泻褌芯褉 懈谢懈 褋邪屑 邪胁褌芯褉. 袨褋芯斜械薪薪芯 褝褌芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁褍械褌褋褟 胁 褎懈薪邪谢械: 褌邪泻芯械 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械, 褔褌芯 芯薪 锌懈褋邪谢褋褟 胁 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 褋锌械褕泻械 懈 芯褌写械谢褜薪芯 芯褌 芯褋褌邪谢褜薪芯泄 泻薪懈谐懈 (屑芯卸械褌, 褌邪泻 芯薪芯 懈 斜褘谢芯 - 胁 懈薪褌械褉胁褜褞 袦邪褉懈邪屑 袩械褌褉芯褋褟薪 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹褘胁邪谢邪, 褔褌芯 泻薪懈谐邪 锌懈褋邪谢邪褋褜 屑薪芯谐芯 谢械褌).
袠 胁 褌芯 卸械 胁褉械屑褟 胁褋械 褝褌芯 薪械胁邪卸薪芯. 袩芯褌芯屑褍 褔褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褋褌褜 褝褌褍 泻薪懈谐褍 - 褝褌芯 锌芯褔褌懈 泻邪泻 锌褉芯卸懈褌褜 卸懈蟹薪褜. 孝芯褔薪械械: 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褌褜 卸懈蟹薪褜, 锌芯褌芯屑褍 褔褌芯 褋 锌芯褋谢械写薪械泄 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑械泄 泻薪懈谐邪 薪械 蟹邪泻邪薪褔懈胁邪械褌褋褟. 袣薪懈谐邪 蟹邪谐邪写芯褔薪褘屑 芯斜褉邪蟹芯屑 锌褉芯写芯谢卸邪械褌褋褟, 懈 褌芯谢褜泻芯 锌械褉械写 褋薪芯屑 薪械褔邪褟薪薪芯 谢芯胁懈褕褜 褋械斜褟 薪邪 褌芯屑, 褔褌芯 薪邪 蟹邪写胁芯褉泻邪褏 褌胁芯械谐芯 屑芯蟹谐邪 袣褍褉懈谢褜褖懈泻 褋薪芯胁邪 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌 褋 楔邪泻邪谢芯屑 孝邪斜邪泻懈 芯 胁械褔薪芯屑 懈 蟹谢懈褌褋褟, 褔褌芯 薪械谢褜蟹褟 锌芯谢褍褔懈褌褜 薪懈 芯写薪芯谐芯 锌褉褟屑芯谐芯 芯褌胁械褌邪.
袠 胁械写褜 锌褉邪胁写邪. 袧械谢褜蟹褟.
袠 胁 褌芯 卸械 胁褉械屑褟 胁褋械 褝褌芯 薪械胁邪卸薪芯. 袩芯褌芯屑褍 褔褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褋褌褜 褝褌褍 泻薪懈谐褍 - 褝褌芯 锌芯褔褌懈 泻邪泻 锌褉芯卸懈褌褜 卸懈蟹薪褜. 孝芯褔薪械械: 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褌褜 卸懈蟹薪褜, 锌芯褌芯屑褍 褔褌芯 褋 锌芯褋谢械写薪械泄 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑械泄 泻薪懈谐邪 薪械 蟹邪泻邪薪褔懈胁邪械褌褋褟. 袣薪懈谐邪 蟹邪谐邪写芯褔薪褘屑 芯斜褉邪蟹芯屑 锌褉芯写芯谢卸邪械褌褋褟, 懈 褌芯谢褜泻芯 锌械褉械写 褋薪芯屑 薪械褔邪褟薪薪芯 谢芯胁懈褕褜 褋械斜褟 薪邪 褌芯屑, 褔褌芯 薪邪 蟹邪写胁芯褉泻邪褏 褌胁芯械谐芯 屑芯蟹谐邪 袣褍褉懈谢褜褖懈泻 褋薪芯胁邪 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌 褋 楔邪泻邪谢芯屑 孝邪斜邪泻懈 芯 胁械褔薪芯屑 懈 蟹谢懈褌褋褟, 褔褌芯 薪械谢褜蟹褟 锌芯谢褍褔懈褌褜 薪懈 芯写薪芯谐芯 锌褉褟屑芯谐芯 芯褌胁械褌邪.
袠 胁械写褜 锌褉邪胁写邪. 袧械谢褜蟹褟.
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