Li Jiamin – What world reads in Hong Kong? – Hong Kong Economic Times – Newspapers – Supplements

Each year I repeat the same pattern: (1) The stack of books purchased last year has never been read, so (2) tell yourself: this year's book fair is scary and you can buy books! The result (3) The new book "Building" comes home every year. Looking at the unread books on the library, there is a kind of inexplicable joy and peace of mind, because I have often met my favorite books, I thought to myself: "When you are done to read the family, come back and buy it! " "Isolate from now." The experience of regret, when you meet a good book in the future, you will "buy innocents".

A few rows of shelves in the house are my source of energy: every time I have a good heart, sometimes my body and my mind are tired, I can easily return it .. The fascinating words are the driving force to complete the work. I "regulate" myself: after doing the work of the day, I can use a lot of time to read it: under the self-reward of "early start", the work is quite effective.

For the book, I have a quirk, the biggest road, the most sought after, may not have the urge to peek, visit the bookstore and the fair from the book, I really like to find the sea pearl. Great booksellers or showcase bestsellers on the road, the themes are love, cooking, traveling, beauty, a bit monotonous. After finishing my speech and my signature, I put on a wave of shoes, a big bag and a little hidden book. Many interesting books "look" in the quiet corner, it's a fate, and it's especially cherished in the palm of your hand. Unrecognized books, themes and content can be quite brilliant, but they may not match the taste of the Hong Kong market.

When she left the book fair, the little girl behind her said to her boyfriend, "I see you in the book ?! The book fair is a surrender!" The boyfriend smiled slyly. I walked in front and thought: If the number of book fairs per year is the same as the average number of people reading in Hong Kong on average, it is also a matter of fact! I am sorry for the everyday life of the street, often seeing people move more laptops, fewer books, if the book fair is for them, it's the opportunity to "put books" each year, then the Hong Kong Book Fair is the only one. It can be said that the source of destiny is "to have a heavy responsibility".

This year, the new book of the famous Japanese writer Murakami Haruki, "The Assbadination of the Knights", was rated as the second indecent article by prostitution, and the book fair was banned and became a international joke. Professor Ma Jiewei commented forcefully: The prostitution department forced "bad" in Haruki Murakami's novels to be "examined" in the context of love and life. The indecent is not Murakami, but the act of prostitution. The Hong Kong Book Fair has always followed the theme of "Reading the World from Hong Kong" and said that if you could do it, that would be good. However, the "world" that can be read in this city becomes less and less narrow in reality.