The Eighth: Mahler and the World in 1910

[abp:0571367526:c:alignright]Author: Stephen Johnson Rating: [rating: 4/5] The author explores Mahler’s final years, from the monumental success of his Eighth Symphony, the work that cemented his legacy as one of the greatest composers, to the haunting, unfinished Tenth. The author places Mahler’s late masterpieces, including Das Lied von der Erde, within…

There’s Still Tomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNREdtrrQyk Italian humour. Rating: [rating: 3/5]

长安的荔枝

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUplYnsc6Xk Brave little guy. Rating: [rating: 3.5/5]

镖人

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WlCjVVNxgM Waste of time. Rating: [rating: 2.5/5]

Avatar: Fire and Ash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb_fFj_0rq8 Still Marvelous, but the originality fades. Rating: [rating: 3.5/5]

秦崩

作者:李开元 Rating: [rating: 4/5] 从秦帝国的建立到崩塌,再至楚汉纷争,这是很多中国人耳熟能详的一段历史。然而,作者并未止于对叙事的再梳理,而是结合其多年秦汉史的研究成果与最新考古材料,进行大胆推演,对史书中过于简略甚至可能失真的部分予以补正,试图重构历史事件的因果脉络。 凭借富有感染力的文字,作者将这段两千多年前波澜壮阔的历史以更生动、更多元的方式呈现在读者面前。使读者在重温历史之余,对这一改变中国历史走向的大时代产生新的感悟与反思。

世上为什么要有图书馆

作者:杨素秋 Rating: [rating: 3.5/5] 作者从大学教授挂职一年成为机关干部,从象牙塔迈入体制内。书的前半部以此身份转变切入,着力描写作者在制度与文化冲击中的所见所感,让读者好像也走进机关,看到那些平时难以接触的运作方式。后半部的主线转向作者从零开始建设图书馆的经历,同时穿插介绍了几位为作者推荐书单的人物。虽然这些人物插曲似乎偏离了主线,但却让一群独立鲜活的人物素描跃然纸上,也让书里官场之外的社会图景更丰富、更有趣。书中提到的书目也是阅读此书的一大收获。

The Life of Chuck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrFlaw5QQyg Beautiful and uplifting. Rating: [rating: 3.5/5]

One Battle After Another

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOQFKv2Lw4 Good performance and execution, with very unexpected character developments. Rating: [rating: 4/5]