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"1587,a year of no significance,the Ming dynasty in decline"(万历十五年)written by Ray Huang got into my list by chance yesterday.In my eyes,as a book depicting history,it is rigorous but not that serious,quite different from other works on history i have ever met.In regard of Ming dynasty,you may think of ''those of Ming dynasty"(明朝那些事)by Dangnianmingyue,in which an extremely unique language style-humorous,funny,or even somehow hooligan like, is used.And my question is:in term of getting to know about Ming dynasty,which book should i choose,the former or the latter?
In college,I was deeply influenced by WangQiang,one of the founders of New Oriental,who is a real book worm.He argues that only the first-class books should be read and I made this opinion as my standard of choosing a book,yet it doesn't last too long before i compromised with my inertia.In retrospect,always being with a serious book let me feel not that free or comfortable and i acknowledge that i am far away from where WangQiang has reached.
These days i still try to add first-class ones into my reading list,yet also can't help to take some light ones like "all scenes where couples quarrel".Maybe all these types of books will be my friends,just with a verifying ratio in different periods of my lifetime.
Post comment Comment (13 replies)
- Reply ScarlettSoong
- I am so interested in the second book
- Reply Rene
- I don't like those too serious books, because I can't continue it by the end, when there are some humorous and funny things in a book, I enjoy it.
- Reply liuyangism
ScarlettSoong: I am so interested in the second book
i found it in Shanxi provincial library,it depicts lots of scenes where couples may fight and also offers some advice about how to avoid those unpleasant moments.
- Reply liuyangism
Rene: I don't like those too serious books, because I can't continue it by the end, when there are some humorous and funny things in a book, I enjoy it. [e ...
well,most people think like you do.
- Reply xingyue
- Just looking at the title, "1587, a year of no significance, the Ming dynasty in decline", I feel it is much serious and authoritative on history. Maybe you could read both of them in that period, and treat the second one as the means of relaxing. I am likely to have little interests for those so-called first-class books.
- Reply kuin
- I like history,in junior school，my history result was good because I was interested in it.But the first-class books of history is too serious and difficult.You can read it with the accessory materials or read the second-class books then you can understand it better.Keep your passion in this!Good luck!
- Reply liuyangism
- perhaps you could take a look at WangQiang's view about the first-class books,here it is: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4711b54e0100051b.html
xingyue: Just looking at the title, "1587, a year of no significance, the Ming dynasty in decline", I feel it is much serious and authoritative on hi ...
- Reply liuyangism
- thank you and i am trying to keep reading as possible as i could.
kuin: I like history,in junior school，my history result was good because I was interested in it.But the first-class books of history is too serious and di ...
- Reply xingyue
- Thank you so much. There are many instructive words., but it's really difficult about "balanced diet" in reading. In fact, I am much casual on choosing books based on my interest.
liuyangism: perhaps you could take a look at WangQiang's view about the first-class books,here it is: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4711b54e0100051b.html
- Reply Jessica_Peng
- I have ever read the first book. I strongly recommend it!
- Reply ScarlettSoong
- but first of all ,we need a husband or wife to fight with
liuyangism:
i found it in Shanxi provincial library,it depicts lots of scenes where couples may fight and also offers some advice about how to avoid those ...
- Reply liuyangism
- maybe a boyfriend could satisfy you
ScarlettSoong: but first of all ,we need a husband or wife to fight with
- Reply liuyangism
- thank you,i am taking time to read it these days.
Jessica_Peng: I have ever read the first book. I strongly recommend it!
