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  • 1 # 芝士就是力量

    英文原版書沒有你想象的辣麼難!

    1.飢餓遊戲三部曲

    The hunger games

    看過電影的人應該都知道情結有多緊湊好看,所幸的是詞彙也非常簡單,我覺得四級就夠了,閱讀起來其實沒什麼難度

    2.暮光之城系列

    我記得我讀初中的時候暮光之城火起來的,高中時第四部英文版出來了,但中文版遲遲沒有,我就花了四十多鉅款買了一本英文版啃,發現真的一點也不難!!!

    3.戀戀筆記本

    The notebook

    4.歐亨利短篇小說集

    不是特別好讀,確實詞彙要求大一些

    但個別篇還是可以的

    5.愛麗絲漫遊仙境

    Alice"s Adventures in Wonderland

    6.殺死一隻知更鳥

    To Kill a Mocking Bird

    7.怦然心動

    Flipped

    8.美食、祈禱和戀愛

    Eat Pray Love

    9.小婦人

    "Little Women" By Louisa May Alcott

    路易莎•梅•奧爾科特著的《小婦人》

    和傲慢與偏見蠻像,都是講一家有四個女兒的愛情故事

    10.Animal Farm (動物農場)11.A clue to the exit12.the thirty nine steps13.哈利波特全套

    用詞不難,全是日常用語加一些奇怪的魔法詞彙

    14.吸血鬼日記15.福爾摩斯集16.One Day17.198418.Pride and Prejudice傲慢與偏見19.魯濱孫漂流記20.The Good Earth

    by Pearl Buck

    目前還沒有讀完,賽珍珠的名作,就讀到的部分來說,文字非常流暢,不會過於修辭性,比較好讀。講的是晚清中國,也許可以算是一種西方對東方的觀照吧。

    21.The Picture of Dorian Gray

    By Oscar Wilde

    王爾德的小說非常有趣的地方,是特別多刻薄又精警的句子,而且作為一本文學性讀物來說,這本的語言非常好讀,薄薄一本,也適合入門閱讀。當然,某種程度上,也可以算是英國文化的入門讀物。

    22.Jared Diamond----《Guns, Germs, and Steel》/ 《槍炮、細菌與鋼鐵》

    書名寫中文是因為這些書的中文名大家更加耳熟能詳一些,原版書沒有大家想的辣麼難

    純當娛樂休閒活動看看就能不知不覺中提高英語閱讀水平,但千萬不要上來就讀世界名著,什麼簡愛什麼戰爭與和平什麼安娜卡列寧娜之類的,不然分分鐘讓你討厭英語。。。

  • 2 # 南牆蹲在牆角下

    我推薦英語學習者花大量時間閱讀,現在大部分人學英語都是斷片式的:斷片式的單詞記憶,語法練習和獨立反覆的新聞閱讀,在初期能夠幫助你打下基礎,但是絕對無法讓你達到母語人士的英語水平。在基礎詞彙和語法基礎都已經不錯的情況下,我主張所有的英語學習者培養讀原版書的習慣,在這個過程中輔以思考和自我表達,你的英語才會大有精益,真正體會到英語不同於漢語的語言藝術。因此,選取適合自己的原版圖書就顯得格外重要。

    首先,我給大家介紹一個狂拽炫酷dior炸天的工具。

    AR BookFinder US

    對於英語學習者而言,AR BookFinder的一大亮點在於將海量的優秀原版書籍按照閱讀難度進行了劃分,你完全可以按照自己的能力來選取書籍。總結下來,AR BookFinder的針對Eslers的兩個主要優勢是:

    1,採用分級閱讀體系,加上其收錄的都是非常優秀和具有代表性的作品,這使它成為Eslers尋找原版書籍的絕佳工具。

    AR採用ATOS Book Level(BL)體現書的難易級別,0.1位最低,20.0是最高。通常認為6.0 - 9.0是初一到高一,9.0 - 12.0是高一到高三英文閱讀同等水平。小數點前的數字代表年級,小數點後面的數字表示第幾個月,例如4.6表示與美國小學4年級第5個月的英文閱讀等同水平。BL的定級標準主要用四個引數的加權計算得到,分別是全書的字數,平均句子長度,平均單詞長度和詞彙難度。

    注:CCR是College and Career Readiness,為大學和職業生涯準備的圖書,難度更大,書籍題材更廣,文化視角類書籍更多。其中有些書的語言和內容難度都已經比較高了,話題也深刻,適合英語程度較好的Eslers閱讀。

    除了這樣一個針對難度的硬性指標,AR還引入了Interest Level (IL),就是基於書的幼稚度,人物,情節給出的建議閱讀年齡(age appropriate of a book),主要有四個級別:

    LG (Lower Grades,幼兒園到三年級)

    MG (Middle Grades,四年級到初二年級)

    MG+ (Middle Grades Plus,初一以上)

    UG (Upper Grades,高一以上)

    IL對於閱讀水平與實際年齡有差的讀者非常實用。假設你是一個想學英語的白領,閱讀水平不高但是又想選取比較適合成年人閱讀的話題,就可以選擇BL比較低,IL在MG+以上的書。另外,IL分級中,UG級別的書內容已經比較深刻和嚴肅了。

    隨便找一本書《偉大的蓋茨比》做示範:

    考慮到美國學生的閱讀能力強和文化上的得天獨厚,這本書BL只給了7.3,也就是美國的初中生就可以閱讀了,但個人覺得這本書對於中國四六級的學生難度依然太大,可見大家在挑選書籍時可以選取比參考值難度低一點的書。

    2,強大的搜尋功能和書單。

    高階搜尋功能

    AR具有強大的搜尋功能,善用IL和BL搜尋可以選出適合自己閱讀喜好和能力的書籍。如果要做進一步的限定書籍的話題,可以在additional criteira選擇,種類豐富,總有一本適合你,如圖

    除此而外,你也可以在閱讀前用AR檢視一下難度用以指導自己。

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    現在分享給大家一些我讀過和即將要讀的資源,每本書我都會標註BL和IL。另外,閱讀是一個很私人的事情,這裡只是推薦,你完全可以用AR尋找適合自己口味的書。這個書單的高階(advanced)部分基本都是我自己讀過的,強烈推薦給程度比較好的朋友。

    初級(Beginner):

    初級的書基本都有配圖,IL都集中在LG左右,但是大量的配圖和簡單的故事情節同樣適合成年的英語學習者,這有助於他們積累基礎詞彙量(Tier 1 vocabulary)。

    Blast

    Dare

    Horton Hatches the Egg

    Miss Rumphius

    The Name Jar

    The Red Badge of Courage (Saddleback)

    歷史,美國高中生的必讀書本

    中級(Intermediate):

    火星編年史

    科幻大作

    Far Beyond the Garden Gate

    Absolutely Maybe

    Maybe是書中女主公的名字,講述的Maybe和兩個小夥伴Ted和Hollywood找自己親生爸爸的故事,故事跌宕起伏,有驚喜,有彷徨,有希望……

    高階(Advanced):

    偉大的蓋茨比

    Fitzgerald的所有作品都值得細讀,文筆太棒了。反正我並不會把他的作品當成英語小說,而是當成語文課本在評鑑。這本書AR BL是7.3,相當於美國初中生的同等閱讀水平,但其實對於Eslers而言,他的作品是由相當大的難度的,但是認真讀完收穫很大。

    刺蝟的優雅

    強烈推薦,翻譯文筆太棒!

    刀鋒

    文筆棒到讓人憂傷,毛姆的所有作品都值得一讀

    1984

    奧維爾的傳世之作,必讀!

    世界大戰

    喜歡科幻的朋友可以讀一讀,Wells還有很多別的科幻作品,不妨在AR裡找找看。

    Time and Again

    歷史穿越小說,書中大量對於1882年紐約城市 細節的描寫,讀起來比較無聊,除非你對紐約的歷史有很大的興趣。

    紅色勇氣勳章

    美國高中生必讀,關於美國南北戰爭的,戰爭場面驚心動魄,主人公肉體和心靈兩方面的主觀感受,非常值得閱讀。

  • 3 # 在下千城

    我推薦4本都是100多頁的實用小書,篇幅也不長,主題也很簡單易懂,閱讀上也沒有什麼門檻,關鍵是非常實用,雖然是英文原版,但在亞馬遜上就能買到,價格只有20塊錢左右,當然,是人民幣。

    第一本:《The Habit Blueprint: 15 Simple Steps to Transform Your Life》

    這是一本講述良好習慣的書籍,看題目就能知道作者提供了15個方法,透過這15個方法我們就可以養成良好的習慣,並且讓自己的人生變得更加豐富多彩。

    方法也不難,比如堅持運動、學會做計劃、能夠控制自己的情緒、保持良好的飲食習慣、注意親密關係等等。

    第二本:《RESET: How to Restart Your Life and Get F.U. Money: The Unconventional Early Retirement Plan for Midlife Careerists Who Want to Be Happy》

    這是一本與財富有關的書籍,而且書籍的內容與我們普通老百姓有關。我們雖然說要賺到1億、10億,成為億萬富翁,但真正做到的人卻沒有幾個。

    不過,賺個幾十萬、一兩百萬,讓自己的小日子過的舒舒服服,這總會可以吧,也符合我們小老百姓的情況,如果你也這麼想,這本書太適合你了。

    第三本:《Ways to Awesome: Use the Power of the 30-Challenge to Transform Your Life》

    這本書和第一本有點像,如果第一本是講述如何養成好習慣的,而這本書是講如何讓自己變得更加優秀,讓自己更有競爭力的。

    其中,有一些方法和第一本書有點像,比如做計劃、高效率等等。但不同的是,這本書更專注於提升自己、改變自我,讓你由內而外的變得優秀、自信、能力出眾。

    第四本:《Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking》

    這是一本關於情緒的書籍。談起情緒,一般都是學會控制情緒、不要生氣、學會理性、有邏輯條理等等,大多數書籍都會講述這些東西。

    但這本書比較不同的一點是,不僅要學會控制情緒,戒掉焦慮,更關鍵是要避免“負向、消極的心態”,轉而時刻保持“正向、積極的心態”,這才是最關鍵的。

    以上這四本書我都讀過,如果你英語能力在6級水平,平均6-8小時讀完一本應該沒問題。

    最後,你有啥好的英文書,也推薦一下唄。

    我是千城,就是那個要讀完1000本書、走過1000座城的男人。

  • 4 # 嶽然似水

    我推薦秘密花園,那個人心中都有自己的一片淨土花園!

    故事簡單溫馨,暖暖!

    一個小女孩的心靈成長,

    句子都是簡單句,

    另,推薦了書,不推薦資源有點耍流氓!

    另外給網易蝸牛閱讀打個廣告!

    你可以在這個閱讀軟體上下載英文原版書,

    自帶單詞翻譯挺好用!我當初就是在這邊看的秘密花園!當時真是欲罷不能呀!

    每天現領1小時讀書時間,在這個浮躁的社會,靜下來1小時夠用了!

    沒有,書的選擇看自己情況,一頁上你有大段大段的句子讀不懂,一頁有幾十個單詞不認識,要麼放棄,重選一本,

    要不囫圇看下去,泡泡腦子,都可以的!

    閱讀原著,我建議可以看拍成電影的同名原著,這樣,看完電影,再看小說,你會感覺比較舒服!推薦怦然心動!!!

    以上推薦都是自己剛看完的,感覺不錯!

    最近再看傲慢與偏見,真是含著眼淚在看呀,不是因為原著多感人,多經典,而是大段大段複合句,看懵了!不過為了鍛鍊自己的連續性,也硬著頭皮看,好歹看過電影了,大體劇情知道了!

  • 5 # 來生緣74035876

    初中,百詞斬綠色難度。glance.

    高中,沒過或剛過四級:去百詞斬愛閱讀,看湯姆叔叔的小屋簡單版本,橙色難度。儘可能快glance.

    床頭燈3000詞系列.

    O,你可以看看床頭燈的序言。那樣you will know the inportance of reading and quick read.

    福爾摩斯探案集簡單版本,百詞斬。有書也可以,不要原本。

    準備六級或六級:床頭燈5000詞,百詞斬紅色。glance.

    我上面推薦的都是降一個難度的。因為那樣有利於快速掃過閱讀。那樣才最有利於閱讀水平和英語水平的提高。

    也不必想太多。上面的書看完,就隨便看原著了。什麼海底兩萬裡啊

  • 6 # 叫我王老闆

    怎麼說呢,我喜歡的你也不一定喜歡,但我就是要推薦給你,愛咋咋地推薦書之前給你推薦一個讀原著的方法,看你的問題,感覺應該就是初學者吧.

    首先第一點要看完整的原版書.完整版!完整版!刪減版,閹割版,和諧版(好吧都一個意思)統統扔掉!其次看書要不求甚解,不要想所有的單詞都認識,大概知道在講些什麼就可以了.如果有些地方完全看不懂,也不要所有單詞都查,查幾個幫助理解的核心單詞就行!

    一本書那麼多長,要是每個單詞都查得查到何年馬月,而且還容易打擊自信心,所以不要想著每個不認識的單詞就去查.

    好講完方法,開始推薦書了,不推薦多了,沒什麼卵用.先嚐試把第一本看完再去想大量的看吧,踏出第一步往往是最難的.

    第一本:怦然心動(flipped)

    很美的愛情故事,書也不厚,單詞都挺簡單,有一定詞彙量完全無壓力看懂.

    第二本:哈利波特與魔法石(Harry Potter and Philosopher"s Stone)

    沒錯,這是第一部,先把這本看完,不要想著其他幾本,看完這本自然而然想知道接下來的劇情,為下面幾本打好基礎,這書在美國本來就是定位於兒童文學,也不要想得太難.

    第三本:小王子(the little prince)

    好吧,這本已經爛大街了,基本上說到看英文原著都會看這本,沒什麼好說了,想看就看,不想看上面的書的話看我下面推薦最後一本書!

    最後一本:自己去找

    你比你自己更懂自己喜歡什麼型別的書,自己去書店翻翻看看,自己去了解,發現自己喜歡的書,這才是你讀下去的動力.

  • 7 # 早安讀書

    這個書單是推薦給那些想要讀英文原版書又不知從哪一本開始讀起的人。

    我這一年,看了許多英文原版書籍,也寫了很多英文書評。

    這份書單是我讀的書裡面選出來了5本入門的英文原版書籍,後三本的書籍推薦是英文的書評,推薦給喜歡學習英文的你。

    1. 《Where Rainbow Ends》Cecelia Ahern

    豆瓣評分:7.9/10

    推薦理由

    “願有人和你一起數晨昏,陪你走到青絲剝離成白髮,春雷響徹寒冬”

    用了不到5天的閒暇時間看完的近500頁這部跨越45年的故事。

    非常推薦,是那種看了就很難停下來的書。語言通俗易懂,平淡卻真實和感動。

    這是一本關於友情,夢想,愛情和親情的書。沒有什麼狗血的劇情但作者Cecelia卻把主人公的個性和心理的變化描繪的淋漓盡致,沒有什麼雞湯,也沒有讓你勇敢的去追求真愛一類的豪言壯語。

    本來,人這一生就是不斷錯過的過程。男女主人公的每一次對自己的選擇,他們也許會後悔但他們也都為自己的每一個選擇負責。從未離開的陪伴很溫暖,他們彼此願意把最美好的東西“時間”奉獻給彼此,即使各自有自己的家庭,即使發生過矛盾,但那份陪伴根深蒂固。

    2. 《The Gift》Cecelia Ahern

    豆瓣評分:7.5/10

    推薦理由

    願我們都能找到真正的快樂,願我們都不負時光。

    這本書個人非常推薦,如果只能推薦一本英文原版書,我會推薦這本書。它背後存在的意義讓我明白了什麼叫做不負時光,什麼叫做珍惜和做自己想做的事。

    下面是我讀完之後寫的書評,分享給你們:

    我,是一個工作狂,我有妻子和兩個孩子。我很愛她們,但我好像更愛我的工作。高大上的辦公室,每天加班到深夜,我卻樂此不疲。因為我覺得我這樣是成功。其實我已經在生活的軌道上越走越偏,我迷失了自己,我不知道我對工作的執念是為了什麼。我有很大的成就感可是我並不是快樂。

    不管我從前和現在獲得了多少的榮譽和讚揚,那種迫切的想要獲得更大的榮譽和讚揚的思想總之揮之不去。所以,我變得越來越暴躁,我對我身邊的人很兇,我故意的說出很多傷人的話,我以為我會更快樂一些。可惜我沒有,我只能繼續加班工作像機器不能停下來。

    而這一切,是在我遇到公司樓下的一個流浪漢之後,改變了。覺得流浪漢很可憐,給他買了杯咖啡,順便給了他一份公司的工作。那時的我我覺得簡直太酷了。雖然我沒有想到因為他,我的生活從一片黑白的世界,漸漸走向了多彩和溫暖。其實我仔細想了想,也許他是上天派給我的天使。

    他雖然是個流浪漢,但他卻給了我很多很多的禮物,那些我活了大半生才驚覺到身邊的財富。我以為我的心是石頭做的,沒想到只是堅硬的冰罷了雖然外表堅硬無比,但內心卻非常柔軟脆弱我開始意識到在我冰冷的外表下,那份被自己壓抑了很久的溫暖的愛。每次老婆換了件漂亮的衣服,她總會問我,你覺得這件衣服好看麼?我從來沒有正眼看過一次,我都是敷衍的點點頭。這次她又問我,我仔細的看了面前的這個女人,她的頭髮,她的笑容,她的一切都是那麼的美。我開始陷入了大學時的回憶,最重要的是這樣一個曾經比我優秀,比我成熟的女人竟然嫁給了我一直無私的為了我們的家和孩子無私的奉獻。我那一瞬間竟然屏住了呼吸,發現我好愛好愛她,她是那麼的迷人而我過去是那麼的混蛋。

    還有,我爸爸70大壽。我把全家人的宴會地點定在了高大上的豪華餐廳我花錢一向很大方,對於家人我更是毫不吝嗇,當我工作結束去到宴會現場的時候,我發現我錯了,原來從頭到尾都錯了。這裡的音樂是那麼的格格不入。這個好似生意人的宴會,沒有椅子,因為生意人要社交。我看到我年邁的爸爸媽媽,還有很多家人,他們臉上的表情都寫滿了尷尬那一瞬間,我深深地自責,我和主辦方說,給他們搬椅子,我付給你們更多的錢把音樂換成老年人愛聽的音樂,不要這麼吵我走去爸爸的身邊輕輕地說了聲對不起,爸爸對著我笑說:孩子,你看上去有些疲憊,很累麼?我馬上要升職了,我會賺更多的錢了。爸爸臉上沒有喜悅 說 是不是代表你要工作的時間更長了?我沒有說話。

    有一天領導把我叫到他的辦公室說,在我和我的對手(雖然我覺得他只是個笨蛋)的角逐中 我贏得了一切,有了更大的辦公室,我有了更有權利的職位。聖誕節前夜我提前去了公司 享受一下這份勝利的喜悅我走進了這個我期盼已久的偌大辦公室,看著窗外萬家燈火,我獨自坐在轉椅上,腦海裡卻浮現了流浪漢對我說過的一句Walt Disney 說的話” A man should never neglect his family for business”。曾經的過往彷彿一部電影,在我的腦海裡一幕幕的浮現,我忽然覺得 在這個辦公室很孤獨,我想回家。如果你準備看這本書,下面的內容請不要繼續看,會結局劇透。結尾讓我感到很難過,直到現在我在寫這篇書評的時候,我還是止不住眼裡的淚水。略微的殘忍,尤其是他在懂得了一切,從他諾大的辦公室非常期盼的回家陪伴家人的那段描寫和他在出車禍前的心理活動。

    也許生活的美好正是在於我們對未來一無所知,對死亡毫無察覺。也在於當我們懂得了生命中最重要的是什麼之後能夠還有機會給予和陪伴,即使只有一小會兒。就像他在車禍之後,和他的家人通話的那段時間可能是他在這一生中最快樂的時光一樣。我想,所有人都想多賺錢,當然也想陪伴家人。但很可惜,我們的一生,時間都是有限的。The Gift會讓你在看完之後讓你陷入沉思,思考一下,什麼能給你那份心底的快樂。真正的快樂,不是多麼轟轟烈烈,多半是簡簡單單。比如一個陪伴家人的旅行,一次參加孩子的匯演,一頓烹飪美味的佳餚,這些平淡的回憶卻充滿了暖暖的愛。可惜,更多的人選擇把有限的時間分給工作,而非家庭。

    這本書最美的地方就在於,它教會了你要珍惜時間,要感觸生活裡的美好,要握住感情裡的純真。想一想,你心底的快樂到底來自哪裡不要讓自己遺憾。

    “Time can"t be given. But it can be shared."

    3. 《PARIS FOR ONE AND OTHER SOTRIES》Jojo Moyes

    豆瓣評分: 8.0/10

    書籍簡介:

    Nell is 26 and has never been to Paris.She has never even been on a weekend away with her boyfriend. Everyone knows she is just not the adventurous type.But, when her boyfriend doesn"t turn up for heir romantic mini-break, Nell has the chance to prove everyone wrong.Alone in Paris, Nell meets the mysterious moped-riding Fabien and his group of carefree friends.Could this turn out to be the most adventurous weekend of her life?

    推薦理由

    我的英文書評附上,給大家參考:

    "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create."

    - Albert Einstein

    Journalist & Novelist Jojo Moyes

    Jojo, who grew up in London, is a quite famous novelist. She has won the Romantic Novelist"s Award twice and Me before You has gone on to sell over 8 million copies worldride. The film adaptation of Me Before You starring Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) was released in June 2016 and was a huge box-office success. The screenplay was written by Jojo.

    Recommend to

    I highly recommend this book to advanced English learners. No difficult words, simple secentence structure, easy to understand. If you are interested in learning English or improving your reading skills, you definitely can check this out. BUT if you have never read Jojo Moyes" books before, DO NOT read this book first beacuse this book is not her best book and I would love to recommend her another book which I mentioned before Me Before You to be her frist book valuable to read.

    About this book

    This book contains 11 short stories about love.

    PARIS FOR ONE was honestly my favourite of the collection. This story was the longest among the collection. Nell has never been to Paris. In fact, she had barely been beyond her own postcode. I adore the Paris setting very much. As we all know, Paris is the global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. She planned to go to Paris with her boyfriend on a romantic weekend. However Nell"s boyfriend failed to show up. Nell had to experience everything of Paris on her own. She had to find herself alon in a strange romantic city even though she was afraid. Her selfish boyfriend didn"t care her feelings at all. This adventure will change her totally and you will enjoy this delightful story while reading. Trust me :)

    The other 10 stories are really short stories, I don"t think these could be treated as Novel. They all talk about love and love, telingl us about marriage, secret love, working mother and neglected wife etc. All the stories make you feel you are the one who plays the role and Jojo"s book could bring youself think further more about relationship, about future or current marriage. From novel, you could hardly get any knowledgable information BUT novels could borden our imagination which will open our minds to new possibilities and new ideas helping us experience our world through others" lives and stories.

    4. 《THE UNSPEAKABLE LOSS: How Do You Live After a Child Dies?》Nisha Zenoff Ph.D.

    Goodreads評分:4.5/5

    書籍簡介:

    In The Unspeakable Loss, Nisha Zenoff offers support, guidance and wisdom from others who have experienced the death of a child, as well as her personal story after the death of her beloved 17-year-old son, Victor, and her insight as a grief counselor and psychotherapist.

    推薦理由

    我的英文書評附上,給大家參考:

    “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." —— Helen Keller

    Nisha Zenoff Ph.D. is a California licensed marriage and family counselor, psychotherapist, grief counselor, movement therapist and process-oriented psychologist who began her career more than 35 years ago.

    This book is dedicated to bereaved parents and families and to those who support them with love. The author"s seventeen-years-old son, Victor, died in a hiking accident. As what the name of the book said, How do you live after a child dies? Will you be afraid if you mention his/her name in front of others? OR Will time heal you in the future? Think about after 20 years of their death, what will you feel?

    When we speak the names of our loved ones, we keep them alive in memory and celebrate their lives even though they died. The author said sometimes she grieved and she missed Victor every day. But meantime, we can finally discovered and felt that even with a broken heart, we still can learn to love and embrace life again. I think life likes a journey, no matter how sharp glasses are, over the years, they will become smooth, like the ages, the same with pain.

    One of the powerful things she provides to people who lost their children is the courage and wisdom: keeping your children with you through your memories and keeping in mind the beautiful words they told you before. Try to accept it as part of your healing process. Honestly, it is really difficult but choose to be brave. In other words, you can only accept and choose forgiveness because you love your children and they love you as well.

    When I saw the cover of this book, I grabbed it straight away becuase I am curious how to do? how do people live after a child dies? I didn"t have an answer at all. Surviving the loss of a child is unthinkable to all loving parents. In the book the author answered many typical questions. THE UNSPEAKABLE LOSS is a bacon of hope. Her inspirational words like a warm hug, showing the spirit of love to readers.

    5. 《THE YEAR THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING》Cathy Kelly

    亞馬遜評分: 4.8/5

    書籍簡介

    Three women celebrate their birthdays . . . 30. 40. 50. But their milestone birthdays marks the start of a year that will change everything . . .

    Full of warmth and wisdom, this is a story about finding happiness on your own terms from international bestseller Cathy Kelly

    推薦理由

    Cathy Kelly was born in Northern Ireland and brought up in Dublin. She started work as a journalist in an national newpaper in Irish. Her first book, Woman To Woman, was published in 1997 and this book was listed at No.1 on Irish besterseller charts. After that, lots of her novels have been listed No.1 around the world and are published in many different languages.Apart from that, she was appointed as a UNICEF Ireland Ambassador. She mainly focus on global parenting - caring for children orphaned or affected by HIV/AIDS.

    Callie, Sam and Ginger from three different backgrounds celebrate their birthdays at their age of 30, 40 and 50.

    Callie, who is a former model, lives in a big house and married with a rich and glamorous b

    usinessman Jason. Everyone thought she is happy but actually her heart said " My Not So Damn Perfect Life". Her husband is a successful businessman and he is a rainmaker when it came to money. He went to work every morning at half six and only the direst emergencies got him back before six. On her 50th birthday, her husband Jason threw her a big party and invited many friends even Callie didn"t want this way. During the party, a knock at the door by a detective superintendent who came to arrest her husband Jason due to the fraud turned her perfect life upside down. This 50th birthday totally changed her world and she started to deeply think about her past and her future. She has to face everything by herself and also her wrinkles and her furry face.

    Whether she can come through all of those shits, you can find from this book

    Sam,who is a mother,works really hard and her husband is extremly considerate towards her. She is finally pregnant after many years of trying. On her 40th birthday, her waters break and gave birth to a new life, a new baby. Unfortunately, Sam"s mom didn"t set up an good example for her, so she is quiet anxious about how to be a good mother. Personally speaking, Cathy, the author, really did a excellent job of protraying a woman who was so emotional and afraid to be a great mom. When women turns to their 40"s, the courage, the fear and the insecurities will definitely infulence them.

    How is she going to be a mother? You can find from this book

    Ginger, who wears XXXL large clothes and flat shoes, focuses on her job and chooses to hide her true feelings becuase she is insecure. Her friend Liza planned her 30th birthday and on her 30th birthday, she met Stephen who seems fall in love with her at the first sight. Ginger who is lack of self confidence believes that she is her Mr right in her rest of life. However, the fact is, she heard her best friend bitch about her weight in a very rude way and she could feel the traitorous tears rearing up. She"d never expected Liza to do it after 26 years of friendship. She can only put all her passion and energy to her work, but.....d

    Will she finally find out that she needs to love herself first to get a true love? You can find from this book.

    I really enjoy reading Cathy"s book because you can feel the value of love and her book will make you feel you are one of thoses. The story is empowering and full of warmth and wisdom.I highly recommend this book to women to read no matter what age you are. THE YEAR THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING will lead you to find the silver linings in life and find the true value in your life.

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