Category Archives: Books & Reviews

Hell’s Kitchen

Posted on October 24, 2009 by sinyaw

I avoid reality shows, unless when I have been hooked. Then I thank Hulu for allowing me to finish the season in one long sitting. Can I say I watch Hell’s Kitchen for education? I frequent restaurants reasonably and really … Continue reading →

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Angels & Demons

Posted on October 13, 2009 by sinyaw

Angels & Demons Tom Hanks based on Dan Brown’s fiction I enjoyed the book and overdosed on Dan Brown with it. By that time, I have read Da Vinci Code and Digital Fortress. I liked his pace, but all those … Continue reading →

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水滸: 李師師

Posted on October 10, 2009 by sinyaw

我居然忘了李師師是水滸裏的人物. 野史中常提這一代名妓. 她色藝冠東京,迷倒宋幑宗. 金人入京後,散淨家財,抵死不從. 水滸中的女性人物,雖然生動,但多為負面. 流傳最廣,還當上金瓶梅主角 的就是潘金蓮了. 另外都是配角: 最豪氣的是一丈青扈三娘, 但居然嫁給了矮腳虎王英. 其他有做人肉包子的孫二娘和有男人氣概的顧二嫂. 看到了李師師,終於出了個有個性,有才氣的的重要人物. 史上沒貂蟬其人,羅貫中的三國把她推進四大美女排行榜. 所以有人以趙飛燕代. 李師師也沉魚落雁,閉月羞花. 但只落為”名妓”. 其實美女代代有. 能以美色傾城傾國應是:西施,昭君,楊貴妃加個沖冠一怒的陳圓圓.

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11:14

Posted on October 1, 2009 by sinyaw

11:14 Directed and written by Greg Marcks It is really hard to review this film without spoiling it. I won’t. There is a genre in Chinese fictions that’s part mystery, part horror, and part fate. They usually end with the … Continue reading →

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水滸: 招安

Posted on September 15, 2009 by sinyaw

如果施耐庵不寫招安,水滸能流傳下來嗎? 宋江的招安心態,我看來有兩個因素:一是士大夫的愚忠,二是沒有大志. 官府功名,還是正途. 他在梁山的地位,終是草莽,當官才是他們該做的. 另外,就是沒有能得天下的信心. 覺得他不可能成為下一朝代的開國皇帝. 我還是認為施耐庵為了現實低頭了,他不寫招安,不就反了嗎.他的命都沒了,還談什麼小說?

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水滸

Posted on August 20, 2009 by sinyaw

小時後讀過幾遍水滸傳,依稀記得林沖,魯志深,武松,宋江. 幾年前在北京買了套田連元的水滸評書. 全套380集,每集半小時,每天上下班,有時聽聽. 轉眼兩年過去,現在聽到宋江打青州. 林沖的柔情,武松的無奈,李逵的直爽,現在的感覺深刻太多了. 從前讀書時沒注意,現在覺得拼命三郎石秀,才是水浒中的真人才. 施耐庵的人物刻畫,佈景描述,歷史批判,是字字入人心. 也真的明白了這書為什麼是四大奇書之一. 人說”男不讀水滸,女不看西廂”. 也有道理,個個都是被逼上梁山,每個都是貪官污吏. 讀了這書,誰還要”功名”å‘¢? 這個”逼”å­—,貫穿全書. 有點骨氣的人,都能感受那”不得己”的憤怒. 而這些好漢的痛快,也就直接的成了我們的拍案叫好了. 照現在的速度,我還要大半年才能聽完呢. 容後再報.

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The Giver

Posted on August 11, 2009 by sinyaw

The Giver Lois Lowry ISBN-13: 978-0440237686 It is a Newbery Medal winner, for young adults. Older adults, like myself, will certainly enjoy it as well. With an idea not complicated or sophisticated, Lois Lowry captivate the readers skillfully. I felt … Continue reading →

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Harry #6

Posted on July 20, 2009 by sinyaw

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson David Yates directed This is a compulsory movie-watching. Com’on. I have read all Harry Potter books and watched all movies so far, I am not going to miss … Continue reading →

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Posted on June 29, 2009 by sinyaw

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox I have been anticipating several movies this year: Star Trek, X-Men, Transformers, and Harry Potter. It must be people like myself that pushed Hollywood to make sequels and prequels. Honestly, none … Continue reading →

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Made to Stick

Posted on June 18, 2009 by sinyaw

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath, Dan Heath ISBN-13: 9780739341353 Like many, I was lured by the get-rich dream. The recipe was simple: get a business license, find something simple to sell, write a … Continue reading →

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