正常人 (Normal People)

莎莉‧魯尼 (Sally Rooney)
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為何我們渴望關係，卻又一再受傷？

「一部代表未來的經典。」──《衛報》
未來會怎樣我不清楚，但我們就是這樣開始的。

康諾和梅黎安在西愛爾蘭的小鎮一起長大，但兩人的共同點僅止於此。在學校裡，康諾人氣高，大家都喜歡他；而梅黎安則是獨來獨往。然而當兩人一開始對話，那是一段尷尬卻振奮的對話，足以改變他們人生的變化就此展開。

本書是關於兩個人互相吸引、友誼與愛的小說，從第一句對話開始，展開長達數年的故事發展。我們陪著這對年輕人，看著他們想離開彼此身邊，卻始終做不到。

我不知道我是有什麼毛病，梅黎安說，我不知道我為什麼就不能像正常人一樣。
我不知道我為什麼沒辦法讓別人愛我……

何謂正常？正常性？
渴望被愛，想擺脫孤獨感；害怕跟別人不一樣，卻一再失去自我……
「正常人」 維持親密關係的極限何在？

面對這個動盪的世界和現實的社會，舉世各地的年輕人內心充滿了虛無飄渺的想像與無力感，批判他人頭頭是道，但是對於自己總是舉棋不定。害怕被孤立、被比下去，拼命跟上他人的節奏；渴望被人理解，卻又恐懼真實的自我；渴望受人喜愛，卻又害怕袒露自己。1991年出生的作家莎莉‧魯尼被文壇肯定，在於她捕捉到千禧世代的脆弱不安和階級意識，一直小心翼翼，但世界令他們充滿無力感；想在親密關係中彼此依賴，但彼此之間存在的某種權力關係，像一種危險力量，令他們幾乎無法抓住對方，這種自我保護與逃避間的矛盾，引發無數年輕讀者的強烈共鳴──害怕面對未來，也害怕面對自己。

「我十分確定我所有的經驗都是極為日常的生活經驗，如果不是的話，根本不值得去寫。」──莎莉‧魯尼

一對從日常對話開始靠近的年輕男女，一段從生活表面走進靈魂深處的情感關係。乍看不過是生活的《正常人》，卻在當代不乏辭彙定義的各種關係中，寫出了一種更加熱情、親密的「深度」關係，也讓讀者清楚感受到人物在時光中愈加成長與複雜。徜若每個世代都需要一個膾炙人口的愛情故事，可以說繼村上春樹《挪威的森林》後，不曾有一本青春戀愛小說掀起全球文壇如此熱烈回響。同樣刻劃涉世未深的年輕人，同樣懷藏著難以明說的心理迷惑與混亂，全球眾多書評將兩本書相提並論。曼布克獎官網也在本書入圍網頁上將村上的經典列入《正常人》四本延伸書單之一。

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Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

Brené Brown
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her latest book, Brené Brown writes, “If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful connection.”

In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.

Over the past two decades, Brown’s extensive research into the experiences that make us who we are has shaped the cultural conversation and helped define what it means to be courageous with our lives. Atlas of the Heart draws on this research, as well as on Brown’s singular skills as a storyteller, to show us how accurately naming an experience doesn’t give the experience more power—it gives us the power of understanding, meaning, and choice.

Brown shares, “I want this book to be an atlas for all of us, because I believe that, with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves.”

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筆下 ── 文學經典的六個專題

葛亮
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獲得「第十四屆香港書獎」

《筆下》是葛亮博士長期研究、寫作與教學的專業經驗結晶。

在書中，作者深入而透徹地論析文學經典之作，涉獵J.D.塞林格、伊恩‧麥克尤恩、帕特里克‧莫迪亞諾、石黑一雄、太宰治、白先勇、黃碧雲等中外名家；全書以主題設章，同中釋異，捭闔古今，在文學評論著作中可謂匠心獨具。藉由作者解讀，可一窺方家創作軌跡，並對其作品文字風格、內容意蘊、審美意趣等有豐瞻而全面的認識；亦從文學創作導引之角度，令讀者在題材選取、遣詞用句、敘述手法等層面皆有所獲益，進而由好讀者邁向好作者之境。

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Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro
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BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press).

A NEW YORK TIMES Notable Book of the Year • GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick

“What stays with you in ‘Klara and the Sun’ is the haunting narrative voice—a genuinely innocent, egoless perspective on the strange behavior of humans obsessed and wounded by power, status and fear.” —Booker Prize committee

Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

不丟東西的整理術:放不掉的記憶與情感, 再也無須斷捨離!

米田瑪麗娜(Komeda Marina）
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從小抱到大的布偶、滿是破洞的牛仔褲、磨壞底的球鞋、
暗戀對象送的禮物、第一次約會的電影票……，
捨不得丟？我們都懂！

囤積症必學的佛系收納！
徹底顛覆斷捨離的新時代整理術！

本書作者米田瑪麗娜是日本新生代收納專家，
東京大學經濟系畢業的她，具有數據分析的專業背景，
現任職於日本居家收納服務Sumally股份有限公司。

她從「城鄉住房經驗差異」的田野調查中得到靈感，
自2018年起展開「不丟東西也能整理住家環境」系列活動，
協助無數難以向人生中重要物品告別者，重拾井井有條的美好生活
其中包括多位作家、設計師與企業家。她說：

「越是有創意的人，擁有的物品越多；看看大藝術家，根本沒多少人徹底奉行極簡主義。」
「那些讓自己又哭又笑、拿在手裡就覺得十分幸福的寶物，正是創造獨特人生的泉源。」
「越是渴望活出自我，就越會將物品視為妝點人生的夥伴，並享受、熱愛與物品的邂逅。」

淚流滿面了嗎？沒錯，如果你也是：
►棄置恐懼症、超級重感情，什麼都不想丟，卻又希望能舒適過活的人。
►獨自在外租房，居住空間超小、東西卻一年比一年多的人。
►無法在一天內就把房間打掃乾淨，想認真評估每件物品、慢慢整理的人。

這本超佛系的囤積症收納專書，你一定要讀！

不丟東西的整理術只有四個步驟：評估→整理→收納→維護。
1.評估：確實估算待整理物總量，依據礙眼度和使用率安排順序與日程。
2.整理：根據使用率和喜愛程度進行物品分類，然後先這樣放著沒關係。
3.收納：每月使用超過一次的物品定點收納；其餘則透過共享經濟送出，放手但不丟棄。
4.維護：每週花30分鐘確認空間與物品的平衡，避免再次爆棚。
除此之外，還有更多不丟東西的整理小撇步......

讀完這本書，
你會更懂得如何妥善保存所有捨不得丟的東西，
同時擁有井井有條的美好生活。

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Exercised：Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

Daniel Lieberman
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If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising - not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing.

“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” (Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling author of The Body)

● If we are born to walk and run, why do most of us take it easy whenever possible?
● Does running ruin your knees?
● Should we do weights, cardio, or high-intensity training?
● Is sitting really the new smoking?
● Can you lose weight by walking?
● And how do we make sense of the conflicting, anxiety-inducing information about rest, physical activity, and exercise with which we are bombarded?

In this myth-busting book, Daniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a pioneering researcher on the evolution of human physical activity, tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise - to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences throughout the world, Lieberman recounts without jargon how and why humans evolved to walk, run, dig, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion.

Exercised is entertaining and enlightening but also constructive. As our increasingly sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases such as diabetes, Lieberman audaciously argues that to become more active we need to do more than medicalize and commodify exercise.

Drawing on insights from evolutionary biology and anthropology, Lieberman suggests how we can make exercise more enjoyable, rather than shaming and blaming people for avoiding it. He also tackles the question of whether you can exercise too much, even as he explains why exercise can reduce our vulnerability to the diseases mostly likely to make us sick and kill us.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)