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reading in Polish, English, and a bit of Chinese. lately mostly nonfiction and poetry, although I'm trying to get back into fiction books - I like horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. in this order. main fedi account

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reviewed 秃秃大王 by 张天翼

张天翼: 秃秃大王 (Paperback, Chinese language, 2017, Beijing Institute of Technology Press)

《秃秃大王》是著名儿童文学家,张天翼代表作之一。该作品以隽永的艺术魅力吸引了成千上万的小读者,陪伴了一代又一代小读者的成长,成为永恒的经典,被孩子们珍藏在记忆的深处。 《秃秃大王》讲述了喜怒无常的秃秃大王既愚蠢又邪恶,一生气牙齿就会长长。虽然已经有很多妻子,但他还强迫干干做他的妻子,并把干干的父母和她的弟弟冬哥儿以及邻居由君都捉了起来。最后,大家齐心协力,将愚蠢凶残的秃秃大王赶出宫殿,将那些无辜的人都解救了出来,获得自由的故事。 这则故事告诉孩子战胜逆境的秘诀是:团结、冷静、乐观、智慧。

A good book to test the waters

I’m writing this review from the point of view of someone who read the book as a language learning exercise, rather than someone who read it for the story (let’s be honest, I’m way too old to be able to judge how interesting the plot of this children’s book actually is for the target audience). And from this point of view, the book does its job well.

It is short compared to adult novels, but (in my opinion) reasonably long for a children’s book. Therefore the story’s length won’t overwhelm you, but it won’t be over after you blink a few times either. The language used is relatively simple, with many, and I mean many repetitions… which can be good and helpful in memorizing new vocabulary, but also infuriating when you do know that vocabulary. Let me give you an example:

但是哭有什么用呢?小明和冬哥儿也知道哭是没有用的。冬哥儿说:“哭是没有用的呀。

This sort of thing happens on almost every …

reviewed Looking Inside by Judy Castelli

Judy Castelli: Looking Inside (Paperback, 2001, Universal Publishers)

Looking Inside gives the reader an intimate peek into one woman's incredible journey with multiple …

"We will be seen, / And heard, / And believed."

❝ You will survive this night. We have survived together all this time, and we did not know.

This book is a collection of poetic prose taken from the journals of a woman with DID, and each poem is illustrated with a drawing. Additionally, at the end of the book the author shares a bit of advice for other multiples suffering from dissociation and trauma and struggling to get to know each other and love themselves.

This book is warm, vulnerable, and filled with love. The poems focus on supporting one another despite the hurt and on building community within the system, making reading it a very touching and healing experience.

A lot of the poems stuck with me, reminding me of my - our - own struggles when we discovered we were plural a couple years ago, and had to handle building internal communication, getting to know each other, …