Life is short. Be an interesting person.
Douban score: 8.7
Recommended reason:
Only those who know how to live are the happiest people. Only in ordinary life, people who discover the beauty of the world can become an interesting person in a short and ordinary life, make life affectionate and interesting, and discover all the interesting and beautiful things in the world.
Tomorrow is also a day of Koharu and peace.
Douban score: 8.7
Recommended reason:
This is an essay describing the rural life of Jin Duan and his wife. In order to fulfill his wife Eiko's idyllic dream for many years, an old gentleman named Tsuduan Yixiu took Eiko away from the hustle and bustle of the city after retirement, and lived in seclusion in the country for decades, carefully taking care of his wooden house and vegetable garden, mixing soil, growing vegetables, studying recipes, and curing food ... The scenery outside the window changes with the seasons, and every day is sunny and sunny. They showed people an elegant lifestyle and revealed the secret of a happy marriage for decades.
The shop is closed today.
Douban score: 8.4
Recommended reason:
In Kurosaka-CHO, there is a blue sky study that has been open for 70 years. When the store closes every Thursday and Sunday, Kenichi Sakamoto, the old shopkeeper, will put up hand-painted posters, write down his love for books and draw the warm feelings of life at four o'clock. After a long time, it will become a unique landscape. Young people who can't afford books, middle-aged people who haven't gone to school and famous writers all like to come here. Mr Sakamoto's greatest wish is to let a good book meet a good person and spend his life with his wife.
Is it worth it?
Douban score: 8. 1
Recommended reason:
Grandma Yoko's life is brilliant. She went through war and the Great Depression. With 70 years of psychological counseling experience, she has always been the most trusted and willing psychologist for patients. This book is a book that she has written all her life, which embodies her wisdom all her life. Life need not be too hard. She accepts every day frankly.
Anxious person
Douban score: 8.4
Recommended reason:
In "The Anxious Man", some people give up in the face of a difficult life path, while others are still working hard. Buckman's story awakened our empathy and emotion. Love, understanding, forgiveness and hope can save us at any time.