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The door to heaven is tightly locked Atonement

The door to heaven is tightly locked-Essays on CLassic

This review may contain spoilers. Find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.                                                                          ——Atonement When reading Ian McEwan’s works, I feel like a child, watching the most hidden part of my inner self being brazenly displayed on paper—innocent yet cruel, lovely but foolish. While marveling at how accurately it captures the essence, I also feel a tipsy sense of shame, yearning to gaze longer and deeper at this “other self.” The novel is more cruel than the film. The novel’s strength lies in its torrential flow of thoughts and consciousness, demanding full engagement from the reader. The film, on the other hand, relies heavily on actors to create a certain illusion, making us feel as though we can keep...

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Literature is nothing more than a toy in his hand-Essays on CLassic

Literature is nothing more than a toy in his hand Lolita

This review may have a key plot reveal “Recently, I reread one of the most shocking novels of the 20th century, Lolita. In the past, I never thought Nabokov was anything special; I just felt that this old man liked to show off his skills and criticize others. But now, I truly think he is remarkable. I don’t say this to flatter a dead person, but because he was clearly a realist yet wrote an elegant romantic novel. It’s like how Haizi was a realist but wrote the best romantic poetry of the 1970s. They have no connection whatsoever, but both are people we should look up to in admiration. As for Lolita, it has been misinterpreted in many ways...

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