Translation: Chinese Gu Zhen Translation
? Just by looking at the title, you can tell that this book is a diary sharing. What do you say about the content? It’s a bit of a running account, but you really can’t I blame the author, because this book is his store diary, recording the daily events in the bookstore and his own life.
? Who can live a bloody or inspiring life every day? Most of the time they must be seemingly busy doing nothing, so don’t have too many illusions about diary books. "The greater the hope, the greater the "The greater the disappointment," is a wise saying!
? There are still some shining points in this book, such as ridiculing some customers. Customers who come to the bookstore to look for books will definitely not buy them in the end. Books, even they don’t know how to buy any books. It seems that the purpose of asking for books in the store is to show how knowledgeable they are about the author’s book. This kind of customer is portrayed in a ridiculous way; holding a box of best-selling books Customers who come to sell always think that they can make a lot of money. In fact, because best-sellers are printed in large quantities, the books are not very valuable. For example, Harry Potter was mentioned twice, and two sellers sold Harry Potter. Specially original copies, they left with doubts in the end and never came back; there are also many customers who think second-hand books should be worthless. When they see the price tag is more expensive than the original price of the book, they will definitely make strange noises and shout loudly. It's particularly interesting to scold a shopkeeper for jacking up book prices, then slam the door and leave. Don't they know that some books can even fetch sky-high prices? There was a book called "Lily" in the book, which was finally auctioned for 8,000 pounds. How can I say this? The original price of the book was only a few pennies. There are some interesting stories like this, but most of them are anecdotes. If you feel that you are really curious about the daily life of the bookstore, or have a great interest in the bookstore, you can buy a book and read it. If you are not that interested It's better not to buy it, or to borrow a copy from the library. There are 408 pages. It would be good if you can concentrate on reading more than 200 pages, because the latter part feels too similar to the previous one and I have no desire to read further.
? What is a little pity about this book is that firstly, every four, five, six or seven days, the boss will talk about what books he has read recently and who inspired him, but he is just talking about books. Even the author sometimes won't mention the name, let alone the content of the book and his feelings about reading the book. In fact, he should talk about it, even if he talks about the value of the book in the book circle, there is no such thing. What a disappointment. Secondly, there is not a single photo of the bookstore in the book, even in black and white. It is so disappointing. Most people who read this book will be curious about what the store looks like. It really doesn’t reveal anything at all. How can a written introduction relieve the itch? It’s really not helpful at all!
? In fact, although this book is the diary of a bookstore owner, the most interesting person mentioned in it is Nikki. She is a resident part-time clerk who goes to the supermarket trash can every Friday. I rummaged for food, took it to the store to eat, and shared it with the boss. They designated this day as "Gourmet Friday", but unfortunately they didn't stick to it later, especially the boss Sean, who felt nauseous every time he saw it. Things that tickle the boss are worthy of praise. Nikki's attitude towards books is also very interesting. Books that clearly should not be classified into certain areas, she has countless reasons to argue that these books should be placed in the areas she thinks. There is also the style of her clothes, that is, she has no style. She even wears a ski suit in the store all year round in winter. If you imagine her appearance, you should think that she is poor and decadent, but in fact she is not. She is just interested in She doesn’t care about these things. She will go to book festivals with her friends, help the store distribute some leaflets, and will make up some book labels and put them on the bookshelf. For example, she never understands the meaning of "Novel on the Rear Area" and will forcefully Ask for the boss's Facebook account and post some super funny content, mostly to ridicule customers.
? In this book, I have written all the content that I am interested in. For the rest, you can go to Douban to read other people’s sharing. After all, everyone has different views on books. Maybe someone can learn from it. There are some philosophies of life and some chicken soup for the soul in the book. I didn’t read them anyway, nor did I read the boss’s vicious tongue and dislike of communication, but I can see his impatience and cunningness in the text.