…are trapped in a well Margaret Atwood - "The handmaid's tale" Khaled Hosseini - "The kite runner" Agatha Christie - "The murder of Roger Ackroyd" (very surprising plot) Andy Weir - "The Martian" Charles Dickens - "David Copperfield" Clare Mackintosh - "I let you go" Carlos Ruiz Zafón - "The Shadow of the Wind" M.R. Carey - "The girl with all the gifts"
…statement? It's impossible to read in a leisurely manner for me as well. But I do have good news: Far fewer writers do this than in the past. Here's a sentence from the first page of "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens: In consideration of the day and hour of my birth, it was declared by the nurse, and by some sage women in the neighbourhood who had taken a lively interest in me several months before there was any…
…《创世记》11:16：希伯活了三十四岁（four and thirty years），生了法勒……《创世记》11:12：亚法辖活了三十五岁（five and thirty years）……那更近代一点的呢？在查尔斯·狄更斯1850年的《大卫·科波菲尔》里，我们依然能读到：当我们走进去时，大约有二十五个（five-and-twenty）男孩正在用功读书……“亲爱的，整整三十六年前（Six-and-thirty years ago）的今天，”在我们走回马车时，我姑姑说道，…
…Genesis 11.16: And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg ... Genesis 11.12: And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years ... What about more recently? In David Copperfield (1850) by Charles Dickens, we still find: About five-and-twenty boys were studiously engaged at their books when we went in ..." ‘Six-and-thirty years ago, this day, my dear,’ said my aunt, as we walked back to the chariot,…
…Jane Austen: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jane-austen/pride-and-prej... - Vanity Fair by William Thackeray: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-makepeace-thackera... - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charles-dickens/david-copp... - Washington Irving collection: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/washington-irving/the-sket... - Father Goriot by Balzac: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/honore-de-balzac/father-go...…
…被困在井里 玛格丽特·阿特伍德 - 《使女的故事》 卡勒德·胡赛尼 - 《追风筝的人》 阿加莎·克里斯蒂 - 《罗杰疑案》（情节非常出人意料） 安迪·威尔 - 《火星救援》 查尔斯·狄更斯 - 《大卫·科波菲尔》 克莱尔·麦金托什 - 《我让你走》 卡洛斯·鲁依斯·萨丰 - 《风之影》 M·R·凯里 - 《天赐之女》
…are trapped in a well Margaret Atwood - "The handmaid's tale" Khaled Hosseini - "The kite runner" Agatha Christie - "The murder of Roger Ackroyd" (very surprising plot) Andy Weir - "The Martian" Charles Dickens - "David Copperfield" Clare Mackintosh - "I let you go" Carlos Ruiz Zafón - "The Shadow of the Wind" M.R. Carey - "The girl with all the gifts"
要么是查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫·科波菲尔》，要么是拉里·麦克穆特瑞的《孤鸽镇》。两本都是篇幅极长的小说，但绝对是越读越精彩。
Either David Copperfield by Charles Dickens or Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Both are very long novels that get better and better with every page.
32.《大卫·科波菲尔》（David Copperfield）—— Charles Dickens
32. David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
…说法？对我来说，也是根本没法悠闲地读下去。但我有个好消息：现在的作家比以前少多了会这么写。这里摘录了查尔斯·狄更斯《大卫·科波菲尔》第一页的一句话：考虑到我出生的日期和钟点，接生婆以及附近几位贤淑的妇人——她们在我还没任何可能出世的好几个月前，就对我抱有浓厚兴趣——断定说…
…statement? It's impossible to read in a leisurely manner for me as well. But I do have good news: Far fewer writers do this than in the past. Here's a sentence from the first page of "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens: In consideration of the day and hour of my birth, it was declared by the nurse, and by some sage women in the neighbourhood who had taken a lively interest in me several months before there was any…
…《创世记》11:16：希伯活了三十四岁（four and thirty years），生了法勒……《创世记》11:12：亚法辖活了三十五岁（five and thirty years）……那更近代一点的呢？在查尔斯·狄更斯1850年的《大卫·科波菲尔》里，我们依然能读到：当我们走进去时，大约有二十五个（five-and-twenty）男孩正在用功读书……“亲爱的，整整三十六年前（Six-and-thirty years ago）的今天，”在我们走回马车时，我姑姑说道，…
…Genesis 11.16: And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg ... Genesis 11.12: And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years ... What about more recently? In David Copperfield (1850) by Charles Dickens, we still find: About five-and-twenty boys were studiously engaged at their books when we went in ..." ‘Six-and-thirty years ago, this day, my dear,’ said my aunt, as we walked back to the chariot,…
…简·奥斯汀：https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jane-austen/pride-and-prej... - 威廉·萨克雷的《名利场》：https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-makepeace-thackera... - 查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫·科波菲尔》：https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charles-dickens/david-copp... - 华盛顿·欧文文集：https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/washington-irving/the-sket... - 巴尔扎克的《高老头》：https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/honore-de-balzac/father-go...…
…Jane Austen: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jane-austen/pride-and-prej... - Vanity Fair by William Thackeray: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-makepeace-thackera... - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charles-dickens/david-copp... - Washington Irving collection: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/washington-irving/the-sket... - Father Goriot by Balzac: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/honore-de-balzac/father-go...…