Chinese Valentine’s Day is just a few days away. Many lovers are ready to express their love on this most romantic festival in China. On this day, it is essential to send gifts that symbolize love to each other. Roses, chocolates, stuffed toys, etc. The gifts don’t need to be expensive, as long as they express your feelings. Romance is the best spiritual gift, and a good book is not only a good solace for the soul, but also an elegant romance. Giving a book and loving someone has become a retro romance nowadays.

I heard from friends in France that when they give roses on Valentine’s Day, many boys will give them with carefully selected books, which not only shows their taste, but also represents a kind of elegance and thoughtfulness. In Taiwan, more and more young people are choosing a book as a gift to express their love. Recently, a matchmaker held a unique dating event in our bookstore. Books have become a treasure trove among young people. Men and women are always a little shy when they meet for the first time, and books become a breakthrough point to open up the conversation. Based on the book list I usually pay attention to and my experience working in a bookstore, I recommend this book to boys as a gift to the girl they like on Chinese Valentine's Day.

1. "84 Charing Cross Street"

This book is a good combination of popularity, topicality, and love. With the popularity of "Beijing Meets Seattle 2", many girls will be curious and longing for this book.

This is a very thin book, and it is also a typical book that becomes more interesting the more you read it. It is very similar to falling in love. When I read it for the first time, I felt that it seriously failed to meet my psychological expectations. Then the more I read it over and over, the more I felt that it was true.

New York female writer Helene was lucky enough to find a real soul catcher in the vast sea of ????people - Frank, a bookseller in a London second-hand bookstore, and then there were twenty friends between them. Years of love through books. Of course, Hannah won the hearts of everyone in the bookstore because of her straightforward and lovable personality. Reading this book reminds me of the movie "Mary and Max". I have never seen each other in my life, but the letters are connected. Indeed, sometimes you are surrounded by strange things and people, but the person who knows you best is thousands of miles away.

A popular film review on the Internet - "Another Translation of Love", expresses the sentiments of Charing fans to the point: "When love is expressed in another way, it is not torn apart. Instead, it was translated into a better language. The translators sent by God were named chance, responsibility, implication, and silence."

2. "Go Left, Go Right"

Picture books are very suitable as gifts. Excellent picture books not only have concise stories, but also beautiful pictures. The feeling created by the combination of words and pictures will make people feel Produces a strong buzzing sound. And the most amazing thing is that every time you read a picture book, you may feel different. And this classic "Go Left, Go Right" is even more outstanding among love picture books.

She is used to walking to the left, and he is used to walking to the right. They have never met. "In this city, there are always some people who will never meet, but always live together, just like the reef and the waves. If they don't meet, they will always be just ordinary stones and ordinary sea water. Only at the moment of meeting, Only by stirring up the most beautiful waves can we create the most dangerous rocks. As for the two people walking left and right in the city, only when they look back can they clearly see the loneliness and loneliness in each other's eyes. Moved by the encounter with each other and hugging each other tightly, two unrelated parallel lines will one day intersect.

"They deeply believed in each other

It was an instant burst of enthusiasm that made them meet

Such certainty is beautiful

But the changes are more unpredictable. For beauty..."

3. "Loving You Like Loving Life"

"There are many places in my soul that are cynical and arrogant to others, but it has A core that is afraid of darkness and is as weak as a sheep. Only the most equal friendship can comfort it. You belong to this core. I love you when I see you. To the point of not being selfish. Would I not love you? No. Loving you is like loving life."

Wang Xiaobo's book is regarded as a sacred object. This "Loving You is Like Loving Life" is a "letter between two places" written by Wang Xiaobo and Li Yinhe that has never been published during his lifetime. It is also the most complete and independent collection of letters between the couple so far. Although Xiaobo is as straightforward and eager as a silly boy in love for the first time, as well as Li Yinhe's full of praise, it affects the aesthetics to a certain extent. But it doesn't really matter. This is the significance of truth to fiction: a thousand beautiful fictional stories cannot be as powerful as one true story.

There are too many love words in this world, some are beautiful and some are disgusting, but people often doubt whether the love in them is truly sober love and whether it can last. But the correspondence between Xiaobo and Li Yinhe makes me believe that this is true love no matter when I read it. It transcends the inequality of status and includes the collision of pure and simple thoughts and the appreciation of each other's souls.

4. "Angels in the World"

The biographies of some outstanding women are very popular among girls. Every girl wants to be a princess or an angel, every girl wants to be elegant, every girl wants to be beautiful, and Hepburn has it all. She has almost become the epitome of beauty, elegance and temperament. Hepburn's black and white screensaver is still used by many people today. Among Hepburn's biographies, this one has the best text and illustrations.

The author is Hepburn's son Sean Hepburn Ferre. He described his mother in the book: "My mother firmly believed that love can heal and make life better. She did it - with She treats the world with love, and at the same time she gets the world's love for her." ”

In the book "Angels in the World", he recalled his mother in a true and affectionate way, restoring a charming, elegant, fragile and kind-hearted Hepburn to the human world, which is credible. and readability beyond any previous fiction

If Hepburn is just a beautiful and excellent actor, it would be too small to underestimate her. She said some famous quotes, such as "You must have attractive lips. Please say kind words. "She believes that inner beauty is more important, and one cannot stop practicing throughout his life. In his later years, Hepburn served as an ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund and visited many poor [developing countries]. She did not want to publish a biography throughout her life. For this book , even her son cannot fully understand Hepburn - she is so quiet and elegant that anyone can only quietly appreciate her brilliance from a distance

5. "I Am." "A Place You Have Wandered"

This collection of poems contains one hundred and fifty-seven poems by Haisang. In addition to the book with the same title, "I am a Place You Have Wandered", it lasts for 20 years. Except for the four stanzas, most of the rest are short poems. Haisang's characteristics are: simple, clear, no complicated sentences, no uncommon words, no eloquent expressions, and no stagnation like a stone. His poems are flowing in the forest. The creek, the sun shines on the water, the waves are sparkling, and there are tiny fish underneath; his gentleness, like moonlight, quietly spreads throughout the forest.

For example, the following song:

A man comes from a woman, and a man knows

There is the most innocent thing between him and a woman

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So a man sees a hundred and a thousand women growing beautifully

He only hugs one of them, kisses her, and marries her...

This matter Ah, so romantic

Just thinking about it is happiness

And the most famous one is this poem "I am a place where you have wandered". Imagine you read this poem Listen to your favorite girl:

In the same hundred years, you came and I came

——Not early, not late

Under the same cloud, you see me and I see you

——Not far, not near

You are right there, with trees and water

So, I love you.

6. "The Story of the Sahara"

"The Story of the Sahara" mainly describes what Sanmao and Jose saw and heard when they lived in the Sahara Desert. Each story reveals this forbearing woman's love for life and her determination to face difficulties. It is composed of more than a dozen wonderful and moving essays.

"What attracts me here? The vastness of the sky, the scorching sun and storms, the lonely life, sadness and joy. Even these Sahrawis, I have love and hate for them, and they are confused. Hey, even I can’t explain it myself.”

Sanmao, you will always be the charming angel of the Sahara. With your footprints, the Sahara will no longer be desolate.

7. "Quotations of Zhou Guoping"

Some readers accurately evaluated this book:

8. "The Story of Roses"

If you don’t read it, you will be relieved from making mistakes for the rest of your life. If you read it, you will be relieved from making mistakes for the rest of your life.

Some people say that the rose’s situation of beauty, intelligence, and wealth is too far away from our real life. Indeed, who can have such superior conditions. But I think that the reason why this book is popular among the public is that its connotation is not just about showing luxurious "love".

Flowers bloom and roses. Roses are beautiful when they are born. The beauty is unparalleled. Once you look at the charming city, you will look at the charming country again.

Her parents love her, her brother loves her, and all the men who have met her love her. She abandons her wife and is utterly devastated.

But she still wants to cry, to fall, and still feels unhappy. But even if it was the only love breakup when she was 17 years old, the man would come back to fight for her 10 years later.

Beauty is a talent. Rose once wanted to give up her talent for ten years and become fat and worldly. However, when they come back, they are always unreasonable and lead to crime. All men who love her will eventually find an ordinary, gentle wife and spend their lives together. But I still thought in my heart: Love only comes once in a lifetime, at least I saw her trace.

I remember someone described Yi Shu’s works like this. She said, when I was twenty years old, I felt comfortable watching. Ten years later, I can still see people who look comfortable as I did back then. Yes, her writing has such charm.

9. "Meeting the 100% Girl"

Have you ever had such a moment? Have you ever had such a sentimental story in your life? On a street corner on a sunny morning in April, you meet a girl who is 100% perfect. Your chest suddenly shook, and your mouth felt dry.

You should have spoken to her, but instead you watched her pass you by and disappear into the crowd, forever and ever.

Murakami seems to be the writer who is best at creating atmosphere. Murakami Haruki's characteristic is to start with details, just like what his favorite 19th-century Russian writer Tolstoy valued: details are more important than the story. Whether it is a wild imagination or an objective description of reality, Murakami's writing is very sensitive and delicate. Whether it is the music the protagonist listens to, the food he eats, or the car he rides in, they all have a strong sense of reality, allowing readers to enter a special atmosphere and immerse themselves in it involuntarily.

What we are obsessed with may be the moment we met each other. That moment freezes all our imaginations and the unknown beauty. That moment of ourselves and 100% girls constitutes the beauty of a chance encounter. ...Although that moment in life cannot be grasped by most people, it has truly appeared and the untouched reality is a kind of beauty. Whether you grasp it or not is no longer that important. This is life as I understand it. This is that perfect 100% girl.

10. "One Day"

Speaking of best-selling love novels adapted into movies, "Love in the Sky", "Why Shengxiao is Silent", and "PS: I love you" are all It's very good, but people who have read it all said that if I had to choose one, it would be "One Day" (English title: one day)

When I watched the movie "One Day", I thought this was a good one. An artistic and romantic film. When I read the original book, I felt a little romantic at first with the excitement and excitement after watching the movie. After reading about a fifth of it, I suddenly felt that this was a much more realistic book than I imagined. In addition to love, there is also growth and struggle.

Emma, ??a smart, cunning, ordinary-born woman, and Dexter, a handsome and narcissistic playboy, were originally like two parallel lines with no intersection. One day before graduation from college, the two met briefly. It couldn't be called sweet, but it was deeply imprinted on the softest part of each other's hearts. From then on, every year on the same day, London, Rome, Paris, Edinburgh, time and space changed, they were anxious, confiding, caring, fantasizing, comforting, and hurting each other, always at the moment when they needed each other most, and they missed the end of the twenty-year chase again and again, which was sweet. Wine nectar, or bitter sour juice? If you understand it earlier, will your happiness last longer?

They are two complementary people, so there will be sparks and happiness when they are together. They are an ignorant male protagonist and a reserved female protagonist, so they have to go around in circles for more than ten years before they can finally sort out their lives and relationships and finally get together.

Is a lifetime long?

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There are also many good loves Forgive me that I cannot recommend books one by one. Some famous books, such as Pride and Prejudice, would be a little awkward to give as gifts because of their names. Some titles are very good, such as "Confession" by Kanae Minato, but the content inside is not very suitable for men and women in love. Of course, if the girl you like has a favorite book or author, for example, if a girl likes fantasy, you can give her "Dragon". If a girl likes Duras, you can give her "The Lover". But if a girl likes thrillers, you'd better not give her "The Ten Deadly Sins". I remembered that my senior brother once gave a copy of "A Brief History of Time" to the goddess in my heart, and then...

I selected the above books from many book lists, It is summarized based on my own experience working in a bookstore. Chinese Valentine's Day is a romantic festival. I sincerely hope that you can "meet the 100% perfect girl" on this beautiful "day", you "go left, go right", and finally find the same "Cha Cross Street 84" "No.", you talk about the "Story of the Sahara" from far away, and also talk about the "Story of the Rose" around you. You no longer feel lonely, you no longer feel that "I am a place you have wandered in", you have endless topics to talk about, and you all quote "Quotations of Zhou Guoping". She is like "Angel in the World" to you.

Your story begins today, and you will experience the feeling of "loving you like loving life".

"They deeply believed in each other

It was an instant burst of enthusiasm that made them meet

Such certainty is beautiful

But the changes are more unpredictable. For beauty...."

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