高行健 - 灵山

看完了厚厚的一本书，總算有点滿足。
其中大部分都是抒情。也有一点是记叙。
主角是一个作家，尋找灵山。一时是遊记，描写山景人物。
一时是感情戏，一时又是內心戏。

文笔是流畅的，翻译功夫很好。
八十多回，花了我大概四个月时间读完（不是每天读啦!)

最有印象，是一幕迷路戏，迷失到迷茫。

整本书，尤如心路。最后来一个见神，有点突然，但要合书名，也接受一下吧。 ^_^!

Trailwalker 毅行者 by 蔡東豪

Just finished the book in in great speed, found out the power of the event... something more than charity fund-raising but a training of team-building, team-spirit, friendship, physical and mental abilities...

The book is good to show out a lot of people behind the event. Some people lives were being changed because they did learn a new aspect of living during the event. It's more than a simple hiking activities but something holy, extraordinary experience that one need to have.

The book started with stating the background of the event: a former Gurkhas training which lead to open enrollment in 1986.

Each chapter describes a person or a group of people who were involved in the event directly or indirectly. There were: old hiking store manager who cooks ginger tea every year at a check point, ex-volunteer army who works as an army to give aids, doctors from the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital who get changed from their gown to sport suits for training and helpings, a group of expats gathered every year from different part of the world just for the event.... The passion is so strong within them to the event that is repeating again and again every year.

Never mention the famous wining team: Sunhing cosmoboy by Mr. KK Chan (Mr. Trailwalker) which is composed from ordinary people but willing to go through tough training and aim to achieve goals. Their philosophy is wildly open to all people who like the event.

The only thing to say about the book is, there are few words describing people from the organiser: Oxfam. Possibly reader could find further reading in the homepage itself, but the event in 1997 (which they had to support the event alone) and the Y2k as they cancel the event due to bad weather condition that would be something to write on more...?!

This is a book full of passion on the event with heroes behind the scene. It is a great read for people who are interested in the event or newbies who want to know more..!

2 book reviews...

Finished these 2 books within these 3 months..
1. The Zahir by Paulo Coelho
2. The Ringmaster's Daughter by Jostein Gaarder


Well, I found out I don't like to reading fiction writing from the point of 1st narrator. I simply lost tracks of the flow. Maybe my english is not that great at all.

I know they try to tell something happened in their mind.


In Zahir, the flashback and the awareness, realisation of losing a wife direct the character for an answer.

In Ringmaster's Daughter, Petter also fall into a stage of regret. An old unfinished relationship remains one of the hurdle for him in starting another one.

Both of them coincidentally are writers.... That is the most easiest character for both of the authors to write about and infuse some of their experience in life into the stories.. Maybe that's why it sounds true with the feeling and thought within..

Possibly start up with some easy-reading stuff like Angels and Demons (still haven't read it yet, hope the movie will take some time to make ar?!)

Live a life without regret and take care with the people who is being with you. Same old tune but true.. -_^