What are you looking at in the toilet?

In a narrow sense, toilet books refer to books read while sitting in the toilet.

Toilet books in a broad sense refer to those books whose mental state is similar to that when sitting in the toilet.

Let's say toilet books in a narrow sense.

It shouldn't be long. The short story is too long. The poem is too long. Avoid long, not only refers to the length, but also refers to the intellectual operation should not be long. In short, we can't ask for frequent guesses and slow progress in conclusion. Still no conclusion.

A meaningful ending is not suitable for reading on the toilet. Toilet gasket squeezes eggs. Under normal circumstances, we often long for a short, clear and powerful ending. Wash your hands and dry them, and don't drag them. Things like Salinger's short story Esme can't be taken into the toilet.

The correct example is:

Murakami's prose collection "Extremely Mixed Mood" (meaning pick something you know written by an author you know. See what he says)

Interview with Paris Review (don't read them one by one, just pick one or two questions in the toilet every time. You can read aloud by reading the original text. Filter aid)

Long Fang, Gombrich, Mao Mu and others have written many voluminous "Wenpu" books (people who claim to be professional scholars disdain the books they are reading in their study, so they quickly take this opportunity to read them).

Said and barenboim have a lot of conversations, interviews and even debates, and there are also many biographies about them or simply their works: somehow, they are all very suitable for going to the toilet, talking loudly and rhythmically, and defecating as carefree as Brahms under the command of barenboim!

Ming Yi to be interviewed by Huang Zongxi: People who have read too little Chinese literature are suitable for reading this book in the toilet, alas!

Yilin published a series of "literary guides" two or three years ago, including Trilling, Bloom and abrams. There are many stars, all of which are articles on bean curd residue, and there is no lack of attention.

I can't read the novel at all. There are many jokes, but the ones with strong paragraphs are more appropriate, such as David Lodge's Small World.

It is not impossible to read the master's articles. For example, Mr. Xia Zhiqing's article is very beautiful and appropriate. A set of Time for Studying Abroad published by Sanlian Bookstore contains many memories of the early study abroad of the masters in the first half of the 20th century.

Leo Oufan Lee is Xia Zhiqing's apprentice. The first time I read the preface he wrote for Collins Brooks' Linglong Weng, I found it very interesting. Then I bought some of his books to read. For a moment, I wanted to read those books as "duct tape" and "talking about art" It turned out to be an ideal toilet reading.

I had never read Book City magazine before it was published. The books sent to me in each issue, including my own articles, are probably extremely suitable! One or two knowledge points in an article. Have a simple conclusion and a clear direction. It is a pity that some people have made deliberate efforts and the direction is unknown. See this article decisively filter, wait for you to come out of the toilet and sit at the table.

Probably reading, Vientiane (what else? ) The same is true of this magazine.

Cambridge's "Guide Series". When I run to the toilet in the library, I always pay attention to whether I can find a book on the shelf passing by on the road. So this huge series can also be browsed a lot.

The University Book newly published by Zhonghua Book Company. Records of Ancient Poems and Classics and the Origin of China Studies. On the surface, I am familiar with the bibliography and edition. Actually, it's a name.

The Movie Hall Series published by Guangxi Normal University Press. I remember reading a similar series of Truffaut's notes published earlier by Guangxi Normal University in the library. Very interesting.

Istanbul in Pamuk: the most special item on this list. Does not meet the vague definition of toilet reading materials below. This is about faith and the author's theme. Elegant and moving. But somehow, I almost read it in the toilet.

Kafsh Gai Na's article.

An article by art historian Danto.

The works of the famous German biographer Sa Vransky.

Isaiah berlin's article.

Mcquarrie's principles of Christian theology.

Proust's Refutation to Saint Boff.

Lambert interprets Nietzsche's articles.

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It's just my personal opinion: when sitting in the toilet, use your head a little and read some comments like Husker's Vienna at the End of the Century or Vransky's Dilthey to cure constipation. It seems to stop diarrhea. But I probably watched "Being and Nothingness" too much.

Let's talk about toilet books broadly.

What kind of books to talk about first. No, there is a deep relationship with faith, such as walter pater's Renaissance, Bingler's Decline of the West, Henry James's novel and Nietzsche's The Birth of a Tragedy.

Put yourself (the author) outside the work, in other words, consciously written works (telling yourself that you are the author when writing) are all toilet books in a broad sense.

This range is very large. You can't. Outside this range, take the above as an example. It is formed by the distinction between the author and the work, and the author wraps up the theme with all his experience when he starts writing. This requires us, as readers, to take a bath and change clothes, hold our breath and read slowly sentence by sentence.

In a broad sense, toilet reading materials are: do you like reading, read a paragraph, laugh at a funny thing, think about a thing, accept some new information or read some new ideas. It has nothing to do with my experience as a reader. I just moved my eyebrows to show my surprise. I either swing my arms and spread my hands, or move my lips, read a bar and echo it.

And those, you have to move your whole body. In other words, you should stay still and wait for those books to impress you.