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Friday, January 2, 2009
you know the chinese book the the hong lou meng or whatever? holy crap! that story should only be read by chinese PROFESSIONALS, those kinds in their MASTERS for chinese. the book is CRAZY. it's impossible to read. just the first 7 pages and i never wanna see the book ever again. even when i read the english summary [credits to wikipedia], i don't understand the plot at ALL. what the hell.
this is the summary:
The novel provides a detailed, episodic record of the two branches of the Jia Clan, the Rongguo House (榮國府) and Ningguo House (寧國府), who reside in two large adjacent family compounds in the capital. Their ancestors were made Dukes, and as the novel begins the two houses remain among the most illustrious families in the capital. The novel describes the Jias' wealth and influence in great naturalistic detail, and charts the Jias' fall from the height of their prestige, following some thirty main characters and over four hundred minor ones. Eventually the Jia Clan falls into disfavor with the Emperor, and their mansions are raided and confiscated.
The story is prefaced by supernatural Taoist and Buddhist overtones. A sentient Stone, abandoned by the Goddess Nüwa when she mended the heavens aeons ago, begs a Taoist priest and Buddhist monk to bring it to see the world. The Stone and Divine Attendant-in-Waiting (神瑛侍者) are separate while related (while in Chenggao versions they are merged). The main character, Jia Baoyu (whose name literally means "precious jade"), is the adolescent heir of the family, a reincarnation of the Divine Attendant-in-Waiting. The Crimson Pearl Flower (絳珠仙子) is incarnated now as Baoyu's sickly cousin, the emotional Lin Daiyu. Baoyu is predestined in this life to marry another cousin, Xue Baochai. This love triangle against the backdrop of the family's declining fortunes forms the most well-known plot line in the novel.
again, credits to wikipedia.
WHAT THE HELL IS ALL THIS. hello, when i signed up for chinese lessons, i didn't mean to study GREEK. sheesh, learn your languages teachers!
first rule of writing a story, never, NEVER create over 300 minor characters. 300 FREAKING HUNDRED. HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THEM?? who wrote this story anw? i have to go back in time to stop him.
hold on... HE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO READ THIS BOOK, AND TAKE A TEST FOR IT, SO HE WANTED TO MAKE US FAIL THE TEST, GIVING US MORE STRESS, THEN FAIL OUR 'O'S WHILE HE'LL BE IN HIS COMFY GRAVE LAUGHING AT ALL THE PEOPLE HE CURSED TO DEATH WITH THE CURSED BOOK! you cunning devil..
disclaimer: the above few paragraphs are for entertainment purposes ONLY. any affliation with the teachers stupidity and the curse of the author is purely coincidental.
[4:45 PM]
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