I was excited for a while when I received four books of "The Red Chamber Series" from Xiling Snow. Carefully tear off the thick layers of wrapping paper, revealing books full of ink, touch them one by one after entering the eyes, turn them over and rub them repeatedly. They seem to have wings and can fly away at any time. The heavy feeling in their hands shows its ultimate truth. At the same time, my heart is also full of happy notes, which naturally plays the melody of blood.
The first thing that caught my eye was the different binding and colors, different styles and artistic conception, different arrangement and quality of the four books, which made me have the impulse to write something, recorded my mood at this moment, and made me feel gentle in this fleeting time.
The first book, A Dream of Red Mansions with Snow in Xiling, has a pink cover and peach petals scattered on the back. In the first half of the cover, a round cloud totem is inlaid with many pieces of mascots, such as Pisces and Chinese knots. I wonder what special significance it has. Title typesetting is very atmospheric. The mouth is half the size of the cover, and there is a brief introduction of the author. There are hand-drawn illustrations of Wen Ya on the title page, followed by a totem title. The following is a calligraphy poem by Xiling Xue: "Snow picks green tea and the moon is full of wine." I don't know if this handwritten poem is unique to me. Below is the author's signature, with a long Mei Xi handwriting standing on the right side of the signature. Below the middle is Unity Publishing House. On the top left corner of the back cover, there is a brief introduction of "Journey to the Red House" and a creative title of "Reading Stories" in the bottom left corner. There are bookmarks in this book, which is very nice. However, there are scratches and abrasions on the book. There is also the lack of distinctive red girdle. Did the author ignore it when mailing it to me, or was it out of stock? I don't know. It's a great pity for me. I like books intact. Although some people say that perfection is a disease, I hope this disease will spread to the end of time.
The second book, "Who has pity when the fragrance dies", is a comment on "Twelve Women in the Red Chamber". The back cover of this book is light pink, surrounded by countless flowers, and the primary and secondary colors, characters, prints, forms, sizes and arrangements are clear and simple. Intuitively there is an atmosphere, artistic conception or aesthetic feeling. Published by Shaanxi Normal University Press. I don't know if the press is famous. I like this book best, which contains photos of the author's back at the seaside. (Later, the author said it was taken in the Red Sea) Her dress and the blue sea formed a different style, which attracted me to read this book first.
So, sitting in the sun, I recorded this in my notebook: the pale pink cover took away my tenderness and the flowers bloomed like a dream. As soon as I open my mouth, I like to introduce the background photos of Xiling Snow above. Long hair floats across the waist, the slim skirt wraps around the slim waist, and the arms naturally hang down, playing with water in the shallows. She looked at the endless sea, her thoughts crossed hundreds of years ago, and she was dressing and singing with the talented women in a dream of red mansions.
So, clean hands, make tea, write and read, think alone in the sun and feel the whispers of those beautiful women in the Grand View Garden. Therefore, it is the first book to read Xiling Snow's The Red Chamber Series.
There are no bookmarks or belts in this book, but there are no flaws. The book was received in a plastic package, and one side of the back was open, but it was neat. It shows that the author carefully tore open the package, wrote down his signature, stamped it, and then carefully put the plastic package back in its original place. I think this is a very troublesome project, so we should pay attention to keeping the plastic package perfect. I think a well-known writer can make exquisite works so meticulous and write as attentively as her words. What else can he do badly? Therefore, I am particularly moved.
The third book, The Death of Daiyu, first shows that I like books published by Writers Publishing House very much. I mentioned the fun of buying books and related matters of publishing houses. I won't talk about it here. The first feeling is that the cover of reading is more complicated, and I don't like typesetting, fonts and pictures. The beautiful picture was cut off by the mouth, leaving only curved arch eyebrows and staring phoenix eyes, which was really scary. At that time, it was covered by a waist, and I didn't see what the pattern was. It feels strange, failed! Later, I took off my waist seal and found a beautiful woman on the cover. Too bad it's all in your mouth. Cherry mouth looks like the lip print I want! God has mercy on me, the author doesn't meet my requirements, or is it arranged by the invisible binding designer? What a miracle! I especially like pink lips. I really feel that the green waist print has improved the intuitive style and lively thoughts of this book. Because I like green very much. Later, holding it over and over, I opened the second page of the title page of the book, and there was a poem signed by the author: "I am sad and happy for Daiyu, and I am drunk for half my life." And the author's signature and irregular seal. The illustrations in the following pages are very beautiful, whose meticulous painting is not clear, but I like it very much, and I like the binding and design of this book at once. Men say women are fickle, yes. This book has been turned over several times and feels like an ancient book. I believe the story in the book will not disappoint people. I look forward to reading the author's style and mentality of continuing to write the Red Chamber.
The last book is Biography of Baoyu. What I like best is the binding of the text, cover design, typesetting, the color of the cover and back cover, and the plum blossom edge of the fold. Lavender hides mysterious luxury. The stone below is exquisite and the reflection is elegant. The girdles are arranged in an orderly way, and the binding design, printing, aesthetic appearance and style of this book are exquisite, giving people a sense of rhythm, which won my heart and loved it extremely.
In addition, what impressed me was that on the red title page, the author personally drew the lotus, the lotus leaves the dust, and the signature of my favorite Xiling Snow. Most importantly, this book contains exquisite bookmarks and library tickets, which naturally enhances the intrinsic value and collection significance of this book.
A good book should have a good binding design. A book is not only a book, but also a perfect art, a desire that people don't want to give up and lose when they see it. This is why I like this book for many reasons. When I open this book, there is a natural ink fragrance flowing between the lines, and the beautiful and warm Song style is filled with the soul of words, which makes me smile. Because I have decided to watch the pink "Twelve Women in the Red Chamber" first, it will tempt me again and will never shake my mind because of my persistence. Although love, then love, if love, please love deeply, since I love you deeply, it needs a long stream of water.
It was already late at night. When the clock struck twelve, I was still awake. Looking out of the window, the autumn night is dim, the night is as cold as water, and everything is quiet. Only the fan on the laptop makes a sound and then stops. There are also the ups and downs of my typing, the crackling sound runs through my ears, and the enthusiasm that blooms in my heart like a epiphyllum, such as colorful surprises, foreshadowing at my fingertips, arousing the desolation in the red chamber, and watching those ten thousand drops of blood and tears break my heart is unforgettable. Finally, the flower in the mirror, the moon in the water, the illusion of love, unforgettable Watching you "cover up your romantic life in the pure land without tips." Helpless and sad, "all kinds of delusions are illusory, and the same skin is two edges." In this way, I don't know that "the dream is broken and the monk is hidden, and when I wake up, it is a fake history."
At this point, my eyes and dreams are inadvertently filled with the illusion of old mistakes. It seems that I met Daiyu with peach petals in her hand, which piled up like brocade and fell into a grave, hurting the whole city. It seems that sleeping in words can't wake up, crushing tenderness, soul bond, innocent past life smile, conniving at the weakness of this life and the magic of bone erosion. Now, counting the quiet happiness in the fleeting time is like a small stream entering the past. These books have given me rich spiritual food, so what regrets do you have for such a mild time?
Perhaps the book binding itself has little to do with the quality of the author's works, but I like the scholarly book, the aestheticism of the binding design and the attraction of the author's writing soul to me. So, remember it as a thought!