Zhang Zhong did not expect that he would draw "Island Bookstore", just as he did not expect that he would travel through time and be reborn.
After confirming the venue for the annual meeting with Xu Yang in the company and handling other official matters, he drew a prize.
And the one I drew turned out to be "Island Bookstore".
The reason why Zhang Zhong was so surprised that he got "Island Bookstore" is because this book can be said to be a collection of book reviews disguised as a healing novel.
The story tells the story of a man named AJ who opened a bookstore on an isolated island.
There are not many stories that can happen on such an isolated island, and the stories that happen in the bookstore are almost all related to books.
Except for the author's own fictional "Late Flowers Bloom", all other books are real.
The author takes readers into the world of books through the perspective of the characters in the book, and a book is a world.
If you have read the books mentioned above, you may feel the same way when reading this "Island Bookstore", and you may also discover some angles that you have not discovered before.
Even if you haven't read the books written in them, it doesn't matter. You can follow the stories in the books and enter the world of books, and then become interested in those books.
"Island Bookstore" has achieved remarkable results. It only took less than a year from publication to becoming popular all over the world.
Many people think this is a healing novel, just like "Jieyou Grocery Store" and "The Shadow Stealer".
Some people also think that this is a love novel, but the difference is that it contains a lot of information about books, which looks very special.
Zhang Zhong spent very little time reading this book, less than a whole morning.
Overall, this novel is a smooth read and makes you want to read it in one sitting.
But when it comes to healing, Zhang Zhong doesn't agree.
The story in it seems to be very healing, but it does not achieve the healing effect. Zhang Zhong feels that after most people read the novel, the novel is like a handful of water flowing through their hearts. It feels refreshing, but it cannot last long.
It is a best-selling book, and it certainly has its merits in being a best-seller, but Zhang Zhong feels that it should not be taken too seriously.
If you read this book with the idea of looking for life philosophy from the beginning, you will definitely be disappointed in the end.
But if you just treat it as a book to kill time in your spare time in the afternoon, then you can feel the interest in this book.
Even if you read it as a book review collection of recommended books, you can still get some valuable things from it.
Therefore, becoming a best-seller has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that many people will follow the trend and read it, but the disadvantage is that it is hard to live up to its reputation.
For an eighty-percent work, the reader's first expectation is ninety-percent. In the end, of course, he or she will not get even the eighty-percent pleasure, because after reading this book, the reader is not thinking about the eighty-percent gain.
Ten points, but the ten points he didn't get.
Zhang Zhong will not write this book. On the one hand, there is no need, and on the other hand, he cannot do it.
The reason why it is impossible to do it is because this book mentions a lot of real-world books, which are not available in this world.
If he brought this book over, readers would definitely be confused when reading it, unless he also brought over all the literary works involved in it.
Of course, if he has time in the future, Zhang Zhong may take some time to write a novel of his own following the model of "Island Bookstore".
He will reflect his reading taste in the book. It doesn't matter the plot, only the feeling.
And he also focused on the stream of consciousness.
If he really wants to write such a book at that time, he may use the stream of consciousness method to write it. Anyway, he will write wherever his consciousness goes.
However, this book reminded Zhang Zhong of Tongyoutongwu Bookstore.
He was very busy during this period, so he didn't have time to ask Qin Zhao to play at home.
I made a phone call a few days ago and heard that Qin Zhao had signed up for next year's college entrance examination and was also preparing for the college entrance examination during this time.
In fact, with Qin Zhao's current level, it shouldn't be a big problem to get good grades in the college entrance examination.
And even if Qin Zhao's score does not reach the cutoff of Shizhong College, there is no problem, because Shizhong College also has special recruitment. People like Qin Zhao who have published several best-selling works naturally meet the special recruitment conditions.
Not just Shizhong College, but any college in the country that has a liberal arts college, Qin Zhao can be specially recruited.
In fact, some schools contacted Qin Zhao last year and hoped that Qin Zhao would go to their school.
However, Qin Zhao made it very clear at that time that he would not go to college this year.
After a while, another school will probably contact Qin Zhao.
Now that he thought of Tongyoutongwu Bookstore, Zhang Zhong took Xu Yuhan and Pengpeng and went straight to Tongyoutongwu Bookstore.
"Why do you want to go to the bookstore today?"
On the way to the bookstore, Xu Yuhan asked curiously, because according to Zhang Zhong's character, he usually would not decide something so suddenly.
If he wanted to go to the bookstore, he would usually tell him some time in advance.
"It suddenly occurred to me that I wanted to go there and have a look. On the one hand, I want to see how the bookstore is doing now. On the other hand, I also want Pengpeng to spend more time in the bookstore. Although there are many books in my study,
But a study is a study after all, completely different from a bookstore." Zhang Zhong said.
Pengpeng asked, "Are we going to the study room next to grandpa's shop?"
Xu Yuhan smiled and said, "Yes, it is the bookstore of Junior Brother Qin Zhao."
"Oh, I haven't seen Junior Brother Qin Zhao recently. Why doesn't he come to my house to play?"
"Your junior brother Qin Zhao is busy with the college entrance examination recently and has no time to play." Zhang Zhong said.
"The college entrance examination?" Pengpeng looked puzzled, "Is it the college entrance examination that takes entrance to university?"
"Well, you know all this."
"Of course I know, but can Junior Brother Qin Zhao go to college so soon? Doesn't it take a very big student to go to college?"
Zhang Zhong shook his head, "No, it has nothing to do with age. As long as you can pass the college entrance examination regularly, you can go to university."
Hearing Zhang Zhong's words, Pengpeng pointed at himself, "Dad, can I also take the college entrance examination?"
"Yes, but you must have high school status first."
"But I'm a primary school student."
"You can also learn from your junior brother Qin Zhao, skip a few grades a year, and you can take the college entrance examination in a few years." Zhang Chong said with a smile.
Pengpeng shook his head quickly, "No, no, I think it's good to be a primary school student. I don't want to go to high school yet."
Zhang Zhong raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to grow up quickly?"
Pengpeng said confidently, "I want to grow up quickly, but I also want to continue going to elementary school."