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鹅卵石
什么？！！要到“忘忧农场”去住六天？那里没有电视、没有电脑、要天天吃菜、禁用手机？还有一个１７岁的少年朱树凯溺毙在农场附近的河里？！
奇怪的是，他死的时候，手中紧握住一个鹅卵石。鹅卵石上，还绘有一颗红心……有人说他是因考试压力过大而自杀；有人说他是被水鬼害死；也有人说，他的死亡纯属意外。
事情一定不是那么简单！
小胖子陈大同，带着调查真相的目的到“忘忧农场”度过六天。然而，他真的能够找出真相吗？抑或真相只能被锁在团团迷雾中，任由个人去诠释？
如果你仔细聆听，也许，你也能听见一个一个光滑的鹅卵石，诉说着生命的故事。
奇怪的是，他死的时候，手中紧握住一个鹅卵石。鹅卵石上，还绘有一颗红心……有人说他是因考试压力过大而自杀；有人说他是被水鬼害死；也有人说，他的死亡纯属意外。
事情一定不是那么简单！
小胖子陈大同，带着调查真相的目的到“忘忧农场”度过六天。然而，他真的能够找出真相吗？抑或真相只能被锁在团团迷雾中，任由个人去诠释？
如果你仔细聆听，也许，你也能听见一个一个光滑的鹅卵石，诉说着生命的故事。
260 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2009
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许友彬
53 books50 followers1955年生，马来西亚吉打人。
大学时代修习动物学系，后进修教育硕士学位。曾任教师、编辑、课本编者、专栏作家。
80年代出版散文集《大学生手记》《教书匠手记》，2006年开始创作少年长篇小说，著有《七天》《十月》《闪亮的时刻》《55年》《消失在醒来后》《鹅卵石》《青色的围墙》《小黄鹂鸟》《把你带走》《河两岸》《再看一眼》，先后授权中国青岛出版社（2010年）和浙江少年儿童出版社（2015年）在中国出版简体中文版。另，《七天》《闪亮的时刻》《十月》《鹅卵石》已被改编成电视剧。
2012年开始出版长篇小说《大风吹过少年时》三部曲——《大风吹》《扮新娘》《跳房子》。2013年出版绘图小说《男孩与海龟》《遇见大傻瓜》《再见大傻瓜》《我爱长鼻猴》。2014年开始出版《不完全人类》系列小说，同年授权中国浙江少年儿童出版社在中国出版简体中文版。2016年出版了《快乐学堂》系列小说。
曾获马来西亚第四届乡青中篇小说奖第一名、第一届马汉儿童文学双年奖。
大学时代修习动物学系，后进修教育硕士学位。曾任教师、编辑、课本编者、专栏作家。
80年代出版散文集《大学生手记》《教书匠手记》，2006年开始创作少年长篇小说，著有《七天》《十月》《闪亮的时刻》《55年》《消失在醒来后》《鹅卵石》《青色的围墙》《小黄鹂鸟》《把你带走》《河两岸》《再看一眼》，先后授权中国青岛出版社（2010年）和浙江少年儿童出版社（2015年）在中国出版简体中文版。另，《七天》《闪亮的时刻》《十月》《鹅卵石》已被改编成电视剧。
2012年开始出版长篇小说《大风吹过少年时》三部曲——《大风吹》《扮新娘》《跳房子》。2013年出版绘图小说《男孩与海龟》《遇见大傻瓜》《再见大傻瓜》《我爱长鼻猴》。2014年开始出版《不完全人类》系列小说，同年授权中国浙江少年儿童出版社在中国出版简体中文版。2016年出版了《快乐学堂》系列小说。
曾获马来西亚第四届乡青中篇小说奖第一名、第一届马汉儿童文学双年奖。
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January 7, 2021
怎样读？按来按去都不能读
October 13, 2019
A good if overdone concept, but execution was poor.
If the book had focused less on the whole ghostfinding story (quite irrelevant, an arc that leads nowhere) and less on characters that have little to do with the dead student, it would have been greatly improved. An exploration of the psyches and traumas of 鑫磊 and the dead student’s sister might not be too age appropriate, but the removal of these essential details leaves a large bulk of the story lifeless and monotonous. The portrayal of gay people as being “born as the other sex in their previous life” is rather laughable, though, and still puts forth heterosexuality as the ideal. The book seems aware of its preachiness, but the awareness of a problem doesn’t mean the absence of a problem. It’s especially hard to forget that the problem is there when the narrator reminds us that the book is preaching after every few pages or so.
There are some stretches of the book that are rather funny, but there’s a difference between laughing with a book and laughing at a book. I don’t know which one I was doing.
Again, there are certainly some good ideas here. 林老师’s lessons allude to the way people turn to religion in grief, with 大同’s disbelief and subsequent realisation that religion brings people comfort whether truthful or not being surprisingly deep for a children’s novel. However, once again, since we don’t connect with the people grieving, there isn’t enough investment for us to really care.
This book does have a saving grace, which is its ending. The last two chapters (ironically, this is when most of the characters are gone) are some rather well, and I actually liked the “now we can cry” idea, although again execution was a little shaky (the idea is passed of as part of a lover’s quarrel).
Instead of reading this book, people should simply watch the anime Anohana instead. The ideas of grief and letting go are more poignant, and I’d argue that the theme of innocence and experience present in Anohana is far more heartrending than whatever “technology is bad, look at how spoiled the youth are” message that 鹅卵石 seems to put forth.
If the book had focused less on the whole ghostfinding story (quite irrelevant, an arc that leads nowhere) and less on characters that have little to do with the dead student, it would have been greatly improved. An exploration of the psyches and traumas of 鑫磊 and the dead student’s sister might not be too age appropriate, but the removal of these essential details leaves a large bulk of the story lifeless and monotonous. The portrayal of gay people as being “born as the other sex in their previous life” is rather laughable, though, and still puts forth heterosexuality as the ideal. The book seems aware of its preachiness, but the awareness of a problem doesn’t mean the absence of a problem. It’s especially hard to forget that the problem is there when the narrator reminds us that the book is preaching after every few pages or so.
There are some stretches of the book that are rather funny, but there’s a difference between laughing with a book and laughing at a book. I don’t know which one I was doing.
Again, there are certainly some good ideas here. 林老师’s lessons allude to the way people turn to religion in grief, with 大同’s disbelief and subsequent realisation that religion brings people comfort whether truthful or not being surprisingly deep for a children’s novel. However, once again, since we don’t connect with the people grieving, there isn’t enough investment for us to really care.
This book does have a saving grace, which is its ending. The last two chapters (ironically, this is when most of the characters are gone) are some rather well, and I actually liked the “now we can cry” idea, although again execution was a little shaky (the idea is passed of as part of a lover’s quarrel).
Instead of reading this book, people should simply watch the anime Anohana instead. The ideas of grief and letting go are more poignant, and I’d argue that the theme of innocence and experience present in Anohana is far more heartrending than whatever “technology is bad, look at how spoiled the youth are” message that 鹅卵石 seems to put forth.
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February 7, 2019
Beautiful story about friendship and love with lots of turns and surprises to keep you guessing what the nature of this story about pebbles will be. The author accurately and humorously depicts a thirteen year old boy and his exciting journey in the discovering the truth about a 17 year old boy's death at a "forget your worries farm". The whimsy and teasing tone in many of the situations lightens up the mood of the book, especially for the heavy subjects with which it addresses that allows the topics to seem easier to discuss with young youth.
February 28, 2018
A little inappropriate for children reader for the first half. Some concepts among the plots can be misleading to the children's believe if lacking supervision. (Yes, almost all cartoons and comics are not real, but a novel based on actual location and culture is a little bit different.)
2 stars for a logical ending that saves the book.
2 stars for a logical ending that saves the book.
February 12, 2022
按来按去都读不了！
February 22, 2022
一堆鹅卵石，一颗心，一个谜，朱树凯的死或许是遗憾，一套关于灵魂的说法，留予鑫磊和素雯内心一缕阳光，你们只需记得，这世界一定会有一个人，在不远处默默爱着你
March 30, 2025
great i guess
June 27, 2016
The story is pretty dark. Spiritual, ghostly happenings. I just can't understand how all the characters except one (the main character; my only connection in the book :( ) could believe the woman?! My family is very superstitious but I've never heard of a place where dead beloveds meet and discuss their reborn...
Anyways, I love the character relationships here. There's so much discovery and friendship, and love. It's a slow book, but still overall, a good book.
Anyways, I love the character relationships here. There's so much discovery and friendship, and love. It's a slow book, but still overall, a good book.
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