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二十岁应阅读的十本书 10 Books to Read in Your 20s｜gentwenty.com 译者：常雪楠 Your twenties are a transformative decade where what we read can have a profound impact on the way we way think into our second decade. Here are 10 books to read in your 20s: 二十岁到三十岁是一段过渡的时期，在此期间，我们所阅读的书对我们今后十年的影响是意义深远的，包括用不同的角度看待事物。下面列出十本书可供二十岁期间阅读。 1.The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 《追风筝的人》（卡勒德-胡塞尼）  As a Middle Eastern and North African Studies student, I have a predilectionfor books that take place in this area with any ounce of accuracy. I first read this book in my sophomore year of high school and really enjoyed it, but after re-reading and dissecting it in a class I took a little while back, I realized that I enjoyed it not only because of its accurate language and colloquialisms, but also because of Hosseini’s use of symbolism and recurring themes throughout the novel. I’m not one for summarizing the plot line of a book because I can’t do it without exposing how it ends, so I’ll leave that to the Internet, but if any of you are slightly interested in reading this and haven’t yet, I highly recommend it. 做为一名研究中东和北非地区的学生，我对于描写该些地区的书籍有着浓厚的兴趣，不管他们是真实的，还是虚构的。第一次阅读这本书是在我读高二的时候，我当时很喜欢这本书。但是在后来的一次课堂上重新阅读和仔细剖析，我才意识到我喜欢这本书不仅仅是因为它精准且简洁易懂的语言，还包括胡塞尼对象征主义的运用，以及贯穿全书的主题。我不是在总结这本书的故事情节，因为不了解故事结局我是做不来的，所以我决定把这个问题交给网络去解决。但是如果你们对这本书稍微有那么点兴趣却没有读过的话，那么我强烈推荐你去读一读。 2.Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah 《萤火虫小巷》（克莉斯汀-汉娜）  Not only is this a book that I recommend that everyone read in their twenties, but it is my all time favorite book. I first read Firefly Lane years ago and it has made a lasting impression on me. It is a story filled with friendship, love, loss and life lessons. The story spans over three decades and covers the lives of two best friends, Tully and Kate, from childhood to adulthood. I learned so much about friendship, life and the importance of the choices we make while trying to find ourselves. The lessons these women learned as they grew up made me reflect on my own life as I’ve entered my twenties. Kristin Hannah released a sequel to this novel titled Fly Away early this June that I’m sure is just as amazing as the first book. So, go out now and read Firefly Lane! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and then you’ll share this book to your best friend. 我不仅推荐大家在二十多岁的时候去读这本书，同时这也是我最钟爱的一本书。多年前，我第一次阅读《萤火虫小巷》，它给我留下了难以磨灭的影响。这本书涉及了友谊、爱情、失去和生活哲理。故事情节跨度长达三十年，讲述了两个好朋友塔利和凯特从孩提时代到成年的故事。在这本书中，我学到了很多，关于友谊，关于生活，以及在漫漫长河的时间中，为了发掘真实的自我，那些选择对我们有多么重要。在成长的过程中，塔利和凯特所学到的东西，不禁使我想到自己，那时我也刚步入二十岁的行列。今年六月，克莉斯汀-汉娜又出了一本名为《Fly Away》的小说，作为《萤火虫小巷》的续本，我相信内容将会同样精彩。所以，立刻行动去读一下《萤火虫小巷》吧，在这本书中，你会大笑，你会痛苦，然后你将会跟最好的朋友一起分享。 3.Halfthe Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwideby Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDun 《半边天:把全世界女性所受压迫变为机遇》(尼古拉斯·D·克里斯托弗&舍丽·吴顿）  For any person of any age or any gender, Half the Sky by husband and wife duo Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn is a must-read. Through compelling anecdotes that uncover the struggles that women and girls face in the developing world, including sex trafficking in Cambodia and poor maternal health in Ethiopia, the authors uncover one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time: the pervasive oppression of women and girls. The authors put the reader into their shoes, helping us to understand the social and economic constraints that often limit their ability to change their own lives for the better. However, they also include inspirational stories of women who beat the odds and went on to found organizations that work to improve the lives of other women. Rather than leaving the reader to feel helpless to do anything in the face these looming issues, the authors show how the lives of women and girls abroad can be transformed through support to these aid groups, leading to more opportunities for women and girls to get an education, spurring economic growth and improving the society for future generations of women and girls. 《半边天》由尼古拉斯·克里斯托弗&舍丽·吴顿夫妻二人合著，适用于任何年龄和性别的人，是一本必读书目。通过引人注目的轶事，揭露妇女和女孩在发展中世界所面临的斗争，包括柬埔寨的性贩运和埃塞俄比亚的孕产妇健康状况不佳，作者发现了我们时代最紧迫的人权问题之一：普遍压迫妇女和女孩。作者让读者设身处地，感同身受，帮助我们了解社会和经济的限制，这往往限制了他们改变自己的生活的能力。然而，书中还包括鼓舞人心的故事，妇女争取了机会，继续寻找组织，致力于改善其他妇女的生活。 作者并没有让读者在这些迫在眉睫的问题上感到无助，作者展示了如何通过支持这些援助团体来改变海外妇女和女孩的生活，从而为妇女和女孩获得更多的受教育机会，刺激经济增长，为后继的妇女和女孩改善社会生活状况。 4.The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 《钟形罩》（西尔维娅-普拉斯）  Although the author of this book has her own legend floating around her, The Bell Jar is a great coming into your 20s story about a young woman who finds that, even if you have opportunities handed to you, it’s hard to stay motivatedif your heart’s not in it. Esther goes through all the motions of depression and total listlessness， while battling the life choices set before her。 In a time where a woman was only expected to continue her education and pursuit of a career as long as she wasn’t married, Esther fights off the decision whether or not to lead the domestic life until it’s too late. I read this book at the end of my second semester of college, a pivotal point in my life, as it is with everyone. We all wonder, at the end of that first year (or even where I am now–with only one semester left), whether we should keep going or fall into a spiral that ends with eating cereal on our parents’ couch for the rest of our lives, and the emotional toll either would take, especially if you suffer from depression or anxiety.I highly recommend this book if you are at a crossroadsin your life. Esther is a relatable character who is forced to choose between totally different lives. 这本书带有自传体色彩，钟形罩讲述的是一位年轻的女士意识到，即使面对生活中的机遇，如果你的心思不在那里，那么就很难保持活力，而这也对步入二十岁的你有所启示。埃斯特经历了人生的失意和精神的极度萎靡，但是她始终为看似设定好的人生抗争。 在书中时代，一个女人只有在结婚前才有权利继续她的教育和追求职业生涯，不管结果是否导向家庭生活，埃丝特都要为权利战斗，否则就太晚了。 我在大一下半学期读到了这本书，这是我人生中至关重要的节点，也是所有人比较重要的一年。我们都想知道，大一的结尾（又或者我现在这样只剩下一个学期），我们是应该继续前行还是陷入像螺旋式的人生，余生都要靠父母去存活，同时还要饱受精神方面的折磨。特别是如果你还患有抑郁和焦虑。如果你正处于人生的交叉路口，那么我强烈推荐这本书。埃丝特是一个可以相信的人，她被迫在两种截然不同的人生中做出选择。 5.A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 《发条橙》（安东尼-伯吉斯）  While this book might not seem like the best to recommend to others because of it’s subject matter, it makes the reader dwell on what it means to make decisions and have free will. The story centers around a violent young man, Alex, who is chosen to participate in an experimental rehabilitationprogram that messes with his ability to make his own decisions. Yes, little Alex may be difficult to relate to at times because of his passion for a bit of the ol’ ultra-violence and some forced in-out in-out from time to time, but his transformation is compelling, if not a bit inspiring. Some also find the language of the book to be a bit off-putting because of the made up slang that is used–nadsat, a mix of Russian, English and other made up words. Twenty-somethings are faced with tons of major decisions that must be made. At the very least, this book makes one think about what it means to really have the opportunity to make a choice. And unlike Stanley Kubrick’s film based on A Clockwork Orange, the ending of the book is rather inspiring. For me, the language is also hypnotic, and it’s not everyday that you read a book with such a charismatic madman as it’s central character. 因为小说的主题，这本书可能不是推荐阅读的最好书目，它使读者不禁深思，做出决定，拥有自由的意志到底意味着什么。故事围绕一个暴力的年轻人，亚历克斯，他被选择参加一项实验，“厌恶疗法”，这项实验使他变得混乱，没有能力去做自主的决定。 是的，小亚历克斯很难将这些同未来联系起来，因为他对超级暴力的狂热，时不时的进看守所，但是他的转变是不可抗拒的。有些人还发现这本书的语言有点偏差，因为使用的俚语，一种俄罗斯，英语和其他组成的词的混合。 二十多岁面临着许多必须作出的重大决定。至少，这本书让人去思考有机会做出选择到底意味着什么。和斯坦利·库布里克的拍摄的电影不同，这本书的结局是相当鼓舞人心的。对我来说，语言也有催眠作用，不是你每天读的书都会以这样一个充满魅力的“疯狂”的人作为主人公。 6.The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz 《掌控爱情》（堂·米格尔·鲁伊）  Once I picked this book up, I could not put it down. It was given to me by an intern at work when she heard me say I wasn’t sure if I believed in love anymore. Upon reading it, I thought it would teach me about relationships and loving others, but it ultimately reminded me of the most important lesson about love; what love is, how to love and that all of the love that I ever hope to possibly receive in this world comes from myself first. I think everyone in their twenties should read this book. For me, most of my twenties have been about coming into who I really am as an adult and truly defining myself as a person. Now smack in the middle of my twenties, this book has served as a beautiful reminder of how to be in love and in touch with myself all over again, as well as others. Call me a self-help book lover if you will, but I promise you this book, told through stories from the Toltec tradition will change the way you treat, love and care for yourself and everyone else around you. 我一拿起这本书，就对它爱不释手。在工作间隙一个实习生听到我说我可能不确定自己是否还会相信爱情的时候，她给了我这本书。一读到这本书，我觉得它教会了我和别人的关系以及去爱别人。而且它教会我爱情最重要的一课，关于爱是什么，如何去爱别人，以及我曾希望从别人那里收获到的爱，其实都是源于自我。 我觉得每个处于二十多岁的人都应该阅读这本书。就我而言，我二十岁的时候，大多数时间我都在想作为一个成年人我真实的自己是什么样子，以及就一个人的标准来定义自己。现在处于二十岁的中间阶段，这本书使我明白如何爱自己，爱别人，重新审视自我。如果你愿意可以叫我自助书籍爱好者，我可以向你保证，在这本穿插着塔尔迪克族传统故事的书中你会改变你行事的方式，包括对待自己，关爱自己和你身边其他的人。 7.She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb 《女孩别哭》（沃利·兰姆）  This novel is a heartwarming look inside one young woman’s unforgettable struggle through life. While reading I couldn’t help but think, there is no way someone can go through everything she went through. Everything that could go wrong, did, and she truly suffered. This book is a story about Dolores Price who had endured many faces of abuse in her life. Starting with her father, then mother, her rapist and eventually, her husband. She goes through an abundance of trials and tribulations throughout the novel that many woman can relate to. There is an extremely sad edge to the story as Dolores plunders through life facing rejection, scorn and mistrust. While most young girls face the tough decisions of what outfit to wear to school or which boy to choose to take to the dance, Dolores faces intense problems such as: her weight, rape, an abusive father, unstable mother, sexual confusion, abortion and the constant hurting of not fitting in or belonging to anyone. When I first started reading I knew nothing about the author and assumed he was a woman. Oh boy was I wrong, and then I was very impressed and astonished. I don’t think any man could portray a woman character with so much perspective and raw emotion as Mr. Lamb did.While the book does deal with major issues, it is not purely a depressing story. The story is written with plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor and the sassy, spunky character of Dolores keeps the reader wanting to more. This fascinating character will have you reading with a gamut of emotions. I believe any girl in their twenties should read this book because, undoubtedly, there is an issue that you can relate to represented in this novel. I was going through some rough patches in my early twenties, and while reading about Dolores’ story, I felt she was truly a character I could relate to and that she wasn’t just fictional. 这本小说温暖人心，描述了一个年轻女人一生与命运抗争，令人难忘。在阅读的时候，我不禁想象，没有一个人可以经历过她所经历的这一切。一切都可能出错，而她做到了，她确实遭受了这一切。 这本书是关于德洛丽丝·普赖斯(Dolores Price)一生中忍受在她的生活中形形色色的人的虐待的故事。她的父亲、母亲、强奸犯，最终，她的丈夫。在这部小说中，她经历了无数的审判和苦难，这些苦难是很多女性可能经历过的。德洛丽丝遭受过拒绝、蔑视和不信任，这将她推向了极端痛苦的边缘。当大多数女孩在苦恼穿什么样的衣服去学校，选哪个男孩一起参加舞会时，德洛丽丝却面临着更艰难的问题，例如：体重、强奸、虐待的父亲、漂泊的母亲、性混乱、堕胎、不合群以及没有任何归属感。 当我第一次开始阅读时，我对作者一无所知，我甚至认为他是一个女人。而事实是他是一个男人，我感到非常惊讶。我认为任何人都不能像兰伯先生那样以多重的角度和的如此纯粹的情感来描述一个女人的形象。虽然这本书确实出现了很多重大问题，但它并不是一个令人沮丧的故事。这本书有大量讽刺幽默，德洛丽丝活泼开朗而充满朝气的形象让读者深陷其中。这迷人的性格会让你带着丰富的感情去阅读。 我相信任何二十多岁的女孩都应该读这本书，因为毫无疑问，这本小说中呈现的总会有一个与你相关。我在二十岁出头的时候经历了一些艰难的生活，当我读德洛丽丝的故事的时候，我感觉到她是一个可以真实存在的人物，我可以和她感同身受，她不只是虚构的。 8.The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 《小王子》（安东尼-德-圣-艾克苏佩里）  TheLittle Prince is the story of a lonely Little Prince came to Earth in search of companionship and adventure, after visiting several other planets, each inhabited by a single man so focused on their tasks they barely had even a moment for the Prince. This children’s book is simple but its message transcends age. It might seem like an odd book to recommend to someone in their twenties but perhaps that’s what makes it a good choice. It sings praises to exploration, shows the errors of narrow-mindedness, highlights the importance of making genuine connections and explores the sometimes unbearable nature of lonesomeness. Short, bittersweet and charmingly illustrated by the author, The Little Prince, leaves readers wondering and seeking out what is and what could be which is exactly what we should be doing at this time in our lives. 《小王子》讲述了一个孤独的小王子旅游宇宙的经历，他去过六个星球，每个星球都只住了一个人，他碰到过一个目空一切的国王，一个爱慕虚荣的人，一个消磨光阴的酒鬼，一个唯利是图的商人，一个循规蹈矩的点灯人和一个学究式的地理学家，他们都专注于自己的事情，甚至没有一刻能够陪伴他。后来他来到了地球，寻求陪伴和冒险。 这本儿童读物看起来很简单易懂，但是它所表达的思想却是超越年龄的。将这本书推荐给二十多岁的人看起来是有点奇怪，但是这确实是一个不错的选择。它歌颂探索，摒弃狭隘主义，强调建立真正的联系，以及寻求生命中难耐的孤独。作者以言简意赅的语言，苦乐参半的笔触为我们讲述了这些道理。《小王子》给我们留下了无穷的想象，让我们不断去追寻什么才是我们在生活中应该去的事。 9.The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 《壁花少年》（斯蒂芬·切波斯基）  While Perks doesn’t focus on life in your twenties, it does provide insight beyond words can describe. Charlie, a new high school student, seeks to find himself and what he wants out of life. He befriends two outsiders, like himself, Sam and Patrick (also called “Nothing,” on occasion–not something he takes kindly to) and from here, Charlie begins to experience life in new ways: he reads, finds a role model in his favorite teacher, attends parties, school dances, tries marijuana and LSD, sees many performances of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” falls in love and more. The book is written through Charlie’s eyes–chapters are addressed to, “Dear friend…”, as if you are a part of his life. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a beautifully written novel that every single person should read, whether you’re a high school student, in your twenties or approaching your mid-life crisis. The messages behind it are endearing and crafted together in a way that make you feel as if you’re experiencing life from so many different angles. Charlie shares his life experiences with us, something you’ll take with you each time you turn a year older. I’ve been in love with this book since I was in high school–and I’m even more in love with it in my twenties. 《壁花少年》并没有集中讲述二十岁时候的生活，但是它确实提供了不同的视角，这点是语言难以做到的。査理是个害羞和孤独的高中新生，他在不断找真实的自我，逐渐走出自己的墙角，开始大胆的拥抱和接受自己的未来。在一次观看橄榄球比赛的过程中，査理结识了两个高年级的好友：叛逆娇俏的Sam和她的同志哥哥Patrick。在二人的引导下，査理开始体验不同的人生经历。通过阅读，他将最喜爱的老师作为行为榜样；参加聚会，参加学校舞蹈表演；尝试吸食大麻和致幻剂；观看“洛基恐怖秀”，并爱上了它，及其其他种种尝试。这本书以査理的口吻叙述，章节以写信“亲爱的朋友…”为开始，就好像你是他生活中的一部分。 《壁花少年》这本小说笔触优美，值得一读。不管你是高中生还是二十多岁，又或者即将步入中年，小说背后的意义令人钟爱，小说结构巧妙，使你似乎从不同的角度体验不同的人生。査理同我们分享他的人生经历，而每当你成长一岁，你的理解就会更深刻。我在高中的时候就已经爱上了这本书，在我二十多岁的时候我甚至更加爱它了。 10.What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami 《关于跑步，我说的其实是….》(村上春树)  In this short memoir (only 192 pages), Japanese novelist and avid runner, Haruki Murakami, describes the moment he decided to become a writer. Through pieced together diary-like entries, he paints the simplicity of the decision and the complicated years that followed. He chronicles some of his most successful writing and running ventures as well as his some of his most ill-fated undertakings throughout his career. Illustrated through personal experiences, Murakami describes how being both a runner and a writer are core pieces of his identity–and for him, one cannot exist without the other. As twenty-somethings, we are all feeling obligated to either find our passions or the courage and means to pursue them. Reading this autobiographical work opened my eyes to something we young, ambitious spirits tend to overlook: the journey. Recognizing the beauty in the life-defining struggles and triumphs we are experiencing right now is a difficult thing to do, but as Murakami shows us in his reflections, it is these moments that shape us. 在这个简短的回忆录中（只有192页），日本小说家和跑步爱好者村上春树，描述了他决定成为一个作家的那一刻。通过拼凑在一起类似日记的记录，他描述了随意做出的这项决定以及随后而来的艰辛岁月。他记录了他最成功的写作和跑步经验，以及在他职业生涯中最不幸的一些事情。村上春树通过对个人经历的描述，记录了赛跑者和作家如何成为他身份的核心部分。对他来说，两者缺一不可。 二十多岁，我们都感受到我们的激情和勇气并决定采取手段去追求他们。读到这本带有自传体性质的书使我明白了一些事情，当我们年轻时，当我们满怀激情时，我们往往会忽视一件事：旅程。认识到我们现在经历的斗争和胜利中的美丽是很困难的。但正如村上春树在书中展示给我们的一样，正是这些时刻在塑造我们。 “译言会推出一个每日阅读5分钟的栏目，帮助您每天得到一个最好的见解和知识。您是否愿意每天跟我们一起阅读五分钟？” 版权声明： |
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