Everyone I was meeting connected to the orchid poaching had circled their lives around some great desire- Laroche had his crazy inspirations and orchid lovers had their intense devotion to their flowers and the Seminoles had their burning dedication to their history and culture- a desire that then answered questions for them about how to spend their time and their money and who their friends would be and where they would travel and what they did when they got there. it was religion. I wanted to want something as much as people wanted these plants, but it isn't part of my constitution. (查看原文)
It is the fundamental contradictoriness of the United States of America- the illogical but optimistic notion that you can create a union of individuals in which every man is king. (查看原文)
I guess it's pretty good for a nonfiction. She writes beautifully. She describes Florida and the orchid subculture beautifully. But it's boring. It fails my expectations given all the praise for it.
“The world is so huge that people are always getting lost in it. There are too many ideas and things and people, too many directions to go. I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care...“The world is so huge that people are always getting lost in it. There are too many ideas and things and people, too many directions to go. I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.”(展开)
I guess it's pretty good for a nonfiction. She writes beautifully. She describes Florida and the orchid subculture beautifully. But it's boring. It fails my expectations given all the praise for it.
Everyone I was meeting connected to the orchid poaching had circled their lives around some great desire- Laroche had his crazy inspirations and orchid lovers had their intense devotion to their flowers and the Seminoles had their burning dedication to their history and culture- a desire that then answered questions for them about how to spend their time and their money and who their friends wo...
2013-01-21 05:531人喜欢
Everyone I was meeting connected to the orchid poaching had circled their lives around some great desire- Laroche had his crazy inspirations and orchid lovers had their intense devotion to their flowers and the Seminoles had their burning dedication to their history and culture- a desire that then answered questions for them about how to spend their time and their money and who their friends would be and where they would travel and what they did when they got there. it was religion. I wanted to want something as much as people wanted these plants, but it isn't part of my constitution.引自第40页
It is the fundamental contradictoriness of the United States of America- the illogical but optimistic notion that you can create a union of individuals in which every man is king.
2013-01-31 12:02
It is the fundamental contradictoriness of the United States of America- the illogical but optimistic notion that you can create a union of individuals in which every man is king.引自第256页
Everyone I was meeting connected to the orchid poaching had circled their lives around some great desire- Laroche had his crazy inspirations and orchid lovers had their intense devotion to their flowers and the Seminoles had their burning dedication to their history and culture- a desire that then answered questions for them about how to spend their time and their money and who their friends wo...
2013-01-21 05:531人喜欢
Everyone I was meeting connected to the orchid poaching had circled their lives around some great desire- Laroche had his crazy inspirations and orchid lovers had their intense devotion to their flowers and the Seminoles had their burning dedication to their history and culture- a desire that then answered questions for them about how to spend their time and their money and who their friends would be and where they would travel and what they did when they got there. it was religion. I wanted to want something as much as people wanted these plants, but it isn't part of my constitution.引自第40页
It is the fundamental contradictoriness of the United States of America- the illogical but optimistic notion that you can create a union of individuals in which every man is king.
2013-01-31 12:02
It is the fundamental contradictoriness of the United States of America- the illogical but optimistic notion that you can create a union of individuals in which every man is king.引自第256页
It is the fundamental contradictoriness of the United States of America- the illogical but optimistic notion that you can create a union of individuals in which every man is king.
2013-01-31 12:02
It is the fundamental contradictoriness of the United States of America- the illogical but optimistic notion that you can create a union of individuals in which every man is king.引自第256页
Everyone I was meeting connected to the orchid poaching had circled their lives around some great desire- Laroche had his crazy inspirations and orchid lovers had their intense devotion to their flowers and the Seminoles had their burning dedication to their history and culture- a desire that then answered questions for them about how to spend their time and their money and who their friends wo...
2013-01-21 05:531人喜欢
Everyone I was meeting connected to the orchid poaching had circled their lives around some great desire- Laroche had his crazy inspirations and orchid lovers had their intense devotion to their flowers and the Seminoles had their burning dedication to their history and culture- a desire that then answered questions for them about how to spend their time and their money and who their friends would be and where they would travel and what they did when they got there. it was religion. I wanted to want something as much as people wanted these plants, but it isn't part of my constitution.引自第40页
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2 有用 xwing 2011-10-19
It was a relief to have no hope because knowing you don't have to look means you can't be disappointed.
1 有用 水泗望西 2010-04-29
虽然对读者来说不是一气呵成的顺畅，但完全就像是在读我自己的日记/journal. 充满了挖掘到的各种边角信息，神游，和纪实。自己的渺小，诚恳与观察。
1 有用 伊比利亚小火腿 2013-01-31
I guess it's pretty good for a nonfiction. She writes beautifully. She describes Florida and the orchid subculture beautifully. But it's boring. It fails my expectations given all the praise for it.
1 有用 tangerine 2012-03-29
how to use cliché strategically. 她的文章里充满了stereotypes，精心的喂饱了读者们的期待，让这些住在富人区的白人精英们，可以在睡前小小的瞥一眼异域的神秘故事，然后心满意足的睡去了。
1 有用 cuddlebunny 2016-01-12
好棒 清新而凝练
0 有用 Petit pain 2019-07-04
“The world is so huge that people are always getting lost in it. There are too many ideas and things and people, too many directions to go. I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care... “The world is so huge that people are always getting lost in it. There are too many ideas and things and people, too many directions to go. I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.” (展开)
0 有用 [已注销] 2018-11-12
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1 有用 cuddlebunny 2016-01-12
好棒 清新而凝练
0 有用 Aha_Xiaojuan 2015-08-23
还是畅销书呢。。。写着写着就扯淡
1 有用 伊比利亚小火腿 2013-01-31
I guess it's pretty good for a nonfiction. She writes beautifully. She describes Florida and the orchid subculture beautifully. But it's boring. It fails my expectations given all the praise for it.