Readers 2017 Issue 20

Editorial Department of ReadersSep 2017

Rating 3.6

Word count: 72K words
Chapters: 112

Summary

Reader's Digest is a magazine published by Gansu People's Publishing House in 1981. Reader's Digest explores the true, the good and the beautiful in human nature and embodies humanistic care. Reader's Digest advances with the times in content and format, pursuing high taste and high quality, striving for excellence, and with the richness and diversity of its format and content, it has won the love and support of readers of all ages and all walks of life. Its circulation ranks first among Chinese periodicals, first among Asian periodicals, and fourth among comprehensive periodicals worldwide. It is hailed as "the spiritual reader of the Chinese people" and "China's No. 1 periodical brand."

Editor's review

Issue No. 20 of 2017 of Reader's Digest continues the consistent editorial taste of this longstanding digest magazine: within limited pages it arranges essays, personal sketches and observations on life, balancing warm narrative with rational reflection. Its value lies not in providing systematic knowledge but in opening a window onto human feelings and worldly affairs through short, easy-to-read texts; many pieces are suited to casual reading in fragmented time such as commuting or before sleep. The editorial approach emphasizes discovering the true, the good and the beautiful and humanistic care; articles are mostly selected excerpts from various newspapers, periodicals and books, with moderate information density and plain language. As a 2017 issue, some topics carry the social context of that year; readers may treat it as light reading or sense the concerns and aesthetic orientation of popular reading in that period. Suitable to keep on a desk or in a bag and read one or two pieces at any time, without needing to read in order from beginning to end.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Office workers who wish to do short-form reading while commuting or before sleep
Middle school students and language enthusiasts who like essays and warm stories
General readers who need light reading to relax and relieve stress
Readers who want to understand the popular reading tastes and topics of the 2010s

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking systematic professional knowledge or academic research materials
Readers who prefer long continuous narratives and in-depth feature reports
Readers uninterested in the digest compilation format who wish to read original monographs

Reading tips

No need to read in table-of-contents order; start with a section or title that interests you.
Read two or three pieces at a time, leaving room for afterthought and avoiding reading it all at once.
Mark sentences that move you as you go, building material for writing and expression.
Can be read alongside Issue No. 19 of the same year to sense the consistent editorial taste.

版权信息
文苑·卷首语
眼泪
文苑·文苑
永远同行
文苑·文苑
假如
社会·杂谈随感
男人的情书
人生·人生之旅
阅读记
社会·杂谈随感
上大学的树
社会·杂谈随感
文学的另一面就是梦
人生·人生之旅
那份深不见底的失望
人物·名人轶事
实秋最像一朵花
人物·人物
凡·高和高更的椅子
悦读·言论
言论
人物·回忆
这也是一种坚韧和伟大
点滴·点滴
不是东西
人生·人世间
人工智能让我爸爸永生了
文苑·文苑
中途下车
悦读·影像
一张照片，一个故事
社会·话题
深度思考能力是如何被毁掉的
点滴·点滴
倾泻
生活·乐活
另一个世界的入口
文苑·文苑
树懂人间事
点滴·点滴
的士与游轮
人生·两代之间
爸爸，我们浪迹天涯
悦读·幽默小品
漂亮的女佣
人生·婚姻家庭
等他65年
社会·杂谈随感
爱谈人生，是一种病
悦读·漫画与幽默
悦读·漫画与幽默
第二次奇迹
人生·人世间
四哥的故事
文明·文化茶座
缩影
文苑·书林一叶
幸福是两个人彼此顾惜的模样
社会·杂谈随感
谈一场恋爱的成本
社会·社会之窗
游戏“虚有主义”
点滴·点滴
时间表的改变
点滴·意林
意林
生活·心理人生
涨价前去加油站排队
悦读·幽默小品
百万年薪
点滴·点滴
做了即完成
人物·人物
与阿城有关的日子
点滴·点滴
亲吻纯朴
生活·心理人生
脚尖的方向与感情深度
点滴·点滴
先做朋友
悦读·影像
那些触动心灵的公益广告
文明·史海拾贝
记者与皇帝
点滴·点滴
网开一面
文苑·文苑
我没有童年
悦读·幽默小品
章鱼
点滴·点滴
自己说了算
社会·杂谈随感
食物是一种毁灭的艺术
文苑·文苑
听来的圣诞故事
生活·经营之道
最好的用途
生活·生活之友
支持
点滴·智趣
拉丁幻方——数独
人生·两代之间
准备夜宵等我
互动·互动
“《读者》光明行动”（53）——用心看世界，用爱传光明
互动·读书会
从一件小事谈起（节选）
文苑·诗帖
诗帖

FAQ

Is this issue suitable for reading straight through in one sitting?

Not really recommended. It is a compilation of many independent short articles with no continuous plot between pieces, and reading it all at once can be tiring. A better approach is to read it over several sessions, choosing a few pieces of interest each time and pausing briefly afterward. This keeps it fresh and helps you digest and reflect on the content.

Will a 2017 magazine feel outdated when read now?

Some pieces touching on social topics of that year bear the mark of their time, but many selections in Reader's Digest are essays, personal sketches and human stories whose emotions and reflections do not age. Readers can treat time-specific content as a window into the popular reading concerns of that period, while the rest still works as light everyday reading.

As a digest magazine, are its articles original?

Reader's Digest is mainly a digest compilation; articles are mostly selected from newspapers, periodicals, books and other public publications and arranged by the editorial team. So in one issue readers encounter varied selected excerpts rather than original commissioned pieces written uniformly by the editors. When reading, note the source credits at the end of pieces and use them to find the original texts or related books.

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About the author

Editorial Department of Readers Author

The Editorial Department of Readers is the editorial unit of the Readers Magazine Press responsible for editing and publishing Readers. Founded in Lanzhou in March 1981 and sponsored by Readers Publishing & Media Co., Ltd., Readers is known as "a spiritual reader for the Chinese people" and has accumulated a circulation of over 2.1 billion copies. The department handles topic planning, manuscript selection and publication of the magazine. The database contains 262 of its editorial works, with representative issues including Nos. 16 to 23 of 2023. Based on available materials, public information about the department's specific staffing, history and operational details is limited; its profile is mainly presented through the ongoing issues of Readers, through which it has exerted a steady and broad influence on readers by conveying warm stories, humanistic essays and reflections on life.