Oh, People

1. Read three to five pieces at a time, leaving room for aftertaste and pauses; there is no need to finish it in one sitting.
2. Keep a pen at hand and jot down your first reaction beside the pieces that move you, then revisit these notes after finishing.
3. You can regroup and reread by theme, observing how Mo Yan completes a cross-section of human nature within a few hundred characters.
4. After finishing, pick your favorite piece and try to retell in your own words the part that was left unwritten.

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