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Student Days

Rating 3.2
Word count
84K words
Chapters
63
ISBN
9787560128863

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Summary

These lines close a recollection of student days. The night is long, and the road is long as well; it would be better for the writer to forget, and to say nothing. Yet he knows that even if it is not he, in the future there will always be someone who remembers them and speaks of them again. The words are few and quiet, and in them a farewell and a promise of remembrance are held together, with nothing resolved and nothing quite let go.

Editor's review

School Days, compiled by the Readers' Club and published by Jilin University Press, is an anthology centered on campus life and memories of youth. It collects essays, sketches, and short stories set in school days, and through different authors' perspectives sketches a complete emotional arc from bewildered first enrollment to graduation. The content is not fiction but literary records based on real experience; the writing is plain and sincere, the emotions finely observed, evoking collective resonance with school days.

From an editorial perspective, the book's value lies in its authenticity and resonance. It does not dramatize youth but calmly presents everyday fragments: academic pressure, friendship among classmates, interactions with teachers, and the confusion and sudden insight of growing up. This restrained, truthful touch is precisely its power to move. The pieces are moderate in length and plain in language, suited to reading in spare moments; each is like a window into the past.

Note that this is not a systematic educational guide or a work of deep literary research; its appeal lies in emotional connection rather than the transmission of knowledge. Readers seeking strong story conflict or theoretical depth may find it plain. But for those who wish to relive old warmth through words and find their own reflection in others' stories, this book offers a quiet refuge. It is more like an old friend's murmuring, reminding us how those seemingly ordinary school days quietly shaped who we are today.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Teenagers or university students currently in or just out of school who hope to find resonance in words
  • Working people who left school years ago and occasionally miss its innocent days, wanting to relive them through reading
  • Literature lovers who enjoy essays, sketches, and other documentary prose and prefer plain, sincere writing
  • Educators or parents who wish to understand students' inner world and growth from multiple angles

Not a good fit for

  • Readers seeking strong plots, fast-paced narrative, or genre fiction such as fantasy and mystery
  • Pragmatists expecting specific study methods, school guidance, or academic research value

Reading tips

  1. There is no need to read in order; open any piece at random and savor it as bedtime reading
  2. Compare with your own school experiences and jot down personal memories triggered in the margins
  3. Read with friends or family who also went through school days and share the memories and feelings different pieces evoke

About the publisher

Jilin University Press China · Founded in 1983

Jilin University Press is a comprehensive university press based in Jilin Province, China. Its publishing covers university textbooks, academic monographs and general-interest titles, with common categories including inspirational growth, foreign literature, mystery and detective fiction, history and classic works. The database contains 171 titles, including representative books such as Don Quixote, Jane Eyre, Selected Works of Chekhov, The Moon and Sixpence, The Lady of the Camellias, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Family Instructions of Master Yan and The Sorrows of Young Werther, spanning foreign literary classics and traditional Chinese texts. Its author resources include Chinese and foreign figures such as W. Somerset Maugham, Yan Zhitui, Lü Siming and Ba Jin, as well as editors and authors such as Study Group and Zhang Ying. The press has developed a certain character in introducing foreign literary classics and compiling traditional readings, balancing adolescent reading with academic popularization. As public information is limited, the above focuses on the publishing directions reflected in its database titles.

Contents

  1. 为了忘却的记念
  2. 从百草园到三味书屋
  3. 与爱情无关
  4. 寻觅真挚友情
  5. 不求回报的爱
  6. 暖心的石片
  7. 一切转眼沧海桑田
  8. 穿裙子的故事
  9. 活得简朴与明智
  10. 我们的局限性
  11. 归零
  12. 有限的知识
  13. 远处的青山
  14. 哈姆雷特的独白
  15. 心灵的洗礼
  16. 无忧花
  17. 人才易得
  18. 不要放纵自己
  19. 失败的借口
  20. 找一条直线
  21. 我们是蠢材
  22. 向冲动说拜拜
  23. 勇气
  24. 妙用关键
  25. 忍耐就是一切
  26. 同情
  27. 从意识开始
  28. 今天我学会控制情绪
  29. 敲门声
  30. 怒气
  31. 虚假智慧
  32. 借
  33. 无聊的西瓜
  34. 两种贫穷
  35. 三条人生不会累
  36. 怕见阳光的人
  37. 地位高尚的人
  38. 开一朵诚实的花
  39. 论生活
  40. 幸福的价值
  41. 无益的优点
  42. 简单的完美
  43. 对自己忠实
  44. 修养的财富
  45. 新偶像
  46. 光荣的荆棘路
  47. 心中的真理
  48. 论睁了眼看
  49. 未有天才之前
  50. 最具同情心的孩子
  51. “不准打我哥哥!”
  52. 小男孩付的小费
  53. 送“石头”的男孩
  54. 一百六十八份遗产
  55. 等你穿鞋的朋友
  56. 致亨利·纳西
  57. 相信自己吧
  58. 智慧的力量
  59. 我要走向卓越
  60. 论习惯
  61. 心境的需要
  62. 榕树的语言
  63. 论理性与热情

FAQ

Is this book fiction or documentary literature?
It is documentary literature: essays, sketches, and stories based on real school experiences, meant to present genuine emotions and memories rather than fictional long-form narrative.
Does the content target only a particular stage of schooling?
The content spans fragments and feelings from primary school through university, with diverse perspectives, so readers of different ages can find parts related to their own experience.
Is the 'Readers' Club' the author? What is its background?
The 'Readers' Club' is the compiler, not a single author. It is typically a collective of literature enthusiasts or contributors that plans, solicits, and organizes articles on a given theme. This book is the club's collection of pieces on the theme of school days.

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Reader's Club Author

Reader's Club is an editorial team in the field of book publishing rather than an individual author, and public information about its nationality, birth and death years is limited. The team mainly engages in the selection and compilation of literary anthologies, with 124 works held in the catalog, covering categories such as classic works, prose and miscellaneous writings, and inspirational growth. Representative works include Fate Volume, Love Sayings, Voices of Growth, Young Thoughts, Reflections on Life, Youth Volume, The True Meaning of Emotion, and Emotion Volume. Its selections focus chiefly on prose and fiction by renowned Chinese and foreign authors as well as emotional stories of notable figures, and are mostly published by Jilin University Press and Jilin Audio-Visual Publishing House. Overall, Reader's Club's editorial direction leans toward emotional reading and inspirational growth titles for general readers, offering an accessible path into Chinese and foreign literature and emotional narratives through selection and compilation.

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