"Suppose a man tells you night and day that he loves you, yet disappears the moment you mention marriage, and then goes on to keep borrowing money from you. That just really means he's not that into you. For each day that he can continue fucking you, he will fuck you. And if you get pregnant, he'll be gone immediately. Suppose a government goes on and on about how much they want to fight corruption and love the people, yet disappears the moment you talk about justice and transparency, and then goes on to raise the taxes and prices of everything under the sun. That just really means they're playing with you. For each day that they can continue fucking you, they will fuck you."
Wang Shuo: For each day that they can f*ck you, they will f*ck you
Books: Douban users' top picks
Déjà vu all over again? Here it is once more, Shanghaiist's nearly quarterly review the Douban book Top Ten List: Annie Baby - "Sunian Jinshi" (Beijing-based author, photographer and blogger who writes about love and self-exploration in the big city.) JK Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (Official Chinese version, published by the People's Literature Publishing House.) Markus Zusak - "The Book Thief" (Australian author of Austrian-German heritage writes a WWII book...
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Books: Douban users' top picks
It's not the New York Times and it is certainly a bit slanted towards Beijing by the nature of its source, but the list of top ten books noted by users of book club site Douban.com is a whimsical glimpse into what young, plugged-in Chinese are reading offline these days. Here is the list as it stands today:

