歸途

雙程系列 #1

by Lan Lin, 藍淋

　　巷子口那個算命的瞎子對我說，「你情路註定坎坷，一輩子要和男人糾纏不清，而且不得善終。」我把喝剩的汽水塞在他手裏，拍拍屁股走了。「喂，你還沒給錢哪！」瞎子遠遠地還在後面狂吼。有沒弄錯，連老子是男是女都沒算出來也敢要錢？不掀你攤子那是老子我日行一善。

　　我現在坐在火車站裡，臉腫得像豬頭，衣衫不整、雙手空空，想起算命瞎子的話，後悔當初不該用喝剩的汽水打發他，而應該多給他點錢才是，可惜我在今天之前一直是個傻瓜，始終和男人糾纏在一起，卻未醒悟自己不會有什麼好下場……

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Published October 5, 2005

About the author

Associated Names:
* Lan Lin
* 蓝淋(Simplified Chinese Profile) / 藍淋 (Traditional Chinese Profile)
* หลันหลิน (Thai Profile)
* Lam Lâm (Vietnamese Profile)

Reviews

[Kynthos-the-Archer (Kyn) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makes me laugh, cry, angry and sad over and over again but also tremendously touched from time to time. Most of the story is pretty realistic, too realistic that it pains my heart. Yet there are some parts that is rather hard to believe and somewhat unrealistic. Overall I have enjoyed the story and it successfully made it on my hard-to-forget-story list.

The story consist of the love life two loving brothers with their respective lovers. Both of them aren't gay from the start but fell in love with two men with entirely different personality who had contrasting views towards love. The eldest brother's lover is possessive, dominant, abusive, selfish and excessively obsessive. His rough treatment of his lover scares me sometimes. To me, he is like borderline psychotic. The second brother's lover is such a darling. Total opposite from that brute. He is charming, loving, understanding, generous, faithful and supportive.

The eldest brother is quite a doormat. He's soft spoken, considerate, self-sacrificial, filial, loving and caring. His meekness makes him a prime victim for abuse. Therefore pairing him with that total brute is asking for trouble. Hence their love life is filled with pain and tragedy, one after another. All thanks to that abusive jerk he loves so much.

The younger brother is very different from his older sibling. He is firm, assertive, carefree, with a vibrant personality. He totally dominates his boyfriend. It's rather cute seeing how his boyfriend rolls over to cater for his every needs. Sexually, he is the bottom in their relationship but totally top his boyfriend otherwise.

Truthfully I have enjoyed reading both romances but I did like the first story which is of the eldest brother with his brutish boyfriend more than the second story. Perhaps it is much more intense and soul stirring.

I found that the novel is not as cliche as the film-adaptation. Not that I disliked the film though cos I did liked it well enough to want to read the novel after it. Although I did bemoan of that unsatisfactory ending. That's why I am very glad I decided to read the novel because it had a way better ending and closure than the film. I need better closure especially if the story is one filled with tragedies.

I have read the Chinese version of this novel but if you are interested you could try the fan-translation in English over here . I am not sure if the translation did any justice to the story so read at your own risk.

If you are interested, you may find more info about this story in English over at this site .


* Reviewed on 2nd November 2016


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I've just watched this film today. Now I felt like I had to read the novel as well.

Here's a trailer for you to feast on the eye-candies: A ROUND TRIP TO LOVE (TRAILER)

The two main actors are very handsome. I like my BL that way. Plus, the body size difference between the couple is exactly my cup of tea.

* October 30th, 2016

[Coni Chan · Rating 5 out of 5]

me encanta el libro aunque es triste lamentablemente pero es bonito ya que has una pelicula del libro que tiene 2 partesssss gracias por subir a una pregunta donde puedo conseguir los demas caspitulos del libro porfavor diganmelo