传统小说讲故事、讲道理;现代小说讲意境、讲隐喻。或许我们可以大致这样说。前者让我们聚焦于不平凡的过程、人物性格的成长,获得精神的陶冶;后者则以形式表达上的特别引导我们反思自我生存、生命和境遇,寻求洞见。而我们现在看到的这篇《寒露寒》,似乎哪一种都不属于。这篇小说有跌宕起伏,这次聚会邀约到底目的何在?会对主人公现在的生活造成怎样的冲击和影响?但当我们看到最后,却全然忘记了前面的疑问 Traditional novels telling stories, reasoning; modern novels speaking mood, metaphor. Perhaps we can generally say so. The former makes us focus on the extraordinary process, the growth of character’s personality, gaining spiritual refinement; the latter on the formal expression of the special guide us to reflect on self-survival, life and circumstances, seeking insight. And we now see this “cold”, it seems that none of them belong. There is ups and downs in this novel, what is the purpose of this party invitation? What impact and influence will it have on the protagonist’s present life? But when we see the last, we totally forget the previous question