【明報專訊】People say literary scriptures are dying. Our digital era is dictated by images and codings that provide instant gratification (滿足), sought after by the public. Well, moving images may speak louder than words, but not necessarily better. Words are like a modest lover who isn't good at dazzling tricks. Rather, he quietly asks for your imagination to complete the story he is telling. Very gentlemanly, no? A good year never starts, or continues, without good books. Here is my pick - Underground by Haruki Murakami (村上春樹), the Japanese literary guru.