莎拉·格鲁恩(Sara Gruen),对动物有着莫名的狂热,先前出版过两本与马有关的书,都广受欢迎。书中很多的角色都是根据真实人物为蓝本,故事背景则是根据1930年代的巡回马戏团。她现与丈夫、三名子女、四只猫、两头羊、两条狗、一匹马同住在芝加哥北部的环保小区。
Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell.
Jacob was there because his luck had run out—orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive "ship of fools." It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss with a wide mean streak. And Rosie the elephant was there because she was the great gray hope, the new act that was going to be the salvation of the circus; the only problem was, Rosie didn't have an act—in fact, she couldn't even follow instructions. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.
Surprising, poignant, and funny, Water for Elephants is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down; with characters so engaging, they continue to live long after the last page has been turned; with a world built of wonder, a world so real, one starts to breathe its air.
嗯,所谓生活中,会有一些细小的,经历,让某一天变得与众不同,这是文字或者说故事,在我们不能亲自经历生活时所额外赐予的神奇力量。是的,没有想到,这本拖了整整一个月的书,在包里,在车上,在飞机上,在酒店里,在公司的桌上,在枕边,每一个位置都呆过,都告诉自己,要...
评分嗯,所谓生活中,会有一些细小的,经历,让某一天变得与众不同,这是文字或者说故事,在我们不能亲自经历生活时所额外赐予的神奇力量。是的,没有想到,这本拖了整整一个月的书,在包里,在车上,在飞机上,在酒店里,在公司的桌上,在枕边,每一个位置都呆过,都告诉自己,要...
评分因为关注度太高,所以昧着良心给了个四星,结果发现原来不止我一个人觉得一般,所以直接降了一星。书的最后说作者是参考了很多真实的资料,堆砌成的这本书,可能是因为这种马戏团离我们的真实生活太远吧,我还是感觉不真实。 让我感觉平凡的最主要原因是因为书虽然很厚,...
评分午夜的马戏团开场, 芭比人偶坐在长颈鹿的脖子上, 用涂着桃红色指甲的手遥指西北方。 琥珀眼睛的大象扬起长鼻, 在尖顶帐篷上轻轻旋转起舞。 黑色的幕布下, 隐藏了白日的秘密。 改变,接受,寻找,挣扎, 在遗忘了这所有之前, 我要为你买一根棉花糖。 把你甜丝丝...
评分为什么叫“大象的眼泪”?本来的名字是“Water for elephants”,全文也没有出现过大象流泪什么的。这样很容易误导是一个以动物寻找人最终找到了之类的煽情故事。 行文方式很有趣,情节也抓人心,尤其赞的是对年老男主人公心理和生活的描写。只是高潮部分来的太假,令全本在弹...
原版总是更有味道
评分故事虽然好 可是我惦记的是 还有多少马戏团的动物仍在被虐待着 (跑题了)
评分Romance again? Shit! 还以为你要讲马戏团???? 看在阅读体验还不错的份上给三星好了
评分我本来不想标这个条目的但是看到电影条目里那么多所谓原著党我就不行了……这本书看到最后我恨不得撕了啊,尼玛不带这么杰克苏的啊,尼玛情节简单得令人发指啊,尼玛不说道德观如何这种奇怪的高大全和矮挫丑的对决是怎么回事啊,尼玛美国人能不能控制一下他们天马行空的意淫啊,智商是硬伤啊……
评分5 days.... that was fast +_+
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