There are two sides to every story. When you're Tim Wyman, sometimes there are three.
Tim hoped moving to Texas would mean a new beginning, a chance to spread his wings, but he soon finds himself falling into the same tired patterns. Until he meets recklessly brave Benjamin Bentley. Suddenly a whole new world opens up to Tim--love, sex, warmth... home. Certain that society won't understand what he and Ben have together, Tim struggles to protect their relationship, even if it means twisting the truth. As his lies slowly push Ben away, Tim learns that the greatest enemy can come from within. Buried beneath a decade of deceptions, Tim must claw his way to the surface in the hopes of learning to fly.
Something Like Winter, the companion novel to Something Like Summer, tells the story from Tim Wyman's perspective, revealing new private moments and personal journeys.
About the Author
I’m always a little bit uncomfortable writing about myself. It feels too egocentric. Then again, I enjoy stalking people online, so it’s only fair I allow others to do the same.
My name, if you haven’t guessed already, is Jay Bell and I was born February 19th, 1977 in Merriam, Kansas. For simplicity’s sake let’s say I grew up there, although I also spent a decade in Missouri and Texas somewhere in between. I suppose my childhood could be summed up in two words: rebellious nerd. Come to think of it, that pretty much covers my teen and adult years as well.
I was never much for school. Professionally I got by doing tech support or other computer related jobs. While working in Lawrence, Kansas I met my future husband. Andreas was an exchange student from Germany, a country I hadn’t given much prior thought to. Andreas was that just-right combination of handsome, intelligent, kind, and talented for me to fall in love. What he saw in me is the real mystery, but we packed up the cats and moved to Germany to get married.
Not being able to speak German left me blissfully unemployable and allowed me to focus full time on my writing. I’ve always loved books, delving into fantastic worlds and letting myself get lost there. I grew up marvelling at the creative genius of C.S. Lewis, Piers Anthony, Robert Asprin, Terry Brooks, even that guy that wrote the Mr. Men books. The list could go on and on. It’s a daunting task to try and add my own stories to the countless volumes already out there, but I’m giving it my best.
Anything else you’d like to know, feel free to ask. Reading my blog will reveal most of my hobbies and interests as well. And hey, just so this isn’t all about me, feel free to tell me about yourself below. We can start our own biography party!
Originally from: http://www.jaybellbooks.com/about-the-author/
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这部小说的笔触细腻得像冬日里清晨的薄雾,轻轻拂过文字的边缘,留下难以言喻的诗意。作者对人物内心世界的刻画简直达到了出神入化的地步,每一个犹豫、每一次挣扎,都像是被精确地切割下来,嵌入到故事的肌理之中。我尤其欣赏那种不动声色地推动情节的方式,它不像某些作品那样大开大合,而是像冰层下暗涌的溪流,表面平静,实则蕴含着巨大的情感张力和未知的方向。那些关于选择与代价的探讨,没有直接的说教,而是通过角色们一步步的、看似微不足道的行动,自然而然地展露出来,让人在合上书本后仍久久不能平静,反复咀嚼其中复杂的人性。叙事节奏的掌控也堪称一流,时而舒缓,如慢镜头般捕捉每一个微妙的眼神交汇;时而陡然收紧,将读者抛入一个无法喘息的境地,这种张弛有度的叙事节奏,让人欲罢不能,只想一口气读到最后一页,却又舍不得让这段美妙的阅读体验过早结束。
评分这本书的文学价值是显而易见的,它对语言本身的探索达到了一个新的高度。我发现自己频繁地停下来,不是因为我不理解,而是因为某些句子本身就是一件微型的艺术品,值得反复品味。作者在词汇的选择上,展现了一种近乎偏执的精确性,每一个形容词、每一个动词,都像是经过千锤百炼才被选中留下的。更令人赞叹的是,它成功地平衡了诗意与故事性,没有为了追求华丽的辞藻而牺牲叙事的推进力,也没有为了情节的紧凑而牺牲文字的美感。它在两者之间找到了一个近乎完美的平衡点。阅读过程中,我感觉自己像是在解读一幅多层次的油画,近看是笔触的粗粝与色彩的碰撞,远观则是和谐统一的意境。这种对文本质感的极致追求,使得这部作品在同类题材中显得格外突出,它不是用来“消费”的快餐文学,而是需要被“沉浸”和“品鉴”的严肃作品。
评分最让我感到意外和欣喜的是,尽管故事的基调可能偏向内敛甚至略带忧郁,但它最终给予读者的力量感却是出乎意料的强大。它不是那种用廉价的乐观主义来粉饰太平的作品,它承认痛苦的存在,正视生活中的无解与困境,但它通过展现角色们在面对这些巨大压力时所展现出的韧性与坚守,提供了一种更深层次的慰藉。这种慰藉不是“一切都会好起来的”的空洞口号,而是“即使一切都无法好起来,我们依然有力量去承受和继续前行”的深刻洞察。在处理角色“失去”的主题时,作者表现出了极大的克制和尊重,没有将悲伤戏剧化,而是让它成为生命的一部分,缓慢地、不可避免地渗透进日常的呼吸之中。这种对生存本质的深刻理解和温和的接纳,使得这部作品具有了超越时间限制的持久魅力,它不仅仅是关于某个特定故事的记录,更像是一部关于如何安放破碎心灵的哲学指南。
评分坦白说,这本书的结构给我带来了一种近乎迷幻的体验。它不是传统意义上那种一气呵成的线性叙事,而是更像是由无数个碎片化的、时间错位的记忆片段拼接而成,需要读者自己去梳理、去拼凑那个完整的全貌。这种阅读方式,起初可能会让人感到一丝困惑,仿佛置身于迷宫之中,但一旦你适应了作者的“游戏规则”,那种豁然开朗的成就感是无与伦比的。这种非线性的叙述技巧,非常有效地模拟了人类记忆的工作方式——充满跳跃、充满情绪的权重分配,而非均匀的时间流逝。特别是当几个不同时间点的场景突然在某个意想不到的细节上产生共振时,那种情感的冲击力是极其强大的,它揭示了过去如何不断地、以一种幽灵般的方式,影响着当下。作者的胆识在于,他敢于将故事的完整性部分地托付给了读者的主动性,这是一种非常高明的互动策略。
评分读完这本书,我有一种强烈的感觉,作者仿佛是一位技艺高超的建筑师,为我们搭建了一个极度真实又略带疏离感的场景。这个世界观的构建是如此的严谨而富有层次感,每一个设定的引入都像是经过深思熟虑的,它不仅服务于故事本身,更成为了角色命运的隐形枷锁或助推器。最让我印象深刻的是对环境描写的运用,那不仅仅是背景板,而是具有鲜明个性的存在,它们以自己的方式参与到人物的对话和冲突之中。比如某处常常出现的、那种难以名状的冷色调光线,它似乎在无声地评论着正在发生的一切,为那些本就沉重的时刻增添了一层宿命般的色彩。这本书的对话部分也极其精彩,没有一句废话,每一个词语的摆放位置都精准无比,像排列精密的骨牌,轻轻一碰,便引发了连锁的、难以逆转的反应。它挑战了我们对“清晰”的理解,用一种更接近真实生活的、充满模糊和留白的艺术手法,展现了人与人之间沟通的本质困境。
评分可看性略高于上一本Something Like Summer,可能是因为相较于Ben,我还是偏爱Tim一些吧...
评分"There's a reason God gave you two ring fingers" just so jealous
评分从另一个人的角度描绘了他们的爱情和分分合合的细节。也算是夏天那部的补充了吧。虽然狗血,但也不失美好。
评分我觉得这本比summer要好,心理刻画更加精确,不过也可能是因为我自动代入了很多第一本里的信息所以才觉得故事情节更完整…值得夸一句的是作者的文笔比暮光啊50度灰什么的好太多了…
评分我一直不喜欢tim这个角色,总感觉是那种杰克苏混蛋男主,所以情节设定Eric和Ryan总让我觉得是作者故意要让读者喜欢上他。但不得不说这本比起summer要更加丰富,不管是人物描写还是情节,tim父母那段也写的很妥帖。
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