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From Publishers Weekly
A young Polish boy with a passion for stargazing and astronomy tries to cope with the ramifications of his older brother's erratic behavior in Basu's poignant debut novel, which takes place during WWII in a small village in historically riven Silesia, at the beginning of the Nazi occupation of Poland. Gracian Sfka is the 15-year-old protagonist, a dreamer who manages to endure his days laboring in a coal mine by wandering out into the woods at night to watch the stars, despite the constant presence of Nazi guards who could kill him. His older brother, Pawel, finds more direct ways to deal with the enemy, starting with his stint in the Polish army, during which he loses a couple of fingers fighting against the Germans. Pawel is equally belligerent with his own family, beating up his brother-in-law after eluding a prison sentence for smuggling. The turning point in the relationship between the brothers comes when Pawel gives Gracian a telescope to pursue his hobby. The boy also uses the instrument to spy on Pawel's courtship with the most beautiful girl in the village as well as his brother's maneuverings with the local underground. Basu is a lyrical writer, painting an eloquent picture of two brothers who are polar opposites as he traces Pawel's inevitable descent against the inexorable rise of the Nazis. There are many familiar elements to this WWII parable, but what is relatively rare is the power and craft of Basu's portrayal as he examines the impact of war on a family as seen through the eyes of a sensitive and precocious adolescent. Author tour.
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In this powerful debut set in 1940s German-occupied Poland, a young Catholic boy unearths the secrets of his brother's mysterious life.
Fifteen-year-old Gracian Sofka is a stargazer. Every night for the past year he has broken curfew to view the constellations from a clearing in the forest-that is, until his older brother, Pawel, discovers his secret pastime. And now that the German troops have stepped up patrols of the area, the gruff, mysterious Pawel forbids his brother to continue his risky activity.
Life in the previously quiet village of Malenkowice grows increasingly precarious. Men are accosted on the street by German soldiers, Gracian's widowed mother risks imprisonment to smuggle food, and Gracian's co-workers at the coal mines grow restless. As tension builds in the town, it also grows within Gracian's own household. After a run-in with his sister's husband, Pawel is forced to leave the house, becoming even more distant and elusive in Gracian's eyes.
Then one day Pawel presents Gracian with a telescope, allowing the boy to slowly discover the truth about his brother's shadowy past. But while he succeeds in unlocking Pawel's secrets, Gracian is blind to the inevitable tragedy hurtling toward them all-and to his unwitting role as its catalyst.
Haunting and lyrical, The Stars Can Wait possesses the intense, concentrated power of a fable and introduces a stunning new voice to American readers.
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从纯粹的感官体验上来说，这本书的“氛围营造”达到了出神入化的地步。作者对环境的描绘，与其说是背景，不如说是故事的第六个角色，它拥有自己的呼吸和情绪。无论是描绘城市边缘那阴郁多雨的黄昏，还是刻画主角在逼仄房间里感受到的那种令人窒息的压抑感，那种画面感和触感是如此真实、具体，以至于我读到某些段落时，仿佛能闻到空气中潮湿的霉味，甚至能感觉到手指拂过粗糙墙面的触感。这种强大的具象化能力，极大地增强了故事的沉浸性。特别是在处理一些高潮场景时，作者的用词极其精准且富有冲击力，那种爆发并非依赖于宏大的场面调度，而是通过对细微的生理反应——比如心跳的加速、皮肤上细微的刺痛——的捕捉，将紧张感层层递进，直到读者自己的神经末梢都开始紧绷。这种将抽象情绪转化为具体感官体验的笔触，是很多作品所欠缺的，它让阅读过程变成了一场多维度的感官盛宴。
评分这本书的语言风格变化多端，简直就像一个精通十八般武艺的说书人，根据不同的角色和情境，能瞬间切换到最恰当的语调。有时候，它的文字简洁有力，如同短促的击鼓声，推进情节毫不拖泥带水，充满了现代主义的疏离感和冷峻；然而，在描绘主角内心深处那些柔软或痛苦的记忆时，笔锋一转，又变得古典、悠长，充满了诗意的隐喻和绵密的排比，像是一曲缓缓拉开的提琴独奏。这种风格的张弛有度，使得整部作品读起来绝不枯燥，始终保持着一种新鲜感和活力。更值得称赞的是，作者在对话的设计上极为高明，角色的语言习惯、用词选择，都与其社会背景和教育程度高度吻合，真正做到了“闻其声如见其人”，使得人物的立体感跃然纸上。阅读体验的流畅性和丰富性，完全得益于作者对语言工具炉火纯青的掌控，这绝对是一次对语言美学和叙事技巧的极致展现。
评分这本书的叙事节奏简直是流沙陷阱，一旦你踏入，就会被那种缓慢、却又精准的推进力牢牢吸住，无法自拔。作者对于人物内心世界的刻画细致入微，简直像是一位拿着手术刀的外科医生，一丝不苟地剖析着角色的每一个犹豫、每一次不经意的眼神闪躲背后的复杂动机。我特别欣赏那种潜藏在日常对话之下的暗流涌动，那种“言者无心，听者有意”的张力，让即便是最平淡的场景也充满了戏剧性的潜力。比如，主角在咖啡馆里与老友重逢的那一幕，表面上是寒暄问暖，实则字里行间都藏着未曾言明的陈年旧怨与彼此之间日益拉大的鸿沟，那种微妙的疏离感，读起来让人心里咯噔一下，感同身受地体验到时光流逝和人际关系的微妙变化。文字的质感非常醇厚，带着一种经得起反复咀嚼的文学性，绝非那种一目十行就能轻易放下的通俗读物。它要求读者投入时间去品味那些精心设计的意象和反复出现的象征符号，每一次重读，似乎都能发现新的层次和含义，这才是真正优秀小说的魅力所在，它不仅仅是讲了一个故事，更是构建了一个值得反复探索的精神空间。
评分关于主题的深度挖掘，这本书无疑是站得住脚的。它没有停留在表面的道德评判上，而是深入探讨了人性中那些灰色地带的复杂性。它探讨的不是简单的“好人”与“坏人”的二元对立，而是聚焦于个体在巨大社会结构或无法抗拒的命运面前所展现出的脆弱、妥协与偶尔闪现的微弱反抗。这种对人性的坦诚直面，哪怕是面对那些令人不适的真相，也保持着一种近乎冷峻的诚实。例如，书中对于“牺牲”这一概念的解构，就非常发人深省，它让我们思考，在看似高尚的抉择背后，隐藏着多少自私的动机，以及我们愿意为维护自我认知而付出多大的代价。这本书成功地避开了说教式的口吻，而是通过展示人物的挣扎与矛盾，引导读者进行自我反思。读完之后，我感觉自己对周遭的人和事，都多了一层审视的目光，不再轻易下结论，而是习惯性地去探究其背后的深层驱动力，这份思考的余韵，久久不散。
评分我得说，这本书的结构设计简直是天才级的布局，它不像传统的线性叙事那样直来直去，反而像一张巨大的、精心编织的挂毯，不同的时间线和视角如同五彩斑斓的丝线，在不同的区域交织、重叠，最终汇集成一个完整而震撼的图案。作者在处理叙事跳跃时，那种衔接的过渡处理得极其自然，丝毫没有生硬的拼接感，更像是记忆深处的回溯和前瞻的有机融合。这种非线性的叙事手法，恰好完美呼应了故事主题中关于“选择与后果”的哲学探讨——过去对现在的影响，未来的可能性如何塑造当下的决策。读到后半部分，当那些看似零散的线索如同拼图碎片般咔哒一声归位时，那种豁然开朗的震撼感是无与伦比的。这不仅仅是情节的反转，更是一种认知上的颠覆，让你不得不停下来，回溯前面的章节，重新审视之前读到的每一个细节，你会惊叹于作者铺陈的精妙和耐心。它拒绝给读者提供任何捷径，强迫你参与到构建故事意义的过程中去，这种智力上的挑战，是阅读体验中极度令人兴奋的一部分。
评分common story. can't figure out why the remark so high on the cover
评分common story. can't figure out why the remark so high on the cover
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评分波兰版的革命故事，再一次证明了走投无路是触发革命的必要条件。
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