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发表于2024-11-16
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At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.
The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this unshakeable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures.
Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn story of what they’ve lost with humor and rage. But when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested.
Meant to be a cyclical family epic with a side of architectural porn. Plot driven by mystery, but resolution felt unsatisfactory-still cannot fathom the characters’ motivations, which might be the point. Still was weeping at the end bc of strong attachment to the characters & their inexplicable desires. Very plain language that feels lacking:/
評分幾乎要逼著自己讀下去 did NOT enjoy it
評分Can I have a sister please?
評分一個傢庭的過去涓涓細流一樣可以成為史詩 拍個迷你劇估計不錯
評分結尾有點不盡人意啊。。感覺mavae和mr.otterman應該是有affair的。。但是因為沒有上帝視角,所以好多事也隻能猜測。
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The Dutch House pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024