From Publishers Weekly Witt's rambling second novel (after Slow Dancing on Dinosaur Bones) begins prosaically, if tenderly, with a Kentucky couple in bed after making love, and ambles toward a potentially moving yarn before stumbling over its heroine's eccentricities. Daydreaming Josie Tolliver is an immature 27, and her unimaginative but loving husband, Clarence, sometimes finds her confusingly fey. A quixotic, childlike bibliophile, Josie spends her days reciting Shakespeare and harboring fantasies of moving back to Sage, Ariz., where she was raised. Most of all, she dreams of finding her long-lost sister, Cheyenne, who disappeared when Josie was a teenager. Although everyone but Josie believes that Cheyenne is dead, she has "visions" and out-of-body experiences that prove her sister's presence in the world. Witt strives to convince the reader that Josie is gifted and special, contemplative and romantic, but her quirky character annoys rather than endears; she's wacky, to be sure, but not appealing. "Josie has always felt there should be a higher purpose in life, something mysterious and intriguing that takes the boredom out of ordinary existence," Witt writes. "But lately she's begun to suspect that there may be no such purpose, that nothing in this world really matters...." Such musings pass for depth, and are meant to illustrate Josie's questing nature. Witt's imagery often misses the mark as well: she begins one chapter by likening an Arizona sunrise to "an unruly penis." Josie's search for her sister, and for herself amid her various distractions (her books, husband, bars and friends), takes her on a whirlwind yet predictable path to fulfillment, but her enlightenment may strike readers as tepid. "I don't know where I'm headed but I'm out of the house and running, and the wind feels good on my face." Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Intellectually and spiritually, Kentuckian Josie Tolliver outgrows her TV-repairman husband, Clarence, taking up with both Shakespeare and Carlos Castaneda in the process. Breaking free of the confines of her hometown of Pick, she leads Clarence on a seemingly one-sided spiritual pilgrimage to the Arizona desert, where they settle in tiny Sage. There, during her childhood, Josie was once blissfully happy. Central to Josie's spiritual quest is solving the mysterious disappearance, at the age of 14, of her bullying yet beloved sister, Cheyenne. Sage turns out to be populated by the most colorful characters this side of consciousness, including twin sisters Venus Lily and Lily Venus, who own and operate the local watering hole, catering alternately to a migrant mining population and a local artists' colony. Witt's second novel (following Slow Dancing on Dinosaur Bones, LJ 2/1/96) has depth and humor, as well as singular observations on the pursuit of happiness. Josie's story is in capable hands and will be welcome in public libraries.AMargaret A. Smith, Grace A. Dow Memorial Lib., Midland, MI Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. See all Editorial Reviews
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这部作品以其细腻入微的笔触,构建了一个错综复杂的人际关系网络,让人在阅读过程中仿佛置身于那个充满温情与挣扎的现实场景之中。作者对人物内心世界的挖掘达到了令人惊叹的深度,每一个选择、每一个犹豫,都像是被精密解剖过的灵魂碎片,真实得让人心疼。我尤其欣赏它对环境描写的运用,那些看似不经意的背景细节,实则与人物的情绪跌宕紧密相连,共同编织出一种独特的氛围感。比如,那段关于老旧图书馆的描写,昏黄的灯光、尘封的书籍气味,无不烘托出主角在寻求答案时的那种迷茫与渴望。故事的节奏把握得相当到位,张弛有度,既有令人屏息的转折,也有让人得以喘息的日常温情,这种节奏感使得阅读体验如同一次精心设计的旅程,始终充满吸引力。更难得的是,它探讨的主题并非简单的好坏对立,而是聚焦于人性的灰度地带,让读者在合上书本后,仍需花费时间去消化那些关于道德、责任与自我认同的深刻反思。这种开放式的结局处理,比起一个明确的句号,更能激发读者的想象和讨论。
评分这本书简直是一场关于“破碎与重塑”的宏大寓言,但它拒绝给出廉价的安慰。它的叙事结构像是一块打磨不平的宝石,你必须从不同的角度去审视它,才能看到其内部折射出的多重光芒。我被它那种近乎残酷的诚实所震撼,作者毫不留情地揭示了人性的弱点、社会结构带来的压抑,以及个体在巨大命运面前的无力感。但奇妙的是,这种深刻的悲观基调中,又潜藏着一种不屈的韧性。最让我印象深刻的是它对于记忆的描绘,记忆不再是线性的历史记录,而是碎片化的、带有强烈情感色彩的意象集合,每一次回忆都伴随着新的解读和情感的修正。这本书要求读者投入大量的认知资源,它更像是一本需要被反复阅读和标记的哲学文本,而非一次性的娱乐消遣。它会留下“印记”,让你重新审视自己的人生中那些被忽略的情感遗址。
评分这部作品的文字密度极高,每一个句子都仿佛经过了反复的锤炼和推敲,充满了古典韵味与现代疏离感的奇特混合。它的魅力在于其语言本身,而不是单纯的故事骨架。我个人认为,这是一部需要“慢读”的作品,如果试图快速浏览,很可能会错过那些隐藏在词语之间的微妙张力和潜台词。作者娴熟地运用了大量的隐喻和象征,使得日常的场景瞬间被提升到了一种诗意的层面。比如,一个简单的下雨天,在作者笔下,便可以承载着整个人生周期的隐喻。它在探讨“连接”与“孤立”这两个永恒的主题时,表现得尤为深刻。它展现了现代人在高密度城市化背景下,如何努力建立起脆弱的联系,以及这些联系又是多么容易在不经意间断裂。读完之后,我感受到的是一种被文学高度提纯后的情感体验,它既疏离又亲密,既遥远又无比贴近我们当下的生存境遇。
评分坦率地说,我一开始对这种风格的作品抱持着一种审慎的态度,因为我更偏爱情节驱动的故事。然而,这部作品却成功地扭转了我的看法。它的情节推进并不依赖于外部的戏剧性事件,而是完全由角色的内在冲突所驱动。每一个对话都像是暗流涌动的交锋,表面平静,实则暗藏玄机。作者对于“沉默”的运用达到了炉火纯青的地步,那些没有被说出来的话语,往往比任何激烈的言辞都更具杀伤力和揭示性。我特别留意到,作者在处理人物的“成长”轨迹时,避免了俗套的“浴火重生”,角色的变化是缓慢的、反复的,充满了妥协和退让,这反而使其更具真实性,也更贴近我们普通人面对生活困境时的常态。全书的语调是低沉而内敛的,如同冬日里的一束微光,它不刺眼,但足够坚定地引导你穿过迷雾。这种文学性的沉稳,使得它在众多浮躁的作品中显得尤为珍贵。
评分初读此书,我立刻被它那股扑面而来的生命力所吸引。叙事手法非常大胆和前卫,大量使用了意识流的表达方式,时而跳跃,时而又陷入对某一瞬间的无限拉伸,极大地挑战了传统的线性阅读习惯。它需要的不仅仅是文字的解读能力,更是一种对情感流动的敏感捕捉。书中那些关于“寻找”的主题被反复提及,但它并非指向一个具体的外部目标,而更像是一种向内探索的旅程,充满了哲学的思辨色彩。书中对于特定场景的感官描写,简直是教科书级别的范本。例如,当描述到一次失败的聚会时,文字捕捉到了那种空气中弥漫的尴尬与未说出口的怨怼,甚至能让人“尝到”那种冷掉的咖啡的苦涩。这种多重感官的调动,让文本具有了极强的穿透力,它让你不只是“看”故事,而是“活”在故事里。如果说有些小说是描绘风景,那么这部作品更像是用文字雕刻了一件精美的、充满了棱角的艺术品,需要细细品味才能领略其全部的结构之美。
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