From Publishers Weekly Fanciful premises and implausible turns of events are the stuff Christmas fiction is made of, but Michaels takes matters too far in this contrived sequel to her 2002 Christmas novella, No Place Like Home, basing her story on a misunderstanding that could be cleared up in a 10-second conversation. Sara and Hannah, two of the three Cisco triplets, are perturbed that their hubbies are coming home later and later, and immediately become convinced that they're having affairs. The truth? Hapless Zack and Joel have bought an expensive boat to sail around the world and are afraid to tell their wives. Sonia, wife of third triplet Sam, has just left her husband—why? He's not ready to start a family, and she's accidentally pregnant. Does she simply tell him? Of course not. The six lovebirds bumble around misunderstanding each other against the backdrop of cozy, homey Larkspur, Pa., where neighbors help the triplets' grandmother rebuild her tornado-destroyed home. The flimsy premise and artificial drama suck all the charm out of the story, and while Michaels's devoted fans might pick it up out of habit, this soggy tale will frustrate most. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist Michaels revisits the Cisco family--famous candy company owners and denizens of a small town in Pennsylvania. Loretta, the matriarch, and her beau, Ezra, are lucky enough to survive a surprise tornado that flattens her family home. The close-knit community quickly pulls together to aid everyone who was affected, but Loretta, who is usually levelheaded and commonsensical, has a difficult time getting over the loss of her things. Her worries are multiplied when the grandchildren she raised, the triplets Sam, Hannah, and Sara, appear to have troubles of their own that they are unwilling to share with her. All three have recently married, and all three are experiencing marital difficulties. Sam's wife has disappeared, and Sara and Hannah are certain their doctor husbands are having affairs. But there's a larger issue: the "Trips" were raised as one unit, and they're not used to needing anyone but each other. Their predicament is explored in the same winning and humorous manner the ever-popular Michaels always employs in her believable and highly entertaining tales. Maria HattonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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从技术层面来看,这本书的细节处理达到了近乎偏执的程度。无论是对特定历史背景下生活细节的考据,还是对某种专业领域知识的穿插描绘,都显示出作者在前期准备工作上付出了难以想象的心血。例如,其中关于某一特定历史时期某个小城生活习俗的描述,其精确度和生动性,让我感觉自己仿佛在翻阅一份尘封已久的地方志,而非小说。这种扎实的基础支撑起了整个虚构世界的真实性,让读者可以毫无保留地相信故事发生的一切。此外,作者在构建人物的“外部世界”时,也展现出极强的逻辑性和一致性,每一个道具、每一个场景的设定,都有其存在的必然性,绝无半点多余的赘述。这种对“真实性”的不懈追求,极大地提升了作品的厚度和质感,让人由衷地佩服作者的匠心独运和专业精神。这本书的阅读体验,就是体验一种被精心建构出来的、坚不可摧的艺术现实。
评分这本书的叙事节奏真是让人着迷,作者对细节的捕捉能力简直是神乎其技。我一翻开它,立刻就被带入了一个完全不同的时空,那种强烈的代入感让我几乎忘记了自己身在何处。情节的推进虽然看似不疾不徐,但字里行间都充满了张力,每一次转折都出乎意料却又在情理之中。人物的塑造更是达到了一个令人惊叹的高度,他们不再是扁平的纸片人,而是活生生的个体,有着复杂的内心挣扎和成长的轨迹。我尤其喜欢作者处理情感冲突的方式,那种克制又深刻的表达,比歇斯底里的呐喊更有力量,让人读完之后久久不能平静。那种细腻的情感描摹,让我仿佛能感受到角色们的呼吸和心跳,这种沉浸式的阅读体验,在近些年的作品中实属罕见。作者似乎对人性的幽微之处有着深刻的洞察,笔下的人物在面临困境时所展现出的韧性和脆弱,都显得那么真实可信。读完之后,我感觉自己好像也经历了一场漫长而深刻的人生洗礼,某些原本模糊的认知也变得清晰起来。这本书绝对值得细细品味,每一个章节都值得反复阅读,因为总能在不经意间发现新的感悟和共鸣。
评分我对这本书的结构安排感到无比震撼。它不是采用传统的线性叙事,而是像一个精密的万花筒,通过碎片化的视角和交错的时间线,逐步揭示出一个宏大而复杂的全貌。初读时,可能会觉得有些错综复杂,需要集中精力去梳理人物之间的关系和事件发生的先后顺序,但一旦抓住了作者设下的那些巧妙的线索,整个故事的骨架便豁然开朗,那种“原来如此”的顿悟感是无与伦比的。作者在处理信息释放的节奏上拿捏得炉火纯青,总是在你以为已经猜到结局时,抛出一个全新的维度来颠覆你的认知。这种叙事上的冒险精神,让阅读过程充满了探索的乐趣,让人忍不住想去挖掘每一个隐藏的角落。这种非线性的结构,也完美契合了故事本身关于记忆、时间和个体经验交织的主题,让读者在体验故事的同时,也在思考叙事本身的意义。这绝对是一部需要动脑筋去“解密”的文学作品,而不是被动接受的消遣读物。
评分这本书所探讨的主题之深刻和广博,远远超出了我最初的期待。它不仅仅是一个关于某个特定事件的记录,更像是一面映照现代社会诸多困境的棱镜。作者触及了关于身份认同、代际隔阂、以及个体在巨大社会洪流中的无力感等诸多沉重话题。但令人赞叹的是,作者处理这些宏大主题时,并没有采取说教的姿态,而是通过个体命运的细微波动来展现它们的普遍性。我特别欣赏它那种保持距离却又充满同理心的观察角度,它不轻易给出简单的答案,而是将问题抛给读者,引发我们对自身处境的深刻反思。读完这本书,我感觉自己的世界观被轻轻地“摇晃”了一下,被迫去审视那些我习以为常却从未深究的观念。这种能够真正触动人心深处、促使人进行内在对话的作品,才是文学真正的价值所在。它带来的冲击是持久的,不是读完就忘的快餐文化。
评分这部作品的语言风格简直是一场文字的盛宴,作者的遣词造句充满了古典韵味,却又丝毫没有晦涩难懂之感。那些用来描绘景色的句子,如同精美的油画一般铺陈在读者的眼前,光影变幻,层次分明。我常常需要停下来,仅仅为了欣赏某一个词语的精妙搭配,或者一个比喻的绝妙构建。更难能可贵的是,这种华丽的辞藻并没有喧宾夺主,而是完美地服务于故事的内核,将那种深沉的主题烘托得淋漓尽致。它有一种魔力,能将日常琐事描绘出史诗般的厚重感。我发现,在阅读过程中,我自己的语感似乎也在潜移默化地被提升,仿佛与作者一起进行了一次高雅的文学体操。这本书的阅读过程本身就是一种享受,一种对语言艺术的朝圣。它不是那种可以快速翻阅的书籍,而是需要你放慢脚步,用耳朵去“听”文字的声音,用心去“触摸”文字的质感。那些看似随意的对话,其实都暗藏着深刻的哲学意味,需要读者带着敬畏之心去解读。
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