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
這部作品的語言風格簡直是一場文字的盛宴,作者的遣詞造句充滿瞭古典韻味,卻又絲毫沒有晦澀難懂之感。那些用來描繪景色的句子,如同精美的油畫一般鋪陳在讀者的眼前,光影變幻,層次分明。我常常需要停下來,僅僅為瞭欣賞某一個詞語的精妙搭配,或者一個比喻的絕妙構建。更難能可貴的是,這種華麗的辭藻並沒有喧賓奪主,而是完美地服務於故事的內核,將那種深沉的主題烘托得淋灕盡緻。它有一種魔力,能將日常瑣事描繪齣史詩般的厚重感。我發現,在閱讀過程中,我自己的語感似乎也在潛移默化地被提升,仿佛與作者一起進行瞭一次高雅的文學體操。這本書的閱讀過程本身就是一種享受,一種對語言藝術的朝聖。它不是那種可以快速翻閱的書籍,而是需要你放慢腳步,用耳朵去“聽”文字的聲音,用心去“觸摸”文字的質感。那些看似隨意的對話,其實都暗藏著深刻的哲學意味,需要讀者帶著敬畏之心去解讀。
评分這本書的敘事節奏真是讓人著迷,作者對細節的捕捉能力簡直是神乎其技。我一翻開它,立刻就被帶入瞭一個完全不同的時空,那種強烈的代入感讓我幾乎忘記瞭自己身在何處。情節的推進雖然看似不疾不徐,但字裏行間都充滿瞭張力,每一次轉摺都齣乎意料卻又在情理之中。人物的塑造更是達到瞭一個令人驚嘆的高度,他們不再是扁平的紙片人,而是活生生的個體,有著復雜的內心掙紮和成長的軌跡。我尤其喜歡作者處理情感衝突的方式,那種剋製又深刻的錶達,比歇斯底裏的呐喊更有力量,讓人讀完之後久久不能平靜。那種細膩的情感描摹,讓我仿佛能感受到角色們的呼吸和心跳,這種沉浸式的閱讀體驗,在近些年的作品中實屬罕見。作者似乎對人性的幽微之處有著深刻的洞察,筆下的人物在麵臨睏境時所展現齣的韌性和脆弱,都顯得那麼真實可信。讀完之後,我感覺自己好像也經曆瞭一場漫長而深刻的人生洗禮,某些原本模糊的認知也變得清晰起來。這本書絕對值得細細品味,每一個章節都值得反復閱讀,因為總能在不經意間發現新的感悟和共鳴。
评分這本書所探討的主題之深刻和廣博,遠遠超齣瞭我最初的期待。它不僅僅是一個關於某個特定事件的記錄,更像是一麵映照現代社會諸多睏境的棱鏡。作者觸及瞭關於身份認同、代際隔閡、以及個體在巨大社會洪流中的無力感等諸多沉重話題。但令人贊嘆的是,作者處理這些宏大主題時,並沒有采取說教的姿態,而是通過個體命運的細微波動來展現它們的普遍性。我特彆欣賞它那種保持距離卻又充滿同理心的觀察角度,它不輕易給齣簡單的答案,而是將問題拋給讀者,引發我們對自身處境的深刻反思。讀完這本書,我感覺自己的世界觀被輕輕地“搖晃”瞭一下,被迫去審視那些我習以為常卻從未深究的觀念。這種能夠真正觸動人心深處、促使人進行內在對話的作品,纔是文學真正的價值所在。它帶來的衝擊是持久的,不是讀完就忘的快餐文化。
评分我對這本書的結構安排感到無比震撼。它不是采用傳統的綫性敘事,而是像一個精密的萬花筒,通過碎片化的視角和交錯的時間綫,逐步揭示齣一個宏大而復雜的全貌。初讀時,可能會覺得有些錯綜復雜,需要集中精力去梳理人物之間的關係和事件發生的先後順序,但一旦抓住瞭作者設下的那些巧妙的綫索,整個故事的骨架便豁然開朗,那種“原來如此”的頓悟感是無與倫比的。作者在處理信息釋放的節奏上拿捏得爐火純青,總是在你以為已經猜到結局時,拋齣一個全新的維度來顛覆你的認知。這種敘事上的冒險精神,讓閱讀過程充滿瞭探索的樂趣,讓人忍不住想去挖掘每一個隱藏的角落。這種非綫性的結構,也完美契閤瞭故事本身關於記憶、時間和個體經驗交織的主題,讓讀者在體驗故事的同時,也在思考敘事本身的意義。這絕對是一部需要動腦筋去“解密”的文學作品,而不是被動接受的消遣讀物。
评分從技術層麵來看,這本書的細節處理達到瞭近乎偏執的程度。無論是對特定曆史背景下生活細節的考據,還是對某種專業領域知識的穿插描繪,都顯示齣作者在前期準備工作上付齣瞭難以想象的心血。例如,其中關於某一特定曆史時期某個小城生活習俗的描述,其精確度和生動性,讓我感覺自己仿佛在翻閱一份塵封已久的地方誌,而非小說。這種紮實的基礎支撐起瞭整個虛構世界的真實性,讓讀者可以毫無保留地相信故事發生的一切。此外,作者在構建人物的“外部世界”時,也展現齣極強的邏輯性和一緻性,每一個道具、每一個場景的設定,都有其存在的必然性,絕無半點多餘的贅述。這種對“真實性”的不懈追求,極大地提升瞭作品的厚度和質感,讓人由衷地佩服作者的匠心獨運和專業精神。這本書的閱讀體驗,就是體驗一種被精心建構齣來的、堅不可摧的藝術現實。
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