罗伯特・詹姆斯・沃勒(1939— ) 美国小说家,摄影家,音乐家。曾任北艾奥瓦大学商学院院长,目前定居在得克萨斯州的一座高山农场,闲时写作,摄影,玩音乐,研究经济学和数学。多部作品曾跻身《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜。代表作《廊桥遗梦》位居1993年畅销书排行榜榜首。
What is it in a story that takes it to the New York Times Best Seller List for three years or 156 weeks? When I read this book, that was what I wanted to know. I look at the book on the shelf and think, "What was there that I just did not get?"
The love story set in the 1960s is about Robert Kincaid, a renowned photographer, and a Francesca Johnson, a farm wife. The story is based on her diaries and the personal effects he had sent to her after he died.
She is secluded and alone much of the time. When Robert comes to photograph the bridges, her family is away at the state fair. They are, like Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers who will only remain in each other's hearts and minds for all of their life, though they only shared four days. Her diaries indicate that for about thirty years Francesca maintained the emotional contact she committed to Kincaid by seeing his photography in National Geography, news clippings, and reading the articles written about him.
It is easy to be in love for four days. Anyone can. New love is exciting, romance is thrilling, and a new lover's touch is magical. Yes, it will last forever -- if you do not have to wake up to reality. It was simple to see this aspect of the enchantment about their story. Francesca wrote of the agony that she felt when choosing whether to go with Kincaid or stay with her family, her children. This was the crux of her story; stay with her husband and children, or run off with a stranger.
I could never understand that, my child is first. Today the book is on my daughter's shelf, and she knows more about the emotions that drove Kincaid and Francesca than I ever will. I am too practical; but she tells me I have never loved as they did -- and she just might be right because I still wonder why this book sold millions. Suspend disbelief and enjoy the romantic interlude.
Perhaps I should have seen the movie (I am a Clint Eastwood fan). For me the book was worth three stars, but the millions of people who loved this book and movie cannot all be wrong, so it must be a five. I guess I will give it a four.
Victoria Tarrani
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十年前写的,现在看,恍如隔世. ---------------- 引子 我不幸生活在一个无聊的时代里,我这样说是因为每天都有无聊的事发生。 比如,升了官就会腐化,成了大款就会包二奶,结了婚就会发生婚外恋等等,总之每天都有无聊的事发生,我生活的时代不是个无聊的时代又会是什...
评分这是一本非常薄的小书、故事简单而流畅。故事美、文字也美,翻译得非常好--好的故事要有好的文字来配。 迄今为止,我还记得十年前第一次读到这个故事的情形-- 中午时分,在食堂,我一边将饭菜放到嘴中,一边读它。然后走到洗碗池前,刷洗着、眼泪就大滴大滴落下来。 同学看...
评分我在一个沉郁的早晨打开这本书,想躲在别人的爱情故事里感怀一番。书还是上初中看的,和世界名著言情武侠混在一起,似乎不能满足我当时的口味。一对男女婚外恋了,相处几日,从此不见,相互怀念——that’s it? 而现在回忆起来,我开始觉得,这个故事还算聪明。明明都在人世,...
评分很难得能有这样一个宁静的下午,可以让我一个人安安静静的坐在向阳的小窗前。 温暖的阳光透过玻璃窗洒在我身上,我安静地坐在那里,陪着弗朗西斯卡一同看着她的罗伯特*金凯写给她的信。是的,她的罗伯特*金凯,只能是她的。信中,金凯对她说:“我在此时来到这个星球上,只是...
评分今天看了补看了一下前言才知道原来是取材于真实的故事。唉……人真的是矛盾体啊,没办法的。
评分大学时候读的·在08年看了电影版·都一样感动落泪了
评分很小一本书。都说电影改编的好,但是看着小说却哭了。想听那首Francesca。
评分听说此书刚出版时,在美国中年夫妻中引起了一个离婚的风潮。御婶都去追求自己的春天了。但又有几个人,能真正遇上所谓的“懂你到灵魂深处”的人呢? 本书文笔略带忧伤的基调,风韵犹存的御姐,小清新的大叔(素食,摄影,流浪),深沉但克制的爱,都是这本书吸引人的地方。肉欲部分的描写挺不错,克制而不内敛,到位而不色情。
评分老唱片的旧时光,心底的甜蜜和忧伤 我爱极小说,不去看电影.
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