圖書標籤: American.Literature   

喜歡 East of Eden 的讀者還喜歡

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

All the innocent, beloved, good-looking characters have names that start with 'A', like Adam, Abra and Aron. Yet all the dark, neglected, horrible characters, Cal, Charles and Cathy have names beginning with 'C'. But the latter ones are found more real and attractive to me. How ironic.

Adam looked up with sick weariness. His lips parted and failed and tried again. Then his lung filled. He expelled the air and his lips combed the rushing sigh. His whispered word seemed to hang in the air: “Timshel!” His eyes closed and he slept.

喜欢这本书的最大理由是饱满的人物形象，和诙谐精到却毫不艰涩的文字。读完这本，也许可以学些讲故事的好办法来吧。 翻译也很好，记下译者：王永年。  

In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and to beloved. 生而无常，铅华褪去，善与被爱。 就我个人而言，《伊甸之东》是斯坦贝克对于人生终极善恶的探讨。我深表赞同。 Cathy 作为一个恶的终极代表。她可以利用性...  

Initial thought is one of the reason for PWB recommended this to Jodie, must because of the psychopath character Cathy.. it is a good story of humanity and circle of life.. difficult to read through those long descriptive paragraphs, not sure it is best cho...