“A stark and powerful portrait of a family flawed by addiction and betrayal; a family redeemed by love. Heather Barbieri writes with raw honesty and true compassion. This is a novel that stays with you well beyond the last page.”—Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of An Almost Perfect Moment “Heather Barbieri has crafted a beautiful coming-of-age novel set among the abandoned mines of Butte, Montana. Two sisters try climbing a ladder that doesn't exist, and swirl within the landscape that is as pitted as their lives, hoping in the end to just survive the shattered world that has consumed them. Snow in July is a step into the dark underpinning cosmos of small town America, where love is the only Band-Aid for a broken world.”—Michael Hornburg, author of Downers Grove and Bongwater All of Erin’s life, her sister has eclipsed her, stolen her boyfriends and commanded the family’s attention with one meteoric crisis or another. Meghan was always smarter, prettier, more daring and dynamic. As a child, she could charm her way out of any situation, usually leaving Erin to shoulder the blame for their various transgressions. But Meghan has been gone for years, and now Erin is anxious to leave Butte behind her, too; to go East to art school, or West to Los Angeles to become a jewelry designer—anywhere, so long as it’s far from Butte, Montana. Then Meghan, a single mother with a six-year-old daughter and an infant, unexpectedly returns, again expecting Erin and their mother to solve her problems. But this time there are other people involved, no easy solution to those problems and no one else to blame. Meghan is now addicted to men, danger and drugs. She is the world’s “most frequent flier.” Little Teensy and baby Si-Si are lonely and endangered. When Meghan’s attempts to stay clean falter, the responsibility for the children becomes Erin’s. But how much can she be expected to sacrifice for her nieces’ well-being? Can she find fulfillment and happiness, even in Butte? Heather Barbieri lives with her husband and three young children in Seattle, Washington. Snow in July is her first novel.
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说实话,刚开始翻开这本《七月飞雪》时,我还有些担心它会过于沉闷,毕竟题材听起来就偏向压抑。然而,事实证明我的担忧是多余的。虽然底色是严肃的,但故事中穿插的那些幽默、带着黑色意味的对白,像极了冰雪中偶然瞥见的火焰,瞬间点亮了整个画面。人物的鲜活度令人惊叹,特别是几位配角,他们的出现虽然短暂,却对主角的命运起到了至关重要的推波助澜作用,每一个角色都拥有完整的生命轨迹和未竟的遗憾。我尤其被书中对“牺牲”这一主题的处理方式所触动。它没有将牺牲描绘成一种浪漫的悲剧,而是展现了它所带来的深远、往往是沉重的后遗症,这种现实主义的描摹,比任何夸张的渲染都更有力量。它让我思考,在极端情况下,我们究竟愿意为之付出多少,又将失去什么。
评分这本《七月飞雪》读起来真是一场酣畅淋漓的冒险。作者的笔触极其细腻,将人物内心的挣扎与外界环境的巨大反差描绘得入木三分。故事的主线围绕着一个古老家族的秘密展开,随着情节的推进,那些尘封的往事如同冰雪消融般一点点显露出来。我尤其欣赏作者对于环境氛围的营造,那种在盛夏阳光下涌动的寒意,令人不寒而栗。书中对于复杂人性的探讨,更是值得细细玩味,没有绝对的好人或坏人,每个人都在特定的情境下做出了符合自身逻辑的选择,这种灰色地带的刻画,让整个故事的张力倍增。叙事节奏把握得恰到好处,高潮迭起,但又在关键时刻留有喘息的空间,让读者能够消化前一个震撼点,为下一个冲击做好准备。我已经很久没有读到过如此令人心神不宁,却又欲罢不能的小说了,合上书本后,那种萦绕不去的感觉,久久不能散去,仿佛自己也成为了那个被雪困住的旅人。
评分我必须得说,《七月飞雪》在结构上的精巧布局简直令人拍案叫绝。它采用了多重视角的叙事方式,但各个视角之间的切换却无比自然流畅,仿佛无数条支流最终汇入了一条壮阔的江河。不同角色的声音清晰可辨,他们对同一事件的理解和感受形成了有趣的对照和补充,极大地丰富了故事的层次感。这本书的文学性非常高,语言的雕琢达到了近乎诗歌的境地,尤其是一些大段的内心独白,读起来朗朗上口,韵味悠长。更难得的是,它在保持高雅文风的同时,情节推进的动力也十足,完全不是那种故作深沉的“纯文学”作品。我特别喜欢其中关于时间流逝与记忆重构的哲学思考,那些关于“真实”与“被塑造的过去”的辩论,让我开始反思自己对过往经历的认知。这是一本需要反复品读的书,每次重读,都会发现新的细节和更深一层的意图。
评分这本书的阅读体验简直是一种感官的盛宴。作者对于细节的痴迷程度,简直让人叹为观止。无论是描述一座被遗忘的小镇,还是刻画人物衣着上细微的磨损,那种逼真的画面感,让我几乎能闻到空气中弥漫的潮湿霉味和远方飘来的松木燃烧的气息。这种强烈的沉浸感,使得阅读不再是单纯地接收信息,而更像是一场身临其境的体验。特别是在描绘那场突如其来的“七月飞雪”时,那种温度骤降、世界被瞬间冻结的描写,简直是教科书级别的段落。我甚至感觉自己的呼吸都变得小心翼翼起来,生怕惊扰了那个脆弱而美丽的瞬间。对于那些热爱环境描写和氛围烘托的读者来说,《七月飞雪》绝对是不可多得的珍品,它证明了好故事不仅是用情节堆砌出来的,更是用感官细节构筑起来的。
评分我向来偏爱那些能够挑战既有世界观的作品,《七月飞雪》无疑做到了这一点。它探讨的议题非常宏大——关于宿命、自由意志与环境的相互作用。故事并没有给出一个简单的答案,反而提出了更多值得深思的问题。主角的成长轨迹并非一条直线,而是充满了反复和自我否定的过程,这种真实的挣扎比一帆风顺的英雄之旅要动人得多。我特别欣赏作者对于“真相的代价”这一主题的探讨,揭开谜底的过程往往伴随着巨大的痛苦,而这种痛苦,才是驱动整个故事前进的核心动力。读完之后,我感觉自己的思维边界被拓宽了,看待人与人之间复杂关系的角度也变得更加审慎和富有同理心。这是一部需要投入心力去阅读的书,但它所回报给读者的精神财富,是无法用篇幅来衡量的。
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