圖書標籤: 小說 英文原版 RichardYates 理查德·耶茨 美國文學 美國 文學 英文
发表于2024-11-22
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The famous opening line of the novel warns of the bleak narrative to follow, "Neither of the Grimes sisters would have a happy life, and looking back it always seemed that the trouble began with their parents’ divorce." Emily and Sarah Grimes are sisters who share little in terms of character but much in terms of disappointment with their lives. Emily, the more intellectual and cosmopolitan of the two, seeks love in numerous disappointing affairs and short-term relationships while Sarah, the prettier and more conventional sister, marries young and bears children to an uncouth and abusive husband. Their troubled, rootless mother, Pookie, like many Yatesian matriarchs, is likely modeled on his own mother, who was nicknamed "Dookie". The novel, beginning in the 1930s when the sisters are children and ending in the 1970s with Sarah's death, primarily revolves around Emily as the book's central character, though the book employs Yates' characteristic and seamless shifts of consciousness throughout.
Richard Yates (February 3, 1926 – November 7, 1992) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was a chronicler of mid-20th century mainstream American life, often cited as artistically residing somewhere between J.D. Salinger and John Cheever. He is regarded as the foremost novelist of the post-WWII Age of Anxiety.
Loneliness,misery,unhappiness,suffering. Life is always full of things like that. 看完喘不過氣來,這也是why Yates「難讀」,因為他寫的並不是能搞死人的絕望,而是永恒不變的失落/失望/失敗,,
評分看啊,看啊,這就是艾米麗的下場,那個無能為力的艾米麗,那個鎖住房門,在灰塵的房間裏踱步的艾米麗,那個已經五十歲瞭,可完全不明白生活是些什麼東西的艾米麗。鋪瞭一生孤獨的路。
評分how vain in the end everything had turned out to be.
評分在不斷纍積的期望中一口氣讀完全書,卻發現等待著她們的未來並不會更好,隻會越來越糟。偶爾看到自己的影子。
評分因為整個故事太難過,其實隻是有點善良的Peter也就是天使瞭,正好不太久之前看過諾頓演一個小神父(keeping the faith),也就一直把Peter想象成諾頓,真 的 好 多 瞭。難過到看不下去的,可以試試這個辦法:)
孤独将被永恒地书写着,因为孤独与生俱来,至死方休。这个结论让人很沮丧,不过,话说回来,我们到底为什么,如此害怕孤独? 另一个生而为人,永远难以把握得当的词语是“幸福”,不知道怎样才能得到幸福,而不幸,那么多种多样,每个人都无需着急,必能摊到属于自己的独一份。...
評分《复活节游行》我读了两遍。第一遍是一口气读完的,因为急于想知道爱米莉的命运。第二遍过后才发现,她并没有什么命运可言。这个词对她来说太大了,对大多数的女人也是。求学工作,结婚生子,应付小小的波折和琐事,还没来得及想明白,已经进入了五十岁。人说四十不惑,但全书...
評分没什么比把小说的故事主线概括一遍的书评更蠢,我不打算把《复活节游行》的故事重复一遍。大概是说两姐妹,姐姐嫁人生子,过上稳定的生活;妹妹独身一人工作,身边的男人来去自由。但不论选择自由与否、独立与否,她们都孤独。 孤独有害于健康,这并非作家的臆想。一项发表在...
評分 評分校园是她生活的中心。她去巴纳德上学之前,从未听说过“智力的”这个词能用作名词(即intellectual,知识分子),她铭记于心。这是个勇敢的名词,一个自豪的名词,这个名词让人联想到毕生奉献于崇高的事,对凡俗之事抱以冷冷的蔑视。 接着是一段久久的沉默。后来,...
The Easter Parade pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024