From Publishers Weekly The name is for real: the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall debuts with an uninspired tale of New York PI R.J. Brooks, son of has-been movie star Belle Fontaine. The unsavory R.J. sleeps with his clients, wonders what he ever saw in his ex-wife and worries about his son from a distance. R.J. never got along with his famous parent, resenting her for being an absentee celebrity mom, but he nevertheless feels obliged to investigate when she and a man are found shot to death on a massage table in a pricey Manhattan hotel. Lt. Fred Kates, who is running the police probe, likes R.J. mainly as a suspect. Casey Wingate, who was making a film on Belle, however, is eager to join R.J. and pool information. Aided variously by his surrogate father, "Uncle Hank" Portillo (conveniently employed by the FBI), by Casey's recent film footage and sharp mind, by Belle's private diaries and by his own childhood memories, R.J. comes to see that the real object of the murderer's interest may still be alive. The plot may not be strong on logic but, then again, insanity figures powerfully in the resolution. Readers looking for a great Bogart work should stick to the big screen. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist The hype surrounding Bogart's first novel is doubtless as much because of his famous name and parents (Bogey and Bacall) as because of the book's merits. Nevertheless, Bogart deserves credit for a fine first effort written in an appealing, Raymond Chandler^-like style and featuring tough-talking, down-on-his-luck gumshoe R. J. Hooker. After a lonely childhood spent in the shadow of his famous movie-star parents (roman a{ } clef, perhaps?), Hooker abandons the glamour of Hollywood for the chill of New York. Reduced to working as a "matrimonial detective," R. J. hasn't seen his glam-queen mother for months, but when she's murdered in cold blood, he uses street smarts, intuition, and his often nefarious contacts--in both Tinseltown and the Big Apple--to track down the killer. Slick dialogue, lots of glitz, and plenty of page-turning action don't quite overcome the book's tendency to sound like a facile TV cop drama, but given the still-potent Bogart legend, young Steve certainly has the inside track on success. Emily Melton
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说实话,这本书在文学技巧上达到了一个很高的水准,但或许正是因为这种高标准,使得它在情感表达上略显克制,显得有些疏离感。作者似乎更热衷于展示智力上的较量和逻辑上的推演,而非直抒胸臆的感情宣泄。我个人期待能看到更多人物之间热烈的情感碰撞,但小说中的情感交流大多是含蓄的、隐忍的,需要读者自己去“翻译”。不过,从另一个角度看,这种克制也赋予了作品一种冷静而超脱的美感,它更像是一部艺术品而非纯粹的娱乐读物。叙事的节奏把握得非常精准,每一个转折点都恰到好处地吊着读者的胃口,那种期待“接下来会发生什么”的感觉贯穿始终。这本书的装帧设计本身就是一件艺术品,厚重而有质感,光是拿在手里就能感受到作者和出版方对这部作品的尊重。它提出的关于社会结构和权力运作的深刻见解,绝对能激发一场关于现实的深度辩论。
评分我必须承认,这本书的开篇稍微有点慢热,这可能会让一些追求快节奏的读者望而却步。但是,请相信我,一旦你坚持读过前三分之一的部分,你会发现自己已经完全被作者构建的那个独特世界所俘虏。它不像市面上那些充斥着廉价刺激的畅销书,它更像是一坛需要时间陈酿的老酒,后劲十足。我欣赏它在叙事上采取的非线性结构,那种碎片化的回忆与现实的交错,反而营造出一种梦境般的真实感,让人忍不住想要去拼凑出完整的图景。书中对某一特定职业领域(我不能透露具体是哪个)的专业知识描绘得极其到位,看得出作者做了大量的案头工作,这种严谨性极大地增强了故事的可信度。更令人称道的是,它成功塑造了一群有血有肉、充满瑕疵的角色,他们不是脸谱化的好人或坏蛋,而是活生生在我们身边会遇到的那些复杂个体。这本书的魅力在于它的“留白”,它不把所有事情都解释得清清楚楚,而是把解释权交给了读者,这让每次重读都会有新的感悟。
评分这本书给我的总体感觉是“沉静的力量”。它没有惊天动地的事件,没有喋喋不休的内心独白,一切都仿佛被蒙上了一层淡淡的雾气,需要读者静下心来才能看清其间的纹理。作者对于环境和氛围的渲染达到了出神入化的地步,字里行间弥漫着一种独特的、略带忧郁的诗意。我特别喜欢它在描绘自然场景时所使用的感官细节,比如光影的变化、空气中气味的流动,这些都极大地增强了阅读的沉浸感,仿佛我真的置身于那个故事发生的场景之中。情节的推进是缓慢而坚定的,如同潮水退去后显露的礁石,每一步都踏实有力,绝不拖泥带水。它探讨的主题相对内敛,更多的是关于时间流逝、身份认同的微妙变化,这些都是需要我们对生活有一定阅历才能深刻体会的议题。这本书不是用来“打发时间”的,而是用来“进行对话”的,非常适合在安静的夜晚,泡一杯热茶,慢慢享用。
评分这本小说简直是本年度的黑马,那种深入骨髓的细腻描写,让人读完后久久不能平静。作者的笔触如同鬼斧神工,将故事中人物的内心挣扎刻画得淋漓尽致。我尤其欣赏它对时代背景的精准把握,那种历史的厚重感与个体的命运交织在一起,产生了强烈的戏剧张力。情节设计上,它绝非那种一眼望到底的流水账,而是充满了精巧的伏笔和意想不到的反转,每翻过一页都像是揭开了一层新的迷雾。特别是主角在面对道德困境时的那种纠结与抉择,作者没有简单地给出对错的答案,而是引导读者自己去思考人性的复杂面。它探讨的主题非常深刻,关于救赎、关于失去与获得,都让人在合上书本之后,依然能感受到思想的余温。这本书的语言风格极其考究,辞藻华丽却不失自然流畅,读起来像是在品味一首精心谱写的交响乐,高低起伏,层次分明。我强烈推荐给所有追求深度阅读体验的读者,它绝对值得你花费时间去细细品味其中的每一处匠心。
评分哇塞,这本书的想象力简直是天马行空,但又奇妙地扎根于现实逻辑之中,形成了一种令人信服的“奇异现实主义”。我很少看到有作品能如此巧妙地平衡宏大的世界观构建与微观的情节推进。它构建的那个架空背景设定,细节丰富到令人发指,每一个小小的习俗、每一件道具的设计,都仿佛有着完整的历史渊源。我花了很长时间才适应作者特有的长句结构,那种层层递进、排比句式的语言,读起来像是在听一位老派的演说家娓娓道来,气势磅礴。虽然故事涉及了一些相对晦涩的哲学概念,但作者非常高明地将它们融入到角色对话和情节冲突中,使得原本可能枯燥的理论讨论变得紧张刺激。我必须称赞它的副线情节设置,那些看似与主线无关的小故事,最终都以令人拍案叫绝的方式汇聚在一起,展现了作者布局的深远。对于喜欢宏大叙事和复杂世界构建的读者来说,这本书无疑是饕餮盛宴。
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