From Publishers Weekly Adept at both SF (the Darkover series) and fantasy (The Mists of Avalon), Bradley broadens her range with an entertaining tale of contemporary "magick" and self-discovery that combines gothic romance, urban fantasy and horror. Truth Jourdemayne, parapsychologist and illegitimate child of celebrated vanished occultist Thorne Blackburn, decides to write a book about her much-hated father; to begin her research, she visits his estate, Shadow's Gate, nestled in the Hudson River valley. There Truth meets a group continuing Blackburn's occult "Work," led by the exciting and mysterious Julian Pilgrim. The narrative employs gothic props such as hidden parentage, a secret book, underground passages and intricate alliances, and it isn't shy about flashing occult wonders either, but the emphasis is on Truth's growth toward greater understanding and wisdom. With a strong, though not feminist, heroine and a sophisticated treatment of magick, this novel overcomes myriad cliches?including the charismatic occult leader and an apparently haunted mansion?to offer intelligent, if somewhat giddy, diversion. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Besides writing science fiction and fantasy, the ever-popular Bradley also pens gothic romances, of which this is the first to debut in hardcover. Young Truth Blackburn lost her parents in the late 1960s to an occultist experiment. Now, a quarter-century later, some New Agers mess around with the same experiment, and Truth ends up with the job of preventing a second disaster. Bradley is a master storyteller, and her latest proves thoroughly absorbing. Like the plot, the characterization is stock but good, not likely to surprise or displease anyone familiar with Bradley's other gothics. There are so many Bradley fans that even though this book hardly reaches out to win new readers, it just doesn't have to. Roland Green See all Editorial Reviews
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我很少能看到一部作品在保持其复杂性的同时,还能拥有如此流畅的阅读体验。这本书的语言风格非常独特,它不像某些严肃文学那样故作高深,反而有一种直击人心的力量。作者似乎对人性有着深刻的洞察,那些看似微不足道的对话和眼神交流中,蕴含着巨大的信息量。我特别欣赏作者对“时间”这一维度的处理,它时而像一条奔腾的河流,将所有事物冲刷向前;时而又像一块凝固的琥珀,将某个关键的瞬间无限拉长,让人反复审视。这种张弛有度的叙事手法,使得原本可能略显沉重的题材变得易于消化,却又不失其思想的深度。读到后半段,我甚至开始猜测每一个配角的真实动机,那种被作者引导着去解谜的参与感,是阅读过程中最令人兴奋的时刻。
评分坦白说,我一开始对这类题材持保留态度,总担心会落入俗套。然而,这本书完全颠覆了我的预期。它的魅力在于其对“真实感”的极致追求,即便故事设定在某种超乎寻常的背景之下,人物的情感反应却异常真实可信。作者没有回避人性的阴暗面,那些关于背叛、自我欺骗和懦弱的描写,极其坦诚,甚至有些残酷。但正是这种不加修饰的真实,让角色的救赎之路显得尤为珍贵和动人。我感觉自己像是一个被邀请进入私人日记的旁观者,目睹了最私密、最不愿示人的瞬间。这种强烈的代入感,使得阅读体验变得既痛苦又充满疗愈的力量,读完后,心中积压的某种情绪似乎也得到了宣泄和释放。
评分这部作品的书写风格非常富有音乐性,它的句式长短交错,韵律感十足,读起来有一种独特的节奏感,仿佛在耳边低语,又时而爆发为强烈的宣言。我欣赏作者在保持故事推进的同时,依然能穿插进大量富有画面感的描写,这些描写并非冗余的填充,而是直接服务于情绪的渲染和场景的定格。特别是关于某些关键场景的内心独白部分,情感浓度高到让人几乎要屏住呼吸。作者对于悬念的把控精准老道,它不是那种廉价的惊吓,而是源于对人物命运的深思熟虑,总是在你认为一切尘埃落定时,又抛出新的疑问。这本书成功地在商业吸引力和文学探索之间找到了一个绝佳的平衡点,使得它既能满足大众读者的阅读快感,又能经得起推敲。
评分这本新书的叙事节奏简直像是一场精心编排的舞台剧,每一个转折都出人意料却又合乎情理。作者在构建人物关系上展现了极高的技巧,角色之间的火花和摩擦并非刻意为之,而是自然而然地从情节推进中迸发出来。特别是主角在面对道德困境时的挣扎,那种内心的撕扯感,着实让我感同身受。他并非一个完美无缺的英雄,他的犹豫和错误恰恰构成了故事最引人入胜的部分。我尤其喜欢作者对环境氛围的描绘,那种阴郁又不失诗意的笔触,仿佛能让人闻到陈旧书页和雨后泥土的气息。整本书读下来,我感觉自己仿佛在迷宫中穿行,每一步都充满了未知,但最终的出口却比预想的更加开阔和震撼。虽然故事的结局留下了几处耐人寻味的悬念,但我认为这正是其高明之处,它迫使读者在合上书本后依然沉浸其中,久久不能忘怀。
评分从文学性的角度来看,这本书的结构布局堪称典范。它就像一个精密的钟表,每一个齿轮——无论是时间线、叙事视角还是主题隐喻——都咬合得天衣无缝,共同驱动着一个宏大而精巧的故事。不同于一些偏爱宏大叙事的作品,这部作品更专注于“微观世界”的打磨,对细节的关注达到了近乎偏执的程度。比如,一个特定物体在不同章节中出现时的状态变化,都微妙地暗示着主角心境的转变。这种隐藏的线索和潜文本,非常适合喜欢深度挖掘的读者。我花了很长时间去回味那些看似不经意的段落,从中解读出作者试图构建的更深层次的哲学思考。它不是一本可以快速消费的作品,更像是一份需要耐心和沉浸才能完全体会的艺术品。
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