From Booklist Three twentysomethings searching for quality of life in the big city are failing miserably at finding it at local watering holes and devitalizing jobs. Phil "Dub" Dublen schlepps himself to his bottom-rung position at a publishing house, where he does as little as possible. Trim dresses in all black, bleaches his spiky hair, and writes and recites terrible poetry. Between his bouts of caustic sarcasm and demented smiles, a peculiar, calculated charm surfaces. Quiet but potentially violent, Dan is an alcoholic and an unemployed Irishman. All three slackers bemoan their lack of writing careers, financial success, and meaningful lives until the day they hatch a boozy plan to rob Dub's publishing house of its expensive office technology. Surprisingly enough, the heist succeeds, but nothing really changes. Somers' dialogue is funny, his characters oddly likable, and his plot pleasingly unlikely, adding up to a highly entertaining if chillingly accurate reflection of the apathetic work ethics and life disappointments of Gen X postcollegiate dreamers. Deborah RyssoCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Book Description Lifers is the story of three twentysomething guys who transitioned from collegiate underachieving to corporate bottom feeding and sketch out a plan to make a grab for some dignity. They will rob the publishing house that employs their only stable member and insults him on a daily basis. Being the bright, perceptive fellows that they are, they all quickly realize it isn’t about the money. For Phil "Dub" Dublen, it’s an angry statement against a dull, meaningless job. For self-styled poet Trim, it’s a chance to actually be as outrageous and anarchic as he needs to be. For Trim’s roommate Dan, it seems to be something he does for the same reason he does everything: to vent some anger, having nothing better to do. By the time their master plan is all said and done, nothing has been solved, nothing is better, and nothing, really, has changed. And, in the slightly fractured wisdom of the larcenous trio, this surprises none of them. See all Editorial Reviews
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我得说,这本书在人物塑造上达到了我近些年阅读经验中的一个高峰。这些角色,他们不是脸谱化的符号,而是活生生的、充满了内在矛盾的个体。他们的选择充满了灰色地带,没有绝对的好人或坏人,只有在特定环境下,在巨大的道德压力下,做出无奈或挣扎的“人”。我特别对主角面对伦理困境时的内心挣扎印象深刻,作者没有用大段的内心独白来强行解释,而是通过微妙的肢体语言、不经意间的一句话或者一个眼神的闪躲,将那种撕扯感刻画得淋漓尽致。有那么一刻,我甚至觉得我不是在阅读,而是透过一扇窗户,偷偷观察着这些真实人物的生活。这种代入感是如此强烈,以至于我在放下书后的很长一段时间里,仍在思考如果是我,是否会做出同样的选择。这种对人性的深刻洞察和毫不留情的审视,让这本书的思想深度远超一般的娱乐作品,它更像是一面镜子,映照出我们自身深藏的那些不愿面对的阴影。
评分这本书的叙事结构简直是精妙绝伦,作者对时间线的把控达到了出神入化的地步。它不是那种线性叙事的流水账,而更像是一幅错综复杂的挂毯,不同的章节像彩色的丝线,时而交织,时而分离,但最终都汇聚成一个宏大而令人震撼的图案。我尤其欣赏作者在关键转折点上设置的那些看似不经意的细节,它们在故事的后半段突然爆发出惊人的力量,让我不得不回过头去重新审视那些被我忽略的蛛丝马迹。这种阅读体验非常耗费心神,需要读者保持高度的专注,因为一旦错过一个细微的暗示,后续的理解可能会出现偏差。然而,正是这种挑战性,让最终的顿悟时刻显得格外珍贵和有满足感。这本书的魅力就在于,它拒绝被轻易驯服,它要求读者投入时间、智慧和情感,才能真正窥见其核心的秘密。读完后,我感觉自己不是简单地读完了一个故事,而是参与了一场智力上的探险,那种智力上的愉悦感久久不能散去,让人忍不住想立刻分享给那些同样热爱深度阅读的朋友们。
评分坦白讲,这本书的节奏掌握得相当老道,它深谙何时该疾驰,何时该停顿。开篇部分,叙事节奏非常缓慢,像是一台精密机械在进行预热和调试,充满了悬念和铺垫,让人感到一丝不安,却又无法抗拒地想要知道接下来会发生什么。一旦故事的核心冲突被点燃,节奏便如同脱缰的野马,进入了一种令人窒息的快节奏模式,信息量爆炸,每一次翻页都伴随着心跳的加速。最绝妙的是,在故事最紧张的关头,作者会突然插入一段看似无关紧要的哲思或回忆片段,这种“急刹车”非但没有打乱阅读的连贯性,反而起到了极佳的缓冲和情绪沉淀作用,让读者在短暂的喘息后,能以更清晰的头脑去面对接下来的风暴。这种对高潮与低谷的精准控制,体现了作者对读者情绪的极高掌控力,使得整本书读下来,情绪曲线跌宕起伏,极具观赏性和耐读性。
评分如果用一个词来概括这本书给我的感受,那一定是“余韵悠长”。它并不是那种读完后让你拍案叫绝、合上书就立刻遗忘的故事。相反,它更像是一味陈年的老酒,初尝时可能不甚清晰,但随着时间的推移,后劲才慢慢显现出来。书中所探讨的主题——关于记忆的不可靠性、关于宿命与自由意志的永恒辩论——都深深地扎根在了我的思维底层。我发现自己在做日常决定时,都会不自觉地套用书中的某些逻辑框架去分析。这本书的精妙之处在于,它提供的不是现成的答案,而是一套思考问题的工具和一种全新的视角。它成功地模糊了虚构与现实的界限,迫使读者去质疑自己所坚信的“事实”。这种知识性和启发性是如此强大,以至于这本书的价值,远远超出了单纯的文学娱乐范畴,更像是一次深层次的自我哲学重塑之旅。
评分这本书的语言风格变化多端,可以说是令人目不暇接。有时候,它的文字如同古典诗歌般凝练、典雅,每一个词语的选择都像是经过了千锤百炼,读起来有一种音乐般的韵律感。但下一章,它可能就会骤然转变为一种粗粝、直接,甚至略带粗俗的现代口语,那种强烈的反差感,仿佛将我从一个精致的剧院突然拽到了一个喧嚣的街角。这种灵活多变的叙事腔调,完美地服务于故事的内容——它让不同身份、不同时代背景的人物,都有了自己专属的“声音”。我尤其佩服作者对环境描写的细腻之处,那些关于光线、气味和触感的描写,构建了一个极其逼真且富有质感的虚拟世界。闭上眼睛,我几乎能闻到雨后泥土的气息,感受到旧家具上磨损的纹理。这种感官上的丰富性,让阅读过程变成了一种多维度的沉浸式体验,远超文字本身的限制。
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