From Publishers Weekly In this quiet suspense thriller, Yorke ( Criminal Damage ) once again deftly explores the darker side of the lives of characters who, to all appearances, could be the folks next door. Walter Brown didn't begin to hit his wife Hermione until after their two daughters had grown up and left home, but throughout their marriage he has enjoyed controlling her life, relishing opportunities to taunt her and see her "utterly broken." Hermione has begun to balk at doing "her duty" in bed, but Walter has his secret visits to prostitutes in London, where if he gets rough, it's only what they deserve. He doesn't notice that his wife is developing her own secrets: she gains a friend in a woman she meets in a cafeteria and finds work cleaning two houses, which gives her two afternoons out each week and her own pocket money. The appreciation of her friend and her employers arms Hermione to begin to withstand Walter's relentless scrutiny and humiliating comments. She is beginning to consider that she, too, has rights when a meddlesome woman notes the changes in her quiet neighbor's routine. Although, in typical Yorke style, the story builds slowly toward its climax, events of the aftermath fully reward the patient reader. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Yorke ( A Small Deceit , LJ 9/1/91, among others) has created an elegantly simple, cleverly paced novel of suspense guaranteed to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Slipping with ease inside the minds of her two main characters, Hermione and Walter Brown, Yorke paints a grimly compelling portrait of a marriage gone horribly wrong. Walter is tyrannical and unreasonable; Hermione, his emotionally battered wife, is a virtual slave to his every whim. Walter's ever-present rage is stoked when Hermione begins to show signs of change. A new friend, a part-time job--what will be next? Will Hermione find the courage to leave Walter before he explodes in truly murderous rage? As suspense builds, the reader roots for Hermione to make her bid for freedom before it's too late. Exciting to the end, Yorke's latest is highly recommended for popular fiction collections.- Beth Ann Mills, New Rochelle P.L., N.Y.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. See all Editorial Reviews
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与其他同类型作品相比,这本书的创新性在于它对传统叙事结构的颠覆。它没有采用那种线性的、按部就班的推进方式,而是采用了多重视角和非线性叙事,如同打碎了一面镜子,让读者必须自己去拼凑出完整的真相。起初,这种跳跃感让人有些迷失方向,感觉像是在浓雾中前行。但随着阅读的深入,我逐渐体会到作者的良苦用心——只有通过这种碎片化的方式,才能真正展现出事件的复杂性和人心的多面性。每一个角色的记忆、记录和主观判断,都只是真相的一角。正是这种故意设置的“迷宫”,才让最终揭示的结局拥有了令人震撼的力量。当所有线索最终汇聚在一起时,那种豁然开朗的震撼感,是线性叙事难以比拟的。这本书要求读者积极参与到故事的构建中来,它考验的不仅是你的阅读耐心,更是你的逻辑推理能力和对细微线索的捕捉能力。这是一次真正意义上智力上的探险。
评分我必须承认,这本书的深度远超我的初步预期。它绝非一部肤浅的娱乐读物,而是对权力、欲望与救赎这些永恒主题进行了深入的哲学探讨。作者似乎对历史的纹理有着异乎寻常的敏锐洞察力,他将复杂的社会结构和政治博弈巧妙地融入到个人命运的悲剧中,使得整个故事的格局一下子被放大了无数倍。我特别欣赏作者那种不回避人性阴暗面的勇气。书中的角色并非简单的善恶二元对立,他们游走在灰色地带,做出艰难的道德选择,这正是生活本来的面貌。读完后,我花了整整一个下午的时间,只是坐在窗边,沉思着书中关于“代价”的定义。那些看似成功的胜利,背后究竟隐藏着多少不为人知的牺牲?那些看似无可指摘的美德,是否也可能是另一种形式的伪装?这些深刻的叩问,久久萦绕在我的脑海中,迫使我重新审视自己对世界的既有认知。这种能引发长久思考的书籍,才是真正有价值的文学作品。
评分这本书的叙事节奏掌握得相当高明,起初像是一条缓缓流淌的河流,带着一种古典的优雅和沉静,让你以为这是一部温和的家族史诗。但随后,作者巧妙地植入了几个看似不经意的伏笔,如同水底的暗流,开始悄悄改变水流的方向。中段部分,情节开始加速,紧张感如同被紧紧拉满的弓弦,每一个场景的切换都充满了戏剧性的张力。特别是那场发生在暴雨之夜的对峙戏,文字如同电影镜头般切换,快速、精准,充满了汗水和金属的味道。我能清晰地“看”到灯光在潮湿的街道上拉出扭曲的影子,听到雨水拍打着窗户的声响,以及人物之间那刀光剑影的对话。这种沉浸式的体验,让我几乎忘记了自己身处何方。更绝妙的是,作者对环境氛围的渲染达到了炉火纯青的地步,无论是阴森的古堡,还是喧嚣的都市角落,都通过细致的感官描写,立体地呈现在读者面前,让人不寒而栗。这不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一张精心编织的心理迷宫图,引人入胜,难以自拔。
评分天哪,这本书的封面设计简直是艺术品,那种深沉的蓝与压抑的黑交织在一起,仿佛预示着一场即将到来的风暴。我迫不及待地翻开第一页,期待着一个能让我沉浸其中的宏大叙事。然而,随着阅读的深入,我发现作者在人物塑造上的功力实在令人咋舌。每一个角色的内心挣扎、细微的情绪波动,都被描绘得淋漓尽致,仿佛他们就活生生地站在我的眼前,呼吸着同样稀薄的空气。主角那种近乎偏执的追求,那种在道德边缘游走的勇气与脆弱,深深地抓住了我的心。我常常在深夜里放下书,点燃一支蜡烛,陷入对故事情节的反复推敲中,试图理解那些看似矛盾的抉择背后,究竟隐藏着怎样深刻的人性考量。尤其是当情节发展到一个关键转折点时,那种突如其来的冲击力,让我差点屏住了呼吸。那种感觉,就像是坐在一辆高速行驶的列车上,你明知前方有危险,却无力阻止这一切的发生,只能眼睁睁地看着命运的齿轮无情转动。这本书的文字密度极高,每一个词语的选择都经过了深思熟虑,绝非随手拈来,这使得阅读过程既是一种享受,也是一种智力上的挑战。
评分这本书的语言风格简直就像一首精心谱写的交响乐,时而低沉如大提琴的呜咽,时而激昂如小提琴的狂奏。作者的遣词造句充满了古典韵味,但又绝不显得晦涩难懂,反而有一种奇妙的平衡感。我尤其喜欢他运用比喻和象征手法时的那种克制而精准。比如,书中用来形容时间流逝的那个意象——“像被遗忘在旧钟摆上的尘埃”,瞬间就将那种沧桑感和无力感传递了出来。阅读过程中,我常常需要停下来,仅仅是为了回味某一个句子,感受其中蕴含的节奏和韵律。这种对文字近乎偏执的打磨,使得每一个章节都散发着一种独特的质感,仿佛是用最上等的丝绸精心缝制而成。对于那些追求文字美感和文学性的读者来说,这本书无疑是一场盛宴。它不只是讲述了一个故事,更是在用一种近乎诗意的方式,向我们展示了语言的无限可能性。
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