Jill Robinson, The New York Times "The observer, the journalist in Ms. Gordon, was never asleep. . .one sees that the book is a genuine offering: it hides nothing, yet is not exploitive." --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Book Description I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can was a huge best seller. It was made into a movie starring Jill Clayberg. The book was way ahead of its time when first published. When the book was written the danger of addiction to prescription drugs was barely recognized and the authority of doctors was virtually sacrosanct. But one woman's honesty - Barbara Gordon's honesty - changed all that. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can is just as relevant today as a survivor story and as an inspiration to anyone whose world suddenly implodes. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can is the true story of what happened to Barbara Gordon, a successful, Emmy award-winning television producer and writer. Her doctor advised her to quit taking Valium cold-turkey. In the space of a few months, Gordon went from being a woman who had it all; a satisfying career, great friends, a serious relationship; to a patient in a locked psychiatric award, alone and dependent. Gordon describes her collapse - and eventual recovery - in courageous detail. Not only did she lose her mind, but she also lost her job, her long-term relationship, her whole life as she knew it, in fact; thanks to her unwitting addiction to a prescribed drug and the bad advice of a therapist. This is a scary book. It shows how quickly one's life can become unglued and how hard it can be to get it back. Gordon learned the hard way. The ones you love are not always who they seem. And the people you are taught to trust, like doctors, can lead you seriously astray. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. See all Editorial Reviews
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这本书,天呐,简直就是一场感官的盛宴。作者的笔触如同最精细的丝绸,抚摸着读者的每一个神经末梢。我一翻开封面,就被那种扑面而来的生命力给攫住了,好像整个故事的脉搏都清晰地在纸页间跳动。叙事节奏的把握简直出神入化,时而如夏日的骤雨,酣畅淋漓,将那些激烈的冲突和情感的爆发推向高潮;时而又像冬日里壁炉旁的低语,缓慢而温柔,让那些细腻的内心独白和微妙的人际关系得以充分的呼吸和生长。我尤其欣赏作者在构建世界观时那种不动声色的功力,没有冗长的大段背景介绍,一切都自然而然地融入人物的对话和行动之中,等你意识到的时候,你已经完全沉浸在那个光怪陆离却又无比真实的场景里了。读到那些关于抉择和后果的段落时,我常常需要停下来,放下书本,望向窗外,感受那种沉甸甸的真实感。这不仅仅是阅读,更像是一次灵魂的深层对话,它挑战你固有的认知,迫使你去重新审视那些你习以为常的道德界限。那种被情节推着走,却又忍不住想要参与其中的体验,实在是太让人着迷了。
评分这本书在处理“灰色地带”的道德困境方面,达到了一个罕见的深度。它没有简单地将角色划分为“好人”或“坏人”,而是深入挖掘了人性的复杂性、环境对个体选择的塑造作用。那些被社会规则定义为“错误”的行为,在故事的语境下,却有着令人心碎的合理性。我特别关注了其中几位配角的命运,他们看似边缘,却是推动情节和揭示主题的关键所在。作者对这些“边缘人”的同情心是显而易见的,但这种同情从未演变成廉价的煽情,而是通过展现他们艰难求存的逻辑,让读者自行得出结论。每一次阅读新的章节,都像是在进行一次伦理学的研讨会,迫使我不断审视自己对“正义”和“宽恕”的定义。读完之后,我感觉自己对现实世界中那些看似简单的对错问题,有了一种更为谦卑和审慎的态度。这本书对人性的洞察力,是其最宝贵的财富。
评分从结构上来看,这本书的叙事手法简直是教科书级别的反套路。它没有采用传统的线性叙事,而是像一幅被打碎又重新拼合起来的马赛克画,不同的时间线、不同的视角碎片,交织成一幅宏大而复杂的图景。起初阅读时,我感到一丝迷惘,仿佛置身于一场迷雾之中,抓不住重点,但随着阅读的深入,那些看似不相关的线索开始以一种令人惊叹的精准度相互连接。作者的布局之深远,让人不得不佩服其规划能力。更妙的是,即便是这种复杂的结构,也丝毫没有影响到故事的情感流动。相反,正是这种跳跃和回溯,为人物的动机增添了多层次的解读空间。读完最后一页,我没有立刻合上书,而是花了好一阵子时间,在大脑里重新播放那些关键的场景,把那些散落的碎片一一归位。那种“啊,原来如此!”的恍然大悟,是阅读过程中最令人满足的体验之一。这本书是写给那些喜欢动脑筋、享受解谜乐趣的读者的。
评分我得说,这本书的语言风格有一种令人耳目一新的疏离感,但这种疏离并非冷漠,而是一种更高维度的观察视角。它不像那些老派文学那样堆砌辞藻,试图用华丽的辞藻来粉饰太平,而是用一种近乎精确的、带着几何美感的语言来解构人物的内心世界。每一个比喻都像是经过精密计算的,既不显突兀,又恰到好处地击中了核心。比如,作者形容主角的焦虑时,用了“像一块被反复拉伸的橡胶,每一次回弹都带着新的裂痕”,那种张力感和宿命感立刻就建立起来了。这种冷静的笔调,反而让故事中的那些高光时刻——那些狂喜、绝望、或者顿悟的瞬间——显得更加震撼有力,因为它们是被置于一个冷静的背景之下,如同钻石在黑丝绒上闪耀。我发现自己忍不住会拿出笔,在空白处写下几句引文,不是因为它们有多么诗意,而是因为它们在逻辑上和情感上都达到了那种近乎完美的平衡。这本书需要你全神贯注,它不容许你走神,因为它所有的精妙都藏在那些看似不经意的转折和措辞之间。
评分这本书的氛围营造能力,简直可以用“浸入式体验”来形容。它不仅仅是文字的堆砌,更像是一个精心设计的感官陷阱。从开篇对某个特定气味的描摹,到后面对特定光线下声音的捕捉,作者似乎有一种魔力,能将抽象的文字转化为读者身体可以感知的体验。我能清晰地“听见”雨水敲打在老旧的锌皮屋顶上的声音,能“闻到”空气中弥漫的尘土和金属的冰冷气息。这种高度具象化的描写,让故事的背景不再是遥远的设定,而是触手可及的现实。这种沉浸感极大地增强了故事的代入感,让我忘记了自己是在阅读,而是真的在那个时空里呼吸。每当我试图抽离出来分析作者的技巧时,总会被一个突如其来的、极具画面感的场景重新拉回去。这本书证明了,伟大的文学作品,首先必须是强大的环境构建者,它能让你在合上书本很久之后,依然能感受到那种独有的环境气场。
评分A man and a woman meet at a singles resort in the Catskills. They are dancing together on a Saturday night. He says, "I'm only here for the weekend." She replies, "I'm dancing as fast as I can."
评分A man and a woman meet at a singles resort in the Catskills. They are dancing together on a Saturday night. He says, "I'm only here for the weekend." She replies, "I'm dancing as fast as I can."
评分A man and a woman meet at a singles resort in the Catskills. They are dancing together on a Saturday night. He says, "I'm only here for the weekend." She replies, "I'm dancing as fast as I can."
评分A man and a woman meet at a singles resort in the Catskills. They are dancing together on a Saturday night. He says, "I'm only here for the weekend." She replies, "I'm dancing as fast as I can."
评分A man and a woman meet at a singles resort in the Catskills. They are dancing together on a Saturday night. He says, "I'm only here for the weekend." She replies, "I'm dancing as fast as I can."
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