When a US Marine is killed in Bangkok, the task of finding the murderer falls to Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, seemingly the only member of the Royal Thai Police Force whose idea of justice excludes the habitual bribe-taking practised by his fellow officers. This assignment is especially important to the devout detective because during the investigation of the murder scene, the methamphetamine-stoked snakes that bit the marine also kill Sonchai's police partner, best friend and Buddhist soul-mate Pichai. Sonchai's pursuit of revenge will team him with a sexually frustrated FBI agent and leave them at the mercy of yaa-baa-fuelled motorcycle-taxi drivers as they hurtle through neon-lit Bangkok and into the labyrinthine and deadly machinations of the international jade and drug trades in search of the killer.
At one point Sonchai asks: "This isn't a whodunit, is it?" The answer is no, but John Burdett (also author of A Personal History of Thirst and The Last Six Million Seconds) infuses the plot with enough suspense, detail and dry Asian insight to keep readers rapt as the story careens about the bars and brothels of Thailand, taking in its flesh trade and cut-rate plastic surgery parlours and ending in a climax with a fittingly Buddhist twist. Bangkok 8 is highly recommended for readers in the mood for Thai
John Patrick Burdett (born July 24, 1951) is a British crime novelist. He is the bestselling author of Bangkok 8 and its sequels, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts and The Godfather of Kathmandu
Burdett is a former lawyer who lived and worked in Hong Kong for twelve years. For a time, he was employed by the Hong Kong Government. He later worked in private practice. Eventually, Burdett decided to abandon law and pursue a career as a detective novelist.
Burdett now splits his time between France and Bangkok and spends a lot of time researching in the red light areas of Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza.[1
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我对书中描绘的那种“边缘地带”的生活状态感触极深。作者没有将焦点放在光鲜亮丽的旅游景点,而是深入挖掘了城市阴影下的那些角落——那些隐藏在霓虹灯光背后、由流浪者、倒卖者和被社会遗忘者构筑起来的灰色生态系统。这些配角的塑造极其成功,他们虽然出场时间不长,但每一个都带着自己沉重的背景故事,他们的存在为整个故事的现实主义色彩添上了浓墨重彩的一笔。他们是城市的良心,也是最危险的诱惑。透过这些人物的眼睛,我们看到了一个完全不同的曼谷,一个充满机遇,也同样充满陷阱的地方。这种对底层社会细致入微的观察和描摹,使得故事的真实感倍增,也让主角的每一次选择都显得更加艰难和具有重量感。这本书的伟大之处在于,它不仅讲述了一个扣人心弦的故事,更是在严肃地审视一个现代大都市的复杂肌理和社会结构。
评分这部作品在叙事结构上的处理,展现出一种近乎老派的匠心独运。它不像现在很多流行小说那样,急于抛出高潮,而是采取了一种非常克制和留白的方式。信息是以一种碎片化的形式逐渐显现的,每一次的揭示都像是给原本模糊的拼图增加了一块关键的碎片,但你永远不知道下一块会是什么颜色。这种叙事上的耐心,极大地考验了读者的专注力,但也给予了那些愿意深入挖掘的人丰厚的回报。角色之间的对话充满了张力,很多时候,真正重要的信息往往隐藏在那些没有说出口的话语和停顿之中。我反复回味了几个关键的对峙场景,发现作者对人性中那种灰色地带的描绘非常到位——没有绝对的好人或坏人,只有在特定环境下做出艰难抉择的个体。这种对复杂性的拥抱,使得整个故事的基调显得格外成熟和引人深思。它迫使读者不断地审视自己的预设和判断,是一次智力上的愉悦挑战。
评分从文学技巧的角度来看,这本书的语言风格变化多端,令人拍案叫绝。时而,它的文字如同一部冷峻的黑色电影剧本,笔触简短、精准,充满着都市丛林的冰冷和疏离感;而转瞬之间,它又能切换到一种近乎感性的散文笔调,细腻地描绘出主角在某个瞬间感受到的脆弱和渴望。这种风格上的切换,有效地服务于故事情节的转折点。比如,在处理一些高风险的潜入场景时,叙述变得极其简洁有力,每一个动词都像子弹一样精准地击中目标,将节奏推向了顶点。然而,在描绘主角与某个关键人物之间短暂的、不稳定的情感联系时,语言又变得柔和而富有音乐性。这种“张弛有度”的掌控力,显示出作者深厚的文学功底,使得阅读过程充满了新鲜感和期待感,丝毫没有陷入单一叙事腔调的窠臼之中。
评分这本书最让我感到震撼的是它对“记忆”和“身份重塑”主题的处理。它不仅仅是一个关于寻找失落之物的探险故事,更是一场关于个体如何面对过去、重新定义自我的深刻探讨。主角的旅程,与其说是在物理空间中移动,不如说是在他破碎的记忆碎片中穿梭。作者用非常诗意化的语言来描绘那些模糊的、不可靠的过往,让人不禁思考,我们所坚信的“真实”,究竟有多少是基于事实,又有多少是我们为了生存而构建的心灵支架。每一次当主角似乎快要触及真相时,叙事又会巧妙地将他推回迷雾之中,这种对确定性的抗拒,使得全书笼罩着一种挥之不去的哲学意味。我喜欢这种不给出简单答案的做法,它鼓励读者在合上书本后,依然要在自己的内心深处进行这场关于“我是谁”的辩论。这种深层次的内省体验,远超出了普通娱乐小说的范畴。
评分这本书的氛围营造得实在太到位了,读起来就像是亲身经历了一场曼谷的夏日午后。那种湿热、喧嚣,夹杂着街边小吃的浓郁香气,扑面而来。作者对细节的捕捉简直是大师级的,每一条小巷的纹理、每一个路人的眼神,都写得栩栩如生,让人仿佛能听到突突车刺耳的鸣笛声。我尤其欣赏作者如何巧妙地将城市的脉搏与人物内心的起伏交织在一起。那种在迷离灯火下寻找真相的紧张感,伴随着湄南河畔的微风,形成了一种奇妙的平衡。它不是那种节奏飞快的动作片,更多的是一种层层剥开迷雾的过程,你需要放慢速度,去品味那些潜藏在日常表象下的暗流涌动。书中的一些场景描绘,比如在老城区错综复杂的市场里迷失方向,那种既兴奋又略带不安的感觉,至今仍在我脑海中挥之不去。它成功地将一个异域的、充满活力的都市,变成了一个有血有肉的、值得探索的角色。读完之后,我立刻有了重返那片土地的冲动,想去亲眼看看作者笔下那些充满故事感的角落。这种沉浸式的阅读体验,在近期的阅读中是极为罕见的。
评分What they want is the right to be irritable and charmless, which they lost the moment they started in the game... insightful ,but the ending was a bit weak
评分What they want is the right to be irritable and charmless, which they lost the moment they started in the game... insightful ,but the ending was a bit weak
评分What they want is the right to be irritable and charmless, which they lost the moment they started in the game... insightful ,but the ending was a bit weak
评分What they want is the right to be irritable and charmless, which they lost the moment they started in the game... insightful ,but the ending was a bit weak
评分What they want is the right to be irritable and charmless, which they lost the moment they started in the game... insightful ,but the ending was a bit weak
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