From School Library Journal Grade 9 & Up--The volatile world of male adolescence provides the backdrop for John Knowles' engrossing tale of love, hate, war, and peace. Sharing a room at Devon, an exclusive New England prep school, in the summer prior to World War II, Gene and Phineas form a complex bond of friendship that draws out both the best and worst characteristics of each boy and leads ultimately to violence, a confession, and the betrayal of trust. Narrator Scott Snively's ability to switch seamlessly from the perspective of a teenager tormented by feelings he doesn't want to understand to the reflective musing of a man looking back at the formative experience of his youth provide both the story and the setting with an immediacy that quickly engages listeners. Not only does Snively give a distinctive voice to each of the main characters, he also delineates the mannerisms and personalities of the other boys and the teachers surrounding them. Intense, mesmerizing, and compelling, this rendition of a classic coming-of-age tale belongs in all public library collections, and will be especially helpful to high school students as an accompaniment to the written text.Cindy Lombardo, Orrville Public Library, OHCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. From AudioFile Scott Snively tackles Knowles's famous novel about rivalries and relationships at the fictional Devon School, a prep school for boys, during WWII. The story is told from the point of view of Gene, a man looking back on his last year at Devon. Like Gene himself, Snively's narration is sometimes wistful, sometimes regretful, sometimes hesitant. Most of the performance is subdued, with subtle distinctions in the voices of the major characters. Snively does an excellent job conveying emotions in scenes of conflict. He ably conveys anger and sadness with changes in pitch and a few well-placed shouts in a way that sounds genuine, never forced. This is an excellent treatment of a modern classic. A.F. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. See all Editorial Reviews
我不明白 为什么书后的简介和序里都要把 吉恩摇晃树枝的这一下 说的无比邪恶 有时候你和一个人一起生活的太久 当你痛苦而他无法感知的时候 让他痛苦只是你的表达方式 你从来不希望他死 即使 你渴求他远离你的生活 但 恰恰 你可能离了他就没法儿活 你就是我 ...
評分我是在读这本书之前,先被其中的一句话震撼了的。那是去年夏天,我在家看老电影《杯酒人生》,结尾处,保罗·吉亚玛提扮演的衰男加酒鬼麦尔斯,在听学生朗诵一段忏悔词。这段文字寒气逼人,像极了古龙笔下的西门吹雪,孤独而决绝,将生命化为一个拔剑的手势。 “当时和...
評分非成人世界是否有恶?恶,如果定义为知道后果而有意为之。那么在儿童、少年的行为中那些懵懂冒险的部分,在对结果未知的状态下,是否应该称为恶。是不是称做“过”更为合适。 犯过的孩子,知道所作所为无疑归于坏的事情。至于如何坏法,就像他们在想象中理解战争一样,有一种...
評分一樣的主題,和The Rebels不好比
评分Phineas這個人物一定是作者飽含著毀滅不閤時宜的美好事物的欲望寫就的,高度理想化的不屬於時代之物,一座戰火中的神像,無意識中萌發齣的能量使周遭世界為之鏇轉,他的損毀也象徵著精神世界的終結。多麼令人艷羨的能力,充滿悲劇性,近在咫尺卻又觸不可及
评分我英文水平太差瞭,沒能以讀中文小說那樣的理解水準來理解這本書。也感受不到英文語境中的情緒。不過故事還是很好的,很感人的。
评分Phineas這個人物一定是作者飽含著毀滅不閤時宜的美好事物的欲望寫就的,高度理想化的不屬於時代之物,一座戰火中的神像,無意識中萌發齣的能量使周遭世界為之鏇轉,他的損毀也象徵著精神世界的終結。多麼令人艷羨的能力,充滿悲劇性,近在咫尺卻又觸不可及
评分【略讀】好基友的故事
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