莎拉·格鲁恩(Sara Gruen),对动物有着莫名的狂热,先前出版过两本与马有关的书,都广受欢迎。书中很多的角色都是根据真实人物为蓝本,故事背景则是根据1930年代的巡回马戏团。她现与丈夫、三名子女、四只猫、两头羊、两条狗、一匹马同住在芝加哥北部的环保小区。
An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons .
When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.
Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.
【读品】罗豫/文 生长在小地方的老辈中国人,大概都不会忘记上个世纪前半叶那些走南闯北的戏班子。几乎同一时期,在地球的另一侧,马戏则是美国民间重要的娱乐活动。“班”和“团”,我们很难想象这究竟只是字面差异,还是确实标识出某种规模上的不同。尤其看到许多动画片上的...
评分 评分好吧,我承认我用这样的标题是有那么一点点过,但是谁让它打出超越《追风筝的人》的口号呢? 我是坐在三联书店的台阶上伴着优雅的钢琴曲看完这本书的,三个小时一气呵成,其间没有受到任何打扰,看完之后虽然不至于后悔浪费时间,但是亲身体会到了广告是多么的不可信。...
评分 评分“我九十岁,或者九十三岁,不是九十就是九十三。 当你五岁的时候,自己几岁零几个月都了然于心。即使年过二十,你也把岁数记得一清二楚。你会说我二十三岁,二十七岁。可是到了三十来岁,怪事便发生了。一开始不过是一时的语塞,片刻的迟疑。“你几岁?”“噢,我——”...
一定要看到结尾,就算猜到了会发生但是请一定要看完。
评分A good book, but not really my type.
评分读之前以为是儿童小说;读第一章节以为是惊悚小说;读到中间以为是流浪小说;读到最后才知道,马戏团是缩影,每个人背后都有自己的影子,看似残暴的August,在感情上,无能为力;Jacob似乎不可思议的流浪,绝望的感情,都在那匆匆一跳中,当初只为逃离狼的嚎叫。
评分马戏团和大萧条的背景为老掉牙的婚外恋爱情故事增色不少,但是。。。也仍然就是个畅销书而已。倒是很想看看电影中的Rosie。
评分~~Thanx to Alyssia~~~
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