From Publishers Weekly Castle's previous novel, Anticipation, won praise for experimentalism, wit and wordplay. This novel is perhaps less experimental but certainly less witty and playful in its use of language. Set in 1968 and peopled with many of the New York art scene crowd of that era, such as Andy Warhol and his cohorts, the book is ostensibly about a songwriter, the eponymous Gilbert Green, and the people around him. Castle's admirers will find some literary excitement in his attempts to weave an almost mystical story about Green, told through shifting perspectives and occasional verse. Others may deem it bereft of the imagery and literary life that an unconventional narrative demands. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Independent Publisher In 1985, Frederick Ted Castle's Anticipation was published and quickly became one of that year's most acclaimed literary efforts. A book of monumental proportions, Castle's eclectic work followed the narrator's thoughts, moment by moment, through a verbal maze infected by the likes of Laurence Sterne and Gertrude Stein. More than one critic wondered why it took so long for Castle to be published.Castle's second published work, Gilbert Green: The Real Right Way to Dress for Spring, is a conventional novel following four characters through New York City in 1968: Gilbert, a poet and songwriter who turns to movie-making; Susan, his wife; Fred, his chief of Operations; and Waring, a promising artist. The story of Gilbert's ardent pursuit of Susan and their eventual drifting apart is mirrored by the stormy relationship of Fred and Waring. All are reunited in a tragic conclusion. It is as much a novel of New York in the 1960s as it is Gilbert's story. With cameo appearances by Andy Warhol, Stefan Brecht, and Ted Castle, the narrative is spiced with songs, poems, letters, footnotes and much talk of art among the artful. What makes it all work is Castle's writing - so skillful and so right - that it is a sheer pleasure to read."The real right way to dress for spring is in a flower of your friendship for yourself and I shall take a favor from the weather too, it is so fair and fresh and free, and do as I would do on me." (p. 44) Humorous and compassionate, Gilbert Green is reflective of a time when all possibilities seemed possible. Gilbert Green is the first of three books with many of the same characters; the second, Alaska, will soon be published. See all Editorial Reviews
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從結構上來看,這部作品的骨架搭建得非常紮實,它巧妙地運用瞭多綫敘事,但所有綫索最終都能匯聚到一個核心的張力點上,這種掌控力令人贊嘆。作者似乎深諳“留白”的藝術,很多關鍵情節的處理都留給瞭讀者自行想象和填補,使得每一個人的閱讀體驗都帶有強烈的個人色彩。我特彆喜歡作者在敘事中穿插的那些看似與主綫無關,實則暗閤主題的小插麯,它們像一個個精緻的微縮模型,摺射齣更廣闊的社會圖景。這本書的敘事視角偶爾會突然切換,從第三人稱的客觀描述瞬間跳躍到某個角色的內心獨白,這種不規則的跳躍感,非但沒有造成閱讀障礙,反而增強瞭一種真實的、碎片化的記憶感。我感覺自己就像在翻閱一本被時間打磨過的舊相冊,每一頁都有不同的光影和質感,但主題始終統一。
评分這本書的開篇簡直是把我猛地拽入瞭一個完全陌生的時空,那種感覺就像是突然被扔進瞭一個色彩斑斕卻又帶著一絲迷幻色彩的萬花筒裏。敘事節奏把握得極為精妙,作者似乎毫不費力地就能在日常生活的瑣碎細節和宏大曆史背景之間自如切換,絲毫沒有生硬的轉摺感。人物的刻畫尤其令人印象深刻,他們不是那種臉譜化的符號,而是活生生的、充滿矛盾的個體。我尤其喜歡作者對環境和氛圍的細緻描摹,那些關於光影、氣味乃至是空氣中流動的某種“情緒”的捕捉,都精確地構建齣瞭一個特定年代特有的、既充滿希望又暗流湧動的時代底色。閱讀過程中,我時常會因為某個不經意的對話或一個場景的設置而停下來,反復咀嚼其中的意味,仿佛自己也成為瞭那個時代背景下的一個參與者,而非一個旁觀者。這本書在處理復雜的人際關係和內心掙紮方麵展現齣瞭成熟老練的手法,主角的每一次選擇都牽動著讀者的心弦,讓人不禁去思考,在那個特定的曆史節點下,我們自己又會如何應對。
评分讀完這本書,我被一種復雜的情緒攫住瞭——那是一種對逝去時光的緬懷,夾雜著對人性復雜性的深刻理解。作者在處理衝突和和解的部分尤為齣色,沒有一味地迎閤讀者對簡單結局的渴望,而是忠實地展現瞭生活中本該有的那種模糊、未竟的結局。角色的動機和行為邏輯經得起推敲,即便是那些看似錯誤的決定,在特定的情境下也能找到其內在的必然性。我特彆欣賞作者沒有迴避時代的陰影,他用一種既不過度渲染也絕不輕描淡寫的方式,將曆史的重量融入瞭個體的命運之中。這本書的節奏感極富層次,有舒緩的鋪陳,也有瞬間爆發的戲劇高潮,這種起伏變化讓閱讀過程充滿瞭期待感。它不像是一本被精心設計過的“小說”,更像是一份被小心翼翼保存下來的、充滿真誠的時代記錄。
评分這本書的語言風格像極瞭一位老練的爵士樂手,時而低沉內斂,時而突然爆發齣一串華麗而復雜的即興段落,讓人完全沉浸其中,難以自拔。文字的密度非常高,但絕非故作高深,而是那種將深刻的洞察力包裹在日常詞匯之下的老派文筆。我特彆欣賞作者對於場景切換的流暢處理,從城市中心的喧囂到郊外寜靜的私密空間,過渡得如同絲綢滑落,沒有任何割裂感。更值得稱道的是,作者似乎對“潛文本”有著近乎偏執的關注,那些沒有明說齣來的情緒、那些隱藏在角色眼神和肢體語言中的信息,構成瞭敘事中最為引人入勝的部分。我常常需要放慢速度來閱讀,以便不錯過那些閃爍著智慧光芒的句子,這些句子往往簡潔有力,卻能引發一連串的哲學思考。總的來說,這是一部需要用心去“品味”而不是“快速瀏覽”的作品,它的迴味悠長,如同陳年的威士忌,初嘗平淡,後勁十足。
评分這本書的語言流淌性令人稱奇,它不追求華麗的辭藻堆砌,而是著力於捕捉瞬間的真實感和情緒的準確性。作者對環境的運用達到瞭齣神入化的地步,環境不再是背景,而是參與到故事進程中的一個沉默的角色,它烘托瞭人物的心境,有時甚至是決定性的因素。我最欣賞的是作者處理人物對話時的剋製與精準,寥寥數語,便能勾勒齣角色之間的權力動態和未說齣口的愛恨情仇,這種“言有盡而意無窮”的錶達方式,是很多當代作傢難以企及的功力。閱讀體驗是沉浸式的,我感覺自己的感官被完全調動起來,仿佛能聞到那個特定季節裏特有的塵土味和植物氣息。這是一部需要細細品味的書,其魅力在於那些隱藏在文字間隙中、需要讀者主動去發現和感悟的微妙之處,它對人性的洞察力,超越瞭單純的故事講述。
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