From Publishers Weekly Richardson (The Way Home) deftly combines themes from Western fairy tales and Thai folklore with a contemporary plot to create a tale shining with quiet grace and subtle power. Fifth grader Nita feels helpless and bereft when her mother sinks into a speechless depression after returning from a trip to her native Thailand to their wintry Cape Cod home. And she feels even more forlorn when, after "Ma-jah" is hospitalized and her Coast Guard father goes to sea on duty, she is left at her best friend's house. Preoccupied with her mother's illness, Nita takes little in the goings-on around her until she starts catching glimpses of rare snowy owls on the beach. Before long the usually shy girl unexpectedly lands the lead role in the class production of Snow White and takes the lead as well in reaching out to Ma-jah. Lyrical, acutely observed yet simply told, with a heartwarming conclusion, this is top-drawer middle-grade fiction. Ages 9-12. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Grade 4-6?In this slight story, fifth-grader Nita Orson struggles with several weighty issues. Chief among them is her mother's depression: since returning from a trip to Thailand, her native country, the woman has become catatonic. Only her daughter realizes that the illness is tied to homesickness. Nita's Caucasian father, a Coast Guard engineer, seems oblivious; he puts his wife in the hospital, dumps Nita with friends, and leaves on a mission that stretches from days into two weeks. Meanwhile, Nita attempts to understand her dual heritage through early childhood memories of Thailand and, more reluctantly, through writing a school report on the country. She also gets the role of Snow White in a school play, prompting a classmate's teasing to take on a distinctly racist tone. Nita's hosts are kind, but the girl is clearly on her own emotionally. Her dream is that her mother will recover in time to see her as Snow White, and it comes true?unrealistically quickly. The story raises several unanswered questions. How does the family relate to one another during "normal" times? Does Nita's mother, a former victim of government oppression, have a history of depression? Why is Nita's father so insensitive to his family's needs and to their Thai heritage? Nita is a likable heroine, but readers have little opportunity to understand where she's coming from?and where she might be going.?Mary Jo Drungil, Niles Public Library District, ILCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. See all Editorial Reviews
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从主题的深度和广度来看,这本书展现了作者极为开阔的视野和批判性的思维。它似乎在探讨一些宏大而永恒的命题,比如个体在巨大社会结构下的生存困境、记忆的不可靠性,以及真实与虚构之间的界限模糊。作者没有给出任何简单的答案,而是将这些复杂的议题抛给读者,引导我们进行自我反思和辨析。这种不直接说教的叙事方式,使得主题的探讨更具力量和持久的影响力。我特别欣赏作者在构建人物群像时的那种冷静与克制,每个人物都充满了多面性,他们的动机并非简单的善恶二元对立,而是交织着自私、理想、恐惧与爱。阅读过程中,我多次停下来思考,自己会如何在这种情境下做出选择。这种对复杂人性的深入挖掘,远超出了普通小说的范畴,更像是一部兼具哲学思辨的小说。它挑战了我们既有的认知框架,迫使我们以新的角度重新审视我们习以为常的生活和世界观。
评分这本书的叙事节奏简直让人欲罢不能,从翻开第一页开始,我就被那种沉浸式的氛围牢牢地抓住了。作者对于环境和人物心理的细腻描摹,使得整个故事仿佛就在眼前展开。我尤其欣赏作者如何巧妙地利用日常生活中的微小细节,来烘托出人物内心深处的矛盾与挣扎。比如,主人公在处理一件棘手问题时,那种不经意间整理书桌的动作,或者在深夜里凝视窗外路灯的眼神,都充满了言外之意。这种不事雕琢的真实感,让人在阅读过程中产生强烈的代入感,仿佛自己就是那个正在经历这一切的局中人。故事情节的推进并非一蹴而就的爆发,而是像一条蜿蜒曲折的河流,时而平静舒缓,时而暗流涌动,每一次转折都出乎意料却又在逻辑上无懈可击。高潮部分的铺陈更是令人屏息,那种积蓄已久的情感张力,最终以一种近乎完美的爆发点释放出来,读完之后让人久久不能平静,需要花时间去消化和回味其中的深意。这本书无疑是近几年来看过最令人难忘的作品之一,它不仅提供了一个引人入胜的故事,更像是一次对人性的深刻探访。
评分我得说,这本书的文笔有一种近乎古典的韵味,但又不失现代的敏锐与犀利。作者对于语言的驾驭能力令人惊叹,他似乎总能找到那个最恰到好处的词语,去描绘那种难以言喻的复杂情感或抽象概念。尤其在描述场景转换时,那种光影的对比、声音的层次,都处理得极其考究,仿佛每一段文字都经过了精心的雕琢和打磨,但读起来却又毫不费力,自然流畅。初读时,我甚至会忍不住停下来,回溯几段文字,只是为了再次品味其中精妙的句式结构和词汇搭配。这种对文字本身的尊重和热爱,让阅读体验得到极大的提升。它不是那种快餐式的消遣读物,更像是需要静心品尝的美酒,每一口都有不同的层次和回甘。虽然有些情节的推进略显缓慢,但正是这种“慢”,才为后续的深度挖掘打下了坚实的基础,使得当关键信息浮现时,其冲击力会倍增。总而言之,这是一部对语言艺术有极致追求的作者才能创作出来的佳作,对于热爱文字本身的读者来说,绝对是不可多得的宝藏。
评分这本书所营造的氛围是极其独特的,它构建了一个既熟悉又疏离的世界。作者似乎有一种魔力,能够将日常场景渲染上一种微妙的、难以言喻的怪诞感。这种感觉有点像是在梦境的边缘徘徊,一切都很真实,但又似乎有什么地方不对劲,总有一层薄雾笼罩着现实。这种气氛的营造,很大程度上归功于作者对细节选择性的强调——他只挑选那些最能烘托特定情绪的元素进行描绘,而对其他部分则保持一种近乎冷漠的留白。这种“少即是多”的处理手法,极大地激发了读者的想象力,让我们不得不主动去填补那些空白,从而在心理上与故事产生了更深层次的共谋。读完之后,这种奇特的、略带忧郁的美感依然萦绕心头,仿佛自己刚刚经历了一场漫长而又略显迷幻的旅程。它不仅仅是在讲述一个故事,更像是在邀请读者进入一个精心设计的心理剧场,去体验那种介于清醒与恍惚之间的独特感受。
评分这部作品的结构设计堪称精妙绝伦,充满了出人意料的巧妙布局。我原以为故事会沿着一条线索发展下去,但作者却不断地引入新的视角和时间碎片,将叙事的颗粒度打散重组,使得读者必须时刻保持专注,才能将散落在各处的信息点拼凑成完整的图景。这种非线性的叙事方式,非但没有造成阅读障碍,反而极大地增强了悬念感和探索欲。每一次看似不经意的闪回或旁白插入,都在后续的情节中得到了精妙的回应和解释,让人不禁拍案叫绝,感叹作者布局之深远。它像是一个复杂的机械钟表,每一个齿轮的咬合都经过了精确的计算,只有当所有部分运转起来时,才能看到完整的运行机制。对于那些喜欢挑战智力、享受解谜过程的读者来说,这本书简直是量身定做。我甚至在读完最后一章后,还忍不住倒回去翻阅前几章,去寻找那些当初被我忽略的微小伏笔,那种“原来如此”的恍然大悟,是阅读体验中最令人愉悦的一部分。
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