From Publishers Weekly That incendiary mix of sex and money simmers quietly on these pages until brought by the skillful handling of this pseudonymous author to a climactic, if somewhat predictable, flashpoint. Stark "Tommy" Thompson III, a divorced, unambitious lawyer in his old-money family firm, is given to mild womanizing until Kitty Goldmark, a young widow and entrepreneur, brings sexual obsession and a shady, complex money-making plan into his life. Sex with Kitty often has a violent edge; her inside information arouses him further. Starting his own firm to handle trusts and estates, Tommy covers his tracks as he makes lots of money. When a keen-eyed MBA with a provocative computer printout asks Tommy for a part of the action, Kitty places the young man with her brother Ted, a brash Wall Street hot-shot recently appointed head of an old investment banking firm. Kitty can convince Tommy to do anything: they get married, they commit murder. Then Tommy finds himself in charge of a family fortune much more vast than he'd imagined, although nothing, it appears, was ever beyond the imagining of Kitty or her brother. Set in Bonfire territory and reported with the same cool, uncertainly reliable voice as Presumed Innocent , this authoritative, highly readable thriller is a chilling amorality tale. 100,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo; movie rights to Universal; Literary Guild selection. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal After Kitty Goldmark seduces Stark "Tommy" Thompson, their affair isn't very interesting because their dialogues are so banal. The storyline improves, however, when they decide to mix business with pleasure and become very rich from an insider trading scheme. More wealth from a family enterprise follows, as do greed, distrust, murder, and sundry other best-seller ingredients. Even some clever plot twists can't save this book though, because the first-person narration drags too often and the protagonists are neither likeable nor engaging. Public libraries may want anyway, in case the hefty book promotion stirs demand. Freeborn is the pseudonym of a supposedly well-known author; this is a Literary Guild selection.- Ed. -- Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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坦白说,我一开始是被这本书的封面吸引的,那种略带颓废的古典美学,让人联想到古老的传说与被遗忘的誓言。然而,真正让我放不下的,是它那种近乎冷酷的写实主义。作者似乎对人性的弱点有着非同寻常的洞察力,他毫不留情地撕开了那些虚伪的面具,展现出赤裸裸的欲望与恐惧。书中的对话尤为精彩,它们短促、犀利,充满了言外之意,你得全神贯注地去解读那些沉默和停顿背后的深意。我经常需要停下来,合上书本,在房间里踱步,消化刚刚读到的那些令人不安却又无比真实的场景。这绝不是一本可以轻松阅读的“消遣”之作,它要求读者投入大量的思考和情感,去面对那些令人不适的道德困境。读完后,我感觉自己好像经历了一场漫长而艰苦的洗礼,世界观被轻轻地颠覆,又被重建。
评分这本书的结构简直是建筑学上的奇迹。它并非线性叙事,而是像一个精巧的万花筒,不同时间线和视角不断地交叉、重叠,起初让人感到有些迷惘,但一旦你适应了这种叙事节奏,就会发现所有的碎片最终都完美地契合在一起,形成一个令人震撼的全景图。作者在叙事技巧上的创新令人叹服,他似乎精通于如何利用读者的预期,然后在最不经意的地方投下一颗重磅炸弹。那些看似无关紧要的侧面描写,到故事的后半程,都成了揭示核心秘密的关键钥匙。我尤其欣赏他对待历史背景的处理方式,那种厚重感和真实感扑面而来,仿佛翻开书页,就能触摸到那个时代的尘埃。这本书需要细细品味,如果囫囵吞枣,你只会错过那些隐藏在文字深处的精致工艺。
评分我向来对那些喜欢过度渲染、煽情的作品敬而远之,但这部作品的文字处理达到了一个完美的平衡点。它拥有史诗般的广阔视野,却从未失去对“人”的关注。作者的语言风格是极其克制而精准的,没有一句废话,每一个形容词、每一个动词的选择都像是经过了千锤百炼。这种冷静的叙述,反而让故事中那些极端的情感场景更具穿透力。它不是简单地告诉你‘这个角色很痛苦’,而是通过一系列精确的动作和环境描写,让你自己去体验那种深入骨髓的绝望或狂喜。读完后,我并没有立即合上书本,而是让它静静地躺在手边,回味那种韵味悠长的文字留下的余香。这是一种能让人沉思很久的文学作品,它挑战你的理解力,更考验你的共情能力。
评分这本小说简直是场视觉盛宴,作者的笔触如同最精细的丝绸,将那些宏大叙事下的微小人物刻画得入木三分。我尤其佩服他对环境氛围的营造,字里行间弥漫着一种难以言喻的张力,仿佛你每翻过一页,都能闻到空气中弥散的硫磺味和旧羊皮纸的味道。故事的节奏把握得如同顶级的交响乐,起承转合之间,情感的潮汐汹涌澎湃,时而让你屏住呼吸,时而又让你情不自禁地潸然泪下。那些复杂的家族纠葛、权力斗争,被作者巧妙地编织成一张密不透风的网,让你在为角色的命运揪心时,也不禁思考人性的幽暗与光辉。我常常在深夜里,关掉所有灯,只借着床头一盏微弱的光,沉浸其中,生怕错过任何一个细微的暗示或转折。这本书的魅力,在于它不满足于讲述一个故事,它更像是在构建一个世界,一个让你心甘情愿迷失其中,并从中汲取力量的维度。
评分如果用一个词来形容我的阅读体验,那便是“酣畅淋漓”。这小说有一种罕见的爆发力,尤其是在处理高潮部分的冲突时,作者的文字仿佛被点燃了一般,充满了原始而强大的生命力。我几乎能听到盔甲碰撞的声音,闻到硝烟的味道。更难能可贵的是,即便在最激烈的冲突中,作者依然保持着对角色内心世界的细腻捕捉,你看到他们在身体上承受痛苦,更深刻地感受到他们精神上的挣扎与抉择。我不得不承认,有些角色的命运让我感到无比的愤慨和不平,但正是这种强烈的情感共鸣,才证明了作者塑造人物的成功。这本书读起来像是一场冒险,充满了不可预知的转折,但每一次的跌宕起伏都显得如此必要和自然。
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