From Publishers Weekly Mutant livestock such as mastodroms and cameloids roam a land very like Greece, where Saberhagen places a mild retelling (with obligatory debunking from the hero's viewpoint) of the Hercules legends. Our hero here has admittedly superhuman strengthAbeing an acknowledged son of ZeusAbut is humble about his prowess, leadership skills and even appearance. His famous first task, the killing of the Nemean lion, occurs in the course of a normal chore assigned to troublesome youths: guarding remote herds. Other tasks he stumbles into by even greater chance, while more are assigned by Hermes, the messenger of the gods. But Hercules regards the codified list of his 12 Labors as ranging from misinterpretation to complete fabrication by his fans. Saberhagen, the veteran author of some three dozen novels, including a series featuring Count Dracula and the SF Berserker books, sticks fairly close to familiar territory, offering a classical fantasy with centaurs and rare but convincing appearances by the gods. He drops a few unsatisfying hints that magic and divinity are based on an unexplained technology (one word, "odylic," describing this mysterious technology, dates from 1850: briefly, this seems to be a clue, but goes nowhere). This tale will satisfy those who like hero stories, but the book, third in a series (The Face of Apollo; Ariadne's Web), lacks the frisson possible to SF with plausible explanations, as well as the power of some other retellings. (Dec.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist The third of the Books of the Gods continues Saberhagen's exploration of classical mythology as a springboard for fantasy. In it, Hercules is an experiment of Zeus'--a type of mortal hero who can survive to champion the gods in their battle with the Titans. From his mid-teens, Hercules proves that Zeus knew what he was doing. Hercules lacks heroic stature, but he has street smarts, along with magical strength and magical invulnerability. He progresses through his various labors and other adventures over the years, with Saberhagen sometimes interestingly varying some of them, such as Hercules' aborted attempt to accompany the Argonauts. As the book proceeds to its climax, Apollo and Theseus arrive from previous volumes of Saberhagen's series. Finally, there is the long-anticipated battle with the Titans. Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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坦白讲,我对于这类文学作品的“情感冲击力”要求很高,如果不能触动内心最柔软的部分,即便文笔再好也只是空中楼阁。这部作品在这方面表现得极其出色,它没有采用过度煽情的手法,而是通过极度克制、近乎冷峻的笔触,描绘了爱与失去的永恒主题。书中关于“责任的重量”的刻画尤其令人心碎。主人公们所背负的命运枷锁,并非外界强加的,而更多是源于他们自身选择的累积。作者对细节的捕捉近乎偏执,比如某个特定场景下空气中弥漫的气味,某件旧物上磨损的痕迹,这些看似微不足道的元素,却被巧妙地编织进情感的脉络中,成为触发回忆和痛苦的关键。读到后半段,我几乎能感受到那种沉重感压在胸口,那种无力回天的悲剧宿命感,被渲染得淋漓尽致。这本书的魅力就在于,它让你在心痛的同时,又不得不承认,这就是生活的真相——残酷,却也因此而真实。
评分这本新作简直是一场关于人性的深度探索,作者用他那支如手术刀般精准的笔触,剖开了社会肌理中最不易察觉的裂痕。故事围绕着一个看似平凡的家庭展开,但随着情节的层层剥开,我们看到了隐藏在温馨表象之下的权力斗争与情感暗流。尤其值得称赞的是,作者在描绘主要人物心理活动时,那种细腻入微的刻画,让人仿佛能直接触摸到角色的灵魂深处,体会他们的挣扎与抉择。书中对环境的描写也极富画面感,那种潮湿、压抑的氛围,与人物内心的困境形成了绝妙的互文。我尤其喜欢其中关于“记忆的不可靠性”这一主题的探讨,它让读者不断反思我们所相信的“真实”究竟有多么脆弱。整本书读下来,节奏张弛有度,高潮迭起,但那种紧张感并非来自于廉价的惊悚,而是源于对人类复杂情感的深刻洞察。看完合上书本的那一刻,我久久不能平静,感觉自己仿佛经历了一场漫长而深刻的自我对话。它不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一面镜子,映照出我们每个人内心深处那些难以启齿的阴影与渴望。
评分这本书的语言风格,我只能用“清冽而富有哲思”来形容。它不像某些当代小说那样追求口语化和即时性,反而带着一种古典的韵味,句子结构严谨,词汇选择精准,充满了力量感。大量的排比句和反复出现的象征意象,构建了一种近乎史诗般的庄严感。我特别留意了作者在处理时间流逝时的手法,他似乎拥有一种能力,能将漫长的时间压缩在几行文字里,又可以将一个瞬间的体验无限拉长,让读者充分体会其中的细节和重量。阅读过程中,我仿佛听到了一种低沉而有力的背景音乐在脑海中回响,衬托着人物在时代洪流中的挣扎。这本书无疑是为那些追求思想深度和艺术美感的读者准备的,它不迎合大众,它坚持自己的文学追求。虽然部分章节的晦涩可能需要一定的耐心去解读,但一旦你适应了这种独特的节奏和语调,你会被其无与伦比的文学质感所深深折服,它展现了作家对文字驾驭的登峰造极。
评分这部作品的叙事结构简直是天才之作,它采用了多重时间线和不同叙述者的视角交织推进的方式,构建了一个扑朔迷离的真相迷宫。初读时,你会感到些许迷惘,因为信息的碎片化和跳跃性迫使你必须时刻保持高度的专注力。但正是这种挑战,带来了阅读的巨大乐趣——如同拼图一般,每一个新章节都提供了一块关键的碎片。作者对于节奏的把控达到了出神入化的地步,他深谙何时该紧凑、何时该舒缓,总能在你即将感到疲惫时,抛出一个足以让你屏住呼吸的转折点。我必须赞扬作者在人物塑造上的大胆和创新,那些看似边缘的角色,往往在不经意间揭示了整个故事的核心矛盾。这本书很少用直白的语言去解释人物的动机,而是通过他们的行动、他们的沉默,甚至他们选择不说话的方式,来展现其复杂性。读完后,我不得不承认,有些情节的深层含义,可能需要二刷甚至三刷才能完全领悟,它绝对是值得反复研读的佳作。
评分老实说,我原本对这种被誉为“史诗级巨著”的书籍抱持着审慎的态度,总觉得它们往往篇幅冗余,华丽辞藻堆砌过多。然而,这部作品却奇迹般地做到了宏大叙事与个体命运的完美平衡。作者构建了一个极其复杂的世界观,其历史背景之深厚、文化细节之考究,足见其下了多少苦功。阅读过程中,我常常需要停下来查阅一些背景资料,以更好地理解其中涉及的哲学思辨和政治隐喻。特别是书中对于“秩序与混沌”这对永恒主题的处理,别出心裁,没有落入二元对立的俗套。不同派系之间的理念冲突,被描绘得极为精彩,那种针锋相对的辩论场景,简直可以媲美经典的莎士比亚式对白。如果说有什么不足,或许是前期铺陈略显缓慢,但一旦进入中段,那种沛然莫之能御的叙事洪流便会彻底将你裹挟其中,让你甘愿迷失在这文字构筑的迷宫里。这是一部需要耐心去品味、去消化的作品,回味无穷。
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