From Publishers Weekly The timeless tragedy of Shakespeare's star-cross'd lovers is reflected in our modern era in this directly narrated but deeply affecting story of a Catholic man and a Muslim woman secretly in love in contemporary Jordan. Even in this relatively modern Islamic state, not only is it impossible for them to overcome ancient prejudices, but if they were known to have been together, however innocently, their lives, particularly that of the woman, could be forfeit. Khouri, a poet and short fiction writer (and Catholic) who now lives in exile because of the events she relates here, opened a unisex beauty salon in Amman with her dearest friend, Dalia, hoping to achieve some measure of freedom in a stultifying society in which women are wholly without rights and, once married, completely subservient to their husbands. Michael, an attractive young Catholic man, comes to the salon to have his hair cut by Dalia so often that she jokes he will soon be trimmed bald, until she realizes he is shyly interested in her-but she is Muslim. The two dare to love and plan to escape abroad. However, Dalia's younger brother suspects her of "dishonoring" the family by loving an outsider, and the ancient code of honor, as violently in effect today as ever, immediately demands the taking of her life to remove the stain. The importance of what Khouri has to say overcomes her guileless prose, and she does not hesitate to insert a lengthy chapter of Islamic history, especially condemning what she, as a Christian, perceives as the religion's rigidly determined, denigrating attitudes to women. While the book is not a polemic, its message, particularly resonant in today's world, in which Islam has become a major player, conveys some knowledge of that world and its thinking in general, but in regard to the rights of women, it holds an especially significant appeal. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Two young women in Jordan defy their families to open a hair salon, but when one of them falls for a Catholic man who enters the salon, she is ultimately killed by her father. The author was forced to leave the country after writing this work secretly in an Internet cafe. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. See all Editorial Reviews
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这本书带给我的震撼,更多地来源于其对“人性”这个永恒主题的探讨。作者似乎对人类情感的阴暗面和光辉面都抱有一种近乎冷峻的客观,却又透着一股深沉的同情。角色们做的每一个决定,无论多么艰难或充满争议,都能从他们的处境和文化枷锁中找到合理的解释。这种复杂性使得故事摆脱了简单的道德审判,上升到了对命运无常的哲学反思。阅读过程中,我反复停下来,思考如果是我处于那个位置会如何选择。这种强烈的代入感和自我拷问,是评判一本优秀小说的重要标准。叙事结构上的巧妙安排,比如时间线的跳跃和视角的不断切换,也有效地增强了悬念和揭示的冲击力,每一次真相的浮现都伴随着情感的又一次跌宕。
评分不得不提的是,作者在构建世界观方面的功力令人叹服。他没有选择泛泛而谈,而是精准地聚焦于几个核心场景,通过这些微观的切片,勾勒出了一个宏大而真实的中东社会侧影。书中的对话设计堪称一绝,自然流畅,充满了地方色彩,但又绝不晦涩难懂,即使是初次接触相关背景的读者也能轻松进入语境。我尤其喜欢那些非语言性的交流——一个眼神的停留,一次习惯性的手势,都蕴含着丰富的信息量。这种对细节的执着,使得人物关系网错综复杂却又逻辑严密。每一次人物之间的互动,都像是进行一场精心编排的舞蹈,每一个步伐都精确地指向了他们潜在的动机和未言明的秘密。整体而言,它提供了一种非常智识性的阅读体验,让你在享受故事的同时,也在不断地解析隐藏在字里行间的深层含义,非常适合那些喜欢挖掘文本多重意义的读者。
评分坦率地说,这本书的开篇需要一些耐心去适应。它不是那种一上来就抛出爆炸性事件的类型,而是采取了一种慢炖的方式,慢慢地渗透进你的意识深处。但一旦你适应了这种沉稳的节奏,你会发现作者正在为你铺设一张巨大的、细节无比丰富的地毯。这本书的文字本身就具有一种诗意的力量,尤其是在描述环境和心理活动时。作者似乎总能找到那个最恰当、最出人意料的词语来精准地捕捉那种难以言喻的感受。我感受到了文字的张力,仿佛每一句话都经过了千锤百炼,没有任何冗余的装饰。它真正做到了“少即是多”,用精炼的语言承载了沉重的主题和丰富的情感重量,读起来让人感到酣畅淋漓,仿佛完成了一次高强度的脑力锻炼。
评分这本书的叙事节奏简直像约旦夏日正午的阳光,炙热得让人喘不过气来,却又带着一种令人沉醉的魔力。作者的笔触极其细腻,仿佛能触摸到安曼老城那些古老石墙上的纹理,以及现代都市生活中那些看不见的张力。我尤其欣赏他对人物内心世界的刻画,那种在传统与现代、责任与自我之间挣扎的复杂情感,被描绘得入木三分。书中对于社会风俗的描摹更是精妙绝伦,那些日常的家庭聚会、咖啡馆里的低语,都不仅仅是背景,它们是活生生的存在,推动着情节向前发展。读到某些段落时,我甚至能闻到空气中弥漫的香料和尘土的气息,这种沉浸式的体验是很多文学作品难以企及的。故事情节并非那种快节奏的追逐戏码,它更像是一场缓缓展开的、关于身份认同和文化冲突的深度对话,引人深思。看完合上书本的那一刻,我仿佛也完成了一次漫长的心灵旅程,对那个遥远而迷人的国度有了更深层次的理解。
评分这部作品最成功之处,在于它成功地架起了一座沟通的桥梁,让一个相对封闭的文化语境,变得对全球读者充满吸引力。它不仅仅是一个关于特定地点或特定事件的故事,它探讨的是普世的困境:爱与背叛、期望与现实的落差。我特别欣赏作者在处理文化敏感性时的平衡感,他既没有进行美化,也没有过度批判,而是以一种近乎人类学家的严谨和艺术家的敏感,记录下生活本来的面貌。故事的结局,虽然留下了许多未解的谜团,但却给予了读者一种意料之外的慰藉——那就是,生活本身就是一场永不终结的探索。这本书读完很久了,但那些人物的面孔和场景依旧清晰地印刻在我的记忆里,这种持久的影响力,证明了它非凡的文学价值。
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