From Publishers Weekly Once again O'Dell turns to the Native American for his subject, and in this novel he brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea, interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told from Sacagawea's point of view ,this is an honest, unsparing account of Indian life and the approaching whites. From the beginning, Sacagawea is calm and practical but fiercely independent; these attributes enable her to survive the succession of traumas that will prepare her for Lewis and Clark. Forced into marriage with a French trader, she is then hired with her husband by Lewis and Clark for her knowledge of the Shoshone language and lands. Sacagawea's narration of their trek often becomes unbearably agonizing as both she and her infant son are nearly killed several times. But her journey to the great sea is not only physical. It is a spiritual journey as well, as she matures in wisdom and in her love for William Clark. Finally, having been offered the white world and Clark's love, she turns away, back to her Shoshone life. This is as quiet and intriguing a re-creation as Sacagawea herself. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From School Library Journal Grade 6 Up Those familiar with what is known of Sacagawea from mentions of her in the journals of Lewis and Clark may be troubled by O'Dell's liberal fictionalizing of the known incidents in which she figured. But translating brief, expository statements into narrative scenes and dialogue necessarily requires invention of conversations, probable motives and likely actionsand O'Dell uses all of these to move this novel along. His account centers on the period of Bird Woman's involvement with the Lewis and Clark expedition. It is a suspenseful, well-paced retelling of this remarkable, true-life adventure from 1804 to 1806. Those who wish to read other versions of this story might try Winged Moccasins (Messner, 1954; o.p.) by Frances Joyce Farnsworthanother fictionalized accountor Neta Lohnes Frazier's Sacajawea, The Girl Nobody Knows (McKay, 1967; o.p.)more expository, with citation of evidence for the possibility that Sacagawea lived until 1884 and died among her people on the Shoshone reservation in Wyoming. George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, SpringfieldCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. See all Editorial Reviews
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《Stream to the River, River to the Sea》这本书,从翻开第一页开始,我就被那种扑面而来的叙事力量牢牢抓住了。作者的笔触细腻得像是能捕捉到空气中微小的湿度变化,每一个场景都像是用最精妙的油画颜料精心描绘而成。我尤其欣赏作者在处理人物内心挣扎时的那种克制与爆发的平衡感。书中那个名叫伊莱亚斯的主人公,他的命运线索如同河流支流汇入主河一样,看似独立,实则相互交织,最终形成一股不可阻挡的洪流。读到他面对选择时的那种矛盾与彷徨,我常常会停下来,不是因为情节不够吸引人,而是因为那种情感的真实感太具冲击力了,让人不由自主地代入其中,思考自己的人生抉择。整本书的节奏把握得如同大师级的指挥家,时而急促如骤雨,时而舒缓如慢板,这种张弛有度,让阅读体验充满了期待和回味。那种关于时间和记忆的探讨,没有落入俗套的说教,而是通过人物的日常对话和细微的动作,自然而然地流淌出来,让人在不知不觉中被引导至更深层次的哲学思考。
评分这本书的语言风格,简直是一场华丽的文字盛宴,但绝非那种空洞的辞藻堆砌,而是每一句话都承载着重量和指向性。我常常惊叹于作者构建意象的功力,比如描述故乡那片土地的文字,仿佛带着泥土的芬芳和阳光的温度,即使只是通过文字想象,也能感受到那份厚重的历史感和生命力。情节的推进并非线性,它更像是一张复杂的挂毯,不同的时间线索和人物视角如同不同的丝线,在某个关键节点猛地收紧,产生出令人震撼的共鸣。我个人对那种着重描绘集体记忆如何塑造个体命运的叙事手法特别着迷,而这本书在这方面做得极其出色。它探讨了“回家”的真正含义,并非指地理上的回归,而是一种心灵上的和解与接纳。读完之后,我感觉自己的思维模式似乎被某种无形的力量拓宽了边界,看待周遭事物的视角也变得更加多维和包容。这种潜移默化的影响,远比那些直白的教诲来得深刻和持久。
评分这本小说最令人称道的一点,或许在于它成功地将宏大的历史背景与个体卑微的日常拉到了同一视线之下。它没有将历史事件渲染得过于戏剧化,反而让那些重大的转折点,像自然界中的季节更迭一样,缓慢而坚定地影响着书中每一个普通人的命运。我特别欣赏作者在叙事视角上的灵活切换,有时候是局内人第一人称的私密倾诉,有时候又是跳脱出来的全知视角,这种切换不仅丰富了故事的信息量,也让读者得以从不同层面去理解事件的复杂性。那些关于“承诺”与“背弃”的主题,贯穿始终,它们不是简单的道德评判,而是深刻探讨了在极限环境下,人性的脆弱与韧性是如何共存的。读罢全书,留下的不是情节的兴奋感,而是一种悠长的、类似余音绕梁的宁静,它促使我不断回味那些晦涩的诗意段落,试图去捕捉其中更深层次的哲理暗示。
评分这本书给我带来了一种强烈的,近乎于“沉浸式体验”的阅读感受。这不是那种读完就扔在一边的娱乐消遣,而更像是一次与书中世界的长期共处。作者对环境氛围的营造能力堪称一流,无论是描写一座古老城市的黄昏,还是喧嚣市场中的一瞥,都充满了强烈的感官刺激。我仿佛能听到那些老人们低声交谈的乡音,闻到那种特有的湿润的石板路的气味。书中关于代际差异和文化冲突的描写尤其尖锐,它没有简单地将任何一方塑造成绝对的对立面,而是展示了每一种生活方式背后的合理性和无奈。这种处理方式非常成熟,避免了脸谱化的叙事陷阱。最让我印象深刻的是,作者似乎深谙人性的幽微之处,那些隐藏在体面言辞之下的恐惧、嫉妒和渴望,都被毫不留情地剖析出来,但剖析的方式充满了理解与悲悯,而非审判。
评分从结构设计的角度来看,这本书无疑是一部匠心独运的作品。它似乎在挑战传统的叙事逻辑,但又巧妙地在看似混乱的碎片中植入了清晰的情感主线。我注意到作者在章节之间的过渡处理上,采用了大量的隐喻和象征,初读时可能会觉得略微晦涩,但随着情节的深入,那些看似无关紧要的细节会像拼图一样契合,揭示出更宏大、更深远的意图。这种需要读者主动参与解码的过程,极大地增强了阅读的乐趣和成就感。其中关于“遗失”与“寻找”的主题被反复叩问,不仅仅是寻找失落的物品或人物,更是对自我身份认同的追溯。书中对于一些次要人物的刻画,也毫不敷衍,即便是寥寥数笔,也栩栩如生,他们的存在并非仅仅是为了推动主角的剧情,而是构成了那个世界不可或缺的纹理。这种整体感和完备性,体现了作者极高的文学素养和对细节的偏执追求。
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