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不似Alan Hollinghurst那麼令人高山仰止,但是是很舒服的一本書。看到過半我明白為什麼電影的人物關係那麼不舒服:原著裏的原配年過半百,和情婦差瞭一代人,所以她們能二女共事一夫而沒有上演搶男人大戰——彼此固然恨,卻總有點恨不起勁來吧。
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評分不似Alan Hollinghurst那麼令人高山仰止,但是是很舒服的一本書。看到過半我明白為什麼電影的人物關係那麼不舒服:原著裏的原配年過半百,和情婦差瞭一代人,所以她們能二女共事一夫而沒有上演搶男人大戰——彼此固然恨,卻總有點恨不起勁來吧。
評分喜歡電影,去找的書,齣乎意料的容易讀
Cameron, who has to his credit half a dozen literary novels (e.g., The Weekend) and several publications in The New Yorker and Grand Street, here demonstrates a carefully honed style, an eye for insight and humor, and an ability to create a story that is both substantial and aesthetically pleasing.
Peter Cameron's sublime, beautiful novel City of Your Final Destination concerns true love and a young academic's struggle to break free from a life he's molded but doesn't want to live. Omar Razaghi, who's pursuing a Ph.D. at a Midwestern university, fudges his application for grant money, stating he has already obtained authorization from the family of the deceased minor novelist Jules Gund. When he belatedly seeks permission to proceed, the three executors--Gund's brother, Adam; former wife Caroline; and Arden, Gund's mistress and mother of Gund's daughter, Portia--decline. Prompted by his girlfriend, Deirdre, Omar shows up unexpectedly in Uruguay, seeking to convince the family of his--and their--need for a biography of Jules Gund to exist.
Cameron is an able storyteller, and his command allows the prose to flow simply and beautifully; here, most every word counts. Adam's often hilarious wit and Caroline's recalcitrance are sharply drawn, descriptions are in crisp relief, and Cameron gives us many reasons to smile: "Pete stood there for a moment, as if he were deciding, trying to think of a reason why he must stay with them, but he was not clever enough, and so of course he had to leave." The City of Your Final Destination is a refreshing look at the impact of desire and love on quirky, elegantly drawn characters. --Michael Ferch
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The City of Your Final Destination 在線電子書 pdf 下載 txt下載 epub 下載 mobi 下載 2024