Exhilarating, gritty and honest are some of the words that can be used in introducing you to a dynamic yet revealing piece of poetry entitled, Do you feel Me?Poetry from the Heart of a Black Man. The book invokes emotion and stimulates the thought process to enable the reader to actually delve into the mind and feelings of the writer Don Smith. There are very few forms of communication that allows the reader to experience the same heartache, disappointment, joy, and jubilance without leaving the comfort of their home. Most writers, performers, intellectuals, artists, and even preachers may be able to move a crowd with emotions but there is no honesty. The person is just performing for the crowd but they do not share their lives. On the pages of Do you feel Me? Poetry from the Heart of a Black Man the writer gives the reader the truth and nothing but the truth. He exposes his thoughts for everyone to see without commentary, excuses or apologizes. The only thing that the writer requests from you is that you feel his thoughts, questions, insecurities and victories that each individual has in life. This work reminds me of the great quote by Arthur Ashe. He stated racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can. Don does not defend that his voice comes from an African American perspective built upon knowledge and a sincere appreciation for the Word of Truth and the culture perspective that was given to him by the Almighty. Every one can relate to being a child, student, parent, spouse, friend and family member. These roles build some of the essence of the work in this book of poetry. Several years ago, I went to see the Luther Vandross in concert. After two hours of rich love songs, Luther had ensured that his audience felt the love and heart in each song. I can remember looking into the eyes of people as they left the concert. We all had the opportunity to experience Luther. We could feel his pain, joy and love in each song. So it is with this book of poetry, you will come away for a newfound respect and appreciation for the writer Don Smith. He does not short change the reader but he allows us to look at his heart. The heart is the seat of the personal life. It is from the heart that the mind thinks and the voice speaks. Take some time to enjoy and reflect on a man opening his life unto us by the use of prose. Ronald Wright May 22, 2006
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说实话,我一开始是冲着某位评论家推荐才翻开这本书的,没想到它竟然能带给我如此强烈的“代入式”阅读体验。作者的叙事视角非常大胆,频繁地在不同人物的意识流中穿梭,那种感觉就像是戴上了一副能看透他人心底秘密的眼镜,既令人兴奋又带着一丝道德上的挣扎。尤其对“记忆的不可靠性”这一母题的处理,简直是教科书级别的。书中反复出现的关于童年创伤的闪回,每次出现的方式和解读都略有不同,这迫使读者必须主动参与到意义的构建中去,而不是被动接受既定事实。我特别喜欢其中关于“时间”的处理方式,它不是线性的,而是像一团缠绕的毛线球,过去、现在、未来常常在同一页纸上交汇、重叠,形成一种迷幻而又逻辑自洽的结构。文风上,这本书展现了惊人的多变性,有时是冷静克制的散文笔调,有时又突然转为充满原始冲动和原始欲望的爆发式语言,这种风格上的跳跃,非但没有造成阅读障碍,反而增强了故事的戏剧张力。对于那些厌倦了传统线性叙事模式的读者,这本书提供了一个极富挑战性但也极其丰厚的回报。
评分这本书的结构像一座精心搭建的精密仪器,每一个齿轮、每一个螺丝钉——也就是每一个章节和每一个段落——都紧密咬合,服务于最终呈现的那个宏大而又内省的主题。我必须得承认,一开始我被书名吸引,但真正让我留下来的是作者对“疏离感”这一现代都市病入木三分的刻画。书中的角色们仿佛都活在自己构建的透明玻璃罩里,他们可以听到彼此的声音,看到彼此的动作,却无法真正触碰到彼此的内心。作者用大量篇幅描绘了那些“未完成的沟通”和“被刻意保留的沉默”,这种沉默的重量比任何激烈的争吵都要沉重。语言的运用上,作者偏爱使用大量的隐喻和象征,比如反复出现的“镜面”意象,它既是自我审视的工具,也是阻碍交流的障碍。这本书的深度要求读者必须带着思考去阅读,它不提供廉价的答案,而是提出更深刻的问题。如果你追求的是那种读完后能让你连夜查阅哲学或心理学资料来寻求解释的“硬核”文学作品,那么这本绝对值得你投入时间。
评分这本书的阅读体验非常考验读者的耐心和专注度,因为它拒绝一切快速消费的倾向。作者似乎完全不在乎传统的“情节驱动力”,而是专注于对人物“存在状态”的描摹,这使得开篇阶段的阅读可能略显缓慢,充满了大量的内心独白和环境烘托。但一旦你适应了这种节奏,你会发现自己被一种深沉的、近乎冥想般的力量所吸引。我特别欣赏作者处理情感矛盾的方式——不是通过激烈的爆发,而是通过一种缓慢的、渗透性的腐蚀。角色间的关系永远处于一种“将要破裂又未曾破裂”的临界状态,这种悬置感制造了巨大的精神张力。书中关于“身份认同危机”的探讨,尤其是在现代社会背景下,显得格外具有时代意义。它没有提供任何抚慰人心的结论,而是将读者置于一个充满不确定性的迷雾中,让你自己去摸索前路。对于那些渴望在文学中寻找共鸣,并愿意为之付出深度思考的读者而言,这绝对是一本值得反复品读的佳作。
评分我很少遇到能将如此宏大且形而上的哲学命题,与如此接地气、充满烟火气的生活细节完美融合的作品。这本书最让我拍案叫绝的地方,在于它对“日常生活美学”的挖掘。它没有去描写惊天动地的事件,而是聚焦于午后三点的阳光穿过百叶窗投下的光影,或者是一份准备早餐时细微的失误。但恰恰是这些看似无关紧要的细节,构建了人物们脆弱而又坚韧的内在世界。作者对环境的描绘极其出色,那种潮湿、陈旧却又充满生命力的生活空间,仿佛成了一个角色本身,呼吸着,影响着所有人的命运走向。更令人称奇的是,故事的“非线性”叙事,非但没有让人迷失,反而如同音乐中的和弦变化,每一次回溯或跳跃,都让之前的情感积累达到了一个新的高度。它不迎合主流口味,它要求读者慢下来,去感受那些被我们日常忽略的情绪的细微波动。这更像是一次对生命本质的温柔拷问,而不是一个简单的故事。
评分这本小说简直是文字的饕餮盛宴,作者的笔触如同最精密的画笔,勾勒出一个个鲜活得仿佛触手可及的人物群像。我尤其被开篇处理的那个关于“失语症”的主题所震撼,那种细腻入微的心理刻画,让我几度停下来,反复咀嚼那些看似平淡实则蕴含千钧之力的对话片段。叙事节奏的处理更是高明,它不是那种一马平川的直线推进,而是像一个迷宫,时而急速奔跑,时而又陷入对某个场景的漫长凝视,这种张弛有度让阅读体验充满了探险的乐趣。书中对城市景象的描摹,那种冷峻又带着一丝暧昧的氛围感,让人身临其境,仿佛能闻到雨后柏油马路的气味,听到远处传来的模糊的爵士乐声。情节的推进,并非依赖于夸张的戏剧冲突,而是通过人物之间微妙的情感拉扯和日常琐碎中的暗流涌动来推动,这使得整个故事显得格外真实和引人入胜。读完之后,那种怅然若失的感觉久久不散,仿佛与书中那些身影共度了一段真实的人生。对于喜欢深度挖掘人性复杂性的读者来说,这本书无疑是一次不容错过的精神洗礼。
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