Van and Linny Luong are temperamental opposites. Diligent, unassuming Van has found her calling as an immigration lawyer in the midwestern suburbs, but no one knows that her picture-perfect marriage has suddenly evaporated. Her younger sister, Linny, fashion-forward and socially adept, lives in Chicago where she has drifted into a dead-end affair with a married man. Though both women feel untethered and burdened by a secret, theya (TM)ve never been able to confide in each other. But then, after nearly thirty years in the U.S., their eccentric, invention-obsessed father decides to take the citizenship oatha "a rite of passage he hopes will improve the prospects of his most prized creation, the a oeLuong Arm, a an instrument to help short people grasp objects that are out of reach. When Van and Linny reluctantly heed the summons home they end up having to plan a celebration for him, replete with cha gio egg rolls and encounters with old friends from years past. In the time warp of a childhood home unaltered since their mothera (TM)s death and insulated by the same Vietnamese American community they grew up with, Van and Linny find they are bound by much more than the duties of culture and family history, or their aging fathera (TM)s demands and whims. As they chart the uncertainty that has defined them, as well as the bitter irony of their romantic straits, Van and Linny discover in their common cause a new, enduring connection that sees them through the host of surprises to come. Bich Minh Nguyen was hailed by the Chicago Tribune as a oea writer to watch, a tremendous talenta for her debut memoir, Stealing Buddhaa (TM)s Dinner, and her charm and shrewd powers of observation are on brilliant display in this first novel. By turns deeply moving, wickedly urbane, and utterly entertaining, Short Girls chronicles the pitfalls and triumphs that govern all family lives. Nguyena (TM)s insights into the complexities of duty, culture, and ambition often shared by the children of immigrants make Van and Linnya (TM)s story fresh and unforgettable a " a true American tale for our time.
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这本书的语言风格,简直像是一场精心编排的古典音乐会,每一个句子的排列组合都充满了韵律感和一种近乎强迫症般的美学追求。作者似乎钟情于使用那些不常在日常对话中出现的、却又极具画面感的词汇,构建起一个宏大而又疏离的世界观。我尤其喜欢作者处理哲思片段的方式,它不是生硬地抛出观点,而是通过角色的困境和对话的巧妙转折,让读者自己去品尝那些关于时间、选择与宿命的苦涩。然而,这种极致的文学性,也带来了阅读上的门槛。初读时,我需要频繁地停下来,反刍那些长句和复杂的从句结构,偶尔会感觉自己像是在攀爬一座用华丽辞藻堆砌而成的知识高塔,风景虽美,却也气喘吁吁。对于那些期待直白叙事的人来说,这无疑是一场挑战,因为作者似乎更愿意用“暗示”而非“说明”来驱动故事,留下大片的空白等待读者的想象力去填补,这对于某些读者来说,可能会被解读为故弄玄虚。
评分这部作品的叙事节奏实在让人捉摸不透,时而如同平静的湖面,细微的涟漪也清晰可见,作者对人物内心细微的波动描绘得入木三分,每一个停顿、每一次眼神的闪躲,都蕴含着千言万语。然而,在某些关键情节的推进上,又显得过于仓促,仿佛作者急于将读者推向下一个场景,留给读者消化和品味的空间被压缩得厉害。我特别欣赏作者在构建环境氛围上的功力,那种老城区的潮湿、午后阳光穿过百叶窗投下的斑驳光影,都栩栩如生地呈现在眼前,让人仿佛能闻到空气中尘土和旧书本混合的味道。不过,我必须指出,故事的支线设计得略显冗杂,有些配角的命运线索虽然独立成趣,但与主线之间的钩连却显得有些牵强,读到中段时,不免会产生“这条情节是否真的必要”的疑问。整体来看,这是一部在细节雕琢上极尽心思,但在宏观结构把控上稍显失衡的佳作。它要求读者付出极大的耐心去捕捉那些潜藏在文字间隙里的深意,不适合寻求快速情节满足感的读者。
评分这部作品在世界构建上展现了惊人的想象力,它创造了一个与我们现实世界平行却又遵循着一套完全不同运行法则的社会体系。作者对这个虚构世界的物理规则、社会阶层乃至民间传说都进行了细致入微的设定,从货币的流通方式到信仰仪式的具体步骤,无不体现出极大的用心。这种沉浸式的体验是罕见的,让人愿意花时间去探索这个世界的每一个角落。美中不足的是,在对这种复杂设定进行解释的过程中,作者有时显得过于依赖“信息倾泻”的方式。大约有三到四个章节,几乎完全由背景介绍和历史回顾占据,虽然这些信息对理解后续情节至关重要,但在阅读体验上,它们无疑打断了叙事的流畅性,让人感觉像是被迫参加了一堂冗长且强制性的世界观入门课程,而非自然地融入故事之中。如果作者能将这些设定更巧妙地融入角色的日常行动和对话中,而不是集中爆发,效果可能会更好。
评分如果用一个词来形容阅读这部书的体验,那一定是“迷宫般的错综复杂”。角色的动机常常隐藏在多层叙事的迷雾之后,你以为你把握住了核心人物的立场,下一章作者就会通过一个新发现的日记片段,彻底颠覆你之前的判断。这种结构上的精妙设计,使得每一次真相的揭露都伴随着强烈的冲击感,读者必须像侦探一样,将散落的线索拼凑起来。我沉浸在解谜的过程中,享受着那种“原来如此”的顿悟时刻。然而,这种复杂性也造成了情感投入上的障碍。由于人物的情感变化是阶段性、跳跃性地呈现,我有时难以建立起与主角之间那种深厚的情感共鸣,更像是在观察一群被精密程序驱动的棋子。特别是故事后半段,时间线的交错使用达到了一个高峰,虽然逻辑上可以自洽,但对于记忆力和专注度的要求实在太高,导致我不得不时常回溯前文,才能确保没有遗漏任何关键的因果链条。
评分我读完这本书后,脑海里挥之不去的是一种强烈的、略带荒诞的幽默感。这种幽默并非建立在直白的笑话上,而是源于角色们在面对巨大困境时,那种近乎荒谬的坚持和对既定规则的讽刺性遵守。作者对官僚体系和人性弱点的刻画入木三分,读起来既让人会心一笑,又忍不住感到一丝寒意。例如,某个关于文件编号的冗长描述,虽然表面上与主线无关,却精准地讽刺了现代社会中形式主义的泛滥。但这种黑色幽默的尺度把握得有些摇摆不定,有时候,它能带来极佳的讽刺效果,但有时候,又让故事显得过于轻浮,削弱了本应严肃处理的悲剧内核。我希望作者能更稳定地维持那种情绪的张力,而不是在紧张的时刻突然插入一段略显戏谑的场景,这让我想给这份情感体验打上一个“不均匀”的标签。
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