读后感:the long fall

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tiffany
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读后感:the long fall

Post by tiffany » 2010-11-22 10:18

这里我再次坚持说:kindle一天不支持epub格式的电子书,我老人家一天不能败它。这本walter mosley的新书是本图书馆有电子版,这就是我为哈败了nook的根本原因啊。

The Long Fall是Mosley写的第一本McGuill系列书。此书的年代从6,70年代的洛杉矶挪到了2007年的纽约。这个系列最大的特点,我觉得乃是与时俱进,男主角固然还是黑人,不过他活动的圈子就扩大很多,包括白人黑人富人穷人;这是跟Easy的世界主要不同,Easy跟白人打交道属于擦边儿而已。其实每个讲故事的人,都有一个主题,Mosley的主题,我觉得,就是负罪感。他的主角基本上都是靠非法手段维持生计;良心都并不清白。McGuill尤其如此,the Long Fall的故事发生时,他良心发现,决定要干净的生活,当然自然人在江湖,没那么容易。故事细节我就不具体描述了,大家有兴趣的自己看好了。故事挺复杂的。

不过我要说的是,他故事里的主角一般都有两个万能人物,危机时候拿出来化解危险局面的。Easy有Mouse和Chrismas(?) 总之是那个退伍复原军人,都是黑人;McGuill有一个前职业刺客Hush,白人;另外一个憋着要抓他的nypd侦探,也是白人。这个,我觉得,也是Mosley渐渐的开拓他的主角游走的世界吧。

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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by Jun » 2010-11-22 10:46

The Long Fall is pretty messy with all kinds of irrelevant characters showing up and exposition all over the place. I guess he was trying to set up "the universe" for future stories.

Easy Rawlins was based on his father. Leonid McGill is closer to himself. I think.

Isn't it funny, though, that tycoons' f***ed up families seem the same since the 1930s (Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep) till today? They don't seem to change ever.
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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by tiffany » 2010-11-22 11:47

这个,我觉得是大家其实都不知道f*cked up rich family到底是怎样的。

不过不是传说Mosley的爹是图书馆员么?我觉得小说人物原型应该不是他们爷俩儿。
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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by Jun » 2010-11-22 12:23

Mosley Sr. was a librarian. Mosley Jr. used to be a computer programmer and is now a writer. Neither is a private detective. :mrgreen: But I can't help but feel there is some connection between them and the characters. Easy Rawlins belongs to the same generation as Mosley Sr., and Walter mentioned something about basing the character on the experiences and characteristics of his father's generation. He also said that his father's generation did not have the same kind of conflicts and guilt/shame that mire his own generation (e.g., the Vietnam war and other stuff they are implicated in).
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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by 豪情 » 2010-11-22 12:31

librarian 和 librarian不一样吧. Paul Allen 的父亲是librarian, 可以送孩子上最好的私立学校.
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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by tiffany » 2010-11-22 13:16

话说回来,这本书虽然千头万绪,情节乱七八糟,还是满好看的,特别有真实生活的一脑门子官司的感觉。男主那个儿子Twill,写的真可爱。天生的罪犯。 :mrgreen:
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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by tiffany » 2010-12-03 14:17

哎,我正在看这个系列第二本:known to evil,我觉得他写那么多乱七八糟千头万绪的事情是故意的。表白他写的是‘真实的’世界。 :mrgreen:
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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by Jun » 2010-12-03 14:56

还真实世界呢,我关心的只有一个:第二本内容精彩乎?尸体多乎?
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Re: 读后感:the long fall

Post by tiffany » 2010-12-03 15:06

60页,尸体两具,情节千头万绪。
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