From School Library Journal Grade 9 & Up--The volatile world of male adolescence provides the backdrop for John Knowles' engrossing tale of love, hate, war, and peace. Sharing a room at Devon, an exclusive New England prep school, in the summer prior to World War II, Gene and Phineas form a complex bond of friendship that draws out both the best and worst characteristics of each boy and leads ultimately to violence, a confession, and the betrayal of trust. Narrator Scott Snively's ability to switch seamlessly from the perspective of a teenager tormented by feelings he doesn't want to understand to the reflective musing of a man looking back at the formative experience of his youth provide both the story and the setting with an immediacy that quickly engages listeners. Not only does Snively give a distinctive voice to each of the main characters, he also delineates the mannerisms and personalities of the other boys and the teachers surrounding them. Intense, mesmerizing, and compelling, this rendition of a classic coming-of-age tale belongs in all public library collections, and will be especially helpful to high school students as an accompaniment to the written text.Cindy Lombardo, Orrville Public Library, OHCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. From AudioFile Scott Snively tackles Knowles's famous novel about rivalries and relationships at the fictional Devon School, a prep school for boys, during WWII. The story is told from the point of view of Gene, a man looking back on his last year at Devon. Like Gene himself, Snively's narration is sometimes wistful, sometimes regretful, sometimes hesitant. Most of the performance is subdued, with subtle distinctions in the voices of the major characters. Snively does an excellent job conveying emotions in scenes of conflict. He ably conveys anger and sadness with changes in pitch and a few well-placed shouts in a way that sounds genuine, never forced. This is an excellent treatment of a modern classic. A.F. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition. See all Editorial Reviews
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"A separate Peace" is an illusion and irony. The truth is, the posion of the craze for war and hatred has encroached among everywhere, its venom having long winded from the battlefied into the hearts of adolescent boys living in Devon, a private New England...
評分青春小說,“青春”二字說起來有點小,可是即便是個青春小說,我們也的確沒有看到過太多的好作品。記得阿城曾經說,當代漢語文學就沒有什麼青春小說,有的話也隻有一個《動物凶猛》。他還說,僅這四個字的名字,就足夠瞭。可見,小如青春小說,也沒有太多好看的。所以關於青...
評分 評分我不明白 為什麼書後的簡介和序裏都要把 吉恩搖晃樹枝的這一下 說的無比邪惡 有時候你和一個人一起生活的太久 當你痛苦而他無法感知的時候 讓他痛苦隻是你的錶達方式 你從來不希望他死 即使 你渴求他遠離你的生活 但 恰恰 你可能離瞭他就沒法兒活 你就是我 ...
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I killed my enemy there.
評分A separate war, a separate peace.
評分同學說:“I ship this two.”
評分【略讀】好基友的故事
評分Phineas這個人物一定是作者飽含著毀滅不閤時宜的美好事物的欲望寫就的,高度理想化的不屬於時代之物,一座戰火中的神像,無意識中萌發齣的能量使周遭世界為之鏇轉,他的損毀也象徵著精神世界的終結。多麼令人艷羨的能力,充滿悲劇性,近在咫尺卻又觸不可及
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