喬納森.卡羅爾是極少數特立獨行作傢中的一個,他們打開一扇窗、一道門或一條魔法通道,帶你去參觀他們的那個世界。
這是一個擁有魔力的人。
他會把他的眼睛藉給你,從此以後,你再也不能像從前那樣看待我們的世界
--------尼爾.蓋曼
《科幻世界》譯文版 2008.12月號
Thomas Abbey is a man stuck in a rut. An English teacher in a small Connecticut prep school, Abbey is in a crisis. His career is unfulfilling, he has no social or love life to speak of, and he cannot break out of the shadow of his famous father, the actor Stephen Abbey. To kick-start his life, he takes a sabbatical to work on a biography of his favorite writer, Marshall France. France's books were the only thing that kept Abbey sane during his childhood, and though he was renowned for his lyrical and imaginative children's books, nearly nothing was known about the writer's life.
Although Abbey has been warned that France's daughter Anna has blocked all previous attempts at her father's biography, he and Saxony Garder--an intense woman also obsessed with France's life--head to Galen, Missouri, with high hopes of breaking down Anna's resistance. They are surprised to find Anna the soul of small-town hospitality and quite excited about Abbey's proposal--even eager to get the project finished as soon as possible. Even stranger than Anna's behavior is the town of Galen itself. On the surface, all is as a small midwestern town should be. But the people of the town seem to know what their future holds--freak accidents and all--down to the hour and are as eager for Abbey to finish the biography as Anna is.
As far as plot goes, The Land of Laughs doesn't break any new ground--it is a riff on a very old literary theme--and the more interesting issues the story raises--fate, free will, and the creative power of the written word--receive only a glancing blow as the story careens to its somewhat unsatisfying Gothic ending. That said, Carroll does show a good ear for dialogue and a deft hand at creating complex characters and quietly ominous moods. And the story--hoary plot line and all--immediately grabs you and doesn't let go. If you already know Jonathan Carroll from his other novels, you will want to add this reissue of his first novel to your library. And if you haven't yet been introduced to this inventive author, The Land of Laughs is the perfect place to begin. --Perry M. Atterberry
發表於2025-03-26
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圖書標籤: 奇幻 喬納森·卡羅爾 科幻世界譯文版 科幻 美國 小說 科幻小說 經典
我讀的科幻世界譯文版。和譯文本前言裏麵說的那樣,這故事沉得住氣,預揚先抑,值得反復讀的故事。創意非常獨特。
評分成功嚇到我瞭
評分一個中篇就能搞定的故事被拉成一個長篇
評分待重溫
評分[SFWT]很喜歡喬納森·卡羅爾的筆觸,幽默,通俗,不做作。整個閱讀過程平淡但有趣,細節比頭輕腳重的故事更精彩。
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