From Publishers Weekly Castle's previous novel, Anticipation, won praise for experimentalism, wit and wordplay. This novel is perhaps less experimental but certainly less witty and playful in its use of language. Set in 1968 and peopled with many of the New York art scene crowd of that era, such as Andy Warhol and his cohorts, the book is ostensibly about a songwriter, the eponymous Gilbert Green, and the people around him. Castle's admirers will find some literary excitement in his attempts to weave an almost mystical story about Green, told through shifting perspectives and occasional verse. Others may deem it bereft of the imagery and literary life that an unconventional narrative demands. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Independent Publisher In 1985, Frederick Ted Castle's Anticipation was published and quickly became one of that year's most acclaimed literary efforts. A book of monumental proportions, Castle's eclectic work followed the narrator's thoughts, moment by moment, through a verbal maze infected by the likes of Laurence Sterne and Gertrude Stein. More than one critic wondered why it took so long for Castle to be published.Castle's second published work, Gilbert Green: The Real Right Way to Dress for Spring, is a conventional novel following four characters through New York City in 1968: Gilbert, a poet and songwriter who turns to movie-making; Susan, his wife; Fred, his chief of Operations; and Waring, a promising artist. The story of Gilbert's ardent pursuit of Susan and their eventual drifting apart is mirrored by the stormy relationship of Fred and Waring. All are reunited in a tragic conclusion. It is as much a novel of New York in the 1960s as it is Gilbert's story. With cameo appearances by Andy Warhol, Stefan Brecht, and Ted Castle, the narrative is spiced with songs, poems, letters, footnotes and much talk of art among the artful. What makes it all work is Castle's writing - so skillful and so right - that it is a sheer pleasure to read."The real right way to dress for spring is in a flower of your friendship for yourself and I shall take a favor from the weather too, it is so fair and fresh and free, and do as I would do on me." (p. 44) Humorous and compassionate, Gilbert Green is reflective of a time when all possibilities seemed possible. Gilbert Green is the first of three books with many of the same characters; the second, Alaska, will soon be published. See all Editorial Reviews
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这本书的语言风格像极了一位老练的爵士乐手,时而低沉内敛,时而突然爆发出一串华丽而复杂的即兴段落,让人完全沉浸其中,难以自拔。文字的密度非常高,但绝非故作高深,而是那种将深刻的洞察力包裹在日常词汇之下的老派文笔。我特别欣赏作者对于场景切换的流畅处理,从城市中心的喧嚣到郊外宁静的私密空间,过渡得如同丝绸滑落,没有任何割裂感。更值得称道的是,作者似乎对“潜文本”有着近乎偏执的关注,那些没有明说出来的情绪、那些隐藏在角色眼神和肢体语言中的信息,构成了叙事中最为引人入胜的部分。我常常需要放慢速度来阅读,以便不错过那些闪烁着智慧光芒的句子,这些句子往往简洁有力,却能引发一连串的哲学思考。总的来说,这是一部需要用心去“品味”而不是“快速浏览”的作品,它的回味悠长,如同陈年的威士忌,初尝平淡,后劲十足。
评分从结构上来看,这部作品的骨架搭建得非常扎实,它巧妙地运用了多线叙事,但所有线索最终都能汇聚到一个核心的张力点上,这种掌控力令人赞叹。作者似乎深谙“留白”的艺术,很多关键情节的处理都留给了读者自行想象和填补,使得每一个人的阅读体验都带有强烈的个人色彩。我特别喜欢作者在叙事中穿插的那些看似与主线无关,实则暗合主题的小插曲,它们像一个个精致的微缩模型,折射出更广阔的社会图景。这本书的叙事视角偶尔会突然切换,从第三人称的客观描述瞬间跳跃到某个角色的内心独白,这种不规则的跳跃感,非但没有造成阅读障碍,反而增强了一种真实的、碎片化的记忆感。我感觉自己就像在翻阅一本被时间打磨过的旧相册,每一页都有不同的光影和质感,但主题始终统一。
评分这本书的语言流淌性令人称奇,它不追求华丽的辞藻堆砌,而是着力于捕捉瞬间的真实感和情绪的准确性。作者对环境的运用达到了出神入化的地步,环境不再是背景,而是参与到故事进程中的一个沉默的角色,它烘托了人物的心境,有时甚至是决定性的因素。我最欣赏的是作者处理人物对话时的克制与精准,寥寥数语,便能勾勒出角色之间的权力动态和未说出口的爱恨情仇,这种“言有尽而意无穷”的表达方式,是很多当代作家难以企及的功力。阅读体验是沉浸式的,我感觉自己的感官被完全调动起来,仿佛能闻到那个特定季节里特有的尘土味和植物气息。这是一部需要细细品味的书,其魅力在于那些隐藏在文字间隙中、需要读者主动去发现和感悟的微妙之处,它对人性的洞察力,超越了单纯的故事讲述。
评分这本书的开篇简直是把我猛地拽入了一个完全陌生的时空,那种感觉就像是突然被扔进了一个色彩斑斓却又带着一丝迷幻色彩的万花筒里。叙事节奏把握得极为精妙,作者似乎毫不费力地就能在日常生活的琐碎细节和宏大历史背景之间自如切换,丝毫没有生硬的转折感。人物的刻画尤其令人印象深刻,他们不是那种脸谱化的符号,而是活生生的、充满矛盾的个体。我尤其喜欢作者对环境和氛围的细致描摹,那些关于光影、气味乃至是空气中流动的某种“情绪”的捕捉,都精确地构建出了一个特定年代特有的、既充满希望又暗流涌动的时代底色。阅读过程中,我时常会因为某个不经意的对话或一个场景的设置而停下来,反复咀嚼其中的意味,仿佛自己也成为了那个时代背景下的一个参与者,而非一个旁观者。这本书在处理复杂的人际关系和内心挣扎方面展现出了成熟老练的手法,主角的每一次选择都牵动着读者的心弦,让人不禁去思考,在那个特定的历史节点下,我们自己又会如何应对。
评分读完这本书,我被一种复杂的情绪攫住了——那是一种对逝去时光的缅怀,夹杂着对人性复杂性的深刻理解。作者在处理冲突和和解的部分尤为出色,没有一味地迎合读者对简单结局的渴望,而是忠实地展现了生活中本该有的那种模糊、未竟的结局。角色的动机和行为逻辑经得起推敲,即便是那些看似错误的决定,在特定的情境下也能找到其内在的必然性。我特别欣赏作者没有回避时代的阴影,他用一种既不过度渲染也绝不轻描淡写的方式,将历史的重量融入了个体的命运之中。这本书的节奏感极富层次,有舒缓的铺陈,也有瞬间爆发的戏剧高潮,这种起伏变化让阅读过程充满了期待感。它不像是一本被精心设计过的“小说”,更像是一份被小心翼翼保存下来的、充满真诚的时代记录。
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