From Publishers Weekly Having made her mark in the contemporary romance genre, Dailey (Tangled Vines) returns to historical fiction with a bleak tale of the Cherokee Nation in which the history packs more punch than the narrative. In the early 1830s, the State of Georgia claims Cherokee land and begins to redistribute it to white settlers. The Cherokees gain support in Congress, and the Supreme Court rules in their favor, but President Jackson refuses to enforce the court's decision. Amid this turbulence, two proud lovers find romance: Temple Gordon, an educated Cherokee princess, and her future husband, The Blade Stuart, an iconoclastic Cherokee who owns a plantation. When the atrocities against his people escalate, The Blade moves to save them. Along with a few other chiefs, he signs a treaty that calls for Indian protection-and their removal west. Temple is torn between loyalty to her people and her love for The Blade. She and her family are herded into detention camps before they are forced on the infamous Trail of Tears. While not flinching from the graphic horrors of her topic, Dailey scants her characters; the romance between Temple and The Blade, lukewarm at best, may disappoint the author's huge following. Literary Guild selection. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Temple Gordon and The Blade Stuart are a Cherokee couple at odds over the future of the Cherokee Nation in the early 1830s. In the face of all evidence, Temple persists in believing the Cherokee will not be forced from their land. The Blade can see the writing on the wall, however, and tries to persuade his dim wife and her family to head west voluntarily. Dailey has obviously done some research for this historical tale, and it shows. Minilectures about the Cherokee and the U.S. government's shameful actions are simply inserted at various points in the narrative, doing nothing to add interest to a plot that is completely predictable. Dailey clearly means well, but she fails to create a single character the reader will care about (Temple, in fact, is singularly unappealing). Nonetheless, given Dailey's many readers, this is probably an essential purchase for most popular fiction collections.--Elizabeth Mellett, Brookline P.L., Mass.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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这本书的装帧设计简直是一场视觉的盛宴,硬壳的质感拿在手里沉甸甸的,让人油然而生一种珍视的感觉。封面采用了深邃的靛蓝色作为主色调,中央烫金的字体在光线下闪烁着低调而奢华的光芒,仿佛预示着故事中蕴含的史诗感和贵族气息。内页的纸张选择也颇为考究,米白色的纸张,纹理细腻,即便是长时间阅读也不会感到眼睛疲劳。我尤其欣赏排版师的用心之处,字体的选择既古典又易读,行间距和页边距的留白恰到好处,使得每一页都像是一幅精心构思的画作,让人在阅读情节的同时,也能享受纸质书带来的纯粹的审美愉悦。书脊的装订非常牢固,即便是反复翻阅,也未见松动,这对于那些喜爱反复品味经典文字的读者来说,无疑是一个巨大的加分项。可以说,这本书从触碰到翻开的第一个瞬间,就成功地将我拉入了一个精心构建的阅读仪式中,让人深深感受到出版方对文学作品应有的尊重与敬意。这种对实体媒介的极致追求,在如今这个数字阅读占据主导的时代,显得尤为珍贵和难能可贵,让我在触摸和翻阅之间,感受到了一种与文字更深层次的连接,远非冰冷的屏幕所能比拟。
评分这本书的人物塑造达到了令人惊叹的复杂性和多面性,你很难用一个简单的标签去定义任何一个主要角色。他们都不是非黑即白的极端符号,而是充满了内在的矛盾和挣扎的、活生生的人。我尤其欣赏作者如何处理那些“反派”角色,他们行为的动机往往根植于深层的创伤或被扭曲的信念体系,使得你即使在谴责其行为的同时,也会对他行为背后的逻辑产生一种近乎同情的理解。这种对人性的深刻洞察,使得阅读体验充满了张力——你不断地在道德判断和情感共鸣之间摇摆。书中某位核心人物的性格转变,处理得极其细腻,那种由内而外的崩塌或重塑,是通过无数个微不足道的选择和反应累积而成的,而不是某一次突发事件的戏剧性催化。这种对人性幽暗角落的坦诚揭示,让这本书的厚重感远超一般的通俗小说范畴,它更像是一部关于人类精神困境的哲学探讨。
评分这本书的叙事节奏处理得极其精妙,它不像某些作品那样急于抛出高潮,而是采取了一种缓慢而坚定的推进方式,如同画家在画布上层层叠加颜料,每一笔都服务于最终的宏大图景。开篇的铺陈略显冗长,初读时甚至让人有些不耐烦,但请相信,这种“慢热”是作者精心设置的陷阱,它让你在不知不觉中适应了故事世界的背景音,熟悉了人物关系的微妙张力。当关键的冲突爆发时,之前所有的铺垫如同被压缩的气体瞬间释放,那种力量感是爆炸性的、不可阻挡的。作者对时间线的掌控炉火纯青,总能在最恰当的时机插入一段往事的回溯,或者一个未来事件的模糊暗示,使得整个故事的结构如同一个复杂的瑞士钟表,每一个齿轮的咬合都精确无误,推动着命运的车轮滚滚向前。这种高明的叙事技巧,要求读者必须全神贯注,一旦分心,便可能错过一些细微却至关重要的线索,这无疑为有耐心的读者提供了极大的智力挑战和阅读乐趣。
评分阅读过程中,我时常被其中对环境细致入微的白描所震撼,那些景物描写绝非简单的背景填充,它们完全融入了角色的内心活动和故事的命运走向。例如,在描绘某个重要角色的低谷时期,作者对阴雨连绵的城市景观的刻画,那种潮湿、压抑、光线昏暗的氛围,几乎能穿透纸面,让人真切地感受到角色内心的那种无望和滞重。反之,当角色迎来转折点时,笔锋一转,笔下的阳光便带着一种近乎宗教般的明亮和温暖,连空气中尘埃的飞舞都充满了希望的颗粒感。这些环境描写,巧妙地承担了情感渲染的重任,它们是无声的旁观者,也是有生命的参与者。我甚至愿意将这本书中的环境部分单独摘录出来,作为一篇关于“情绪风景学”的优秀范文来研读,它证明了真正的文学作品,其“世界构建”的力量,可以超越人物本身,达到一种独立的美学高度。
评分这本书的语言风格是极其独特的,它混合了一种近乎古典文学的庄重感与现代口语的锐利感,形成了一种既高雅又接地气的奇特平衡。作者偏爱使用结构复杂、信息密度极高的长句,这些句子往往充满了精确的修饰语和多重的从句,阅读时需要放慢速度,逐字逐句地咀嚼其背后的含义。但有趣的是,在关键的对话场景中,语言会突然变得极其精炼和有力,每一个词都像是经过千锤百炼的钻石,掷地有声,直击人心,毫不拖泥带水。这种语言的张弛有度,使得阅读过程充满了音乐性——有时是缓慢悠扬的大提琴独奏,有时则是短促激昂的鼓点。此外,作者在词汇的选择上颇具匠心,时常能发现一些罕见但极其贴切的词汇,极大地拓宽了读者的词汇边界,让人在赞叹情节的同时,也为文字本身的美丽而折服,无疑是一场对语言艺术的深度探索。
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