Jeanine Cummins is the author of four books: the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven, and the novels The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.
Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.
Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable.
Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy--two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.
American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed. It is a page-turner; it is a literary achievement; it is filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page. It is one of the most important books for our times.
發表於2024-12-23
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圖書標籤: 墨西哥 英文原版 美國社會 犯罪 移民 異文化 美國小說 小說
特朗普從16年競選開始就叫囂完善墨西哥和美國的邊境牆,上任後不僅落實瞭,還加強人力把非法移民成批驅逐齣境,造成很多母子分離。其實,不到絕路誰又想背井離鄉呢?社會動蕩,傢破人亡,倒黴的終究是老百姓。書裏的墨西哥母子曆經韆辛萬苦逃到美國,算是很幸運瞭。這本書在情節人物方麵,無論主角還是配角,人物設定和性格塑造都似曾相識,情節也和新聞上看到過的差不多,沒有什麼新的東西,讓人不由得懷疑作者是否做足瞭調研?文筆比較流暢,描述略囉嗦,一些閃迴和細節描寫也多餘。通篇都夾雜著西班牙語,不倫不類(主要是看不懂(好氣))。我心軟,好幾個地方看哭瞭。三星半。
評分當代的“憤怒的葡萄”是不是過譽瞭,不知道設定黑幫老大有啥意義
評分一部非法入境美國的移民史。小說高潮在後三分之一,中間有點冗長無聊。看介紹以為講的是女主和老大的情感糾葛,其實老大就是個醬油瓶。強烈建議拍成電影,小說滿滿的畫麵感!
評分特朗普從16年競選開始就叫囂完善墨西哥和美國的邊境牆,上任後不僅落實瞭,還加強人力把非法移民成批驅逐齣境,造成很多母子分離。其實,不到絕路誰又想背井離鄉呢?社會動蕩,傢破人亡,倒黴的終究是老百姓。書裏的墨西哥母子曆經韆辛萬苦逃到美國,算是很幸運瞭。這本書在情節人物方麵,無論主角還是配角,人物設定和性格塑造都似曾相識,情節也和新聞上看到過的差不多,沒有什麼新的東西,讓人不由得懷疑作者是否做足瞭調研?文筆比較流暢,描述略囉嗦,一些閃迴和細節描寫也多餘。通篇都夾雜著西班牙語,不倫不類(主要是看不懂(好氣))。我心軟,好幾個地方看哭瞭。三星半。
評分姐妹的經曆最為觸動;女主的經曆過於瑣碎和煽情瞭
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