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    March 18

    了不起的盖茨比

        当终于把这本盗版小说读完的时候,已经距离我买这本书的时间不下好几年。期间有好几次,翻开来读了个开头便难以继续。
        这一次的开始同样漫不经心,开头几百字是引人入胜的毛姆式说书人自我介绍,其中的机智和悬念一直把我挽留到第三章。这个过程与其说是发现,不如说是忍耐——忍耐毫无情节可言的叙述,毫无魅力可言的人物,以及他们凡庸无趣的对话。唯一的支撑在于对神秘主角盖茨比的期待。
        这种夹杂着期待的忍耐在第三章的结尾已经到达高潮——相信过去几年每次的阅读企图都在此之前折羽而归。这个晚上确实无事可做,我犹豫了一下,翻开了第四章。
        自然,接下来的事情你可以猜到,我几乎是一口气把整本书读完,伴随着中间好几次的心潮澎湃,和持续到现在的震惊。
        这是一部有着流行小说的结构和技巧,却称得上杰作的小说。作者比我更清楚我的忍耐极限,从第四章开始不徐不疾地抖落一地包袱,直到最后一页。
        我有限的小说阅读经验里,甭出了柯南道尔和毛姆两个名字。他们都是不太入流但我很喜欢的畅销小说家。
        Google帮我找到了更多与作者菲茨杰拉德相关的名字:福克纳和村上春树。前者应该是作者所归属传统的一部分,而后者则宣称是作者的粉丝。福克纳是我无法理解但确信非常了不起的作家,他描写的美国南部和我记忆中青春期的校园生活无可避免地重叠起来的原因,也许是两者都具有一种反叛和压抑的气氛。
        那么让我毫无根据天花乱坠地点评这部小说的话,我会说这是一部拥有毛姆式的叙述角度,柯南道尔式的神秘气氛,福克纳式的南方气质,村上春树式的慵懒节奏的小说——也许还要加上欧亨利式的精心雕琢(或者说矫揉造作)。

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    He Yunqiwrote:
    你也喜欢看侦探小说?有空一起写一个……
    Mar. 19
    Jialin Jiaowrote:
    你果然比普通的通俗文学的读者高很多,因为我觉得柯南道尔和毛姆都很入流了
    Mar. 19

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