"Oprah's Book Club(r) May 1999 Selection Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery-but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection...
"Oprah's Book Club(r) May 1999 Selection Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual and mystery-but their idyll is shattered when Astrid's mother falls apart over a lover. Deranged by rejection, Ingrid murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison. White Oleander is the unforgettable story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances. Each home is its own universe, with a new set of laws and lessons to be learned. With determination and humor, Astrid confronts the challenges of loneliness and poverty, and strives to learn who a motherless child in an indifferent world can become. Tough, irrepressible, funny, and warm, Astrid is one of the most indelible characters in recent fiction. White Oleander is an unforgettable story of mothers and daughters, burgeoning sexuality, the redemptive powers of art, and the unstoppable force of the emergent self. Written with exquisite beauty and grace, this is a compelling debut by an author poised to join the ranks of today's most gifted novelists."
“Isn't it funny. I'm enjoying my hatred so much more than I ever enjoyed love. Love is temperamental. Tiring. It makes demands. Love uses you, changes its mind. But hatred, now, that's something you c...“Isn't it funny. I'm enjoying my hatred so much more than I ever enjoyed love. Love is temperamental. Tiring. It makes demands. Love uses you, changes its mind. But hatred, now, that's something you can use. Sculpt. Wield. It's hard, or soft, however you need it. Love humiliates you, but Hatred cradles you.”(展开)
1. The beauty of a woman can rarely be powerful for herself, but an access of exploitation by men. 2. You can never imagine how painful a woman’s teenage year could be. 4. LA is empty of meanings and ...1. The beauty of a woman can rarely be powerful for herself, but an access of exploitation by men. 2. You can never imagine how painful a woman’s teenage year could be. 4. LA is empty of meanings and full of desires. 5. “In Berlin, you had to wrestle with the past, you had to build on the ruins, inside them.” 6. The depiction of colors, chef kiss(展开)
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1 有用 猜猜我的头像 2020-10-12 02:47:23
开始看这本书始于对美丽聪慧残忍的金发女性的好奇与痴迷。母亲只与女主像鬼魂或像瓦尔基里一样的存在，决定身边空壳一样的男性客体精神或是肉体的生死，也不给女儿凤凰涅槃浴火重生的机会。然而女儿属于人间，需要温暖，爱，和参与。经历的数个寄养家庭更是各类凡间母亲的投射，丑陋渺小贪婪神经质脆弱，一同造就了结尾决心在柏林创造自己生活却仍对加州的母亲持有reluctant幻想的女儿。共识是作者的语言非常美，但这本书... 开始看这本书始于对美丽聪慧残忍的金发女性的好奇与痴迷。母亲只与女主像鬼魂或像瓦尔基里一样的存在，决定身边空壳一样的男性客体精神或是肉体的生死，也不给女儿凤凰涅槃浴火重生的机会。然而女儿属于人间，需要温暖，爱，和参与。经历的数个寄养家庭更是各类凡间母亲的投射，丑陋渺小贪婪神经质脆弱，一同造就了结尾决心在柏林创造自己生活却仍对加州的母亲持有reluctant幻想的女儿。共识是作者的语言非常美，但这本书较长的篇幅让诗意的语言暴露出矫揉造作，持续的name dropping也让人费解，让我无法相信这是一个年轻女孩的回忆和叙事。 (展开)
0 有用 Célès 2018-02-02 14:12:48
“Isn't it funny. I'm enjoying my hatred so much more than I ever enjoyed love. Love is temperamental. Tiring. It makes demands. Love uses you, changes its mind. But hatred, now, that's something you c... “Isn't it funny. I'm enjoying my hatred so much more than I ever enjoyed love. Love is temperamental. Tiring. It makes demands. Love uses you, changes its mind. But hatred, now, that's something you can use. Sculpt. Wield. It's hard, or soft, however you need it. Love humiliates you, but Hatred cradles you.” (展开)
1 有用 Khxt 2023-03-12 17:41:36 江苏
1. The beauty of a woman can rarely be powerful for herself, but an access of exploitation by men. 2. You can never imagine how painful a woman’s teenage year could be. 4. LA is empty of meanings and ... 1. The beauty of a woman can rarely be powerful for herself, but an access of exploitation by men. 2. You can never imagine how painful a woman’s teenage year could be. 4. LA is empty of meanings and full of desires. 5. “In Berlin, you had to wrestle with the past, you had to build on the ruins, inside them.” 6. The depiction of colors, chef kiss (展开)
0 有用 layla 2022-04-27 16:00:45
I’ve never read any English novel this beautiful and sophisticated. It’s so beautiful and profoundly sad that it breaks my heart.
0 有用 jo 2007-12-29 13:16:14
美国式的女性文学