Elderly widow Addie Moore pays a visit to her aging widower neighbor, Louis Waters. They were never close, just knew each other peripherally, which makes the reason for this social call all the more intriguing. Addie would like to know if Louis is interested in sleeping with her. Now, now, this scenario was conceived by the late, great Kent Haruf—Our Souls at Night is no 50 Sha...
Elderly widow Addie Moore pays a visit to her aging widower neighbor, Louis Waters. They were never close, just knew each other peripherally, which makes the reason for this social call all the more intriguing. Addie would like to know if Louis is interested in sleeping with her. Now, now, this scenario was conceived by the late, great Kent Haruf—Our Souls at Night is no 50 Shades of Geriatric Grey. Set in the same fictional Colorado town as his National Book Award-nominated Plainsong, a town with its fair share of gossips, Addie and Louis embark on an unlikely friendship, an antidote to the loneliness they most exquisitely felt at night. As this friendship deepens, it is tested by said busybodies and meddling family members, plot points that almost distract from what makes this novel such a fitting and sweet swan song. Our Souls at Night was inspired, in part, by Haruf’s own marriage and the intimate, late-night conversations he and his wife relished, just like Addie and Louis. And just like Addie and Louis, Haruf proved that you’re never too old to reinvent yourself, take risks, find love, and write a great novel. --Erin Kodicek
作者简介
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Kent Haruf is the author of six novels (and, with the photographer Peter Brown, West of Last Chance). His honours include a Whiting Foundation Writers' Award, the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award, the Wallace Stegner Award, and a special citation from the PEN/Hemingway Foundation; he was also a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and The ...
Kent Haruf is the author of six novels (and, with the photographer Peter Brown, West of Last Chance). His honours include a Whiting Foundation Writers' Award, the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award, the Wallace Stegner Award, and a special citation from the PEN/Hemingway Foundation; he was also a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and The New Yorker Book Award. Benediction was shortlisted for the Folio Prize. He died in November 2014, at the age of seventy-one.
4.5 因为结局减分
1. 喜欢这个设定 不管多大 多会拥有情感需求 not about sex, but love , accompany
喜欢这个故事前半段大家的勇敢的开始
2. 平淡又不平凡的人生 以及勇敢点亮火炬又悄悄熄灭的晚年,特别是女主,其实经历了那么多令人遗憾的别离,经历了那么多悲伤,但依旧勇敢爱了,确实可以理解她对仅剩下的家人的回归和对孙子最后的依赖,和纠结。很神奇,没有责怪男主的...4.5 因为结局减分
1. 喜欢这个设定 不管多大 多会拥有情感需求 not about sex, but love , accompany
喜欢这个故事前半段大家的勇敢的开始
2. 平淡又不平凡的人生 以及勇敢点亮火炬又悄悄熄灭的晚年,特别是女主,其实经历了那么多令人遗憾的别离,经历了那么多悲伤,但依旧勇敢爱了,确实可以理解她对仅剩下的家人的回归和对孙子最后的依赖,和纠结。很神奇,没有责怪男主的感觉,也许这就是男性作者视角问题吧,出轨也被晚年的深情给掩盖了。
3. 但我依旧很烦躁 觉得这不是一个完美的结局
不是我要的结局
事实上 我看来已经是个悲剧了 为什么白发苍苍还不能既拥有爱情又顾及亲情(展开)
0 有用 小圆子 2025-10-02 08:24:35 加拿大
a beautiful, sweet, and touching piece
0 有用 waking王小心 2015-07-25 11:14:23
长日将尽,两位老人在小城中的孤独与慰藉。清单,清爽,动人。
0 有用 ZZ 2024-10-05 04:27:31 美国
故事不長,一口氣讀完了。很喜歡。故事講述的是晚年生活中的孤独、陪伴和人际关系。兩位喪偶的老人决定打破常规,決定開始在晚上互相聊天。女方的孩子一邊不懂事地把孫子隨時地放在祖母那裏,卻對母親的生活指指點點。我們終將走向衰老,不是嗎?兩個老人一起去給小孩子找狗狗作爲陪伴的時候,非常溫暖。作者的文字直接,充滿感情,卻不煽情,如小溪流淌,讓人回味無窮。 主要主题: 孤独与陪伴:小说表现了随着年龄的增长,人... 故事不長,一口氣讀完了。很喜歡。故事講述的是晚年生活中的孤独、陪伴和人际关系。兩位喪偶的老人决定打破常规,決定開始在晚上互相聊天。女方的孩子一邊不懂事地把孫子隨時地放在祖母那裏,卻對母親的生活指指點點。我們終將走向衰老,不是嗎?兩個老人一起去給小孩子找狗狗作爲陪伴的時候,非常溫暖。作者的文字直接,充滿感情,卻不煽情,如小溪流淌,讓人回味無窮。 主要主题: 孤独与陪伴:小说表现了随着年龄的增长,人们往往会感到孤独,但依然渴望人与人之间的情感联系。艾迪和路易斯的关系是他们共同对抗孤独的方式。 社会规范与评判:两人的关系引发了小镇居民的议论,小说探讨了社会对个人生活选择的影响,尤其是在面对传统价值观和个人自由的冲突时。 (展开)
0 有用 Monkey 2024-11-12 08:47:11 北京
人的一生并不长,实际上太短了,回忆起来也只有几个决定性的moment,结婚了,小孩子到了,affair,未竟的事业,突然的死亡。人老了以后,也许追求和要求都不一样了。也可能都一样。总之感觉是,不要等了,能说就说,能追求就追求。
0 有用 麦芒的好天气 2026-02-03 22:43:18 上海
4.5 因为结局减分 1. 喜欢这个设定 不管多大 多会拥有情感需求 not about sex, but love , accompany 喜欢这个故事前半段大家的勇敢的开始 2. 平淡又不平凡的人生 以及勇敢点亮火炬又悄悄熄灭的晚年,特别是女主,其实经历了那么多令人遗憾的别离,经历了那么多悲伤,但依旧勇敢爱了,确实可以理解她对仅剩下的家人的回归和对孙子最后的依赖,和纠结。很神奇,没有责怪男主的... 4.5 因为结局减分 1. 喜欢这个设定 不管多大 多会拥有情感需求 not about sex, but love , accompany 喜欢这个故事前半段大家的勇敢的开始 2. 平淡又不平凡的人生 以及勇敢点亮火炬又悄悄熄灭的晚年,特别是女主,其实经历了那么多令人遗憾的别离,经历了那么多悲伤,但依旧勇敢爱了,确实可以理解她对仅剩下的家人的回归和对孙子最后的依赖,和纠结。很神奇,没有责怪男主的感觉,也许这就是男性作者视角问题吧,出轨也被晚年的深情给掩盖了。 3. 但我依旧很烦躁 觉得这不是一个完美的结局 不是我要的结局 事实上 我看来已经是个悲剧了 为什么白发苍苍还不能既拥有爱情又顾及亲情 (展开)