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来自Audible编辑Chris的评论:我知道自己一直都很喜欢《了不起的盖茨比》,但自打高中后就再也没看过这本书了。我也不知道为什么没再看了。听了杰克.吉伦哈尔非凡的有声读本,让我忆起了佛兰西斯·史考特·费兹杰罗这部经典有多了不起。吉伦哈尔紧紧把握住了作为叙事者尼克·卡拉威这个角色的情感,卡拉威生长于长岛,对虚伪的上流社会感到厌烦,冷眼旁观着享乐拜金的表妹黛西和书名中提及的盖茨比的一生。费兹杰罗的文字简敛优雅,吉伦哈尔对这一点给予了最大的尊重,尽量生动地还原了书中表述的宅邸、地标和1920年代的纽约。虽然《了不起的盖茨比》是个悲剧,但其中仍有不少轻松的地方,以及对于那个美丽的“咆哮的二0年代”的怀念之情。而我很高兴可以再次向大家介绍这本名著。
Editors Select, April 2013 - I knew I always liked The Great Gatsby, but having not read it since high school, I couldn’t remember exactly why. After listening to Jake Gyllenhaal’s superb narration, I was reminded of what I found so great about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic. Gyllenhaal strikes the right chord as, Nick Carraway, who exists within the hyper-privileged world of Long Island’s upper crust but manages to avoid becoming jaded and swept up by the materialism of his cousin, Daisy, and the titular Gatsby. Fitzgerald’s elegant yet simple prose still holds up, and Gyllenhaal treats it with the utmost respect, allowing the vivid descriptions of mansions, landmarks, and 1920s New York to flow at just the right pace. While ultimately tragic, The Great Gatsby is full of light and beautiful moments that kindle a nostalgia for the Roaring Twenties, and I was glad to have been reintroduced to a favorite book this way. —Chris, Audible Editor
2013年04月11日 14点04分
