美媒：16本值得永世珍藏的英文小說（上）>>>

9. House of Sand and Fog By Andre Dubus III; 365 pages
9. 《塵霧家園》，安德魯·杜魯斯三世著（365頁）

Because as much as it hurt, we couldn't look away.
推薦理由：它是如此的痛徹心扉，以至于我們無法移開目光。

Combining unadorned realism with profound empathy, House of Sand and Fog is a devastating exploration of the American Dream gone awry.
《塵霧家園》一書將赤裸裸的現(xiàn)實與人們心底的同情心一同展現(xiàn)出來，深度探索了已走偏的美國夢。

10. Eat, Pray, Love By Elizabeth Gilbert; 352 pages
10. 《美食、祈禱與戀愛》，伊麗莎白·吉爾伯特著（352頁）

Because we'll probably never embark on a trip like this -- in fact, we're sitting in a?cubicle. But we adored going along for the ride.
推薦理由：我們將來也許絕不會踏上如書中所述的這種旅程，事實上，我們正坐在小隔間里。然而我們享受這本書給我們帶來的旅行。

Culinary delights, rigorous spiritual searching and exhilarating romance (in that order) were all in store, and we devoured every detail. Afterward, we couldn't stop talking about Gilbert's adventures in self-discovery -- and our own.
這本書中依次講述了作者的烹調之樂、嚴肅的精神追尋以及愉悅的浪漫史。我們耽讀每一個細節(jié)。之后我們情不自禁地會談論起吉爾伯特的自我找尋之旅，再延伸到我們自己。

11. The Secret Life of Bees By Sue Monk Kidd; 336 pages
11. 《蜜蜂的秘密生活》，蘇·蒙克·基德著（336頁）

Because three awesome beekeepers taught us about the value of mothering ourselves.
推薦理由：三個值得尊敬的養(yǎng)蜂人教會我們——養(yǎng)育自我的價值所在。

With its “hive” of great characters and its uplifting message of self-empowerment, Bees was the novel for mothers and daughters of all ages to share.
這本小說由諸多性格鮮明的人物構建而成，其中傳遞出自我充實的積極信息。它適合各個年齡段的母女一同閱讀。

12. The Poisonwood Bible By Barbara Kingsolver; 560 pages
12. 《毒木圣經》，芭芭拉.金索佛著（560頁）

Because Barbara Kingsolver has a sneaky way of making us more empathic.
推薦理由：芭芭拉·金索佛不經意間便能讓我們更易表同情心。

This novel features five narrators, observing and commenting the clash of cultures, the struggle to overcome stifling conventions, and the preservation of heritage.
這部小說有五名敘述者，他們觀察并評論文化沖突，掙扎著打破清規(guī)戒律、堅決維護遺產。

13. The Help By Kathryn Stockett; 544 pages
13. 《相助》，凱瑟琳·斯多科特著（544頁）

Because it served as a reminder of a painful history, while showing us what a few courageous individuals can?accomplish.
推薦理由：這部小說讓我們銘記悲痛歷史的同時，還展示出勇敢的個人力所能及之事。

This novel opened a national conversation about race. And yet, the story also gives readers insight into the strength, courage and dignity of the maids themselves -- qualities that have been too often overlooked.
《相助》在全美掀起了一番關于種族的討論。然而這部小說還讓讀者深刻意識到奴仆身上蘊含著的力量、勇氣和尊嚴。它們都是些已被人習慣忽視的品質。

14. Water for Elephants By Sara Gruen; 350 pages
14. 《大象的眼淚》，莎拉·格魯恩著（350頁）

Because who doesn't love a pachyderm and a happy ending?
推薦理由：誰不喜歡厚皮類動物和美好的結局呢？

This depression-era tale of life with a third-rate traveling circus centers on orphaned animal caretaker Jacob, the woman he loves and her cruel and abusive husband, who happens to be the boss.
這部小說以大蕭條時期為背景，主角是一個三流巡回馬戲團中的三名成員——孤兒出身的動物看守員雅各布，他愛上的女人（馬戲團明星）和她殘暴的丈夫（剛巧他又是雅各布的上司）。

15. The Remains of the Day By Kazuo Ishiguro; 245 pages
15. 《長日留痕》，石黑一雄著（245頁）

Because the anguish of unrequited love makes for riveting reading.
推薦理由：單戀的苦楚讓此書引人入勝。

This quiet, heart-piercing novel showed us the cost of misplaced loyalties and missed opportunity, and reminded us of the happiness we must claim for ourselves.
這部安靜而撕扯人心的小說向我們展示了錯付忠心、錯失良機付出的代價，也提醒著我們那份一定要為自己爭取的幸福。

16. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot; 381 pages
16. 《永生的海拉》，麗貝卡·思科魯特著（381頁）

Because we would have never known the truth without it.
推薦理由：多虧了這本小說，我們才知道這一事實。

Henrietta Lacks was a poor, Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells -- taken without her knowledge -- became one of the most important tools in medicine.

海瑞塔·拉克斯是美國南方一位貧窮煙農。而在她不知情的情況下（其過世后），她的細胞被醫(yī)生取走，成為了最為重要的醫(yī)學工具之一。

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