I got to the last page, I was outraged. Another abrupt ending, what was that all about? It left me hanging there, dangled. "Just that. No more. 'We are here'." Short, succinct sentences like this are powerful. Just as the protagonist who used these sentences felt powerful too. He thought he controled, but really he was played. This was a power game. A rat race. "Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way." Had Ryan savored? I don't know. I think he savored solitude. He lost himself completely in the run. We all need goals in life. But the rub is, what goes after the goals? So many things were falling apart while he was chasing it. He became numb. But interestingly ironic, he donated his mileage to needy children. Maybe there was helplessness in him. He might as well knew he was a puppet and he seemed to take it with pleasure. Meet all sorts of professions, throw some wild parties in Vegas. First class seats, privilege access, platinum cards, what for? Sugar-coated tricks of customer loyalty. But for him, these were his life. The protagonist whether he is a winner or loser, is up to readers to decide, that's what's intriguing about this book. Ryan's life is akin to a stock trader's life, slave and retire. Some thinks it's worth it, some not, you will just have to watch out, do not break the balance.
Life is not a race
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书和电影很不同
27有用 2无用 发哥 2010-05-19
书比电影表达的多太多了,我喜欢看书时把出动心灵的句子划出来,这本书划了很多,电影里却只有那么几句,一定要读。11.11.27补充,这种书没法翻译的,就像把金庸的武侠翻成英文,词汇字句和语言也许可以翻译,但文化是无法翻译的。把倚天屠龙记翻成英文,美国人一定不理解这种东西为什么让中国人痴迷。同样的,up...
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《在云端》:关于现实与梦想的双重呓语
15有用 2无用 Aiouliya 2010-11-28
对于大多数人来说,大多数人之所以选择这本书还是因为先看过根据小说改编的同名电影,作为该书的“影像卡隆版”,电影曾获奥斯卡最佳导演、最佳影片、最佳男主角、最佳女配角及最佳改编剧本等在内的共计六项提名。 &nb...
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在一个无聊的夜,遇见你。
14有用 2无用 晗の海 2010-11-03
对于书,没有看过,无法去真实去评论什么,也许,这个评论写在这里有点奇怪,突然想起了那种失落的感觉,姑且就放在这里吧。关于电影,看完一整遍,很想再看一遍,于是又看了一遍,我想电影也是从小说改编过来,多少带着书里信息。主人公的那种生活,行走在云端之中,不能自拔。可以选择,却又无法选择。说真的,看完之后,...
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归宿
13有用 3无用 一秒钟的守候 2010-10-23
人,可以选择自己的生活,但是,无论是谁都颠覆基本的生活法则。人,终究是要落脚的,友情,爱情,亲情就是你的归宿。...
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漫步云端
12有用 3无用 陈太初 2010-10-14
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