内容简介
Twyla and Roberta first meet within the confines of a state home for children, St. Bonny's, because each has been taken away from her mother. Roberta's mother is sick; Twyla's mother "just likes to dance all night." The girls look different from one another: one is black, one is white, although we aren't told which is which. Despite their initially hostile feelings, they are drawn together because of their similar circumstances.
Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Among her best known novels are 'The Bluest Eye,' 'Song of Solomon,' 'Beloved' and 'A Mercy.'
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令人惊叹的叙事技巧，很难想象短篇小说能有如此巨大的能量，看完以后好几天还盘旋在脑袋里
「我的妈妈整夜跳舞，罗贝塔的妈妈病入膏肓。」
https://youtu.be/3ohr_wSRYzM
always refreshing
不得不佩服Morrison的叙事技巧，她隐去两位主人公的种族编码，但同时又在文中嵌入当前社会存在的各类种族歧视，如此安排给予了每位读者反省自己无论是内在还是潜意识里的种族偏见。Maggie在这里成了在美国主流文化语境下黑人境遇的化身，她被Tywla认为是mute，无法言说，但其实她是否mute谁也不知道，她身材畸形，括号般的双腿正是体现黑人文化在历史中的位置。最终Roberta和Tywla通过对Maggie的回忆，逐渐与过去——曾经被自己母亲抛弃，各自的种族背景文化和解，最后tywla的what the hell happened to Maggie的疑问提示着一个崭新的开始，她开始正视自己，正视历史。
不确定的暴力事件 肤色的闪烁其词
Thought-provoking.
或许是因为太短了？感受一般，但是能感觉得到这或许是一个非常棒的长篇的开始。
非常匠心独运，巧夺天工，发人深省。
Wanting to is doing.
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