书籍介绍
它常被拿来和同名美剧对照，但真正读过的人会注意到：这其实是一部披着政治外衣的推理小说。作者把权力场写成了一张缓缓收紧的网——明处是执着的女记者，暗处是手握所有把柄的纪委书记厄克特，两人互为镜像地追逐与反追。读者反复提起的，正是这种“收网”的叙事张力：开篇点到“纸牌屋”之名的精妙，中段悬疑渐浓，结局却以正义必胜收场，反而引发“为什么坏人不能赢”的争议。相较美剧的戏剧化邪恶，原著更胜在内敛含蓄的英式笔调与不动声色的体面俏皮。它适合想看清阴谋如何运作、又在意文字质感的读者，而非只等一场酣畅淋漓的权斗爽剧。
作者简介
Michael Dobbs has carved out a unique niche as Britain's leading political thriller writer. His books have foretold the downfall of Prime Ministers and the growing turmoil within the Royal Family. Every one has been a Top Ten bestseller. His first novel, House Of Cards, launched the career of the villainous Francis Urquhart, one of the most memorable fictional characters of recent years. He also appears in To Play the King and The Final Cut, and was immortalized by Ian Richardson in three award-winning BBC TV series.
For more than two decades Michael Dobbs has been at the right hand of political controversy. He was at Mrs Thatcher's side as she took her first step into Downing Street as Prime Minister, and was a key aide to John Major when he was voted out. In between times he was bombed in Brighton, banished from Chequers and blamed for failing to secure a Blair-Major television debate. His experiences have led him to be described as 'Westminster's baby-faced hit man' and 'a man who, in Latin America, would have been shot'.
Michael Dobbs' most recent novels , featuring his latest political hero, Thomas Goodfellowe MP, are Goodfellowe MP and The Buddha of Brewer Street.
AI导读
核心看点
- 英国政治惊悚小说鼻祖，揭秘权力斗争内幕
- 纪委书记厄克特为达目的不择手段的篡权之路
- 女记者追查高层腐败，揭开政治黑暗真相
读者共识
- 文笔细腻老练，英式幽默令人回味
- 情节紧凑如侦探小说，节奏前松后紧
- 相比美剧更重心理描写，结局略显理想化
精彩摘录
- "The lamps glowed deep and inviting, like nothing it had ever known. It stretched its wings as the light began to warm the early evening air, sending a tremor throughout its entire body. The moth was drawn as if by a magnet and, as it approached, the glow of the lamps became more intense and hypnotic"
- "真话有时候会让你万劫不复。"
- "酒保摇了摇头，把重新装满酒的酒杯从清漆台面上推给查理，暗自庆幸这老醉鬼没钱了，很快就可以离开他的酒吧了。 “你不知道哈尔？”查理惊讶地问，“你肯定知道啊。”她抿了一口酒，“谁都知道哈尔。”又抿了一口酒，“他是首相啊！”"
- "克里斯托弗•哥伦布真是让人失望透顶。驾船出发时，他对自己要去哪里一无所知，等到了地方又对自己在哪儿一无所知。"
- "世上没有永恒不变的事物。欢笑不长久，欲望不长久，生命本身，也总会走到尽头。 人生在世，最要紧的就是及时行乐，活在当下，把手中的东西抓紧。"
- "目光远大是从政者之大幸。"
- "政治这东西总会带来很多的附加伤害，留下痛苦的痕迹，并无休止地折磨政客的家人。"
- "不要显得太聪明，不要显得太春风得意。"
用户评论
好评！！！！！！！！！！！结尾不好。。。为什么坏人赢不了！
michael dobbs
小说和书是着手点不同的女性主义：小说本身更像政治类型的推理小说，人物没有剧中多元与复杂，mattie也不像剧中表现的那么有野心。结构上很有好莱坞风格，一套起承转合完整。文字细腻touchinh，看了书就不会再疑惑为什么叫house of cards，全书把纸牌是博弈的一种象征，在描写角色出招拆招时也多用出牌的方式。剧比较残忍，人性的多元，善的多元和恶的多元交错的高潮迭起，某种程度上我觉得纸牌屋剧和绝命毒师有点像，没有一个角色是正面的，更不用说圣母，都是赤裸裸的剥开虚伪，剖视欲望
没想象中那么精彩。原来原版小说和英版电视剧有所不同,和美版差别更大。不过我觉得从人物的描写上不如同是政治小说的《是，首相》,而且有过于冗杂和无关的风景描写。最后，一些情节确实受限于时代~
看了一半，觉得挺无聊的一定是我功力不够
哇哦，作者的文笔也太棒了吧。真的很棒的文字啊。一开始我以为故事情节就是美剧的纸牌屋，结果发现原版是发生在英国的呀，哇哦电视剧的编剧们也很厉害哎！虽然是讲了一个陌生国家的陌生政选，但是里面的情节就是一路惊险的悬疑剧嘛，一直想着女主什么时候能“破案”，一边又感叹男主角一个个沉着冷静 缓缓击破所有对手的描述也太让人崇拜了吧（不是）。最后疑问是，就这样身单影只地去confront业界大佬和幕后黑手真的，不害怕吗，笑死。
精彩！看完书再看一遍剧，发现以前很多地方其实没看懂
看完BBC电视剧后重温原著。剧情紧张刺激，优秀的政治畅销小说。
2022年第7本书。 开头飞蛾扑火的描写，奠定全书的基调。
词汇量不大，阅读体验佳，政治吞噬一切人类情感
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