Thompson (How to Live Forever, 1996, etc.) offers readers plenty to think about, while providing, as usual, a great deal to look at in this story of a world where the sun no longer shines. The richest man in the world wants his grandson to see the sun as it truly is, without the haze of pollutants that makes their world look as if it were wrapped in ``dirty cotton wool.'' The biggest balloon ever cannot take them beyond the clouds, so they resolve to build a tower that will--``What use is all my money if I can't build dreams?'' asks the grandfather. The construction of the tower is full of Thompson's expected visual and spatial puns and drolleries; when, after decades of work, people start adding whole buildings to the tower, some very recognizable architectural works (the Guggenheim, the Sydney Opera House, Stonehenge) appear. The carefully wrapped Tower of Pisa is the final element that enables the very old man and his great-grandson to feel the warmth of the sun at last. Thompson's opening and concluding comparison of the tower with the Great Wall of China doesn't hold up to any sort of scrutiny, but his painterly pyrotechnics make this worth lingering over. (Picture book. 5-8) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
0 有用 Cōsti 2009-08-01 11:29:22
"他感觉温暖的阳光洒在皮肤上,就象他自己童年的夜晚被父母轻轻抱上床的时候一样。"
0 有用 青兮 2010-11-16 12:33:51
如果有一天,我们连太阳都看不见···
0 有用 掩杀 2010-05-19 11:04:55
(一百年以后。当我们回望地球,除了云以外你再也看不到任何的其它。从一端到另一端,海洋,陆地以及长城全都笼罩在一层无法消散的黄雾之下。像一个边缘模糊的暗淡无光的太阳,这颗疲倦的星球孤独地置身在浩瀚的太空中。)于是后来,他们造了一个能看到太阳的塔.(那个老人,曾经是世界上最有钱的人,他坐在塔的顶端用手臂揽着他的曾孙。他感觉温暖的阳光洒在皮肤上,就象他自己童年的夜晚被父母轻轻抱上床的时候一样。)(┳_┳... (一百年以后。当我们回望地球,除了云以外你再也看不到任何的其它。从一端到另一端,海洋,陆地以及长城全都笼罩在一层无法消散的黄雾之下。像一个边缘模糊的暗淡无光的太阳,这颗疲倦的星球孤独地置身在浩瀚的太空中。)于是后来,他们造了一个能看到太阳的塔.(那个老人,曾经是世界上最有钱的人,他坐在塔的顶端用手臂揽着他的曾孙。他感觉温暖的阳光洒在皮肤上,就象他自己童年的夜晚被父母轻轻抱上床的时候一样。)(┳_┳)... (展开)
0 有用 2月30日 2007-02-24 11:48:47
华丽的黯淡
0 有用 Miss_Curiosity 2012-03-20 13:51:24
when all the famous buildings r filed up and penetrate the fog, ending up with the warmth of life shine on the old man's skin, i was touched.the world is beautiful just the way it is. a ray of sunshin... when all the famous buildings r filed up and penetrate the fog, ending up with the warmth of life shine on the old man's skin, i was touched.the world is beautiful just the way it is. a ray of sunshine, a drop of cystal clear rain, a grain of sand...call for a grateful heart. (展开)
0 有用 Jerry Chu 2022-10-16 04:39:51 英国
童年动漫 反乌托邦 资本家的世界
0 有用 Miss_Curiosity 2012-03-20 13:51:24
when all the famous buildings r filed up and penetrate the fog, ending up with the warmth of life shine on the old man's skin, i was touched.the world is beautiful just the way it is. a ray of sunshin... when all the famous buildings r filed up and penetrate the fog, ending up with the warmth of life shine on the old man's skin, i was touched.the world is beautiful just the way it is. a ray of sunshine, a drop of cystal clear rain, a grain of sand...call for a grateful heart. (展开)
0 有用 青兮 2010-11-16 12:33:51
如果有一天,我们连太阳都看不见···
0 有用 掩杀 2010-05-19 11:04:55
(一百年以后。当我们回望地球,除了云以外你再也看不到任何的其它。从一端到另一端,海洋,陆地以及长城全都笼罩在一层无法消散的黄雾之下。像一个边缘模糊的暗淡无光的太阳,这颗疲倦的星球孤独地置身在浩瀚的太空中。)于是后来,他们造了一个能看到太阳的塔.(那个老人,曾经是世界上最有钱的人,他坐在塔的顶端用手臂揽着他的曾孙。他感觉温暖的阳光洒在皮肤上,就象他自己童年的夜晚被父母轻轻抱上床的时候一样。)(┳_┳... (一百年以后。当我们回望地球,除了云以外你再也看不到任何的其它。从一端到另一端,海洋,陆地以及长城全都笼罩在一层无法消散的黄雾之下。像一个边缘模糊的暗淡无光的太阳,这颗疲倦的星球孤独地置身在浩瀚的太空中。)于是后来,他们造了一个能看到太阳的塔.(那个老人,曾经是世界上最有钱的人,他坐在塔的顶端用手臂揽着他的曾孙。他感觉温暖的阳光洒在皮肤上,就象他自己童年的夜晚被父母轻轻抱上床的时候一样。)(┳_┳)... (展开)
0 有用 Cōsti 2009-08-01 11:29:22
"他感觉温暖的阳光洒在皮肤上,就象他自己童年的夜晚被父母轻轻抱上床的时候一样。"