美剧的死忠粉们,你们一定要看这8本英文原版书!
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每个美剧粉在等待更新的时候,每周内心的OS都是这样的:
如今美国《赫芬顿邮报》想了一个大招——经典剧集一再翻看?每周等不到更新瞎掀桌?没事,我们有配套书籍可以供你阅读呀!
《赫芬顿邮报》这份别出心裁的书单专门送给美剧粉。
有些有着相似的题材,有些是剧中人物阅读的书籍(不细心你是发现不了的哦~),其中精彩自行品味,语言文字的魅力也别有一番风情哦!
For fans of American Horror Story
献给喜欢《美国恐怖故事》的粉丝
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
推荐书籍:《山宅鬼惊魂》雪莉·杰克逊
Though visually stunning, American Horror Story is pure nightmare fuel. Borrowing from the classic horror tropes that precede it, AHS is comparable to Shirley Jackson’s classic supernatural thriller The Haunting of Hill House.
虽然视觉上令人惊艳,但是《美国恐怖故事》确是引起恶梦的来源。借鉴经典的恐怖意象,《美国恐怖故事》与雪莉·杰克逊的经典惊悚片《山宅鬼惊魂》足以相媲美。
Four seekers arrive at the notoriously unfriendly Hill House, where they experience powerful encounters with inexplicable phenomena.
四个求职者闯进了阴森的山宅,在那里他们遇到了令人费解的现象。
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For fans of The Affair
献给喜欢《婚外情事》的粉丝
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
推荐书籍:《命运和复仇》劳伦·格洛夫
There are two sides to every story—and the psychological drama The Affair explores that quite creatively.
每一个故事都有其两面性,而心理剧《婚外情事》在这一点上将其创造力发挥的淋漓尽致。
Fates and Furies is perfect for fans of dramatic romances told from alternating perspectives. At the core of this expansive, layered novel, Lauren Groff presents a dazzling examination of a marriage over the course of 24 years.
《命运和复仇》中对于婚姻的另类诠释十分适合喜欢激动人心爱情剧的粉丝。该小说核心部分内容甚广、环环相扣,劳伦•格洛夫向读者提出了无法回避的、对于24年婚姻的审视。
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For fans of Jane the Virgin
献给喜欢《处女情缘》的粉丝
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
推荐书籍:《爱与阴影》伊莎贝尔•艾莲达
With love triangles, crime lords, and baby mama drama, Jane the Virgin is a fount of jaw-dropping twists and turns—and Isabel Allende’s Of Love andShadows is the perfect companion read.
《处女情缘》中三角恋、犯罪头目以及少女母亲的戏份使得剧情曲折离奇,令人瞠目结舌——那么,伊莎贝尔·艾莲达的《爱与阴影》就是本最佳完美匹配读物了。
Irene, a journalist, and her partner, Francisco, are an unshakeable team on the brink of uncovering an unspeakable crime—and they will risk everything for justice and, ultimately, embrace the passion that binds them.
记者艾琳和他的搭档弗朗西斯科二人立场坚定,敢于揭发不可告人罪行为,为了正义敢于赴汤蹈火,最终擦出了爱的火花。
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For fans of Luke Cage
献给喜欢《卢克·凯奇》的粉丝
Little Green by Walter Mosley
推荐书籍:《绿色蜂鸟》沃特·莫斯利
If you’ve managed to binge Netflix’s Luke Cage already, you may have glimpsed Luke reading Walter Mosley’s Little Green in Pop’s Harlem barbershop.
如果你已经疯狂喜欢上了Netflix公司的美剧《卢克·凯奇》,那么你可能看到过卢克在黑人居住区的理发店里阅读沃特·莫斯利的《绿色蜂鸟》。
Luke and Little Green‘s Detective Easy Rawlins have a lot in common.
卢克和书中的神探罗林斯·易士有很多相似的地方。
Fueled by an elixir called Gator’s Blood, Easy experiences a physical, spiritual, and emotional resurrection and returns from the brink of death to investigate the dark side of the Sunset Strip.
易士受到一种名为鳄鱼之血万能药的促动,经历了肉体、灵魂和情感的重生,把自己从死亡边缘拉了回来,并开始调查“日落大道”黑暗的一面。
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For fans of Scandal
献给喜欢《丑闻》的粉丝
Madam President by Nicolle Wallace
推荐书籍:《女总统》尼克尔·华莱士
Charlotte Kramer, the 45th President of the United States, has all the zeal, exploit, and secrets of Scandal‘s Olivia Pope.
和《丑闻》中教皇奥维利亚一样,第45届美国总统夏洛特·克莱姆对国家满怀热忱,立下无数丰功伟绩,亦怀有不少秘密。
On the very day a network news is invited to document a day the life of President Kramer, five major attacks are leveled on US soil.
一天,一家网络新闻公司应邀纪实报道克莱姆总统一天的生活,在那天发生的五次袭击事件足以将美国夷为平地。
Will the president’s secrets remain hidden in the face of the country’s possible downfall?
在这个面临奔溃的国家面前,总统的这些秘密还能继续不见天日吗?
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For fans of The Walking Dead
献给喜欢《行尸走肉》的粉丝
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
推荐书籍:《十一号车站》艾米丽·圣约翰曼德尔
While The Walking Dead hero Rick Grimes and his gang are keeping hope alive but losing their grip fast after a zombie apocalypse.
《行尸走肉》的英雄主角瑞克·格萊姆斯和他的小队怀揣希望地活下去,但当僵尸再次来袭时,很快又陷入了绝望……
Station Eleven‘s Kirsten Raymonde and her band, the Symphony, have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive after a mysterious pandemic has ravaged civilization.
《十一号车站》中克里斯丁·雷蒙德和她名为“交响乐”的乐队在文明被一场神秘流行病破坏之后,努力捍卫着灾难后仅存的艺术与人性。
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For fans of Insecure
献给喜欢《不安感》的粉丝
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae
推荐书籍:《笨笨黑人女孩的倒霉经历》艾萨·李
Issa Rae is awkward . . . and black, which is, in the opinion of her peers, a very unfortunate combination. This is made plain in her new TV show Insecure and her New York Times bestseller The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.
艾萨•李是一个笨笨的黑人女孩,具有这两种特质的她在伙伴们看来是很不走运的。这在新剧《不安感》以及纽约时报畅销书《笨笨黑人女孩的倒霉经历》中展露无遗。
In this memoir-guide hybrid, Issa humorously illuminates what it’s like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool.
在这本半自传的书籍中,艾萨幽默地刻画了:生活在这样一个把内向看做倒霉、并认为黑人冷漠的世界里,是有多直白的尴尬……
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For fans of This Is Us
献给喜欢《我们这一天》的粉丝
The Children’s Crusade by Ann Packer
推荐书籍:《孩子们的十字军》安·派
The “This Is Us” craze won’t soon die down as the new hit drama continues to deliver reveal after mind-blowing reveal.
《我们这一天》的热度将会只增不减,因为其新剧中不断透露出各种惊人的秘密。
If you’re looking for a family saga companion read, Ann Packer’s The Children’s Crusade, like This Is Us, is of the “tour de force” variety.
如果你正在寻找家庭故事的伴读书籍,比如《我们这一天》,安•派克的《孩子们的十字军》则非常合适。
This deeply affecting novel explores the secrets and desires of one California family over the course of five decades.
这本小说影响深远,探讨了一个加利福尼亚家庭50多年生活历程中的秘密和渴求。
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