《重启》

景一

Award-winning author Gordon Korman has a knack1. His characters voices have always had the ring of authenticity2， allowing the readers to fully understand the motivations and feelings of the full cast. Kormans latest standalone book， Restart， is no different.

The story begins with eighth-grader Chase Ambrose waking up in the hospital with amnesia3. His mother， whom he doesnt recognize， informs him that he fell off the roof of their house. Chase not only doesnt remember that—he remembers nothing of his 13 years.

At first， Chase is desperate4 to get his memory back， but as he begins the school year and pieces together who he used to be， Chase starts to think that maybe it would be best not to know. Why are so many kids afraid of him？ Why doesnt he like the guys who used to be his best friends？ Can he really start over as a “new” person？

Told in first-person chapters by Chase and several other characters， the story builds as the lost parts of a life are found and refitted. By using multiple voices—especially those of the bully5 and the victim—Korman has taken the subject of bullying to a new place. This refreshing perspective， along with his ability to uncannily6 tap into the middle schoolers mind， makes Kormans latest a must-have for any school or library.

獲奖作家戈登·科尔曼有一个技巧。他笔下人物的情感总是带有真实性的光环，让读者能够充分理解角色的动机和感受。科尔曼最新的一本书《重启》也是如此。

故事从八年级的蔡斯·安布罗斯在医院里醒来，得了失忆症开始。他不认识的母亲告诉他，他从他们家的房顶上摔了下来。蔡斯不只是不记得这件事儿，他失去了过去13年的所有记忆。

起初，蔡斯很想找回自己的记忆，但当蔡斯开始了新学年，开始拼凑出他以前的样子时，他开始认为最好不要知道他的过往。为什么这么多孩子怕他？他为什么不喜欢那些曾经是他最好的朋友的人呢？他真的能重新做人吗？

在找回并重组生命中缺失的部分的同时，这个故事由蔡斯和其他几个人物在第一人称章节中的讲述构架了起来。通过多个角色吐露心声，特别是恃强凌弱者和被欺负的人的心声，科尔曼将欺凌这一主题带入了一个新的领域。这一令人耳目一新的角度，加上非比寻常地挖掘中学生思想的能力，使科曼的最新作品成为了每所学校或图书馆的必备品。