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    November 14

    昆蟲偵探

    《昆蟲偵探》一書,對於向來喜愛動物與推理的我來說,實在是一本具有雙重驚喜的好書。雖然它被列為「必看推理60作之一」,但我認為與其說這是一本結合生物知識的推理小說,毋寧更像是推理版的《昆蟲記》。

    由於作者既是推理小說家,也是專業的野生動物學家,因此本書兼具了趣味性與知識性,透過一則則引人入勝的「懸疑案件」,呈現出豐富而玄妙的生物世界。「活蟲之死」一篇,對於擬態的介紹既細膩又專業,用人類世界「保全人員」與「警察」的制服來妙喻貝氏擬態和穆氏擬態,讓不具相關知識的讀者也可輕鬆進入擬態的世界;另外,透過昆蟲的「觀點」,作者更委婉地諷喻了人類的主觀與無知,例如以下這位糞金龜媽媽的哲學思考:「糞金龜的糞,其存在意義究竟為何?在這個世界上,沒有「別蟲」會吃糞金龜的糞,會附著上去的頂多只有細菌。那麼,雖說自己是自然界的清潔工,其實每天也在製造垃圾。為了己身的存活,而成為無用垃圾的生產者──這樣不就跟人類一樣了嗎?」至於神秘的十七年蟬為何不鳴叫?奇妙的蝴蝶殺蛾事件真兇是誰?每篇故事都設定了一個耐人尋味的謎團,在滿足了解謎的樂趣之後,除了驚異於自然生物習性的複雜之外,相信讀者也會對人與自然的關係多一些思考吧!

    簡而言之,《昆蟲偵探》不只是本可讀性高的小說,它也讓我們看到在打破了書寫的框架與邊界之後,創作原來可以有這麼多的可能性,誰說生物書寫一定會是枯燥乏味的資料堆砌,推理小說必然只是看完即丟的暢銷文學?看罷《昆蟲偵探》,對於文學的各種可能,我們會有更多的理解與期待。

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