Sunday, February 28, 2010 /4:38 PM
~Life of an Artist
BOOK REVIEW:
First Book of 2010
13 Little Blue Envelopes
[there might be spoilers ahead]
I borrowed this book last year from a friend,
thinking it'll be an interesting book to read.
Well, I wouldn't say it's the better book out of the two
Maureen Johnson's book I've read, namely
Devilish and now 13 Little Blue Envelopes.
Devilish was a good book that keeps you going
and focuses a lot on how far would a friend sacrifice herself,
though the plot was practically predictable but I find myself
still wanting to finish Devilish.
On the other hand,
13 Little Blue Envelopes is more of a milder book.
More of something that bring you into a holiday mood
filled with little adventures here and there.
While I was reading it, it actually reminded me of
the nostalgic days in Raub, [ my hometown ]
It's about a girl named Ginny,
who was set onto a journey following the 13 little blue envelopes
left behind by her recently dead Aunt Peg, who's an artist.
This sets Ginny onto a whole new adventure around the world.
However, there are some rules to it.
Rule 1
You may bring only what fits in your backpack. Don't try to fake it with a purse or a carry-on.
Rule 2
You may not bring guidebooks, phrase books, or any kind of foreign language aid. And no journals
Rule 3
You cannot bring extra money or credit/debit cards, traveler's checks, etc. I'll take care of all that.
Rule 4
No electronic crutches. This means no laptop, no cell phone, no music, and no camera.
You can't call home or communicate with people in the U.S. by Internet or telephone.
Postcards and letters are acceptable and encouraged.
The cute things about this book is that,
you feel like just flipping the pages to take a sneak peak
of what the next letter is going to say.
The twist however comes in the last few chapters.
There was a fifty-fifty thing that there was no 13th letter.
I was kinda hopping her aunt was alive. Ok. That's dumb.
Still... knowing the 13th letter was stolen, kinda disappoint me.
It had a good ending though.
I have to admit though, sometimes, things gets a little draggy
and I kept asking, "when will Keith come back into the story!"
Keith might not be the knight in shining armor in most stories,
but cool enough. Interesting kind of person. ^ ^
Rating out of 5 stars, i'll give this 3 for being informative
about certain countries and for bringing the holiday mood in.
Come to think of it, I've actually chosen two of her award winning books.
So now it's time for me to return this book. XD
-Slug-
+'all hanshin kyojin!' otani! grow taller!+
"i think people are always stressed with something in their life. even the happiest people would have some kind of worry. but during concerts, people just forget about it...they scream, they sing, they look like idiots. but I can definitely tell that they are having fun and i feel really proud that i'm a member of a group that can make people be like that."
-Aiba Masaki
