Gorgeous Teenage Novel: Looking for Alibrandi
posted in Gorgeous Books |If you still remember your last visit to Gorgeous Inspirations online magazine of July/August 2007 edition, you must remember my recommendation for you to read this astounding novel, Looking for Alibrandi (Indonesian title: Mencari Jati Diri) by Melina Marchetta.
Well, I’m going to review it again here, just because I want you all know how gorgeous the book is.
And by the way, I just bought the book for myself, so that I no longer have to check it out from the local library no more. Really, I need the book be around me
My review:
For this matter, say buh-bye to the United States for the reason that apparently Australia has a better—no, THE BEST teenage novel in the universe. It’s apt for women of all ages (grannies, mommies, and daughters). And guess what, this novel even becomes one of the school text books in the country! How awesome is that, eh?
Read this novel, and you’ll undergo practically all kinds of senses and emotions. I still remember how I truly guffawed at the humors inside. I still remember how I truly sobbed for the gloomy scenes inside. I still remember how I was truly mad as well when the characters felt rage. I still remember how I truly felt relieved and literally contented for the happy scenes inside. I just remember how I felt ALIVE reading this great book!
Looking for Alibrandi is such a strong and smart and inspiring and stunning novel, you wanna steal the book from one of those shelves in the nearest book store once you realize you don’t have one. Naaah… just a hyperbole sort of thing—skip this. But seriously, this book is just gorgeous.
From this book, you can learn (and recall your teenagehood) how to recognize your true you.
From this book, you can learn to understand other cultures. This is actually a multi-culture kind of book, in which Ms. Marchetta (I salute you, really, Ms. Marchetta!) shows the cultures of both Australian and Italian and the conflicts between those two in a very clever way.
From this book, you can learn (again) how to love others.
From this book, you can learn (always again and again) how every single person on earth has different perspectives on anything.
To sum up, you can learn anything from this awesome novel!
Looking for Alibrandi was also made into a movie (I’ve never had any opportunity to watch it, but I’m sure it is pretty much as great as the written version, as Ms. Marchetta herself wrote the screenplays).
:: The gorgeous inspiration of this post?
That Looking for Alibrandi is gorgeous, you must buy one for yourself ![]()