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【閱讀筆記】The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse

書名:The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse 男孩、鼴鼠、狐狸與馬
作者:Charlie Mackesy 查理·麥克西

如果你喜歡小王子,你應該也會喜歡Charlie Mackesy的The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse。

Charlie Mackesy沒有受過正規的訓練,只在美國和一位肖像畫家學習過三個月。在正式出道前,他在英國雜誌The Spectator《旁觀者》和Oxford University Press做過插畫家。

這本書的圖和文字都很溫暖,但無法給5顆星,因為字體真的非常難讀。目前沒有看到中譯本,還蠻想看看如果出中文版的話,要使用什麼樣的字體。

1/23/22 Update:

天下雜誌在1/26要發行繁體中文版了耶,字體的選用還蠻有原版的感覺的,而且對眼睛相對友善許多!

摘錄幾句比較喜歡的話:

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“Kind” said the boy.

“What do you think success is?” asked the boy.
“To love,” said the mole.

“Most of the old moles I know wish they had listened less to their fears and more to their dreams.”

“One of your greatest freedoms is how we react to things.”

“Often the hardest person to forgive is yourself.”

“What is the bravest thing you’ve ever said?” asked the boy.
“Help,” said the horse.
“Asking for help isn’t giving up,” said the horse. “It’s refusing to give up.”

“How do they look so together and perfect?” asked the boy.
“There’s a lot of frantic paddling going on beneath,” said the horse.

不需要急躁,就算不完美你也是你,身邊愛你的人不會因為你的不完美而不愛你。人生也不需要完美,就是因為不完美才美麗。