이 얇은 책(200페이지가 안된다)을 장장 한달 반 동안 읽었다. 뉴베리 수상작이라는데, 왜 이리 재미가 없는지. 비행기 추락으로 캐나다 삼림지대에 혼자 고립된 10대 소년만 나오는 이야기 전개상 대화가 없고 묘사만 있어서 문장이 쉬운 듯 하면서도 명확히 이해되지 않는 부분도 많았다. 다음 책은 재밌는 걸로!
There. That was it.No, wait. One other thing. Those were all the things he had, but he also had himself. Perpich used to drum thatinto them-"You are your most valuable asset. Don‘t for-get that. You are the best thing you have." - P47
Patience, he thought. So much of this was patience-waiting and thinking and doing things right. So much ofall this, so much of all living was patience and thinking. - P136