The World According to Anna by Jostein Gaarder
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
It is sad to think that I could not enjoy this book as much as i loved Sophie’s World. and believe me, I had truly love Sophie’s World. The World According to Anna feels like as though I am reading General Paper essay on geography and carbon dioxide and of animal extinction. Something perhaps I would read and appreciated the knowledge some 20 years ago when I would be sitting for some major exams, preparing to write a fantastic argumentative essay of sorts.
It was a mismatch of themes to me. An attempt of trying to relate to One Thousand and One Night, which I could not see how it relates to everything geographical and pollution, It tries to be magical with the red ruby ring and I honestly do not buy the idea that it belonged to Aladdin. It tries to be futuristic with ‘time travel’ but I could not be enthusiastic and awed about it. It tries to be a young love story between Anna and Jonas and I ended up feeling…well, where’s the emotion? And sometimes it took awhile for me to differentiate ‘she’ of Anna and ‘she’ of Nova. The chapters felt like it came out of nowhere, the frog? the umbrella? the balloons? I fail to see the significance of each chapter. and ‘game-ification’ has to be one of the lamest idea I have heard in trying to save the world. Suddenly, somehow the story ends with a conversation with Ester. Why should that be an ending?
I have nothing to say anymore about this book. I would read back Sophie’s World many times over and still be awed or find some new information I did not notice before. Anna’s World.. it is just a drag. 😦
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i am sad to say that the past few books i read were such a disappointment. i yearn to read a good engaging and intriguing book!!
or perhaps, tis not the season for good books. perhaps i was just too caught up with work that i was not able to enjoy the reading process and bring myself into the story at hand.
perhaps i may finally indulge in purification of the heart.
living seri 