Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth

著者 : E.L.Konigsburg

• Aladdin (2001年10月1日発売)

感想・レビュー・書評

[snow222さんの感想 · 2013年6月11日]

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読了：2013/6/11

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ハロウィンでのセコケチぶり、服がずっと同じ、食べ物を持ってこいと要求する、などから放置子じゃないかと思ったが、特に言及はなかった。

淡々と日常が進んで行く感じなので、ちょっと退屈かも。

平熱の違う子、の比喩はうまいなぁと思った。

My father told her that a usual body temperature was 98.6 degrees, but some people were healthy with a body temperature of only 98.4 degrees. That was 'normal' for them.
My mother seemed to understand. For a while after this, she didn't bother me about my social "development." Until Cynthia's invitation came. Immediately, my mother began believing again that 'normal' must be 98.6 degrees.

I also thought that it would be fun to tell Jennifer all about how ordinary girls act at the party; normal girls who had a temperature of 98.6 degrees.

あと、先生のお説教に対する皮肉とか。

She told us how in the theater one never lets the audience know how one feels. （中略）but Richard just sat there and bit his nails. He didn't know which one she meant.