【神奇收費亭 The Phantom Tollbooth】: 怪奇冒險的旅程

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主題: 奇幻、冒險、人生目的
難度: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (中~中高級)
適合: 國小-成人 

燙金色的文字與可愛的天藍色封面吸引我的注意,而且還有可愛的大狗狗! !

類似愛麗絲夢遊仙境的怪奇冒險,推薦給喜歡這類題材的讀者。

The Phantom Tollbooth

男主角Milo

故事從一個普通小孩Milo開始。Milo覺得每件事都很無聊,他的心在遠方總是在遠方,人生有大把的時間可以揮霍。翻開第一頁對於Milo的描述讓我感到十分貼切,好像在描述我呀~


“There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself–not just sometimes, but always.”
“When he was in school he longed to be out, and when about coming home, and coming home he thought about going. Wherever he was he wished he were somewhere else, and when he got there he wondered why he’d bothered.”

過去有段時間,會覺得自己為什麼在做這件事,但是不做這件事又會想去做。導致做A想B,做B想A,很不活在當下的狀況。幸好隨著慢慢地找到工作的熱情與樂趣,這樣的狀況減少中。

神奇收費亭

有一天Milo收到了一封信,以及收費亭,好奇的他就遵照指示把神奇收費亭架起來,開著噗噗車進去。沒想到踏入了神奇的國度~!   在路上碰到Tock (身上有時鐘的大狗),並接到拯救Rhyme and Reason 公主的任務,開始了他的旅程。
冒險的手法跟愛麗絲夢遊仙境小王子很像,都是由小朋友的出發點問問題、看世界,孩子的問題其實有時才更純粹、直搗核心呢! Milo的冒險旅程中,會碰到有趣的人物,看似質樸的語言,反而能細細咀嚼。

旅程的終點

我很喜歡在冒險的終點,公主給Milo的勉勵

“that many places you would like to see are just off the map and many things you want to know are just out of sight or a little beyond your reach. But someday you’ll reach them, for what you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.”


把生活上的難關,看成打怪模式,這關過不了,先去新手村練練或是找夥伴一起攻城,打魔王的時候就沒那麼難,反而有滿滿的成就感💪😇

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