This fateful place was to be Cafe Del Art, a little cafe bar hidden in some typically quaint obscure little Corfu sidestreet I would have never found on my own. They have such beautiful lighting here normally. Maybe it's too early", said Danai as we were sitting at a table next to the window. That book! Do you know it? I love it! It was, of course, the book I'm writing this "review" about. Yes, it's a picture book.
Inconspicuous, right? One could easily dismiss it at first sight as merely a children's book. Another strong message one could get from it is that judging a book from its cover is seldom wise.
This book can talk on fantastically different levels to people of different ages. Don't they say, after all, that if one knows her stuff she'll be able to explain it to a child? I don't know about the children that read this book, but I Understood. And I urge everyone to experience how inspirationally and masterfully just a few simple shapes and sentences can carry a profoundly deep message on the meaning of the human condition.
Things we all know are true deep inside; we've only been looking away for too long. Nov 25, Cheryl rated it really liked it. Our professor went thru this book and compared it to the process of relationships and I never looked at it the same again. Good children's book in that sense or just a simple way to look at relationships. Dec 29, Rania G rated it liked it Shelves: kids-of-all-ages. The need to be loved is the theme of this little metaphor and the wrong ways that people come about it. Mostly when we feel alone from companionship and feel that a piece is missing, this piece is our need.
Others wait to be noticed, others try to attract attention to themselves, others try to fill the void with others but they too miss pieces Feb 08, Konatsu rated it it was amazing. Very profound essence in a simple book. Every single page has significant meaning that is ,needed for our life. This book taught me importance of flexibility, diversity, acceptance. I got this book from ex-boss as a farewell , did not expect the content was so touching.
I will treasure it. Feb 21, Peacegal rated it really liked it. Once again, we have what is ostensibly a children's book about sentient shapes, but is in actuality a story of human relationships. Correctly or not, I imagined "the missing piece" to be female. After being dropped in the previous story, the piece sits around waiting to be picked up and made whole again. However, all of the shapes who roll by just aren't right. Women will no doubt laugh While it wasn't quite the epic The Missing Piece, The Big O is nevertheless a great, thought-provoking sequel.
Women will no doubt laugh out loud at the circle who has "too many pieces"--no doubt, we all know men like that. One day, the piece meets a "Big O. The Big O, however, encourages the piece to practice rolling on its own--that it doesn't need a partner in order to be a whole entity. The piece works and works until it wears off its edges and becomes a little O--who can roll right alongside the Big O.
The inference is that one doesn't need to be attached to a partner in order to be whole, and relationships in which both partners are their own people are best. Apr 05, Vonia rated it really liked it Shelves: psychology , romance , philosophy , adventure , novelty-and-humor , childhood-reads , coffee-table , comic-strips , picture-books , sophisticated-children-s-books. What can I say about this? It must be education that does it.
True love does not complete us. It does not fit perfectly like two puzzle pieces. It holds us up, we grow together, we love, we make each other stronger, better, more loving individuals. We are equals. We become a "we" that love fully. Jun 21, Anna rated it liked it Shelves: preschool-lit.
Nothing special, but fine. I prefer "The Missing Piece". Its cute. What a great way to say "hey have faith in yourself and try. Aug 03, sarah rated it it was amazing Shelves: iconic. May 07, Jordan Davidson rated it it was amazing Shelves: english The piece tries to attract the attention of others in many ways, such as by making a spectacle of itself and by trying to make itself look more attractive to passerby.
It eventually finds an almost-whole that it thinks it can fit into, but eventually it grows and surpasses the gap in the almost-whole and is left behind. Eventually the piece meets a circular object called the Big O.
The Big O teaches the missing piece that it can move on its own if it teaches itself how, and the missing piece does just that. Always searching for something to complete us, even if the means by which we achieve the attention we think we want from others. Always trying to mold ourselves to fit the expectations of others, or trying to mold others to fit our own expectations.
Mar 05, DeeTimes' Reading Nook rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-it-again , children-s-book-or-kid-at-heart , life-lessons , recommended-and-approved , go-to-author , 4-pointstars , fav , 5-stars , makes-you-say-uh. I loved this message meant for kids and adults alike! Jan 19, Nikki rated it it was amazing. One of my fav. I don't know why I never thought to read more from Shel Silverstein. Probably because I didn't really start to read until I was about Create your free account to continue reading.
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