Book Review 2-04: Karen and the ARTIST

I read Karen and the ARTIST. This book is written about a woman a poor artist. The woman meets the artist at a cafe in Rome. He isn't famous as an artist. Moreover, no one buys his pictures. Therefore, she helps him and sells them in behalf of him in her country.

Karen is a flight attendant. Anderson, her father, is a professor. When she went back to her house, he told her to come into his study. Then, he showed her a picture. She said to him that the picture was beautiful. 'You understand art, Karen. I'm proud of you', Anderson said. On Monday, Karen worked again and brought passengers drinks and food. The flight to Rome was quite short. She had no work in the afternoon. She was going to fly out of Rome tomorrow morning. She walked for a long time. It was hot, and Karen was thirsty, so she went to a cafe. In the cafe, there were pictures everywhere. They were beautiful, and their colors were also great. 'Who is the artist?' Karen said to the barman. 'Don't talk to me about that artist', he said. The artist was coming here every day and a young man with dark brown hair. He was thin, and looked tired with his pictures when she saw him there. Then, 'can I see them?' she said. 'Of course', he said. His name is Antonio Brunetti. They were beautiful and she heard that no one bought them, so she asked him to sell them in behalf of him. He was glad to hear that, so he gave her them. 'I'm coming to Rome again next week', Karen said. The next day, she was at home again. She showed Anderson his pictures. He was surprised to look at them because they were very extraordinary and beautiful. After that, Karen took some of Antonio's pictures and went to an expensive art gallery in Bond Street. Most people who work there didn't deal with them because his name wasn't famous. However, a curator looked at them. Then, 'I want them, so I'll buy them for 1000 pounds', he said to Karen. She took 1000 pounds for them. a week later, Karen was in Rome again. She went to the cafe. In the cafe, she asked many people Antonio's whereabouts. Only a man knew it because he was a friend of Antonio! He was Giorgio. Giorgio took Karen to Antonio's house. When they arrived there, and she saw Antonio, he seemed to get the flu. 'Oh, Karen! You're here! I can't believe!', he said when he saw her. He wanted to paint her, but he couldn't stand up. She gave him money for sales of his pictures. He was very happy about that! A few days later, Antonio recovered from his flu, and Karen became his agent. Then, at last, painting her, his desire, came true!!

There are interesting points for me in Karen and the ARTIST. The first is Antonio gave Karen his picture easily. If I were him, I wouldn't do that. The second is she became his agent after he recovered from his flu. Probably, she might love him since when she met him. The final is Karen had a keen eye for good art. She might develop a sense of art thanks to Anderson. Karen and the ARTIST is a book only 15 pages long. In addition, the words used in it is easy. Therefore, if you haven't read it yet, How about reading it!? [585 words]