BOOk review

Perfect princess

Find out what to do and not do if you want to be royally charming

Reviewed by Kelly May

Title: The Princess Diaries, A Guide to Life
Author: Meg Cabot
Price: 350 Baht
distributor: Asia Books

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be a princess? The elegant parties, the sparkling jewels and the queues of Prince Charmings wanting your hand in marriage? According to Princess Mia, the clumsy yet loveable character in the movie The Princess Diaries, being a princess isn�t as glamorous as it appears.

In Meg Cabot�s The Princess Diaries, A Guide to Life we learn everything we need to know about being a princess: how to act gracefully, how to look stunning and how to talk like a member of royalty.

With advice from other characters from the movie you�ll get an insight into how demanding being a princess actually is. The reader will soon learn that it�s not only manners and looks that matter, it�s character. And you don�t have to have been a born a royal to have good character.

After a quick glimpse through the book, the reader may be left asking why they need a guide to how to be a princess. It�s very unlikely that most of us would ever need to know how to address a duke or what to do at a royal charity event, but we could all learn how to be compassionate, kind and caring to everyone, even those people less fortunate than ourselves.

The overall message of the book is: be a nice person and you�ll certainly feel like a princess, even if you aren�t one. For all you Prince Charmings out there, you�ll just have to wait for The Prince Diaries, as this guide is certainly one for the ladies. Unless of course, you would like to know a princess�s full beauty regime.

Vocabulary

elegant (adj): graceful and attractive
sparkling (adj): shining and flashing with light
Prince Charming (n): fictional fairytale character; man who seems to be a perfect boyfriend or husband because he is very attractive, kind, etc.
stunning (adj): extremely attractive or impressive
character (n): all the qualities and features that make a person, groups of people, and places different from others
duke (n): nobleman of highest rank

 

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August 4, 2003 Edition