Life, as long as we meet, is destined to be wonderful. This is a love letter across the ages. A Japanese girl, Aling, came to Melbourne as an exchange student and met a boy, Abu, and the two gradually fell in love. A Ling's study abroad career ended after one year, and the two agreed to date until the day A Ling returned to China. A week before returning to Japan, Abramovich invited young painter Jack Johnson to draw a sketch for Aling as a souvenir. Blue is the melancholic background of Abu, and red is the bright vitality of Aling. Aling's figure is photographed, and Melbourne's "deadline love" ends with this sketch. After that, this work painted only with red and blue paint was named "Sketch" and was sent to Japan. In more than 30 years, it passed through the lives of many people and gave rise to many adventures and miracles. Five periods of life, thirty years, witnessing one miracle of love after another. If words have warmth, it must be this "fixed" warmth.
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"No matter what era we live in, where we are, or what we do, our lives are the same - eating, sleeping, getting up, who we like or who we hate." - "Frozen Red and Blue"
It is written by the Japanese writer Michiko Aoyama. The whole book gave me a feeling of shock and sudden enlightenment. The author's writing technique is ingenious and unique. The whole book uses 5 different characters as the first person "I" to unfold, each Everyone is the protagonist of their own story, but the most unexpected thing is that the male and female protagonists in these stories actually play supporting roles. It is so interconnected and unexpected. I thought that only the "Sketch" is the bright line connecting this story line, and the fate between people is a hidden thread. The film-style switching of shots alternates different scenes and character relationships, leaving suspense and foreshadowing, and slowly reasoning and solving the mystery. How wonderful! It's so cool to watch
Red and blue connect the entire story line, reflected in the paint colors, and also displayed through character names, clothing, and objects in the scene. Through the heroine Ling, the hero Abu, the framer Sorachi, the cartoonist Rei Sunakawa, the master Takashima, and the painter Jack Jackson, they realize that by adhering to love, persistence, and concentration, you can gain growth and happiness on the road of life, and find your own value and meaning.
It is a super healing book, very warm and gentle. I am immersed in the words and it feels like I have experienced these stories. The male and female protagonists met in their 20s until they were 52 years old. They fell in love, opened a gallery, opened a cafe, and broke up. The male protagonist went to design work, and the female protagonist worked in an imported grocery store, reconciled, and opened another gallery. In just 5 chapters, half of their lives were written. The story ended in the blink of an eye. It felt unreal and unreal, but it did exist. Under the strong appearance of the male and female protagonists, they both had an uneasy and timid heart. I only hope that they will be happy in the future and their gallery will get better and better!
The writing style is so gentle and delicate. While untying the protagonist's heart knot, it also enlightened my anxiety. Tears fell down while I was immersed in the book. My anxious mind was slowly soothed, and I forgot about the troubles of the world. I felt relaxed and free. Although this kind of warmth is short-lived, it is a small blessing that belongs to me [love]
I found it very interesting when I read the first chapter, but I didn't quite understand the second chapter. Later I found out that the protagonist had been changed, and the protagonist in each subsequent chapter was different, but there was a secret connection between each chapter. When I read the last chapter, I suddenly realized that the whole book had been sublimated at the end. I was also extremely amazed by the author's talent. This is a very good book, which can not only let us understand Japan and Melbourne, but also give us a deeper understanding of love.
A good story is inseparable from a tender and thoughtful author. The author's delicate description of emotions is the key to telling a good story. The article contains unique insights into life, art, love, and dreams. It is a particularly beautiful novel without any redundancy.
I used to be plagued by depression and anxiety, and lived in dire straits day after day. Maybe it was because I cared too much about other people's opinions, had too low self-esteem, and also wasted all my efforts in those dark and depressing days. Sometimes I thought that I was like a retro gramophone, unable to adapt to the progress of the times, and without any self. I often fall into self-doubt, denial, and internal friction. Countless cigarettes can't help me find the exit, and countless bottles of wine can't help me find the light source. This novel gives the answer. Nothing is static. People are like this, and so is the world. So living according to your own rhythm and chasing dreams is the meaning of our lives. So nothing can stop us, time is the best teacher, it can heal everything, and all the obstacles we have been unable to overcome will become our medals in the end. Everyone is a painting, and they will always find a frame that suits them, which can set off each other. The same is true in life, and they can always find their own way of life, so the most important thing is to survive. Each of us is unique.
I don't know what words or sentences to use to describe this book, warm? Maybe not, I think it should be touching. Moved by the sincere purity, moved by the artistic origin of pursuing beauty. It's been a long time since I read a book to my heart's content. Whether it's plot clues or structural framework, from character description to detail characterization, it's so smooth and natural!
The encounter between red and blue
The red and blue at the end
A painting, a painter, a girl in the painting, a story.
Tossing and turning, going round and round, I returned to the starting point.
Two people, a one-year period, the love they talk about, the feeling that falls on the drawing paper.
A painting, some people, an inevitable fate. (Melbourne-Japan)
From opening a gallery and meeting a craftsman who made a picture frame, the two had disagreements about paintings, to opening a coffee shop and meeting a master and apprentice who won an award-winning cartoon, and then the two separated and each did their own thing, but Abu (blue) has been waiting for A Ling (red)... A cat, an outburst, a housekeeper, return. Then I opened a gallery... The dream has always been there
The first story in this book, The Goldfish and the Kookaburra, is based on the time when A Ling returned to Japan, and they had a time-limited love affair. At that time, when I saw the end of this chapter, A Ling returned to China, there was no follow-up. I thought it was BE, and I was sad about it for a long time [crying]. Later I saw the red ghost. In the end with Blue Ghost, Aling's name was Abu. I was really happy. It was HE [admiration], not BE. Later, the author unfolded it from Jack Jackson's perspective in the postscript, and found that they existed in every subsequent story [I almost cried], just like a reader in the review said that the protagonist is missing from every chapter. Zhang Zhang has another protagonist ✍️(◔◡◔). And the author's great connection and transition are really natural 📖(≧∇≦).
My favorite story in this book is Tomato Juice and Butterfly Pea Flowers. At first I didn't understand why it had this title. After reading it, I discovered that tomato juice is Takashima's lucky color (˘▽˘)っ🍅. Takashima always thought he had no talent. Fu is very lucky and envies Sunakawa, but he doesn't know that Sunakawa actually also envies him. Takashima has some trivial kindness at work, and he still faces life optimistically even if he encounters a blow ٩(๑^o^๑)۶. And Takashima is also very courageous. After the first editor sprayed his work completely, he also had the courage to show his work to another editor. Later, he adopted the editor's suggestion, re-drawed, and finally successfully published it (≧▽≦)/♫. These are advantages that Takashima himself has not discovered (=¯ω¯=). And Sunagawa seems to be very cold🥶, but he is actually very gentle and really healing [crazy]
Recommend everyone to take a look👀
"Fixed red and blue", the whole book uses red and blue as clues, and the main characters of the story also appear and gather in Melbourne in the first chapter. Red blouse, blue kingfisher; paintings with red and blue as the main colors; red tomato juice and blue butterfly pea tea; red ghost and blue ghost. The four stories appear to be independent, but are internally related.
This "Sketch" has also been wandering for 20 years, witnessing the changes in the protagonist's mood as they gradually grow up, accompany each other, and reunite after separation. From the painter, the paintings, the picture frames, to the cafe where the paintings are displayed, every detail is related to each other and connected together. The paintings have always been there, but some people have changed, and some places have changed with the times. The perfect union of painting and frame has been likened to a perfect marriage. Just like how two people choose each other, they should not suppress each other's beauty, but they can also give each other warmth, kindness and love.
In each chapter of the story, there are people who work hard for study, life, and career. They often feel confused and don't know how to choose, but they can accidentally meet like-minded friends who can heal and redeem each other and gradually open their hearts and return to themselves.
Decades have passed and things have changed. The girl in the painting wearing a red blouse and a blue kingfisher brooch is still bright and beautiful. As we age, our bodies also send us health signals, and we begin to lose sight of ourselves. When you are tired, let yourself go and take a good rest. Health always comes first. Red and blue are not mutually exclusive, but blend into each other. I am in you, you are in me. What is frozen is definitely not the confusion at that time, but youth without regrets, brave passion and longing for a better future in the future.
The writing timeline is really wonderful. Abu Aling. Each character said a lot of profound things.
"Tell your friends: No matter what era, where you are, or what you do, life is the same - eating, sleeping, getting up, who you like or hate."
To follow the footsteps of viewing, I have to start from the last book. "Thursday, Drink Cocoa" is the first book by this author that I read, although "Frozen Red and Blue" I met earlier.
But this book may have been unlucky, so it was read about a year later than when I first encountered it. It was indeed a long time, but when I think about it, it's not bad. At least I can still think of it and finish it, instead of being buried in books from now on.
Hmm... The evaluation of the book is that it is very good. One painting touches the lives of several people, and the original protagonists are still interspersed in the process in unexpected ways.
Until the end, I felt a sense of enlightenment when my identity was revealed, and I was very happy for the protagonists.
This book deserves five stars! The whole book is based on a "Sketch" with only two colors: red and blue. Before you read the end of the last chapter, you might think that this book tells separate stories, but that's not the case!
The hero and heroine of the story are actually always there and never leave. The last "epilogue" echoes the beginning. This is really a heart-warming book, I think it deserves five stars!
This is a very warm book. The author's writing method is very novel and unique. The stories in each chapter can be connected in series at the end. They seem to have little connection, but in fact they are closely connected. The love story in the story is also very beautiful, pure and deep! Very recommended! ! ! I wish everyone who sees this can have a wonderful love and a happy life!
Very heartwarming story. The author buries clues between the lines and connects each small chapter together, spanning thirty years unknowingly. Such a special writing technique makes people surprised by the author's profound writing skills. The more I look at it, the more surprised I become. I like it very much.
After reading this book, I feel like I have experienced a romantic and warm journey in it. Sketches, both unfinished and possibly final. Time is long, and those moments connected by love will eventually crystallize into eternity in time. 🎏Having the ability to create art is such a lucky and beautiful thing. It can infinitely preserve the fate between people. Hopefully we are all our own paintings or frames. 🪞
This book is like a love letter across the ages, making me feel the beauty and warmth of love. The story of Abu and Aling reminded me of my own relatives and friends who had similar encounters and agreements. I like Abu in the book. His melancholic undertones form a sharp contrast with A Ling's bright vitality, which is impressive. This book uses red and blue paints to draw a series of miracles about love, which makes people feel the warmth of the words.
The painting is the clue to the whole text. The protagonist of each story is different, but they are all related to the painting. Starting from the model of the painting and ending with the painter, the protagonists have their own troubles, which are warm and healing.
A warm and touching story that makes you feel comfortable reading it on a Sunday afternoon.
It was only at the end that I realized that every story was related to the characters at the beginning, which moved me directly.
A Ling and Abu, Cang and Qian are so nice
In four seemingly unrelated stories, the protagonists are like pearls strung together by red and blue ropes.
It makes people feel happy... A closed loop of love.
It's a magical book. The author's mind is so clear that it feels like it will get messed up if you don't pay attention. There are keys, red and blue, everywhere.
What a new writing structure, I like it very much
This is wonderful. The whole book is centered around painting. It first writes about the origin of painting - the heroine's encounter with Abu, the impact of love on the heroine, and then the production of the painting - the frame in Albert's workshop, which secretly leads to the discussion of love. My opinion is that the painting and the frame are like a pair of lovers. If you want to make a good painting , the frame must be suitable for the painting, and conversely, the relationship between the two must not be a foil, but an equal relationship. The same enlightenment to us is that when you see a beautiful thing, you must think of the reasons behind it and not just the itself. Many times, those who are not praised are more worthy of being praised.
Delicate and long-lasting story
The writing is very comfortable
! ! ! ! ! ! ! How come you are so good at writing! ! ! ! ! I love every book! ! ! ! !
Beautiful... I can't think of any other way to describe it.
The experience and philosophy in it are thought-provoking. It is a good book.
The structure is very novel. People around them have become witnesses and participants of their stories, and they also write their own stories. Everything in the world
Great. This book is really good.
While stringing together the stories, it uses the first-person perspective of different characters to vividly describe their psychology. I can only say that the idea is wonderful.
"No matter what era we live in, where we are, or what we do, our lives are the same - eating, sleeping, getting up, who we like or who we hate." - "Frozen Red and Blue" It is written by the Japanese writer Michiko Aoyama. The whole book gave me a feeling of shock and sudden enlightenment. The author's writing technique is ingenious and unique. The whole book uses 5 different characters as the first person "I" to unfold, each Everyone is the protagonist of their own story, but the most unexpected thing is that the male and female protagonists in these stories actually play supporting roles. It is so interconnected and unexpected. I thought that only the "Sketch" is the bright line connecting this story line, and the fate between people is a hidden thread. The film-style switching of shots alternates different scenes and character relationships, leaving suspense and foreshadowing, and slowly reasoning and solving the mystery. How wonderful! It's so cool to watch Red and blue connect the entire story line, reflected in the paint colors, and also displayed through character names, clothing, and objects in the scene. Through the heroine Ling, the hero Abu, the framer Sorachi, the cartoonist Rei Sunakawa, the master Takashima, and the painter Jack Jackson, they realize that by adhering to love, persistence, and concentration, you can gain growth and happiness on the road of life, and find your own value and meaning. It is a super healing book, very warm and gentle. I am immersed in the words and it feels like I have experienced these stories. The male and female protagonists met in their 20s until they were 52 years old. They fell in love, opened a gallery, opened a cafe, and broke up. The male protagonist went to design work, and the female protagonist worked in an imported grocery store, reconciled, and opened another gallery. In just 5 chapters, half of their lives were written. The story ended in the blink of an eye. It felt unreal and unreal, but it did exist. Under the strong appearance of the male and female protagonists, they both had an uneasy and timid heart. I only hope that they will be happy in the future and their gallery will get better and better! The writing style is so gentle and delicate. While untying the protagonist's heart knot, it also enlightened my anxiety. Tears fell down while I was immersed in the book. My anxious mind was slowly soothed, and I forgot about the troubles of the world. I felt relaxed and free. Although this kind of warmth is short-lived, it is a small blessing that belongs to me [love]
I found it very interesting when I read the first chapter, but I didn't quite understand the second chapter. Later I found out that the protagonist had been changed, and the protagonist in each subsequent chapter was different, but there was a secret connection between each chapter. When I read the last chapter, I suddenly realized that the whole book had been sublimated at the end. I was also extremely amazed by the author's talent. This is a very good book, which can not only let us understand Japan and Melbourne, but also give us a deeper understanding of love.
A good story is inseparable from a tender and thoughtful author. The author's delicate description of emotions is the key to telling a good story. The article contains unique insights into life, art, love, and dreams. It is a particularly beautiful novel without any redundancy. I used to be plagued by depression and anxiety, and lived in dire straits day after day. Maybe it was because I cared too much about other people's opinions, had too low self-esteem, and also wasted all my efforts in those dark and depressing days. Sometimes I thought that I was like a retro gramophone, unable to adapt to the progress of the times, and without any self. I often fall into self-doubt, denial, and internal friction. Countless cigarettes can't help me find the exit, and countless bottles of wine can't help me find the light source. This novel gives the answer. Nothing is static. People are like this, and so is the world. So living according to your own rhythm and chasing dreams is the meaning of our lives. So nothing can stop us, time is the best teacher, it can heal everything, and all the obstacles we have been unable to overcome will become our medals in the end. Everyone is a painting, and they will always find a frame that suits them, which can set off each other. The same is true in life, and they can always find their own way of life, so the most important thing is to survive. Each of us is unique.
I don't know what words or sentences to use to describe this book, warm? Maybe not, I think it should be touching. Moved by the sincere purity, moved by the artistic origin of pursuing beauty. It's been a long time since I read a book to my heart's content. Whether it's plot clues or structural framework, from character description to detail characterization, it's so smooth and natural!
The encounter between red and blue The red and blue at the end A painting, a painter, a girl in the painting, a story. Tossing and turning, going round and round, I returned to the starting point. Two people, a one-year period, the love they talk about, the feeling that falls on the drawing paper. A painting, some people, an inevitable fate. (Melbourne-Japan) From opening a gallery and meeting a craftsman who made a picture frame, the two had disagreements about paintings, to opening a coffee shop and meeting a master and apprentice who won an award-winning cartoon, and then the two separated and each did their own thing, but Abu (blue) has been waiting for A Ling (red)... A cat, an outburst, a housekeeper, return. Then I opened a gallery... The dream has always been there
The first story in this book, The Goldfish and the Kookaburra, is based on the time when A Ling returned to Japan, and they had a time-limited love affair. At that time, when I saw the end of this chapter, A Ling returned to China, there was no follow-up. I thought it was BE, and I was sad about it for a long time [crying]. Later I saw the red ghost. In the end with Blue Ghost, Aling's name was Abu. I was really happy. It was HE [admiration], not BE. Later, the author unfolded it from Jack Jackson's perspective in the postscript, and found that they existed in every subsequent story [I almost cried], just like a reader in the review said that the protagonist is missing from every chapter. Zhang Zhang has another protagonist ✍️(◔◡◔). And the author's great connection and transition are really natural 📖(≧∇≦). My favorite story in this book is Tomato Juice and Butterfly Pea Flowers. At first I didn't understand why it had this title. After reading it, I discovered that tomato juice is Takashima's lucky color (˘▽˘)っ🍅. Takashima always thought he had no talent. Fu is very lucky and envies Sunakawa, but he doesn't know that Sunakawa actually also envies him. Takashima has some trivial kindness at work, and he still faces life optimistically even if he encounters a blow ٩(๑^o^๑)۶. And Takashima is also very courageous. After the first editor sprayed his work completely, he also had the courage to show his work to another editor. Later, he adopted the editor's suggestion, re-drawed, and finally successfully published it (≧▽≦)/♫. These are advantages that Takashima himself has not discovered (=¯ω¯=). And Sunagawa seems to be very cold🥶, but he is actually very gentle and really healing [crazy] Recommend everyone to take a look👀
"Fixed red and blue", the whole book uses red and blue as clues, and the main characters of the story also appear and gather in Melbourne in the first chapter. Red blouse, blue kingfisher; paintings with red and blue as the main colors; red tomato juice and blue butterfly pea tea; red ghost and blue ghost. The four stories appear to be independent, but are internally related. This "Sketch" has also been wandering for 20 years, witnessing the changes in the protagonist's mood as they gradually grow up, accompany each other, and reunite after separation. From the painter, the paintings, the picture frames, to the cafe where the paintings are displayed, every detail is related to each other and connected together. The paintings have always been there, but some people have changed, and some places have changed with the times. The perfect union of painting and frame has been likened to a perfect marriage. Just like how two people choose each other, they should not suppress each other's beauty, but they can also give each other warmth, kindness and love. In each chapter of the story, there are people who work hard for study, life, and career. They often feel confused and don't know how to choose, but they can accidentally meet like-minded friends who can heal and redeem each other and gradually open their hearts and return to themselves. Decades have passed and things have changed. The girl in the painting wearing a red blouse and a blue kingfisher brooch is still bright and beautiful. As we age, our bodies also send us health signals, and we begin to lose sight of ourselves. When you are tired, let yourself go and take a good rest. Health always comes first. Red and blue are not mutually exclusive, but blend into each other. I am in you, you are in me. What is frozen is definitely not the confusion at that time, but youth without regrets, brave passion and longing for a better future in the future.
The writing timeline is really wonderful. Abu Aling. Each character said a lot of profound things. "Tell your friends: No matter what era, where you are, or what you do, life is the same - eating, sleeping, getting up, who you like or hate."
To follow the footsteps of viewing, I have to start from the last book. "Thursday, Drink Cocoa" is the first book by this author that I read, although "Frozen Red and Blue" I met earlier. But this book may have been unlucky, so it was read about a year later than when I first encountered it. It was indeed a long time, but when I think about it, it's not bad. At least I can still think of it and finish it, instead of being buried in books from now on. Hmm... The evaluation of the book is that it is very good. One painting touches the lives of several people, and the original protagonists are still interspersed in the process in unexpected ways. Until the end, I felt a sense of enlightenment when my identity was revealed, and I was very happy for the protagonists.
This book deserves five stars! The whole book is based on a "Sketch" with only two colors: red and blue. Before you read the end of the last chapter, you might think that this book tells separate stories, but that's not the case! The hero and heroine of the story are actually always there and never leave. The last "epilogue" echoes the beginning. This is really a heart-warming book, I think it deserves five stars!
This is a very warm book. The author's writing method is very novel and unique. The stories in each chapter can be connected in series at the end. They seem to have little connection, but in fact they are closely connected. The love story in the story is also very beautiful, pure and deep! Very recommended! ! ! I wish everyone who sees this can have a wonderful love and a happy life!
Very heartwarming story. The author buries clues between the lines and connects each small chapter together, spanning thirty years unknowingly. Such a special writing technique makes people surprised by the author's profound writing skills. The more I look at it, the more surprised I become. I like it very much.
After reading this book, I feel like I have experienced a romantic and warm journey in it. Sketches, both unfinished and possibly final. Time is long, and those moments connected by love will eventually crystallize into eternity in time. 🎏Having the ability to create art is such a lucky and beautiful thing. It can infinitely preserve the fate between people. Hopefully we are all our own paintings or frames. 🪞
This book is like a love letter across the ages, making me feel the beauty and warmth of love. The story of Abu and Aling reminded me of my own relatives and friends who had similar encounters and agreements. I like Abu in the book. His melancholic undertones form a sharp contrast with A Ling's bright vitality, which is impressive. This book uses red and blue paints to draw a series of miracles about love, which makes people feel the warmth of the words.
The painting is the clue to the whole text. The protagonist of each story is different, but they are all related to the painting. Starting from the model of the painting and ending with the painter, the protagonists have their own troubles, which are warm and healing.
A warm and touching story that makes you feel comfortable reading it on a Sunday afternoon.
It was only at the end that I realized that every story was related to the characters at the beginning, which moved me directly.
A Ling and Abu, Cang and Qian are so nice
In four seemingly unrelated stories, the protagonists are like pearls strung together by red and blue ropes.
It makes people feel happy... A closed loop of love.
It's a magical book. The author's mind is so clear that it feels like it will get messed up if you don't pay attention. There are keys, red and blue, everywhere.
What a new writing structure, I like it very much This is wonderful. The whole book is centered around painting. It first writes about the origin of painting - the heroine's encounter with Abu, the impact of love on the heroine, and then the production of the painting - the frame in Albert's workshop, which secretly leads to the discussion of love. My opinion is that the painting and the frame are like a pair of lovers. If you want to make a good painting , the frame must be suitable for the painting, and conversely, the relationship between the two must not be a foil, but an equal relationship. The same enlightenment to us is that when you see a beautiful thing, you must think of the reasons behind it and not just the itself. Many times, those who are not praised are more worthy of being praised.
Delicate and long-lasting story
The writing is very comfortable
! ! ! ! ! ! ! How come you are so good at writing! ! ! ! ! I love every book! ! ! ! !
Beautiful... I can't think of any other way to describe it.
The experience and philosophy in it are thought-provoking. It is a good book.
The structure is very novel. People around them have become witnesses and participants of their stories, and they also write their own stories. Everything in the world
Great. This book is really good.
While stringing together the stories, it uses the first-person perspective of different characters to vividly describe their psychology. I can only say that the idea is wonderful.