Wattpad brings you a guest post originally published in Teen Ink magazine:
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
By a-s-z, los angeles, CA
I picked this up when I was looking for a book to take to the beach. I had in mind some bird-brained, pink-covered chic-lit that was at least entertaining. But I finally decided on Girl with a Pearl Earring; at least it was required reading for school.
Johannes Vermeer’s renowned painting, around which this novel is based, adorns the cover. Initially, I assumed it was one of those books with a pretty cover but no substance, like Twilight. And the few reviews from friends didn’t help. According to them, I was about to read a boring drag of a book. Great!
When I began, I thought, Okay, this isn’t so bad.
