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P.S. I Love You
by Cecelia Ahern
A good, nice, and light read.
I was expecting a romantic novel until I finished chapter 2 and realized, this seems to be a soul-searching kind of story. I checked out the blurb online and it does seem to be what I think it is. AlthoughI was ready for romance, found myself relieved that it wasn't.
As this was first published in 2004, I found a lot scenes cliché. Maybe it was best to read this around that time too, as it was also the time when chick flick movies were popular, which a lot of scenes in this book were giving that vibe. But as much as most of it felt cliché, there were plenty of scenes that hit home for me with its theme of loneliness, and the warmth of family and friends. There was a particular scene that got me surprisingly emotional. Reading that part made me realize that everyone has probably felt the same: When you desperately need help for something trivial, but as you go through your contacts, you realized there's really no one to reach out to, and you spiral from there. I cried harder when it was her mom who came to her rescue. That was just a very familiar feeling.
One of the loneliest feeling is that everyone seems to be moving on, while you're still holding on to the past, which I believe the book tackled on quite gracefully.
This is also such a good read for someone like me to understand those going through the loss of a loved one; that celebrating life is not just confettis and festivities, but also reliving memories, and going through the process of acceptance that there are things and people which can never be part of our lives again.
I was expecting a romantic novel until I finished chapter 2 and realized, this seems to be a soul-searching kind of story. I checked out the blurb online and it does seem to be what I think it is. AlthoughI was ready for romance, found myself relieved that it wasn't.
As this was first published in 2004, I found a lot scenes cliché. Maybe it was best to read this around that time too, as it was also the time when chick flick movies were popular, which a lot of scenes in this book were giving that vibe. But as much as most of it felt cliché, there were plenty of scenes that hit home for me with its theme of loneliness, and the warmth of family and friends. There was a particular scene that got me surprisingly emotional. Reading that part made me realize that everyone has probably felt the same: When you desperately need help for something trivial, but as you go through your contacts, you realized there's really no one to reach out to, and you spiral from there. I cried harder when it was her mom who came to her rescue. That was just a very familiar feeling.
One of the loneliest feeling is that everyone seems to be moving on, while you're still holding on to the past, which I believe the book tackled on quite gracefully.
This is also such a good read for someone like me to understand those going through the loss of a loved one; that celebrating life is not just confettis and festivities, but also reliving memories, and going through the process of acceptance that there are things and people which can never be part of our lives again.