Booked for good
I am not really a bookworm or book wh*re. Not sure why these days people must associate every d*mn thing they do with the word “wh*re”, even camwh*re as well, but I am going to try to assimilate with the crowd anyways, b*tch is the new black?). This year saw me putting on my reading cap because I already wear glasses, so no point in reiterating putting on my reading glasses because I am not presbyopic yet.
But anyhow, I am counting my lucky stars because two of my best friends are both good book sources and lenders as well. Am I fortunate or just living off their investment? Hmm…neither, I think it’s the friendship.
Among the few books that I have read in the past two years, one of them was Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, published in May 1992 is a book by John Gray offering relationship advise especially on the communication aspect. It provides an insight on how men and women differ when they communicate, basically everything that we already knew but John Gray was smart enough to compile the obvious into a book. Subsequently, I suspect John Gray must have laughed all the way to the bank.
I thought this book was a good reading material for everyone and not just limited to couples in a relationship. Whether or not the relationship climate is warm or cool, this book is worth the investment. Even if you’re not in a relationship, this book provides an interesting insight on the way the opposite sex behaves. This path could eventually lead you to better understand why your mother nags so much while your father watches the sports channel with the broken record playing in the background.
The gist of the book relies heavily on relationship basis, but I reckoned the learning lessons in the book could be used to maneuver your daily interaction with the opposite sex, right down to why male bosses are less uptight that female bosses! The learning points in this book might be magnified a few times if you’re communicating with your better (hopefully not bitter) half.
The Time Traveler’s Wife is a 2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger. This book is captivating and can potentially be confusing as well. Either you read it one shot or you have a good memory of the storyline like yours truly. Ha! Strangely I have always thought that it’s almost impossible to make a movie out of this book, but I ran a search on Google and found out that The Time Traveler’s Wife film is currently in production.the filming began in September 2007 and is directed by Robert Schwentke, starring Rachel McAdams as Clare Abshire and Eric Bana as Henry DeTamble.
Then I recall seeing my sister reading P.S. I Love You…so I got her to borrow the book from her friend so that I can read it. P.S. I Love You is Irish writer Cecelia Ahern’s first novel, published in 2004. In 2007, P.S. I Love You was made into an American romantic comedy directed by Richard LaGravenese, starring Hilary Swank as Holly Kennedy and Gerard Butler as Gerry Kennedy. I have not watched the movie yet but it’s a good thing I have read the book for a first hand account of the storyline. You know how sometimes the movie twists the storyline compared to the book and soon the movie just lose the plot?
Okay, you’re probably thinking I am a cheapskate by now since I owned neither of these fantastic reads. Well, it depends on how one perceives and views the situation. For one, I am not the kind who invests in books, fiction or non-fiction though I admit I did want to rush out to grab a copy of The Time Traveler’s Wife once I finished reading it. That book was awesome! I have mixed feelings about the movie though, but we’ll see…
