And here she is
Wisdom tells me Im nothing
Love tells me Im everything
Within the two, my life flows...
her journey
her love
her other voices
her and herself
Heartbeat of a Her
Friday, June 13, 2008 Blood is a powerful thing, bachem.
11:14 pm
When Cik Ti told me to prepare plenty of tissue paper when reading 'The Kite Runner', I didnt heed that advice. Furthermore, these days I've been burying myself more with non fiction. So I thought, "Its just a story."
So I couldnt exactly blame anyone when I came to the heartbreaking parts of the book and started tearing. But mind you, I had to do it discreetly.. why? Simply because my reading sessions are often carried out during the long journeys to and fro the centre. I couldnt possible cry in the midst of the evening rush hour in the train, can i? So mostly, I'll just shut the book close, take a few minutes off and continue reading.
Do note, no book or author has made me wept a tear.
"For you, a thousand times over."
How many of us can say this and mean it right from the heart?
I was close to ditching the book as I was infuriated with Amir's meek personality... I was annoyed with his cowardice.. But I guess Khaled Hosseini had the grand plan after all. And I was glad I stayed put.
Absolutely touching. Undoubtedly ingenious.
I would guess that most of you ( avid readers that is ) have read the book. But if you have not, do go ahead.
Thank you, Cik Na for lending it to me. For a fiction, it has certainly and ironically, made me look at things differently.
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