So good I’m crying
I just finished Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper.
The last five pages had me sobbing naked in the can (I was going to take a shower but ended up sitting on the toilet half an hour trying to finish the book without soaking it in tears).
To those who’ve read it: I thought the ending was a little dramatic. I mean, c’mon. That is just way too much tragedy for one family, even in Fiction World. If they were Buddhists, they must have had murdered an entire village to have racked up that much bad karma.
That said, this is the first time I’ve cried reading a book. Someone once said that to write something that makes people laugh is hard, but to write something that makes people cry is near impossible (or maybe I said that, ‘coz I can’t remember who the hell said that).
Anyway, whoever said that must not have met me. I will laugh AND cry at anything. I am that flaky.
But man, that is a good book.
Go get it. Don’t walk. CLICK.
Posted in Imperfect Reads
June 13th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Plain Truth by the same author moved me to tears, and take it from me, i don’t cry easily.
She has such a gift with words.
June 13th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
I’m such a cry baby when it comes to reading books like this — I don’t tear, I cry! Not going to click on that link because I read that Amazon doesn’t ship to Malaysia
June 13th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Pelf: really?? I can send to u if u want
TCS: oh i am so getting that next hehe
June 14th, 2007 at 3:17 am
er..actually, it’s available in MPH n kino.
but seriously, i think her other books aren’t that good. If you’ve read this first, i.e.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:16 am
Now you’ve got me curious. And I already have 5 half finished books waiting to be finished. They must be crap books if it’s taking this long - haha…
Hmm…crying or laughing more difficult to write? Lemme try.
Pelf - Amazon DOES post to Malaysia. I know a few people who’ve receieved books couriered direct from the US. In fact, just last week a friend said she received RM250 worth of children’s books from Amazon!
April 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
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