book review
During my journey to Johor Bahru for Apai's wedding, my friend Bam played a host of CDs available in his friend's car; the less-than-RM1-a-kilometre Savvy (fuel price will increase again so the last sentence might be valid for just a week or so. But I might be wrong), one of which being 'Sweet Child o' Mine' by Guns n Roses. Now due to my limited knowledge in music, I have always have this perception that GnR is the very definition of rock. And 'Sweet Child o' Mine'... 'How appropriate', I thought, when I was reading Tony Parsons' Stories We Could Tell.
'Stories We Could Tell' revolves around three music writer friends in the late 70s. And how I enjoyed it. Naturally, music was always mentioned in the book. I think Parsons have a way of writing that made the story not just understandable, but in a way, felt. Yes, I felt it. It was almost like reading manga, like at this one time in 'Naruto' when Iruka sensei said "Yes, the demon fox will do that. But that kid is not the demon fox. He's Uzumaki Naruto. And Naruto won't do that.." and Naruto heard it and cried and I felt it. And I think I felt something reading this work by Parsons because in a way I feel that I can relate to the characters depicted. And honestly, I think all three characters somehow resemble Parsons in some way because sometimes when the characters say something to each other it somehow felt as if Parsons himself was doing it. Like he himself was saying those exact words to his friends to whom he's very close with the way the three characters are close to each other.
In 'Stories We Could Tell', Parsons offered nostalgia and memories of old, selecting simple words which made the story seem so honest and genuine. Like it really did happen. And I lapped it all up. It was like an old novel by an old writer who usually wrote things concerning friendships and family values and humanity. The kind of stories which made you stop between pages, look up and actually think. For a while at least. And feel.
If I'm making the book sound so very good, it might be because I really enjoyed it, in all honesty. A good read for me. Might be a decent one for everyone else.
'Stories We Could Tell' revolves around three music writer friends in the late 70s. And how I enjoyed it. Naturally, music was always mentioned in the book. I think Parsons have a way of writing that made the story not just understandable, but in a way, felt. Yes, I felt it. It was almost like reading manga, like at this one time in 'Naruto' when Iruka sensei said "Yes, the demon fox will do that. But that kid is not the demon fox. He's Uzumaki Naruto. And Naruto won't do that.." and Naruto heard it and cried and I felt it. And I think I felt something reading this work by Parsons because in a way I feel that I can relate to the characters depicted. And honestly, I think all three characters somehow resemble Parsons in some way because sometimes when the characters say something to each other it somehow felt as if Parsons himself was doing it. Like he himself was saying those exact words to his friends to whom he's very close with the way the three characters are close to each other.
In 'Stories We Could Tell', Parsons offered nostalgia and memories of old, selecting simple words which made the story seem so honest and genuine. Like it really did happen. And I lapped it all up. It was like an old novel by an old writer who usually wrote things concerning friendships and family values and humanity. The kind of stories which made you stop between pages, look up and actually think. For a while at least. And feel.
If I'm making the book sound so very good, it might be because I really enjoyed it, in all honesty. A good read for me. Might be a decent one for everyone else.
posted by Jibam at
9:28 PM
2 Comments:
menurut tutor Teori Estetika aku dulu, memang setiap author akan memasukkan diri dia dalam salah satu watak dlm cerita yg dia tulis. dia mungkin bukan watak utama, dia mungkin watak org jahat atau penasihat pada watak baik, tapi diri(perangai/pemikiran) dia memang akan ada dlm cerita yg dia tulis.
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Anonymous, at 11:06 AM
weh, nak gambar abg apai kawin..
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Anonymous, at 11:25 PM
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