Gerak-Gempur

Oh yes…another chick lit :)
This book is way better than ‘Where Rainbows End’.
It is touchy-feely and it dutifully celebrates the triumph of the human spirit.
Profound, funny, heartbreaking, absorbing…and yet it manages not to be corny.
And I really like the idea of The List.

Here is how the story goes – Holly & Gerry were childhood sweethearts (very familiar isn’t it?), no one could imagine them without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry’s death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Holly discovers that Gerry has left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding her into her new life without him; each signed ‘PS, I Love You’.
The list is not only applicable to your spouse, but also to any members in the family and good friends. I think it really helps a lot in helping the person in dealing with grievances, coping with the sudden lost and most importantly, how to move forward and start living again. We can’t stop living just because our loved ones have move on to heaven.
I’m sure it was tough for Gerry’s character to write the last note:
Don’t be afraid to fall in love again. Open your heart and follow where it leads you and remember, shoot for the moon…PS. I will always love you…
Gerry was taking note that once Holly’s have overcome her grievances, he might be remembered once in a while as Holly branch out on her own. That is life. It’s not a good idea to think about dying too much. We should think about LIVING! We should be excited about the life that we have now; and how to make as many good things happen in the time we have.

And now this book is being adapted to the silver screen; starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. Hilary is the sexiest, yummiest, mysterious, electrifying and most exhilarating actress to watch. I really enjoyed her performance in the ‘Million Dollar Baby’ movie.

It is better to have lived and loved, than never to have loved at all :)