I am writing this entry following a comment made by LadyDi on this book, which I had earlier wrote about in this blog. Read my old entry here.
Di, the book was a big dissapointment for me! That's why I didn't make any follow-up entries on it. Felt it wasn't worth blogging about heheh.
The first page was hard for me as the writer went about describing her late other half i.e no longer able to run her fingers thru his hair etc. That memang sedih! I cried and put the book down sebab tak tahan.
Picked it up again on another occasion and read about 2 or 3 more chapters je... got bored. I was not amused. It was about a woman (whose personality is a bit childish, I felt) who is so lost. It was pathetic. You know, the usual B-movie scene on made-for-tv movies where a friend makes a surprise visit to a newly-widowed woman and found her house in a mess, soiled dishes everywhere in the kitchen, empty fridge etc.
I bought the book thinking that by reading it, I could connect to someone who was recently widowed. To see if indeed what I was going through is what other young widows out there are experiencing as well. I thought I could gain some strength from the book.
I was so wrong.
Well, honestly I didn't finish reading the book, so with due respect, this is just my personal comments on the first, perhaps 1/3 of the book.
I know why I didn't enjoy the book -- I had such wrong expectations of it. I had turned to the wrong literature for comfort.
I then opened my copy of the meanings and interpretation of the holy Quran. I found my answers there. 
