Finished Ned's IKOAFS yesterday, the one I bought Thursday afternoon in Powerbooks when I was desperate over Stephenie's Eclipse, which was yet to be out in the local bookstores. Sigh.
One nice thing about reading is that you get to create your own image of the author, based on the way The Author writes, but most of the time, based on the story itself, especially if it's a first-person narration. Personally, I can't help but associate the character to The Author him/herself. That's how I've read Jun Cruz Reyes, my top favorite author, and that's how I've come to really like him.
Now, it's the same with Ned. "It's Kind Of A Funny Story" is his second novel which I've managed to read. The first one is "Teenage Angst...Naaah", which is sort of an autobiography. IKOAFS, is also, much more like of a nonfic. When I googled it, I found out that 85% of the story is real. Ned was actually admitted to a psychiatric hospital for five days because he really did want to kill himself which was exactly the same thing that happened to Craig Gilner, the 15-year-old Brooklynite protagonist.
I had a really bad headache after finishing the book. The nightmare of my Summer eve has once again haunted me. It felt like reading myself all over again, just less dramatic. The reasoning, the thoughts (Craig calls "the Cycling"), the way Craig answered, and even the questions asked by his psychologist... they're all similar.
So by the time I was halfway through the next book, Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare, I couldn't contain myself any longer. I've been totally distracted, and I felt like wanting to lie in my back again unmoving, and just stare at the ceiling for the rest of the day chasing my thoughts just like what Craig calls "the Cycling".
I've read a disturbing book but this isn't the first time. It ain't fun yet I feel the need to read one.
To get away from it, I only need to remember one thing: Everything is just happening in my brain.
One nice thing about reading is that you get to create your own image of the author, based on the way The Author writes, but most of the time, based on the story itself, especially if it's a first-person narration. Personally, I can't help but associate the character to The Author him/herself. That's how I've read Jun Cruz Reyes, my top favorite author, and that's how I've come to really like him.
Now, it's the same with Ned. "It's Kind Of A Funny Story" is his second novel which I've managed to read. The first one is "Teenage Angst...Naaah", which is sort of an autobiography. IKOAFS, is also, much more like of a nonfic. When I googled it, I found out that 85% of the story is real. Ned was actually admitted to a psychiatric hospital for five days because he really did want to kill himself which was exactly the same thing that happened to Craig Gilner, the 15-year-old Brooklynite protagonist.
I had a really bad headache after finishing the book. The nightmare of my Summer eve has once again haunted me. It felt like reading myself all over again, just less dramatic. The reasoning, the thoughts (Craig calls "the Cycling"), the way Craig answered, and even the questions asked by his psychologist... they're all similar.
So by the time I was halfway through the next book, Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare, I couldn't contain myself any longer. I've been totally distracted, and I felt like wanting to lie in my back again unmoving, and just stare at the ceiling for the rest of the day chasing my thoughts just like what Craig calls "the Cycling".
I've read a disturbing book but this isn't the first time. It ain't fun yet I feel the need to read one.
To get away from it, I only need to remember one thing: Everything is just happening in my brain.
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