PARA KAY B

7:18 AM



I never intended to buy this book and just happened that there was a greatest writers tour called ‘Lakbay Panulat’ in our uni and some of the writer’s books were on sale on that particular day. To prove to myself that I can be a diverse reader I told myself that I’ll buy ‘Para Kay B’ because it looks interesting and why not. I’ve never really been into Tagalog novels because it’s harder for me to understand as literature.

So I went through the struggle of taking my newly bought book to get it signed by the author which is Ricky Lee. I wasn’t fully aware that he was this big time script writer so I wasn’t starstrucked. I got my book signed and it contained a personal message too.




Weeks passed and I haven’t even started reading it. It just lay on my rainbow shelf waiting to be read. I finished reading ‘Summer in the City’ by Candace Bushnell before I got into Para Kay B.

It was dragging the first few pages so I stopped reading it for a while. Weeks have passed yet again and I’m still not even passed page 30. I thought of selling it since it has Ricky Lee’s signature in it I bet it will cost higher but I just can’t do it. I needed to read the whole thing before I decide to sell it. So I did. I got through the first story and I couldn’t get enough of it. The next thing I know I’m on page 150. IT WAS SO GOOD.

I judge stories by my initial reaction to it may it be crying or putting a book down to really think about the fictional situation and what I would’ve done if that happened to me. I didn’t cry but I did put the book down several times.

I love how there are so many plot twists and it just gets you thinking and going back to previous pages to piece it all together. I love how it was all different types of love. There was gay and incest in the stories.

In Lucas’ theory of only 1 out of 5 people gets to have their happy ending it really got me thinking if you have a squad of 5 people only 1 of you will get to be truly happy love life wise. It sounds sad but I like to believe that it’s life. We all don’t get to have our dream endings sometimes we just go for contentment but there’s also this other side that your happy ending still depends on you. 

Whether you’re happy with your work, family, friends, pets, community, fans or whatever your story doesn’t have to end with a partner skipping on a field of flowers. Just like the end of Para Kay B, Lucas doesn’t end up with Bessie (sorry if I spoilt ‘ya) but he was happy with being a writer and sometimes life is better without that fantasy ending.

My favourite line from the book is


Reading that just felt so freeing. Like there were no regrets it just felt as if you’re heavy heart was lighter. You can now breathe without baggage.

-SKA-

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