His and Hers, by Mike Gayle.

This is the review on the first book that I bought which was written by Mike Gayle.

Fiqa dear...
I've found this review dated back on 6th August 2006 in my friendster's blog. Guess what, you were the only one who left comment, excluding me.

I recently finished reading a new novel, his and hers, by mike gayle…it was a nice book, anyway, it was written, mainly based on a man’s and woman’s point of view, how they view the same things from the different sides..

hmm anyway, the writer is a guy…

the story based on what they couple had been thru, from the first time they met, their first date-eating takeaways from an Indian restaurant-,they get married, their searching for an apartment, and how finally, the man-found himself fall out of love with the woman who he used to think-"this is the woman im going to spend my life with"-hmm man….

anyway, as love story shud end, because of a small meaningful event happened-which is the death of "Disco"(real name-Best of Disco Volume II)-the couple’s cat, basically, it was given to the woman (Alison) by the man (Jim) after his confession of love towards Al…they got back together…

they reunited after couples of years of seperation, Al is getting married to another man, and Jim just moved in with his new girlfriend…but the event, had waken them up, made them realized, that what they felt for each other was never over….

hmmm u cud predict there will be a happy ending in the end..:P

reading the book, i realized, that there is a possiblity of couples breaking up suddenly, it doesnt have to have a firm reason to break a relationship up…so in falling in love, there is no firm reason needed to fall in love…it is to love and beloved that count…

My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle

So, first it was the inviting colour of its cover that influenced me into buying this book. Second, this was my 2nd book from Mike Gayle. I reviewed about the first one later. So while I have nothing to do, just to wait for maghrib then pray then off to gsc to watch dunia si pari-pari. It's wednesday so mari bazirkan rm6 untuk cerita yang belum pasti kehebatannya. :)

Oh okay, about the book.

Particularly, the story is about Will, an unmotivated English teacher. He actually is still in love with the girl that he thinks, is The One.

While he moves on to whatever life brings him, there are 5 girls whom he seems to holding on to.

There's Martina, the girl he had his one night stand, probably in favour of the broken relationship, who claimed that she's pregnant, and somehow being a little psychotic. And there are also Simon and Aggy. Aggy is his ex girlfriend, and I can't recall anything about Simon. HEHE.

It's Kate that took up almost 60% of his day life. And he'd never met her. It is the phone that had been their connector. They talk to each other everyday. Actually Kate is the former tenant of the apartment Will lives in. They shared everything, and actually they feel they are somehow connected to each other, and they did confess their feelings toward each other, of course they thought they are in love. :P

While at the same time, there's Alice, could call her his best friend. Alice who has always been by his side in every ups and downs. And who listens to every little detail Will will tell about Kate, Simon, Martina and Aggi.

Oh, Alice actually adopted a donkey named Sandy as Will's birthday present!

When things seem to take place, and Will and Kate were ready to make it official, suddenly the past throws them a visit, and things turn to something else.

It was well written in chronological order, and I really love the diary-based novel. It's good, and funny enough.

But it will warm your heart for how life could take turn when we think we have it all planned. :)