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L... For Life; Love & Lots In Between
Love came closer and cradled my exhausted bleeding body!.
Then Love spoke to me. "You know I didn't want this to happen. The problem is that you never trusted me...it was not meant to end up this way. Take a look at your baking, reach behind you. Do you see what you have?.
And I did. There, stuck to my back, was a parachute.
Love smiled at me and, like a tender loving mother nursing her son, wiped the blood and sweat from my brow.
"You had a parachute right from the start, but you were too afraid to pull the cord. You were the one who decided to carry on falling; you cannot blame me for your pain...for your hurt. Not in my name."
"L...for Life; Love, & Lots in between" is exploring these keystone moments that we pass along our lives; these snapshots that change the course of our lives forever; in other words, there is a story for each one of us... "L... for Life; Love, &Lots in between" is the debut book of Loaiy A. Tageldin; a contemporary Egyptian writer.
Then Love spoke to me. "You know I didn't want this to happen. The problem is that you never trusted me...it was not meant to end up this way. Take a look at your baking, reach behind you. Do you see what you have?.
And I did. There, stuck to my back, was a parachute.
Love smiled at me and, like a tender loving mother nursing her son, wiped the blood and sweat from my brow.
"You had a parachute right from the start, but you were too afraid to pull the cord. You were the one who decided to carry on falling; you cannot blame me for your pain...for your hurt. Not in my name."
"L...for Life; Love, & Lots in between" is exploring these keystone moments that we pass along our lives; these snapshots that change the course of our lives forever; in other words, there is a story for each one of us... "L... for Life; Love, &Lots in between" is the debut book of Loaiy A. Tageldin; a contemporary Egyptian writer.
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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June 17, 2014
L… for Life; Love & Lots in between is such an apt title for the stories that this book contains. The book cover is beautiful and serene. The positioning of the setting sun, its reflection and the title, is nice. This book consists of 12 short stories.
All the stories have a philosophical touch, analyzing life from all angles. My favorite story has got to be the one titled Ginger. It is about a lady who distances herself from her friend and after many years realizes that she could have handled the situation better and yet again finds her ego getting in the way with thoughts as to why her friend couldn’t be the one resolving this situation and not her. At the beginning of this story, it also shows how she, on her usual commute to work, sees the same set of people day after day and seeing them becomes part of her routine. Then when someone is not seen there for a week, she worries for them. These are little things that go unnoticed in our daily lives. These stories make us think and touches us.
The author succeeds in capturing these fleeting moments in life very nicely throughout all the stories. I had assumed that all of these stories are fictional. However, the last two stories are based on the author’s own life. It’s about a tragic event in his life and I found the raw emotions portrayed beautifully on those pages. My heart went out to him and I was grieving his loss. I found myself moved to tears. I don’t want to include a spoiler in this review and as such you will have to read the book to know more. L… for Life; Love & Lots in between is the first work of the author. Even though it’s his debut, he has done a good job.
I give this book a rating of 4 out of 5.
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All the stories have a philosophical touch, analyzing life from all angles. My favorite story has got to be the one titled Ginger. It is about a lady who distances herself from her friend and after many years realizes that she could have handled the situation better and yet again finds her ego getting in the way with thoughts as to why her friend couldn’t be the one resolving this situation and not her. At the beginning of this story, it also shows how she, on her usual commute to work, sees the same set of people day after day and seeing them becomes part of her routine. Then when someone is not seen there for a week, she worries for them. These are little things that go unnoticed in our daily lives. These stories make us think and touches us.
The author succeeds in capturing these fleeting moments in life very nicely throughout all the stories. I had assumed that all of these stories are fictional. However, the last two stories are based on the author’s own life. It’s about a tragic event in his life and I found the raw emotions portrayed beautifully on those pages. My heart went out to him and I was grieving his loss. I found myself moved to tears. I don’t want to include a spoiler in this review and as such you will have to read the book to know more. L… for Life; Love & Lots in between is the first work of the author. Even though it’s his debut, he has done a good job.
I give this book a rating of 4 out of 5.
More at: http://nazninazeez.wordpress.com/2014...
April 13, 2020
Long long time has passed since I last read a book, getting so involved in life matters , I didn’t manage to have enough time to properly read books and enjoy them as I always did .
Being in quarantine and having the hyper market as the only place I can go to get my basic needs , I saw this book , the name and the cover made my assume that this book would be a good one , and my assumptions were right actually it exceeded my expectations : )
I enjoyed every single story of the 12 stories , I was touched by each and every one of them , I loved how relatable every story was . This book is from heart to heart kind of books ♥️
Being in quarantine and having the hyper market as the only place I can go to get my basic needs , I saw this book , the name and the cover made my assume that this book would be a good one , and my assumptions were right actually it exceeded my expectations : )
I enjoyed every single story of the 12 stories , I was touched by each and every one of them , I loved how relatable every story was . This book is from heart to heart kind of books ♥️
February 8, 2017
The book showed mostly a short but true love story, which is kinda dispoitment as I was hopping I will find the answer to the one question we all have "Is there true love?"
However, through the 12 short stories I learned that the pain we feel from a relationship is not due to love but due to the LACK of love.
Overall, the book did give me a wonderful time and I enjoyed seeing life from outside the box, as a stranger not involved in this dilemma, and this sure gave me a different perspective and made me look at somethings in life in different way.
However, through the 12 short stories I learned that the pain we feel from a relationship is not due to love but due to the LACK of love.
Overall, the book did give me a wonderful time and I enjoyed seeing life from outside the box, as a stranger not involved in this dilemma, and this sure gave me a different perspective and made me look at somethings in life in different way.
May 29, 2014
The kind of books that inspire me to imagine, create, and write.
January 6, 2019
One of a kind , many stories each with a very important idea, so many details we take for granted :/ Loved it
April 9, 2015
a very special book .. totally loved it :)
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