#1 Review

Book Review:
Title: The Things You Would Have Said by Jackie Hooper
Price: RM6 (big bad wolf sales)

This book is actually a compile of letters written by people who either missed their chances, didn’t have the guts to say it or they just let the moment passed. After rereading this book for what it may seemed to be for like a gazillion times, I find this book being the light of the 'second chance’ we all really needed in our lives. What are the odds that the people (and animals) addressed to in these letters, actually get to read them and realise that that particular letter is meant for them? I would say that the chances are pretty slim.

Even so, this book to me seems to be the second chance that all these writers desperately need in their lives; closure. By writing these letters, they are slowly letting go of the past, forgiving themselves for what had happened and are starting to move forward. This book is also a second chance to us, the readers. In a way, this book had taught me that moments in life don’t come twice. You just got to embrace everyday like it’s never going to be same tomorrow, cause it ain’t. If you have something to say or to do, say or do it. Don’t procrastinate with the excuse of finding the right time because you’ll just miss your chance and eventually live in regret, forever wondering about all the ‘what ifs’ that could've happened instead of what did happened. That being said, I promise to myself to live to the fullest and do or say what I want, or not do or say what I want. As long as it's not memudaratkan anyone and it's not against Allah's will then I say, bring it on!