Wonderful story of Whimsy who lives in Kiowa Bend, Oklahoma and her view of small town life. We all know characters like these ones but they make us smile and remember them even as they aggravate us. While this is written from Whimsy's first person point of view, at times there was a change of viewpoint that changed between characters without any notice. I had to re-read it when that happened to figure out whose point of view it now was. Still a heart-warming read.
I came across this post on the page and was the first one to share it. Five minutes later and the bookstore PM’d me, asking me for my address. I had the book within several days of that message. I had recently gifted my own copy to a friend and I won this one in the giveaway. How awesome is that! Here’s a look at the booty won:
When I need a book delivered that I can’t find anywhere, these are the guys I go to. They are extremely responsive on Facebook and always deliver. If they don’t have the book, then they will have it imported for you, like the one pictured above. I found about them via Instagram when I saw these lovelies featured on their feed:
As you can see, I was already drooling and promptly ordered both books, impatiently waiting for them to arrive. Oh, they arrived!
As it stands now, I am slowly buying the remaining books from them in this series so as not to break the bank. Give PE a chance; they won’t disappoint!
DWL is always active and always doing something to promote reading and writing in different areas of Pakistan! Since I’d love it if they had more events in my city (Karachi), when I saw the post for Open Mic, I knew I wasn’t going to miss it.
A simple registration process through email later and I had signed up as one of the people who would be sharing their work at the event. I was to pay Rs. 350 at the venue. Besides that, they had only one other rule: the work shared must be original. Mine was.
I read something that I had written for Wringo Ink. You can find it here.
The recital was well received because I was reading in a supportive environment. Whether it was poetry or prose and in English or Urdu, that was being shared, everybody was appreciative.
We were seated comfortably and munched on delicious bun-kebabs provided by Sattar Bakhsh while sipping Pepsi. In short, a good was had by all! DWL has promised to share videos and pictures of the event here, so be on the lookout.
I'm glad I decided to read this as an adult. So much whimsy, so much fun wordplay. Rushing right into Looking Glass, as I'm not sure I'm ready to leave a world where anything is possible, and probable, and likely not to make much sense. But then, it shouldn't!
Well what can I say about this one without giving too much away? It's a little gem that most people will probably overlook, and others won't have the opportunity to pick up, although they may greatly want to. As stated by other reviewers, don't attempt to read this all in one sitting. An essay a day is the more realistic approach, although even then there comes a point where you'll need a break and something different to get your mind off of it. It's a wonderfully satirical piece that still has some honest and rather serious undertones to it, something that you won't find often. It's difficult to describe just what exactly is inside so if you come across this book do give it a chance. It's really a one-of-a-kind product of a unique man's imagination and wonderful personality.
3 1/2
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