You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. ~Paul Sweeney
One of the novels ,or should I call it light novels(?) that is dear to my heart is 'Dear Yayah' ,a light, witty, heart-warming and hillarious story about Jihan and her friends, she writes everything that had happened to her in her beloved diary that she called 'Yayah' hence the title 'Dear Yayah', I stumbled upon this book in a book fair in Ipoh, I chose this book in a whim based on the synopsis,and I thought 'This seems interesting' , and I am glad I've chose this book as I turned the pages and laughed loudly, I repeat laughed and not just chuckled like I always do when I read a book, Jihan and her best friend Suria crazy antics, minds, personalities just tickle my funny bones without fail. I think because of it's popularity, the writer decided to continue with the book and make it a series which I, the ever devoted fan, bought almost all of it except for one book, 'Dear Yayah 3' , but unfortunately, I haven't found any of those books except for 'Sejuknya Eau Claire' and 'Dear Yayah 4', *sigh me and my careless way, anyway, I am eager and hopeful to buy the compilation of those books! Hopefully I would find this book in the nearest Popular bookstore.
This one thick book compiled all the 'Dear Yayah' series from the first to the fifth books (insert fangirl squeals)
, I wanted to buy this book because I would like to bring this book everywhere I go especially when I'm far from home or when I'm studying (hopefully) abroad, I'm not sure why but I just really feel like carrying this book around (regardless of how thick,big and heavy it is) around, Markus Zusak is right when he said, "
Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you’ve finished just to stay near it." I just want to be near it because I cherished it so much and perhaps if I've children on my own I would like to pass this book to them, and tell them how emotionally attached I am with this book
I would really like to take a trip down memory lane, from reading the first book, remembering when I first fell in love with the characters especially the dear Jihan and Suria, laughing all those funny jokes and the duo antics, feeling an attachment to all of them and as crazy as it sounds love all of them (especially Jihan and Suria) like a real person and whenever I would miss those moments or just miss them, I could just flip to the first page,read the first word and read it until the very end, truth be told,these books are the only books I am emotionally attached with and by that I mean, I am so attached with the characters until I am always eager (ok maybe not that eager) to wait for the next book because deep down I couldn't face the fact that sooner or later the writer (the awesome Farihah Iskandar) would stop writing it and proceed with another project,it's been a while since she wrote 'Dear Yayah' in novel form and focuses more on the 'Dear Yayah' comics, oh well it's better than nothing. I couldn't face the fact that Jihan, Suria, Hazman, Khairi are just fictional characters for I've just love them too much, you know how the Potterheads feel with Harry,Ron and Hermione? Yeah, that's how I feel with Jihan and the gang. I've known them ever since I was 10/11, so I practically grew up with these books. As I'm writing this I am getting a teensy bit emotional because of how much love I've for these fictional characters that I've considered friend and I am writing this while listening to 'A thousand years- Christina Perri' so that explains a bit. I don't think I can find words that could describe this 'concoction' of emotions I am feeling right now
I guess it is true, once you finished a good book series, you felt wistful and a little lost and empty inside because you're so attached to the characters that you've considered them as your friends, you laughed with them, you shared their sadness, you sympathetised and emphatised with their problem, you felt protective over them, you scowled and resented the enemies and you grew mushy and giddy when you read their love stories and sometimes it's heartbreaking just to even think about the fact that this series would end. I'm going to console myself and being realistic about it that every book or series is going to end and when the time comes and the great Farihah Iskandar decided to put a permanent end to these books and it's other spin offs (Hi, Suria!) and Dear Yayah comics ,when that day comes..I'm going to cry my eyes out because I could never read the continuation and other stories about my beloved Jihan and Suria again..
but then again R.D Cumming once said , '
A good book has no ending.' or in this case, 'a good book series has no ending'. And oh, I've loved you for a thousand years and I love you for a thousand more my Jihan, Suria, Hazman and Khairi.
