Flying with Sam's Letters to Jennifer

I usually bring a book to read whenever I travel, especially when I'm travelling alone (which is often the case). However, last week I forgot to bring a book for my flight from Singapore to Manila and back. So I went to the bookstore at the airport terminal to find an affordable book. I saw a stack of books on sale, good. I searched and the book Sam's Letter to Jennifer caught my interest. After reading some of the quoted commentaries that endorses the book, it sounded ok although I was not sure if I would like to read another fiction novel having a cheesy, sentimental love story at that moment. I've also not read any James Patterson book before so I was not sure if it would be a good read. I decided to buy it, anyway, since it was just S$7, not much money to waste if ever. Besides, I thought it would serve as a preparation to start reading Judith McNaught novels again (paging Ays and chilis: pang-ilan ako sa nakapila? :).
I was not able to read it on the Singapore-Manila flight as I've expected (since I was taking Cebu Pacific Air flight and it leaves at midnight) because I slept during the 3 hour flight.
I was able to read it intermittently during my one week stay in my homeland. I was able to finally finish reading it on the flight back from Manila to Singapore. I was amazed to realize that my initial impression about the book was not close to what it really was about and that this book is like a found treasure in a stack of books on bargain. It may not be as comprehensive and as vivid as a Judith McNaught novel or as emotionally intense as a Nicholas Spark novel but it has that subtle, light touch to the mind and heart. Just what I perfectly needed at that time*. Now, I am interested to find and read his other book, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, which is the more popular book of James Patterson and the predecessor.

*Flying with Sam's Letters to Jennifer was like flying like the flowing river, only this time the tears fell before I took the plane...

But as always, it has just to be dealt with.

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