Title : The Curse of The Singles Table
-A True Story of 1001 Nights Without Sex
Author : Suzanne Schlosberg
Please excuse the title. The first part is ok, but the second part makes me cringe. I mean, imagine reading this book in a roomful of people with those words blaring from the cover. I wonder what people would think *shudders
I first came across this book from the mix.fm website. Being a freebies buff, I often enter the quizzes in this website. Usually the prizes are cds or movie tickets but this time, it was books. And having books as your passion, plus with the chance of getting them free made me really want to enter the quiz so I dilligently read the review in the website.
My first impression was, this book may be a pathetic reason to feel ok of being single. C'mon, a single glance at the title could really imprint this opinion in your head BUT luckily, I'm trying my best to practice the sense of 'don't judge a book by its cover' or in this case, don't judge it by its title. Its a good thing that my love for books are so huge that I don't care what kind of books I get my hands on.
Anyway, I thought entering the quiz was just that. I didn't really expect to win and still don't hope so anyway. But, I happened to come across this book a few days ago. A friend of my housemates has come to stay with us for a while and while chatting with her, I noticed this book on our coffee table.
When I told kak Yatt that I'd read reviews about the book, she laughed and told me to read it. Still considering myself a school girl, I think, she told me to be open minded a READ the book (Ooowwhh, c'mon, my housemates are older than me so I always feel that I'm not matured enough).
So, with the book in my hand, I started to look at it. Let me give you a quote from the back cover of the book
'Warning: Do not read this book in a quiet waiting room! I did, and embarrassed myself trying to mask my giggles. Suzanne Schlosberg's sparkling debut deserves an A+ and a hearty LOL'
Okay! THAT statemant caught my eye and within minutes, I was engrossed in this book. It seems that Miss Suzanne here is writing her very own true story (Hmm.. makes me wonder if I could write one about mine). Now I knew what a singles table meant and thankfully in Malaysia, we don't have such things at weddings.
This book is a true-to-the-heart kind of book where I laughed at things that are so true but mostly people are embarassed to say it out loud. Though I didn't find it as hilarious as I thought it would be (Hey! Blame it on the reviews), there were still moments were giggles escaped my mouth, causing my colleagues (Yes! I read it during office hours) to cast worried glances to me. This lady really gives you detailed descriptions of what she did to find the love of her life and to overcome her broken heart. Not to mention how she avoided the usual relatives questions that pop out everytime there are weddings or engagements. This is really something most people could relate to.
What I really like about it was that she didn't just want to find a bed partner like most of us might assume. She was really searching for her soul mate. The one she wanted to share her life with, so you really pity her when nothing works out. You would also sympathize her when she talks about her younger sister's engagement and how she had to endure all those questions from her grandparents but you'd laugh when she tells you how her grandparents helped her buy her condo coz they were afraid they won't be alive long enough to be able to spend for her wedding (It seemed like her grandparent have set aside a certain amount of money for their grandchildrens wedding, and its the same amount for each one of them).
All in all, until page 164 (I still have about 100++ pages left.. ooo, c'mon, I'm bored and I want to write about something tonight), I'll give it a 2 and a half rating. Maybe a bit more for making me realize that deep inside, all of us are just as insecure as the next person.
I don't know. Maybe when I finish this book, I'll have a different view, so lets just wait and see. Till then, cheerio!
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