This is isn't the first time when a book left a lingering effect on me. Purple Hibiscus is a Must-Read! The book with its simple language and easy tone helps in understanding nuances of a situation perfectly well. While reading the book, I could perfectly imagine the whole scenario and personally I love such writers who force the readers to put on their thinking/imagination hats on *aspiring to become one :P*. Creatively speaking the simple comparisons and analogy throughout the book was perfect keeping in tone the seriousness and message the author wanted to put across. The moral I deduced was - reason out everything and don't blindly accept things the way they are shown. There's a perspective to everything in life.
One character in the book, Father Amadi charmed me and I too fell head over heals in love with him. The description of the character has a very close resemblance to someone I know. The mannerisms, outlook in life, and his ways to make people feel special synchronized perfectly with a real life person. It's interesting that an imaginary character can be so real. It sometimes makes me wonder do such characters, an author portrays, truly a pure figment of imagination? As a story writer myself I do take aid. Real life aid! Some instances or people do appear in my writings. Also they help the story look real as it is borrowed from something real. People who see through them do pose questions. But such instances or inspirations, as I would like to put them as *wink*, are mere one or two per cent of the total writing.
The character of Father Amadi however just brought the person's face right in front of me. It has a lasting effect on me. And this again isn't the first time it has happened. I cannot completely recall all the characters but every book I open I know of someone who is there in real life. Maybe a Father Amadi also existed in the author's life and what better place to express what she felt. than a story.
One character in the book, Father Amadi charmed me and I too fell head over heals in love with him. The description of the character has a very close resemblance to someone I know. The mannerisms, outlook in life, and his ways to make people feel special synchronized perfectly with a real life person. It's interesting that an imaginary character can be so real. It sometimes makes me wonder do such characters, an author portrays, truly a pure figment of imagination? As a story writer myself I do take aid. Real life aid! Some instances or people do appear in my writings. Also they help the story look real as it is borrowed from something real. People who see through them do pose questions. But such instances or inspirations, as I would like to put them as *wink*, are mere one or two per cent of the total writing.
The character of Father Amadi however just brought the person's face right in front of me. It has a lasting effect on me. And this again isn't the first time it has happened. I cannot completely recall all the characters but every book I open I know of someone who is there in real life. Maybe a Father Amadi also existed in the author's life and what better place to express what she felt. than a story.
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