一个大男人看通俗言情小说，是不是让人觉得很倒味？

我是在翻书时被这本书的封底介绍给吸引：

Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry.

There were childhood sweethearts - no one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other.

Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms Holly discovers that Gerry has left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding her into her new life without him, each signed "PS, I Love You".

With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing - and being braver than ever before......

我想到了年前的电影《生日快乐》。

故事其实没多大相似之处，但看完后给我的冲击却似曾相识。

丧偶之痛，应该像是心里被掘出一个洞。努力嘶喊，里头却空无一人。

唯有可怕的回声，让人震耳欲聋，心中隐隐作痛。

如果是你，你希望你的配偶往生后留下叮咛的信件吗？

每月拆开一封，虽是鼓励你努力走出阴霾，但睹物思人，像是再次被牵扯，你最终会舍得放下吗？

作者的笔锋，感伤中带幽默，有些章回看得有些鼻酸。

都说了，是通俗小说，容易让人受骗。

该怎么形容这个故事？

我想，应当是那一句。

此恨绵绵无绝期。






得尔

PS：发现我在部落格也是“PS”来“PS”去，看来许多事真的是欲言又止，欲语还休。改编自小说的电影已在美上映，本地放映却好像遥遥无期。

PS 2: 根据维基百科，“PS” 是拉丁语 post scriptum，也就是英语 “Postscript” 的缩写。