Tablo would compete with Jeffrey Overstreet in the poetic department. His seemingly somewhat autobiographical stories are just brimming with emotion. To me, all the narratives held an underlying sadness to them. People say you can feel a musician's emotion through his music; I could feel it through his words.
The events in each story told of some struggle whether it was self-inflicted, adopted or passed on. I, personally, wasn't able to realate with any of the characters experience-wise, but on more of a base emotional level.
Tablo seemed to exude a longingness for something better. It made my stomach churn with emotion and sympathy as I read. I'm still amazed at how perfectly these 10 experiences, seemingly unrealted, were as connected as the world around us.
Tablo is a diamond in the ruff when it comes to writing. He has a rare talent to tell a tale that makes you feel a slew of emotions; sadness and depression being only a few. But then, how does he open that part of you you never knew you had? He makes you think, question and analyze youself, everyone and everything around you.
I'm almost certain that is what he would have wanted his readers and fans to experience considering the lyrics of his band, Epik High's album "Remapping the Human Soul". This book was like a poem, made to be interpreted as you see fit.
Slices of time, silent and gentle.
Yet, an intense emotional strom brews within.
Breathtakingly painful in its beauty.
Tablo is an admirable writer.
~Lee Juck (Musician, Author of )
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