c/o Ms. Gokturk
March
18, 2004
Mr. Antwone
Quenton Fisher
Author of Finding Fish
c/o Harper Collins Publishers
Inc.
Dear Mr. Fisher,
My
name is Christina Park, and I am a junior in
a letter to you.
I remember during the past
two weeks of reading “Finding Fish,” I couldn’t let the book
down because I was too curious of what would happen next. Your memoir
was simply breathtaking and astounding.
The experiences you had as a child, the abandonment and abuse you went through
came as a shock to me. But nonetheless, how
you overcame and stood on top
of your obstacles made me gape with awe. With the help of various uses of vocabularies,
adjectives and verbs, it was easy for me to be
immersed in
emotions. Another factor that kept me interested was your style of writing. As I
was reading the book, I noticed that you were very descriptive, yet you managed
to fit your whole life into
an eight chapter memoir. Each chapter was filled with intensity and anxiety of
what you would do to push aside the barriers that impeded you from
success. The undying fascination
led me to even watch the motion picture of your memoir. Finishing both
versions, book and motion picture, I was left with the curiosity of how
you must have felt after you
accomplished everything, finishing your book and reviewing your past. I had no
other particular questions because all the emotions and situations
you went through were
thoroughly described in your memoir.
Although I am not much of
a reader, this has been an exhilarating experience for me. Reading your memoir “Finding
Fish” truly opened my eyes to the world of literature.
I would also like to thank you in
advance for taking the time out of your busy schedule to respond to my letter.
Sincerely,
Christina
Park