Unspoken Feelings Of A Gentleman By Pierre Alex Jeanty Book Review — Emmanuel Ogunrinade
The book is an account of events that a man (the author) passed through; it narrates his experiences in the circle of life.
The book encompasses a lot of life relating issues such as: knowing your weaknesses, acknowledging communication as a tool in relationships, commitment in relationships, self-respect, self esteem, optimism, and as well all feelings in the inner side of a man.
He narrated his ordeals and misfortunes so that lessons can be deduced. He opined through his experiences that “Hurt people hurt people”, which means people with hurts tend to pass the anger to others.
He wrote concerning how he was brought up without having a father, not receiving fatherly instructions affected him, he said. He had a loving mother and a caring sister. But for peers, he mis-chose.
The style of the book was quite exceptional and very unique. It was a combination of poetry and prose portraying a life account. I was flowing along through the poetic lines and facts are being dropped as a segment unfolds.
His (Jeanty) lifestyle was more or less cyclical. Starting from being a good guy, to a bad guy, and later repented to be a good guy again. What do we term bad boy? Well, to girls, being that gentle good looking guy does not let him catch “fishes”. He then turn wayward, being more tricky. Peers made him pass through a lot, at a point he started smoking, drinking alcohol, and other nonsensical things. Here he made it known that, “Who you spend time with has to do with who or what you’ll become”.
He touched some social issues that affect most youths of this era. In HALF NAKED — that, girls who dress half-naked lack self-respect, sense of responsibility, and they are very ignoramus. PorNO — He got addicted to porn at a stage in his life, that he sees ladies as nothing more than a sex object. EGO — Men have ego, too. More like a selfish interest. He always rather go for what satisfy his heart. COMMITMENT — This is applicable to most men. Lack of commitment is as result of fear and unreadiness. Commitment is a task! DEAR GOOD GUY — says being a good guy is a thing of dedication. It means finding yourself, having self-control, will power, prayer, and being in tune with your creator.
And to the concluding part, he portrayed optimism. When life treat you bad, you’ll survive the wounds. Be more stronger than your past. The way you can achieve that is to speak good into the future. These pieces falls in the category: THE WOMAN OF MY LIFE; DEAR SON; DEAR DAUGHTER. And crowning it all with acknowledging the Creator for his redemption; A REAL FATHER.
I, the reader, realized that some factors that influence the making traits of a good man does not exempt environment, peers, and heredity, which at the same time influences one’s behaviour.
Some inner feelings need someone who one can relate them to. Everyone needs someone who they can confide in. If not, the feelings will man up and fight against a man.
It’s really worth the read! You can give it a try, too.
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