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Shel Silverstein : The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

Nov 12, '07 10:59 PM
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ryderaquino wrote on Nov 12, '07, edited on Nov 12, '07

A wonderful little children's story that Nic shared to me a while back. From 'The Giving Tree' illustrator Shel Silverstein comes this whimsical tale of a piece looking to find where it 'fits'. Adults can appreciate the subtle analogies to relationships and finding one's inner self.

sighs wrote on Nov 12, '07

It came up short of my expectations, because silly me, I expected it to be a novel. LOL.

But otherwise, I loved it. I'm still rooting for the big O and the missing piece to get it on, though.

ryderaquino wrote on Nov 13, '07

goodness woman, you really want to read an entire novel online / on your computer screen?

oh, and 'get it on'? wasn't i already clear that the 'big O' didn't stand for orgasm! nyahahaha

punkikay wrote on Nov 13, '07

ooohhh i love this! gusto ko rin yung una, yung THE MISSING PIECE na wala pang Big O. meron na palang online thingy to. mahal kasi nung books eh! thanks ryder!

ryderaquino wrote on Nov 13, '07, edited on Nov 13, '07

ah talaga? magkaiba pa pala yung 'the missing piece' lang? anyway, sin nicole nga nag-share sakin niyan months ago. ngayon ko lang naiisipan i-post. tama, mahal nga yung books! so pati yun, pinipirata na rin online! haha. you're welcome soleil. hehe

bellestar wrote on Nov 13, '07

this is a wonderful read.

ryderaquino wrote on Nov 13, '07

glad you liked it! spread the word!

sighs wrote on Nov 13, '07

lol hey i already did and the guy and i did a complete literary analysis of it. bwahaha. kesyo daw si God si Big O, and if he decided to make space for the missing piece, he'd be creating another missing piece.

ay shet, spoiler.

ryderaquino wrote on Nov 13, '07, edited on Nov 13, '07

sighs said

if he decided to make space for the missing piece, he'd be creating another missing piece

ah oo nga no. ang lalim nun ah. haha, that's what i like about it - you can just treat it as a simple story or find deeper meanings and ideas in it.

ok lang na may spoiler no! it's not like they're going to make a major motion picture out of it. hahaha

darthstalker wrote on Nov 13, '07

my big sister cried when he (uncle shelby) died. until now i really don't get it why people do so. i mean crying over dead strangers. same for mom being sad the day pauline kael died. i have a family of weirdos and should be used to it by now.

ryderaquino wrote on Nov 13, '07

what? he's DEAD?! sob sob

don't we all feel our families are weirdos?

darthstalker wrote on Nov 14, '07

futa tagal na. lollers.

shenglikestars wrote on Nov 14, '07

galing nito. i read it last night.. :)

ryderaquino wrote on Nov 14, '07

enlightening no? you can put your own little meanings to its metaphors.

maitecaliente wrote on Jan 10

Rita has this book.

nobodycan wrote on Jan 24

thanks for this link! i bookmarked a url of this story for some time ago but now it's a deadlink. thanks for google i found this link of yours. thanks! :D

aveaquino wrote on May 8

hi! first i didnt visit your site to read about the missing piece. i was just intruiged because of your last name that is same as mine and was just wondering if we are from the same family tree. well i read the story anyway and as expected of Shel Silverstain's work i was deeply moved and touched. it was very surprising that out of what i thought to be a very simple story has such a deep impact for kids of all ages. a very good reflection from the stoy fits for everyone... that sometimes we keep on looking for some piece that is already within us. very tender story that i iwll never get tired of reading and retelling till i get old... -ave aquino,20

ryderaquino wrote on May 9

haha, there i bet there are many aquinos in the philippines! who knows, maybe you're a distant cousin maybe? haha. glad you liked the story!

eehrog wrote on Jul 10

growing up means becoming complete yourself. if god has a space for a missing piece, then he can't be god. god would have an emptiness to be filled up..

eehrog wrote on Jul 10

sighs said

growing up means becoming complete yourself. if god has a space for a missing piece, then he can't be god. god would have an emptiness to be filled up..

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