Hindi lahat ay bubuo ng nobelang tungkol sa romansa. The author himself has stated: "Sa pananaw ko ay may sagradong tungkulin ang mga manunulat na magkuwento ng tungkol sa pag-ibig, isang beses sa kanilang buhay.
Mainly, "Si" talks about love, something that Bob Ong hasn't written about before. It is but interesting to note, too, that each chapter, from 0 to 72, seems to represent the age of the unnamed main character-and narrator, as it is written in a first-person perspective. One may see it as a person chronicling his life story (if read according to the chapter order) or an old man flashing back through important events in his life as he celebrates his birthday. "Should I read this according to the page numbers or according to the chapter order?" I've read the book both ways, and it pretty much makes sense however I read it.
Perhaps the first problem readers of this book would notice is the order of how it's supposed to be read. It mainly talks about love and life, combining simplicity and profundity at the same time.
This is what's written at the back of Bob Ong's tenth and latest book, "Si," published last November by Visprint. "Maaari bang malaman ang iyong pangalan?"
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