This book was brimming of information - from psychology to
reality. It was a masterpiece brought by Gene Brewer. The
story moved
me to inspiration and it gave me a better look at the world.The
plot revolved around ''prot'' - a patient of Manhattan Psychiatric
Institute who claims that he was an extra-terrestrial being from the
planet he calls K-PAX. He was found in a bus terminal in New York and
thus confined to MPI because of this belief.I watched the movie
first before the book so it gave me a very clear idea of what I would
be reading now. When I started flipping the pages of K-PAX, I was
pretty amazed that the plot went goes smoothly and almost everything
were interconnected. The book focused more on the psychological aspect
because Dr. Gene Brewer, one of the protagonist, aimed to find out and
reveal prot''s true identity and prove to him that he was merely but a
human.I loved prot''s character. He was such a fascinating man
(otherwise, if he isn''t then he''s a K-PAXian) because of his
intelligence regarding astronomy. He presents his perception of the
reality that humans don''t realize. I liked the fact when he said that:
(not really his exact words) "Crazy
people are not really insane. They are just simply different from the
majority. And if they were the majority, we would be the crazy people
in their perspective."The book was really satisfying and
moving. It triggered some of my doubts as a human. prot was such
interesting that you''d love to have a character like him in a book.
This is the kind of book that I don''t want to put down. When I finished
K-PAX though, I was really disappointed and at the same time, elated to
have ended it. The ending solved just some of the questions but the
majority of the conflicts presented will leave you hanging till the end.Rating: 5 stars