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The blog features weekly reviews about Filipino novels and short-stories from Rizal to this present. Come visit this blog and express your ideas, too, about books you've read and want to read... | |
on Jun 18, 2010 in: Miguel Syjuco, Filipino Books, Pinoy Book Review
Dear Internet, my next review this coming weekend will be different and much much nicer.It would be “different” because I thought of utilizing some control, or call it discipline, over my ideas when I put them on page; only sieved impressions abo...
on Jun 15, 2010 in: Pinoy Book Review, Reactions
Part 1 is here. This second part is shorter, and thanks for the dig. To continue our caffeinated gabfest where we left off, here's the rest of the thread.Bright Young Woman hey comparing Nick Joaquin to Jose Rizal is like comparing Vincent van Gogh t...
on Jun 12, 2010 in: Pinoy Book Review, Reactions
I'd neglected this blog for over two weeks. Just a bit busy with my day job.Also we went out of town this last weekend, on a beach with the people from the office, who are great buddies to be with. We drank vodka, chained-smoked, played Hi Jack!, san...
on May 29, 2010 in: Miguel Syjuco, Illustrado, Filipino Books, Pinoy Book Review
"... with literature, at least we can create, revise. Try better next time. If we fail, we only screw ourselves." Miguel Syjuco, IllustradoSo I bought this book after I'd read about it in Time.Prior to that, I made a search in the Internet trying to...
on May 18, 2010 in: Filipino Books, Pinoy Book Review
The world rejoices when another poor writer creates a blog about books. This time, the blog will be about Filipino novels and collections of short-stories from Jose Rizal to present.The blogger (okay, that’s me, dude) discovered that the Internet l...
