Tag: Filipino Literature

My Thoughts About Detective Boys of Masangkay: Ang Mangkukulam by Bernalyn Hapin Sastrillo (Book Review #125)

Nostalgic. That for me is the best description that best suits this Filipino book that I picked up during this year’s Manila International Book Fair. Detective Boys of Masangkay is one of the new books published by Adarna Publishing House this year and it created quite a buzz in the reading community and so when… Read More My Thoughts About Detective Boys of Masangkay: Ang Mangkukulam by Bernalyn Hapin Sastrillo (Book Review #125)

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My Thoughts About Trese Comic Book Volume 4 (Last Seen After Midnight) (Book Review #68)

5 stars out of 5. And it’s just getting better and better! Each time I read a volume of Trese I always have high expectations and with all honesty, the book is not a let down. It’s like the story and the art just keeps on improving every volume. This volume is just as good… Read More My Thoughts About Trese Comic Book Volume 4 (Last Seen After Midnight) (Book Review #68)

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My Thoughts About Alamat ng Gubat by Bob Ong (Book Review #60)

The contemporary book Alamat ng Gubat follows the adventures of an ocean-dwelling crab named Tong who was given by his queen mother to get the magical banana bud from the mountains to cure his ailing father. Along the way, in search for the cure, he meet different animals of different traits and characters who each… Read More My Thoughts About Alamat ng Gubat by Bob Ong (Book Review #60)

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My Thoughts About Maligayang Pagdating Sa Sitio Catacutan: Mga Kuwentong Kasisindakan by Tony Perez (Book Review #59)

It’s almost Halloween so I decided to put my review of this book. I bought my copy of this book during the National Great Warehouse Sale last August 13-18, 2015. It’s quite a thin book but I must say that this book impressed me more than I expected it because, let’s be honest, the cover… Read More My Thoughts About Maligayang Pagdating Sa Sitio Catacutan: Mga Kuwentong Kasisindakan by Tony Perez (Book Review #59)

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My Thoughts About MacArthur by Bob Ong (Book Review #53)

” I shall return.” The book is metaphorically based on what General Douglas MacArthur said in 1942 as he left the Philippine Islands during World War II in the attempt of organizing the American offensive against Japan to help the Philippines in its cause. What’s the connection of that line to the book? It’s for… Read More My Thoughts About MacArthur by Bob Ong (Book Review #53)

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My Thoughts About Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan (Book Review #51)

This book follows the story of two Jesuit priest who also performs forensic work, Gus Saenz and Jerome Lucero. The book is often tagged as the first Filipino detective novel. It was published in 2002 by the University of the Philippines Press. It won the Carlos Palanca Grand Prize for the English Novel in 1999… Read More My Thoughts About Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan (Book Review #51)

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My Thoughts About Ghost Moon Night by Jewel Allen (Book Review #8)

Riveting. The novel chronicles the story of a small town , Dasalin, which is situated north of the Philippines that is being haunted by flying creatures known as langbuans. Langbuans are like the crossbreed of zombies and aswang (a vampire-like ghoul with wings in Filipino culture). They drain out heat from the humans that they… Read More My Thoughts About Ghost Moon Night by Jewel Allen (Book Review #8)

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