Touted as the “great gay novel,” A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara exceeded what is expected and came up with a great work. Here are some memorable lines from her second novel. “The world has two kinds of people. Those who are inclined to believe, and those who aren’t.” ~ Hanya Yanagihara, A Little […]
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Book Review: A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara Publisher: Anchor Books Publishing Date: January 2016 Number of Pages: 816 Genre: Bildungsroman/Coming of age A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is one of those impulse purchases that I made last year. I have never encountered Yanagihara before although A Little Life is her second book. I just randomly picked up her book on the stacks […]
Quotable Quotes: Sad Girls
Lang Leav, an online sensation and a multi-awarded poet, has just released her debut novel, Sad Girls. Here are among the quotes that I was able to extract from her work. If you haven’t read my review on this book, you may click here. “I learned that writing is the consolation prize you are given […]
Book Review: Sad Girls
Author: Lang Leav Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Publishing Date: 2017 Number of Pages: 362 pages Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance Lang Leav is a renowned poet who has a prominent presence in the social media. She is quite popular among the social media savvy Filipino readers. They are among her most devout followers. She rose to prominence with her poetical […]
Book Review: The Famished Road
Author: Ben Okri Publisher: Vintage Books Publishing Date: 1992 Number of Pages: 500 pages Genre: Magical Realism I have never come across Ben Okri nor any of works, until I saw The Famished Road on a second hand bookstore. I had no iota on what it was about but I still bought it because it piqued my curiosity. The book […]
Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag
We’ve finally reached the end of the first half of the year! To close out the first half, I’ll be doing yet another book tag! I never thought that I’d enjoy doing this exercise. But I do and I am always in the hunt for more. Compared to the previous year, my reading pace this […]
Quotable Quotes: Stones from the River
“This is what is faith is all about – believing what cannot be explained.” ~ Ursula Hegi, Stones from the River “About endings… Unless we do them well, we have to keep repeating them.” ~ Ursula Hegi, Stones from the River “Fear is a strange thing. It strips off masks… In some people it brings […]
Book Review: Stones from the River
Author: Ursula Hegi Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction Publishing Date: 1994 Number of Pages: 525 pages Genre: Historical Fiction So to begin with, I purchased this book in a used bookstore, without any inkling of what it is about. It is one of those impulse purchases that seem to overcome me whenever I pass by a bookstore. Upon reading the […]
Book Review: The Book of Daniel
Author: E.L. Doctorow Publisher: Modern Library Publishing Date: September 1983 Number of Pages: 303 pages Genre: Historical This is another book I came across by doing list challenges. Just like The Secret History by Donna Tartt, it has been listed in numerous list challenges as a must read book. Through an online second-hand bookseller, I […]
Scholastic Warehouse Sale 2017 Book Haul
Because of the allure of the book buffet, I found myself in the Scholastic Warehouse last April 21. To read more about my experience, click here. Here are some of the books I was able to scavenge in their book piles. Title: The Last of the Mohicans Author: James Fenimore Cooper Publisher: Pocket Books, May 2008 […]
