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 […]
Tag: Literature
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 […]
April 2017 Book Haul
In all honesty, I am trying to slow down on my purchasing, or should I say, hoarding of books. Unfortunately, whenever I drop by the mall, I couldn’t resist going to the bookstore and do a purchase. In April, I got more chances to go to the mall resulting to multiple purchases, unfortunately. So here’s […]
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 […]
2017 First Quarter Book Haul (Second Part)
Asian Works Last year, I began exploring Asian literature more by delving into contemporary Asian works, mainly that of Japanese authors like Haruki Murakami, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Gail Tuskiyama. I’ve also read some of the older Japanese works by Lady Murasaki and Yasunari Kawabata. This year, I still intend to continue this trend and read […]
Quotable Quotes: Holding Up The Universe
Quotable Quotes is a collection of quotes from the latest books I’ve read. This feature is for quotes from the young adult fiction, Holding Up The Universe. If you are interested in reading it, you might want to check out my thoughts on Jennifer Niven’s work here. In the meantime, here are some catchy phrases […]
Book Review: Holding Up The Universe
Author: Jennifer Niven Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publishing Date: October 2016 Number of Pages: 392 pages Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Fiction Holding Up The Universe is one of twenty books in My 2017 Top 20 Reading List because of a positive review I read about it and from the posts of my friends on social media. These […]
Book Review: Shalimar The Clown
Author: Salman Rushdie Publisher: Vintage Publishing Date: 2006 Number of Pages: 649 pages Genre: Mystery, Historical Synopsis Los Angeles, 1991. Maximilian Ophuls is knifed to death on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter India, slaughtered by his Kashmiri driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the Clown. The dead man is a World War II […]
2017 First Quarter Book Haul (First Part)
For years, I have been scavenging book stores to look for books to read and to add to my growing collection. Lately, I’ve been concentrating mostly on classic books. For the first part of my first quarter book haul, I’ll enumerate the classic books I was able to obtain this year. Agatha Christie Books It […]
Book Review: The Secret History
Author: Donna Tartt Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries Publishing Date: April 2004 Number of Pages: 559 pages Genre: Mystery, Inverted Detective Story, Literary Fiction Synopsis: Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum […]
