The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit — Book Cover

There and Back Again (A Book Review of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit) There and back again. Such words and none other perfectly describe my intense love affair for J.R.R. Tolkien’s books; why, in each endeavor of reading his works is … Continue reading 

Carrie by Stephen King

Carrie - Book Cover

Not Your Ordinary Cinderella Story (A Book Review of Stephen King’s Carrie) I know it’s a bummer, but let’s face it, I bet any of you who has gone through this rite of passage called “high school” might’ve had felt … Continue reading 

The Best and Worst Reads of 2010

The Best And Worst of 2010. Photo nicked from Rhett.

Last Saturday I, along with some TFG peeps and fellow book bloggers (Chachic, Tina, R E, Aaron and Kwesi), headed out to Libreria in Cubao X for the first Meet Up for the year of the Filipino Book Bloggers and … Continue reading 

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

The Exorcist - Book Cover

In the Grip of Evil (A Book Review of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist) Inspired by a reported case of exorcism of a child in 1949, The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, published in 1971, is a novel about demonic … Continue reading 

A Series of Fortuitous Events

IT by Stephen King

I’m always on the look out to do something new this year. Then sometime this week while browsing Facebook, I happen to stumble upon this request on my home page inviting me on to an event called Snape Day. Seeing … Continue reading 

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

Poe Book Cover

Inspired Madness (A Book Review of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher and other Tales) There’s no denying that much of modern horror fiction — as we know it anyway — grew out of the gloomy, … Continue reading