Afflict the Comforted, Comfort the Afflicted (A Book Review of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath) If it can be said that a work of literature has the potency to afflict the comforted and comfort the afflicted, then I believe … Continue reading
Steinbeck’s Got a Hold in Me (A Book Review of John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony) It all started on a lazy Sunday afternoon, a day I presume to be just like any other. However, what made it a little bit … Continue reading
Yesterday’s trip at Booksale once again proved successful as I found a copy of Pete Hautman’s Godless for only 115php, and YES I freaked out the first time I saw it! I would like to thanks my Goodreads friend Jofer … Continue reading
Grand Possibilities: Things we Seek, Sometimes Lose and Always Gain (A Book Review of John Green’s Looking for Alaska) In Looking for Alaska, John Green explores the themes of friendship, suffering, loss, grief and coping. The novel follows a … Continue reading
Lady luck seems to have left my side whenever I do book hunts these past few days, I said to a good friend via chat yesterday, and every trip to Booksale during the previous weeks yields nada. Seeing the same … Continue reading
A few days ago, just as February is getting underway, I found myself clueless, fumbling about who will I chose for the Author of the Month feature. At this early stage I never anticipated that I’ll encounter this blind spot … Continue reading
Angels Brought me Here (A Book Review of Paulo Coelho’s The Valkyries) In the Author’s Note at the back of this book Paulo Coelho said: “Anyone who has read The Valkyries, will know that this book is very different from … Continue reading
Nakaka… (Suring-aklat ng Ang mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan ni Bob Ong) (Author’s Note: Pardon my self-indulgence Gentle Readers, but it seems appropriate to write and articulate my opinion on this book in Filipino, my native language, in which this … Continue reading
