Nine Supernatural Stories edited by April Timbol Yap and Lara Saguisag

Nine Supernatural Stories — Book Cover

Breaking Supernatural ( A Book Review of Nine Supernatural Stories edited by April Timbol Yap and Lara Saguisag ) Pushing the cobwebs aside and giving an old-timer a modern spin, Nine Supernatural Stories, published by The University of the Philippines … Continue reading 

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

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The Strain That Started It All (A Book Review of Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain) Where others credit classic writers like Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, I forever owe my first real taste of science fiction to Michael Crichton … Continue reading 

When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe

When The Elephants Dance — Book Cover

The Power of Stories (A Book Review of Tess Uriza Holthe’s When the Elephants Dance) A group of neighbors seek shelter in the cellar of an abandoned house. They are cramped, huddled on the dirt, starving and terrified. Outside fierce … Continue reading 

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth — Book Cover

Historical Fiction at its Finest! (A Book review of Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth) First introduced to me as a 2007 book selection by the Oprah Book Club, The Pillars of the Earth remains of one Ken Follett’s … Continue reading 

The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett

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A Spy Novel that Reads Like a Good Alternate History Fiction (A Book Review of Ken Follett’s The Key to Rebecca) The last camel collapsed at noon. So begins Ken Follett’s intriguing World War II thriller set in 1942 Cairo, … Continue reading 

Spies, Breaking Out and Cathedral Building in June

June 2011 Author of the Month: Ken Follett

It is said that anything that happens once will come in twice and is bound to happen the third time around. Just when I thought I have had enough I’m still at it, for, indeed Gentle Readers,  we’ll once more … Continue reading 

Watership Down by Richard Adams

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Rabbits’ Quest (A Book Review of Richard Adams’s Watership Down) The Jungle Book, The Wind in the Willows, The Chronicles of Narnia, Winnie the Pooh and Animal Farm, now what do these books, with the addition of this humble blog’s … Continue reading 

Candy by Kevin Brooks

Candy by Kevin Brooks

Love’s Another Drug (A Book Review of Kevin Brooks’s Candy) It’s hard to imagine life without Candy. Addiction is a word most of us are familiar with and all of us have his / her vices, fixes we hanker for … Continue reading 

Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

Eye of the Needle — Book Cover

Through a Needle Darkly (A Book Review of Ken Follett’s Eye of the Needle) At the young age of twenty seven, Ken Follett met with instant success — both critical and financial — with his first international bestseller Eye of … Continue reading