The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

If there is there is a book to make you laugh hysterically, cry anguish tears, devour you with suspense, recoil in horror, root for your heroes until the final pages, it is most definitely The Woman in White. This is a wonderful beast of novel. It has an electrifying power within and beyond it to make anyone instantly become a passionate devotee of Wilkie Collins’s works.

Si Janus Silang at ang Labanáng Manananggal-Mambabarang

Sa pagbubukas ng Janus Silang at ang Labanáng Manananggal-Mambabarang ay muli tayo nitong inaanyayahan sa mundong punó ng kababalaghan, misteryo, at pantasya.

Si Janus Sílang at ang Tiyanak ng Tábon ni Edgar Calabia Samar

Pinatutunayan lang ng akdang ito ang mayamang tradisyon ng ating panitikan; na maaari itong gamitin para sa mga makabagong kuwentong naangkop sa ating modernong panahon at bigyan ito ng makabagong panlasa, ilahad ito sa nakakapukaw, naiibang paraan, na tiyak na kagigiliwan ng mga mambabasa.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Interconnected Tales, Interconnected Lives: A Literary Orchestra of Eternal Recurrence ( A Book Review of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas ) Transcending genre, narrators, setting, language, and time, Cloud Atlas is David Mitchell’s symphony of storytelling dynamism seamlessly interlaced in an …

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Millennium Sleuths (A Book Review of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) To call Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo an explosive read is an understatement in my case as I finished the book amid the noise of …

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

There Were None To Equal It (A Book Review of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None) For want of something different other from the traditional fare of Christmas season’s readings during the previous year did I venture forth with …

The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett

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, …

Paper Money by Ken Follett

You Win Some, You Lose Some (A Book Review of Paper Money by Ken Follett) What links the lives of a ruthless gangster, a sneaky businessman, an adulterous minister, and a young journalist — each a stranger to another — …

Spies, Breaking Out and Cathedral Building in June

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 …

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

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, …

Gone by Michael Grant

Starting FAYZ (A Book Review of Michael Grant’s Gone) On a quiet, ordinary day everyone began to disappear. Adults just poofed. Gone. In the blink of an eye. But there are some that remained. Kids not over the age of …

Night Shift by Stephen King

Short Tale Excursions to Horror and Dread (A Book Review of Stephen King’s Night Shift) The short story is a literary form I rarely read, appreciate and enjoy. A handful of writers, O. Henry, Ernest Hemingway and — in light …

Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

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 …

The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett

Chasing After a Lost Masterpiece (A Book Review of Ken Follett’s The Modigliani Scandal) The Modigliani Scandal is a lighthearted early caper from internationally renowned master thriller Ken Follett. The plot concerns Dee Sleign, an art historian on the hunt …