My Personal Rating: At the time of writing, I’ve read this book a total of four times. Initially, I wasn’t impressed by the story and can barely believe that it was written by the same guy who gave my teenage heart a somersault with The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. For a year, the […]
The Outsider – Hints of Dark Half and Other Twists
It has been months since I read anything, but because of the ongoing community quarantine, I thought it best to get back to this old habit of mine. My best friend knows I am a huge fan of Stephen King and was kind enough to send me Outsider and Cell as my birthday gifts last […]
Quarantine Reads: Granny by Anthony Horowitz
12-year-old Jordan “Joe” Morgan Warde lives a lonely life in the glamorous Thattlebee Hall in North London. He is often neglected by his tycoon father, Gordon Warden, and his illiterate and piano, trapeze, and tennis lessoning mother, Maud Warden. The Wardens never wanted a child in the first place, and so they weren’t quite sure […]
Quarantine Reads: Patron Saints of Nothing
Jayson “Jay” Reguero has planned to spend the last semester of his senior year of high school playing video games with one of his closest friends, Seth, before heading to the University of Michigan. All of that changed when he discovered that his cousin, Jun, was killed in the president’s war on drugs. When nobody […]
Quarantine Reads: Blind by Asterio Gutierrez
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every Saturday, Ramon, a retired concert pianist, plays on the restaurant’s grand Yamaha the same set of songs that he sees as a bastardization of the original tune. Though his ability to play the piano after his accident is considered a miracle, he doesn’t see it as one. Before the accident, music used to be […]
Quarantine Reads: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sparked with utmost complexities, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney has dubbed the riveting yet intriguing adult phase struggles with such intricacies and vulnerabilities involved in the modern era through the most prevalent form of communication: conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Best friends, Bobby and Frances with couple, Nick and Melissa are entwined with their interests in arts, politics, and […]
The Sleeper and The Spindle:Mashup of Two Fairy Tales
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sleeper and The Spindle is a mashup of two fairy tales that you have probably read when you were young, but as with all Neil Gaiman’s works, this one has a different twist to it. The tale began with three dwarves looking for the finest gift to give their Queen on her wedding day. […]
I Became Like This
It’s Like This by Boy Abunda I Became Like This I loved novels, biographies, all books over 400 pages. Yes, loved, until the idea of living in the real world struck me and left me with no choice other than to suck it up and live with less and less fantasy. My mind was […]
The Dictator’s Handbook
For a contemporary work to be considered a rival to a classic speaks a lot about how good it must be. Even more so when compared to the 16th-century political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli himself. I must admit that I cannot help but agree with Diana Coyle for setting Machiavelli’s work the standard for ‘The Dictator’s Handbook: […]
9 Hacks to Mindful Leisure Reading Despite Your Busy Schedule
Our day immediately starts as soon as we wake up. We work from 8 to 5. We spend too much in traffic. Not to mention the little things that fill in our 24 hours – long showers, social media, naps. If we list down all the things that we need to accomplish in a day, […]
