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[Daryl]

Hey everybody. Haven't had a chance yet to post in this group. I'm Daryl - US born thirtysomething Balikbayan. My first year here, I ran an office with a mostly deaf staff, and the last 2 years have been mostly in Russia and Japan, so my Tagalog is still pretty awful.

Not sure where to post this, but I've got a stack of 50 or so books that I need to let go of. A mix of "Oprah's Book Club" titles, some mystery and thriller books, and an assortment of other genres.

Figured I'd see if any "real" readers might be interested before giving them to a charity. I'm in QC. Hope to meet some of you sometime!

[Rodge]

Hi everyone! I've been a member here for 2 years now although I haven't really checked-in to account. I was swayed by the other book-centric social network (sorry) but now I'm kinda feeling that Goodreads is the better choice. Anyhow, see you all around.

[Ayban]

badmonkey hello! and welcome to GR Filipino Group! There will be a book discussion coming this January you might be interested :)

Rodge hello and welcome to The Filipino Group! hope you can join us on our meetups :)

Happy New Year!

[Apokripos]

Thebadmonkey wrote: "Figured I'd see if any "real" readers might be interested before giving them to a charity. I'm in QC. Hope to meet some of you sometime! "

Hullo there!

Well, I'm pretty interested with the books you'll be giving away.

And you're not a bad monkey at all! Not bad at all! :)

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

hi thebadmonkey happy new year! i love Oprahs book club books

[daemon]

Ruth wrote: "Hi Camille and Kristine!!"

hello :)

[Ruth]

Hello everyone! Happy new year! :D

[Vim]

Welcome Newbies and Happy New Year! =)

[Sabina]

Hi guys :)

I'm Sabina, 19. I like fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, YA, dystopian, adventure, and contemporary literature. Trying (and failing) to get into classical literature. Some of my favorite books from last year are The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Passage by Justin Cronin.

Happy New Year!

[Angus]

Hello Thebadmonkey/Daryl. We would love to hear your Russian tales.

Hello Rodge. You've just made the right choice! ;)

Hello Sabina. Classics are intimidating, yes, but they rock!

Enjoy! Happy New Year!

[Vim]

Sabina wrote: "Hi guys :)

I'm Sabina, 19. I like fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, YA, dystopian, adventure, and contemporary literature. Trying (and failing) to get into classical literature. Some of my favorite books ..."

Welcome Sabina! :)

[Bennard]

Hi, I'm Bennard. A 20 year-old college student from the University of the Philippines. I'm a new member here although I have been reading ever since my childhood.
I mostly like books that are post-modern or those that have magical realist elements. My most beloved book so far is 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez who is also my most beloved author. Other favorite authors of mine are Neil Gaiman, John le Carre, George RR Martin, and Ernest Hemingway.
I am not a fan of YA fiction though since something about it peeves me. To each his own, I guess.
I hope I will enjoy my time here in goodreads and to make friends here with fellow readers.

[K.D.]

Welcome, Bennard. I like what your taste on books. Feeling ko magkakasundo tayo. Hope you can be active in this group.

[Vim]

Hi Bennard! Welcome! :)

[Angus]

Hi Bennard, two of our moderators are fans of your favorite authors (GGM and Hemingway). Welcome to the group and have fun! :D

[Maria]

Hello sa mga newbies!

Bennard, too bad you're not into YA. You just need to learn which book to pick. a lot are rubbish, but a lot are also good.

i read GoT (i like) from GGRM and The Graveyard Book (i love), American Gods (i don't like) from NG and i am collecting Le Carre books.

enjoy it here!

[Angus]

Parang gusto kong magbasa ng Neil Gaiman (dahil cute siya, hahaha). BTW, YA author ba siya?

[H]

Angus wrote: "Parang gusto kong magbasa ng Neil Gaiman (dahil cute siya, hahaha). BTW, YA author ba siya?"

Hahaha ano ka ba!? Hindi YA si Neil Gaiman. He writes graphic novels, fantasy, pero maiinis sya if you try to categorize his work.

btw...cute lang si Neil Gaiman sa picts nya na mukhang photoshopped kasi in real life..matanda na sya!

Kung gusto mo ng Neil Gaiman...I'd start with Neverwhere.

[Angus]

Aba malay ko ba! It seems to me that YA readers read Gaiman. Oh well. Ubusin ko muna TBR pile ko before trying him.

[H]

hahahaha! Kasi nga graphic novels usually ang ginagawa nya...and may mga "children's" books sya na mejo horror. Pero his novels hindi pang YA. Basta if ever you start reading Neil Gaiman, don't read American Gods. Baka kasi ma turn off ka sa kanya ng tuluyan hehehe.

[Monique]

Angus wrote: "Aba malay ko ba! It seems to me that YA readers read Gaiman. Oh well. Ubusin ko muna TBR pile ko before trying him."

BUDDY! H is right: Neil Gaiman is NOT a YA writer. His most popular works are the graphic novels (Sandman series) and children's books. Some people would call his works weird, but for me, it's simply the fact that he has a rich and colorful imagination. And it's not true that YA readers read Gaiman. LOL. :))

[Angus]

Ayan! Ikaw talaga ang hinihintay kong magreact, knowing how big a fan of Gaiman you are. Tama ba? Baka assumero na naman ako, haha.

At heto pa. YA ba ang Harry Potter series?

[H]

Monique wrote: "Some people would call his works weird, but for me, it's simply the fact that he has a rich and colorful imagination."


Tama! Neil Gaiman has one of the best imaginations around...if you can say that about a writer..hehehe.

Yes, Harry Potter is a YA series.

[Maria]

Monique, YA reader ako pero i read Gaiman. I loved The Graveyard Book, ayoko lang tlg ng American Gods.

Chami, start with the Graveyard Book, children's book yan. Don't start with American Gods! LOL, tlg against ako sa book na yan eh noh.

Next Gaiman read ko siguro ay Anansi Boys.

[Monique]

MARIA: Oh, then that's good right? My reply to Angus was in the context of Gaiman being a YA writer, not that YA readers in general don't read him. Tsaka, not all YA readers who do read Gaiman appreciate him, so I'm happy that you do. ;)

ANGUS: If you do decide to read Gaiman (chances of which are, I guess, one in a billion? LOL!), I completely agree with Maria - start with the children's books. I think that's Gaiman's forte, really. I'd recommend M is for Magic, a compendium of children's stories. ;)

I haven't read either American Gods or Anansi Boys yet, but I will this year. :)

[Angus]

Kapag nagbasa ako ng Gaiman parang feeling ko mawiwindang kayo! Parang nung nagbasa ako ng The Lover's Dictionary, hindi raw makapaniwala si Tricia.

Chami: Parang gusto ko ngang basahin yung American Gods eh, hahaha. May mythology ek ek daw sabi ni Joyzi.

Buddy: I think I will take your word. Mahilig naman ako sa short stories. Pero bakit 3.79 lang ang average rating niya? Yung Neverwhere ay 4.10

[H]

American Gods nga is filled with mythological characters, but you might be disappointed with the story as a whole...

Neverwhere, I would recommend. Stardust simple lang, parang fairy tale...Graveyard Book and Coraline pareho maganda.

Angus, magbasa ka na lang ng graphic novels...I liked his "Murder Mysteries" and ang pinakagusto kong part ng Sandman was "Dream Hunters" (which isn't even actually part of the Sandman story)...pero maganda sya, especially the one with the Yoshitaka Amano illustrations.

[K.D.]

Hoy, H. I really liked Neil Gaiman's American Gods. For me, that is an example of high fantasy.
May YA flavor si Gaiman like Coraline and The Graveyard Book. In fact, para sa akin the former is even a children's book. Scary lang nga pero children's.

Harry Potter fans! (kasama ako dyan) Ang first 2-3 books ay children's. The rests are YA or even MG (middle grade). Si Aaron ang authority rito para sa akin. Mas naniniwala ako sa kanya pagdating sa kung alin ang Children's, MG at YA.

[K.D.]

Angus dear, I don't think you will like Neil Gaiman. Wag mo nang ituloy ang plano mo.

[H]

K.D. wrote: "Hoy, H. I really liked Neil Gaiman's American Gods. For me, that is an example of high fantasy.
May YA flavor si Gaiman like Coraline and The Graveyard Book. In fact, para sa akin the former is eve..."

Hahaha ok! Ako hindi hehe. Para kasing ang daming hype over it, but when I read it, I was disappointed.

Oo, style pang children's book yang Coraline and Graveyard Book...and it's about children. Pero, I don't know if I'd let my future children read it while they're still children hehehe.

Ang Harry Potter nga...book 1 and 2 mas Children's book nga...maybe up to 3. Then 4-7 YA na.

[Maria]

Chami, hindi kaya gusto ni Joyzi ang American Gods. :)

Hi Monique! I know u meant it in general. Yes, i appreciate Gaiman. ibang klase ang humor nya. :)

KD, another book we agree to disagree: American Gods. nyahaha

[LA]

sana mag rekomenda ang moderator nang marami pang filipino literature na hindi alam nang marami para naman lumawak pa ang kaalaman sa mga pilipinong manunulat.

[Angus]

Okaaay! Hindi na ako magbabasa ng Gaiman! Napansin ko lang kasi na yung crush ko sa office (na magreresign na this month, waaahhh huhuhu) ay mahilig kay Gaiman at Harry Potter series.

At ayan na nga ba ang sinasabi ko, nakakapressure maging moderator. Si Jessica Zafra lang ang mairerecommend ko, at hindi pa siya nagsusulat sa Filipino. >.<

[H]

Angus wrote: "Okaaay! Hindi na ako magbabasa ng Gaiman! Napansin ko lang kasi na yung crush ko sa office (na magreresign na this month, waaahhh huhuhu) ay mahilig kay Gaiman at Harry Potter series."

Hahahaha...yan..magandang motivation yan magbasa hehehe.

[Flipreads]

May YA din si Gaiman... yung M is for Magic na short story collection and Interworld. Yung iba nga lang niyang mga books not necessarily for YA; may for children, may for adults...

[K.D.]

Flip: Thank you for siding with me.

Angus: Wag na nga sabi. I know your taste. Babasagin mo lang ang trip ng mga Gaiman fans with your glowing review. Glowing pa naman promise ang mga reviews mo. Lagi ko silang binabasa.

H: Practical lang naman dapat ang moderators eh. Kapag may humihingi sa akin ng recommendations, maingat rin ako kasi reflection din yan sa nag-recommend eh.

LA: Kaya meron kaming TFG 100. Kapag may humihingi ng recommended books, papupuntahin namin dyan. Kasi all the members of this group own that list. They voted for the books and they elected the committee members. So, the committee members were the ones who finalized the list. May mga tagalog dyan like:

1) Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag ni Edgardo Reyes
2) Mga Ibong Mandaragit ni Amado Hernandez
3) Noli at Fili
4) Ibong Adarna
5) Dekada '70 by Lualhati Bautista
6) ABNKKBSNPLAko ni Bob Ong
7) MacArthur ni Bob Ong

May mga local books in English din like:

8) Tall Story by Cindy Gourlay
9) Naermyth by Karen Francisco
10) A Woman with Two Navels by Nick Joaquin
11) The Filipino League of Heroes (comics book)

Tama ba? Parang saulado ko na ang list. :)

[K.D.]

Maria: Pang-thunders kasi ang American Gods. May 10th year hardbound very expensive edition pa kaya yan. Sabi ni T (American friend ko), yan ang pinaka-polished na novel nya.

Sabagay, maganda namang pakinggan yang "agree to disagree." Kahit kami ni Angus marami nyan. Kahit kami ni Jzhun. Kami lang ni Tina ang walang masyadong ganyan. Kami ni Aaron, may konti (Mockingjay). Kami ni Dra. Ranee (After the Quake tsaka Hardboiled). Ay, si Emir at Veronica, wala pa kaming agree-to-disagree book! Tsaka kami ni Joyzi, di naglalayo ang aming ratings. 3 stars ang "American Gods" sa akin. Kay Joyzi yata 2 stars. Ang Mama Susan, 1 star sa kanya, 2 stars sa akin. So, di ba malapit?

So, hindi rin sa edad eh. Bakit kami ni Tina, Veronica at Emir di ba? O mas flexible lang ang taste ni Tina at Emir. Kasi kami ni Veronica, same generation har har.

[Maria]

Chami: aww. na-resign na ung crush mo?!! sadness.

KD: really? polished ung American Gods? hmm. detailed ang mythology nya, pero ung execution ng story, ambagal.

[Bennard]

Di ko talaga gusto ang YA. Para kasing kulang siya ng seriousness and grit na dala ng ibang books. Mejo toned down kasi ang mga YA dahil na rin mga youngsters pa ang audience nila.

Di ko alam kung abkit di niyo nagustuhan ang American Gods! Isa yun sa mga favorite books ko kasi ang ganda lang ng mythology at pagkakasulat. Iba din talaga magsulat si Gaiman.

For those who are wishing to read Gaiman, I suggest you pick up his short story collections first. Yung Smoke and Mirrors at Fragile Things. Dun makikita ang genius niya, yung children books kasi, incomplete ang vision niya pero pag-yung mga serious fiction niya, dun siya nageexcel.

Kung gusto niyo na mejo light-hearted na Gaiman, basahin niyo yung Good Omens. Sobrang nakakatawa, sakit ng tiyan ko habang binabasa yun.

P.S.
Ang enjoy naman ng group na 'to.

[Bennard]

Mabagal talaga ang American Gods pero, para sa akin, strength niya yun kasi part siya ng execution na ipakita yung bleakness ng mundo na ginawa niya at para iset yung atmosphere. For me 4-5 stars yung American Gods.

Kaya siguro ayaw ko ng YA kasi mabilis ang pacing niya na parang walang time para iappreciate yung mga nangyayari at para ma-absorb yung environment.

[Ayban]

ewan ko bakit walang lumabas na Sionil na Book sa top 100.... walang bumoto... hahaha

[H]

Ayban wrote: "ewan ko bakit walang lumabas na Sionil na Book sa top 100.... walang bumoto... hahaha"

Baka kasi wala pang nakabasa?

[K.D.]

Ayban: Parang binoto ko yan. O mas nag-concentrate akong papasukin ang "Ibong Mandaragit", "Noli & Fili", "Ibong Adarna" at "Florante at Laura."

Sa "Dekada", "Kuko" marami kaming bumoto dahil marami na kaming nakabasa. Wala pa yatang nakabasa ng Rosales Saga kundi ako (Book 1 pa lang) at malamang si Veronica (not sure) so wala syang malakas na back up sa committee.

Bernard: Ayan, may kakampi na ako sa "American Gods" Nakakatuwa kaya yan kasi di ko alam na may American Mythology. Akala ko Norse, Greek at Roman lang. Tapos may guy pa na fan nyan na nag-trace ng mga pinuntahan noong bida across the US at may website pa sya na nakalista roon lahat noong American gods and goddesses. Wala lang.

[H]

Ito lang ang masasabi ko talaga tungkol kay Neil Gaiman (and I'm saying this as a fan, not as a critic)...I like him, I think he has a great imagination, his ideas are brilliant...but personally, I don't think his writing style is great.

For me, it's a bit rough around the edges, and leaves me wanting, most of the time. But, like I said, his imagination and brilliant ideas compensates for his lack of excellent writing abilities.

Yun lang :) (...runs and ducks for cover...hehehe)

[K.D.]

"A bit rough around the edges" - kaya nga most polished work nya ang "American Gods"

Thanks, H.

[Angus]

KD: Buti nilista mo yung mga Filipino books from our list, I'll buy them. Except Bob Ong. Once is enough, hahaha.

Gaiman fans, I'm sorry, itong si KD kasi, huwag na raw. At saka parang hindi naman magandang dahilan ang basahin ang isang book dahil nakita mo na favorite ito ng crush mo. O mali ba ako?

[H]

Angus wrote: "naman magandang dahilan ang basahin ang isang book dahil nakita mo na favorite ito ng crush mo. O mali ba ako? "

hahaha ba't naman? That's a good way to "broaden your horizon" :D

[Angus]

More like "broaden your chances of striking a conversation with him."

[H]

Hahahaha..puwede rin! Malay mo, magustuhan mo yung mga sinubukan mong new books/genres.....eh di maaalala mo pa rin sya kahit na wala na sya sa office mo hehehe. Parang yun na yung legacy nya sa buhay mo :P

[K.D.]

Angus: Juice meh, sing-tanda ko yang si Neil Gaiman. Pinapantasya mo pa?