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[Lyle Kimo]

Book Elf wrote: "Got interested in the Illmoor Chronicles 1st book : The Ratastrophe Catastrophe.


I just started reading it and liking the author's humor so far. Makes me think of Pied Piper. :)"

Yeah, that's what made me buy them. A pied piper with a twist. I've got 3 of the Illmoor books. :D Bought them all in Booksale.

[K.D.]

Book Elf - I have Book 1 of that. I will wait for your review. Those 3 books in that series flooded BS outlets late last year. There were HB and PB bindings and sometimes HB was sometimes even cheaper. I did not buy books 2 & 3 though. I thought I wanted to try book 1 first.

[Apokripos]

Tintin wrote: "@ jzhunagev: Nakalahati ko na ang
Ilustrado A Novel. So far so good :) Pero ang hirap gawan ng review nito... XD"

Good for you Tintin!

Yeah, I agree that making a review for this book is difficult. I can't wait to know what you'll think of the ending! Still, looking forward to your review. ^_^

[K.D.]

Hay, kailan kaya ako magkakaroon ng motivation to read Ilustrado? Tina, I have a feeling that your review is what I have been waiting for :)

[Tintin]

@jzhun: Ahaha sige naku na-intriga tuloy ako sa ending ng Ilustrado. Probably I'll be done with it by next next week :)

@K.D.: Ako rin nakumbinsi ko lang sarili ko na basahin ang Ilustrado pagkatapos magbasa ng maraming YA and genre novels. Para maiba naman XD

[Tricia]

K.D. wrote: "Hay, kailan kaya ako magkakaroon ng motivation to read Ilustrado? Tina, I have a feeling that your review is what I have been waiting for :)"

Ako din! I haven't read it and whenever I tried picking it up, I don't know parang ayoko muna. Saka, parang nasisikipan ako sa words, the page margins kasi. haha

[Krizia Anna]

Angus wrote: "Krizia Anna wrote: "Angus wrote: "Still reading . It's magnificent. Worth the time and energy. And puyat na rin.

And oh, the movie adaptation of [bookcover:Never ..."
what cinema? la naman sa trinoma...

[Krizia Anna]

[Book Elf]

Lyle Kimo wrote: "Yeah, that's what made me buy them. A pied piper with a twist. I've got 3 of the Illmoor books. :D Bought them all in Booksale."

I got 2 from booksale too. I guess it was a good find!

[Book Elf]

K.D. wrote: "Book Elf - I have Book 1 of that. I will wait for your review. Those 3 books in that series flooded BS outlets late last year. There were HB and PB bindings and sometimes HB was sometimes even chea..."

omg, where did you see the book 3? i will buy it!!!!

[K.D.]

Book Elf - Used to be at BS Greenhills. But I was there last week, did not see a single copy anymore. In case I see one again, I will let you know immediately.

Tintin and Krizia - Yes, parang gusto ko munang maging classic sya. Kasi ngayon marami pang "high" dyan. Kapag pinuna mo (kasi napangitan ka), maraming tataas ang kilay at kokontra sa review mo ha ha.
Tsaka minsan, pag may hype hindi objective ang tinggin ng reader sa review. Nai-influence ng fans. Tingnan natin after 5-10 years (ganun kahaba?) kung may lumabas ng bago kung ganoon pa rin ang interest ng tao dito kay Syjuco. By that time, kung wala pa rin sa BS ang brand new copies ng libro, may chance na maging classic yan. Doon na tayo magbabasa.

[Tintin]

K.D.: I'm not sure about a lot of people being "high" about Ilustrado: A Novel. Both Amazon and Goodreads reviewers have a meta rating of it in the low threes. Now that I'm reading it, I think I can understand why it doesn't get rave reviews from the general (international) populace but still won the Man Asian prize. (I'll elaborate further pag natapos ko na siyang basahin).

(slightly off-topic) About classics, isn't it telling that Noli and El Fili are considered classics here yet are not widely known by the international audience?

[Carr]

trip lang. hehe.

[Joyzi]

whoa Mitch Albom

[K.D.]

Tintin: Noli and that book of Jose Garcia Villa have been released by Penguin as a move to make them classics worldwide. Maybe we should buy copies so Penguin would see that people are interested and liked them and then they will check other Filipino works?

Will: Fantastic trip! It is a nice book! No matter what people say. For me it is better than "The Alchemist." That being a non-fiction.

[Book Elf]

Wooohooo! Done with the Illmoor Chronicles Book One..enjoyed it so much...and is soon to plunge in the Book Two, The Yowler Foul-Up.


see my review for The Ratastrophe Catastrophe

[K.D.]

Congrats Book Elf. I will probably have time to read it sometime in December 2011.

[Tintin]

@K.D.: Oo nga kahapon sa NBS Cubao nakita ko yung mga bagong Penguin edition ng Noli with their nice covers :) Sayang lang at meron nakong English copies ng Noli at El Fili, at hindi ko ganun kamahal si Rizal para bumili ng multiple copies ng libro niya XD That spot is solely reserved for The Little Prince.

What I'm currently reading: by Jennifer Donnelly and in addition to Ilustrado: A Novel

[Bookrazy-Koi]

I love tuesdays with Morrie... it's such an endearing book...really it is...:D

[Angus]

Krizia Anna wrote: "Angus wrote: "Krizia Anna wrote: "Angus wrote: "Still reading . It's magnificent. Worth the time and energy. And puyat na rin.

And oh, the movie adaptation of [book..."

Sa Greenbelt meron. I saw it last Saturday. :)

[Angus]

Krizia Anna wrote: ""

This is a badass book! I love Saramago. :)

[Angus]

Finally, I finished !

I'll start reading later.

[Bookrazy-Koi]

Anybody here read Never let me go yet?

[kwesi 章英狮]

[K.D.]

Angus: I loved Hunger too!

Bookrazy: I think a number of people here have read that Ishiguro book especially when it was made into a movie (which is now showing at Glorietta).

[Carr]

I still have yet to read Never Let Me Go or any Ishiguro book.

[Bookrazy-Koi]

K.D. well, we don't have Glorietta here in Davao ;) and whoever has read the book, holler! hehehe *this is me just too lazy to scroll up ;)*

[Chris]

Im currently reading Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None & i must say its dauntingly difficult book to read. According to the author himself, its his deepest ever written book so i was overly ambitious when i decided to read it. Its a hard book to decipher but once you do, it will hit you hard. I have even dreamt of it!

[Angus]

K.D. wrote: "Angus: I loved Hunger too!

Bookrazy: I think a number of people here have read that Ishiguro book especially when it was made into a movie (which is now showing at Glorietta)."

I am done with it! The end of Part 3 made me cry. It brought back painful memories. Hunger is now officially in my Top 5, and I'll read it again, maybe next year.

[Angus]

Hmm, I think I'll start reading after I go home from the office.

[Angus]

Bookrazy-Koi wrote: "Anybody here read Never let me go yet?"

I did! You should read it! The movie adaptation is not enough. A lot of beautiful scenes were not included.

[Book Elf]

I'm done reading the Yowlers Foul-Up and now reading Gods of Manhattan by Scott Mebus.

[Krizia Anna]

Angus wrote: "Bookrazy-Koi wrote: "Anybody here read Never let me go yet?"

I did! You should read it! The movie adaptation is not enough. A lot of beautiful scenes were not included."

Read it also.. i LOVED it. haven't watched the movie yet though,

[Krizia Anna]

[K.D.]

Angus: Top 5? Well, good for you! What is your next book?

[Angus]

K.D. wrote: "Angus: Top 5? Well, good for you! What is your next book?"

I just started this afternoon, on the bus. And I lost my phone while reading, haha. It's a little ominous. Hmm.

[Carr]

just bought this from Book Sale. 45 pesos lang. can you believe that?

[Tricia]

@Will: I ENVY YOU, MAN. Which branch?

[Carr]

SM Southmall. Just this morning. :)

Found it under the right shelf as you enter.

[K.D.]

ANGUS: Hmmm, if you lost your cellphone while reading AUTO-DA-FE by Canetti, I would not think twice. But GATSBY? It is a love story so not sure about ominous.

WILL: I have been seeing Fforde's books even in NBS P99 hardbound tables. But I am not buying yet. Everytime I see them, I remember Aaron :). Siguro sa Pasko, maraming giveaways na ganyan. *hoping*

[Carr]

Saang branch yan, KD? Sana makahanap din ako.

[Tricia]

I saw a lot of 'Thursday' books in HB at NBS SM Bacoor. I didn't buy it yet too.

[K.D.]

I saw those in NBS Mega. Sometimes NBS Bestseller sa Podium at Rob Galle. That Thursday (with grafittis) on the cover yon eh. Aside from that meron pa yong isa. Basta marami yan. Text kita minsang makakita ako before I buy for you.

[Book Elf]

Will wrote: "SM Southmall. Just this morning. :)

Found it under the right shelf as you enter."

malaki ba ang booksale sa SM southmall?

[Tricia]

@Book Elf: Yup! Medyo malaki din! And maganda ang book selections nila

[Angus]

K.D. wrote: "ANGUS: Hmmm, if you lost your cellphone while reading AUTO-DA-FE by Canetti, I would not think twice. But GATSBY? It is a love story so not sure about ominous."

Haha, ominous meaning something that I will not enjoy (who enjoys losing a mobile phone?). Although I am not loving it, I am currently enjoying it.

[K.D.]

Gatsby is one of the greatest American novels (modern fiction). I am glad you are enjoying it, Angus!

[Veronica]

Thanks to Angus, I started reading War and Peace yesterday. It's also a chance to cross it off my bucket list. Despite my preconceived notions, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was enjoying the story a lot. Read from morning till late afternoon and the only reason I stopped is that my eyes were tired.

Took a leave from work yesterday and had the house all to myself. No phones ringing, no blaring radios or TV. Just me and a good book and two dogs sleeping at my feet. Perfect day. I wish I could do this more often. (:

[Krizia Anna]

Reading "The Knot" by Eva Figes

[Krizia Anna]