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[General] Which books should be included in the GR-TFG 100 list 2013 edition? Why?
Pinoy Contemporary: A cat's tale made into a contemporary fiction. I want this entry, too - Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog by Edgar Calabia Samar
Classics:
Thackeray's Vanity Fair (since rumored na jowa niya si Charlotte Bronte? ahahahah)
Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities (sobrang challenging because it is a tale of French and English and their war, maybe we can or cannot relate)
Business:
Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese? (I am an accountant and don't read this kind of genre much)
Kidism in Action: Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia - PLEASE VOTE FOR THIS. I only watched the movie version. They say it is short like Exupery's little prince, and it filled with imagery. it may not beat the picturesque depiction derived from reading classical novels, or it may not form part of the you-should-read-before-you-die, but i believe this book will make a difference in each and every reader. :)
Thriller: Susan Hill's Novels (anything will do, and it will be a challenge from my end)
Young-adult, Sci-fi, and other categories: I SHALL RESEARCH! :D
Hmm, for now, I'd like to see a huge Russian novel. Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky. Gusto ko ring makita sina David Mitchell, Jose Saramago, at Marilynne Robinson, but these are strictly personal choices.
^meron na ngang Anna Karenina na malarobot lang eh~ forgot the co-author that meddles with Tolstoy's classic novel. tsk.
Ella, you're maybe referring to this: 
Meron rin yatang ganyan na parody ng Jane Eyre. Instead na "Readers, I married him." Naging: "Readers, I buried him." hahahaha.
May I suggest Mary Shelley's Frankenstein kung di pa sya nababasa dito.
May I suggest The Pact and Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult.
K.D. wrote: "Meron rin yatang ganyan na parody ng Jane Eyre. Instead na "Readers, I married him." Naging: "Readers, I buried him." hahahaha."WEH!!!! i hate that author.. grrr~~ hehehehe
tama si jhzun, android karenina nga. thanks for showing. :p
To those who are suggesting books, please tell us the reason why. Mas compelling ang reason, may possibility na magiging interested kami and we will read and we will fight for their inclusion sa 2013 edition hahahahaha.
Honestly, don't you think it's too early for this? Wala pa nga sa kalahati ang 2012. I'll return to this during the year-end best and worst talk.
Oo, we will just keep this open. Mas mahaba ang time for members to suggest. Kasi lalo na kung may bigla silang mabasa and they feel strongly that the book should be considered by us. So, pede pa nating basahin hahahaha.
Right now, parang gusto kong masama ang "Responde" ni Norman Wilwayco. Kasi wala tayong short story collection. At dapat dagdagan ang Filipino books sa list kasi nga mga Pilipino tayo.Maganda ang libro. 4 stars!!! Parang 2-3 out of 13 ang gustong-gusto ko (5 stars). Yon iba, siguro depende sa panlasa.
Si Norman Wilwayco ay isa sa mga manunulat na wala sa academe. Para syang rebel in terms of writing kasi he does not limit himself with the standard writing conventions.
Saan bang bookstore available ang libro mo, John my friend? Sobra ka kung makiusap hahahaha. Parang kulang na lang lata hahahaha.
Smaller and Smaller Circles by Ichi Batacan - Full-fledged crime/mystery novel as a Jesuit priest tries to discover who is behind several serial murders in Manila.Blue Angel, White Shadow by Charlson Ong - A crime novel set in Ongpin where a bar performer is murdered, and everyone is a suspect including the mayor, her boss, or some of her suitors.
The Kite of Stars and Other Stories by Dean Francis Alfar - Several highly-praised SF stories in this book (even io9 covered one of them) from the promoter of Philippine speculative fiction.
Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 1 edited by Dean Francis Alfar- A wide variety of stories ranging from a baby that eats soil to a woman who drinks from the Pasig River.
Ang Ibong Adarna by Francisco Balagtas - Aside from the Korido metric, Ang Ibong Adarna actually goes beyond what's been portrayed in the films, including an expedition into the underground where there is a fight with a hydra.
12 by Manix Abrera - Silent comics that conveys a wide variety of stories and ideas, such as world where officeworkers suddenly gain superpowers.
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin - An exile from an utopian society migrates to another, "free" utopian society.
Ash by Malinda Lo - A unique retelling of Cinderella...
Osama by Lavie Tidhar - A detective is hired to track down the author of Osama Bin Laden vigilante pulp novels.
The Manual of Detection - An office clerk is suddenly promoted to a detective when his predecessor mysterious disappears. His only guide is the Manual of Detection, but it's missing a chapter...
I have Le Guin's Disspossed but have not read yet because I heard Jzhun said Left Hand of Darkness is its prerequisite.
Yes, more more Phil Lit books nga siguro especially since the 1001 Books list lacks Filipino authors. At to expose the younger Filipino writers na rin.My suggestions:
Kerima Polotan and/or Gilda Cordero Fernando
Smaller and Smaller Circles by Ichi Batacan
Norman Wilwayco (Mondomanila or Responde)
Edgar Samar's poetry
And baka gusto rin ninyo magsama ng Jeanette Winterson, though di yata siya popular sa PH.
Charles wrote: "Smaller and Smaller Circles by Ichi Batacan - Full-fledged crime/mystery novel as a Jesuit priest tries to discover who is behind several serial murders in Manila.Blue Angel, White Shadow by Char..."g
Maganda yung Ibong Adarna. Marami silang adventures and the Korido style of writing is very clear. XD!
John wrote: "Christine wrote: "Yes, more more Phil Lit books nga siguro especially since the 1001 Books list lacks Filipino authors. At to expose the younger Filipino writers na rin.My suggestions:
Kerima Po..."
Na-suggest mo na kasi kaya di ko na uulitin. ;)
Una ko talaga nabasa kay Samar ay yung mga tula niya. Yung collection niya na "Tayong Lumalakad Nang Matulin" ay wow! Nanalo yun sa 2004 Palanca Awards for Poetry in Filipino, first prize. Nabasa ko yung mga tula sa Ateneo Heights folio. Parang modern take sa Filipino mythological creatures, gaya siguro ng Transformations ni Anne Sexton para naman sa fairy tales.
Dito may sample: http://web.archive.org/web/2009102711...
Rollie wrote: "I have Le Guin's Disspossed but have not read yet because I heard Jzhun said Left Hand of Darkness is its prerequisite."Hindi siya prerequisite.
Pero siguro kasinghirap niya basahin.
is chronicles of narnia series included in the list?
Hindi, Cary. Yon lang The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Ire-reserve ko na yon sa yo plus yong The Giver at another one.
hmm, sige may öne year pa to prepare haha. (Assuming na narnia ang mananalo haha)
Mananalo yon. Magka-campaign tayo. Mamimigay tayo ng bookmarks!
+1 ako kay Samar. Ang rason, paki basa na lang ang review ko. Hahaha. +1 kay Wilwayco pag natapos ko na book nya. Wahaha!
+10 kay Sionil Jose. Karapatdapat na makasama sya dun! Hehe
r.a., I'm deleting your comment since it's not relevant in this thread.You may put it so on your author thread or make one under the Promote your Stuff folder.
Thank you.
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No offense but isn't suggesting sort of promoting? :)
O.O? So there, since you said it "can be", let's move to placing the stuffs to proper place. Promote your Stuff. :)
I honestly want to poke the human being who discovered the word preference. Swear! :)
Dear R.A. Kamusta? Ako nga pala si Ayban, isang nagfefeeling na artist at mambabasa ng Literaturang Pilipino.
Hindi sa hindi ka iniintindi o binibigyan pansin ng grupong TFG. Minsan lang ako magreact sa mga ganitong bagay lalo na't may pagkalurker ako, at matagal-tagal na rin naman ako sa online group na ito at nakita o nabasa ko na ang mga sinasabi ng iba.
Matuto kang makiramdam. Pansinin mo ang mga reply sa thread, maging sensitibo ka 'di lang sa sarili mo kung hindi pati na rin sa iba.
Oo, manunulat ka at isang artista kaya naman hanga ako sayo, pero wag mong pagduldulan sa iba kung ano ang meron ka at anung kaya mong gawin dahil nagmumukha kang arogante. Oo pwede naman magpromote, pero wag O.A. Kung may mga gawa ka na nais mong ipabasa, Go lang! Pero kanya-kanya tayong panlasa sa binabasa tulad rin ng pasyon o genre sa pagsusulat ng likha mo. Intayin mo ang moment mo, babasahin ka rin ng mga tao ng hindi mo na kinakailangan ipamukha sa kanila.
Sinusuportahan namin lahat ng manunulat lalo na ang pampanitikang atin, wag kang magbigay ng mga impresyon na hindi namin sinusuportahan dahil ginagawa namin ang lahat ng aming makakaya.
Sana lang, hindi maging maiinit muli ang thread dahil lang sa mga ganito, nakakaasar lang kasi minsan magbasa ng thread tapos wala naman kinalaman sa orihinal na purpose o topic ang mababasa mo.
Salamat! At sana makilala ka namin ng personal para hindi puro thread lang, iba kasi ang datingan mo dito. Malay namin hindi ka naman pala arogante sa totoong buhay diba? Hehe.
Ahem. Makikiraan lang. Gusto ko lang po sana itanong kung pwede isuggest ang plays ni Shakespeare?
TL;DR.Can I suggest the Monstrumologist series again for the next update? Tina said it didn't won last votation!
Any of these three: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing.
@Joyzi: nabuhay ka! Namiss kita, girl! Gusto ko makatry ng Shakespeare kahit yung sonnets lang. Every time I pick one book e nabibitawan ko eh. Nakakaintimidate.
r.a. wrote: "eto lng masasabi ko. buti na lang nakatablet ako now kya mhirap mgtype. ippm ko n lng reply ko sayo at bka maout of topic di ba? meanwhile magbasa k mua ng past threads at ung iba pang threads dito..."Paumanhin, pero nagbabasa ako ng threads kahit nung wala ka pa dito at nagbabasa pa rin ako hanggang ngayon, araw-araw. OK wala ito sa konsteksto ng orihigal na topik ng thread. OK Go lang ako, kahit madelete to ng mga moderators.(pasensya na minsan lang to)
Oo, may ibubuga ka, pero wag mo naman kaming bugahan.
Oo mali ko, dahil mismong reaksyon ko ay wala sa konteksto ng topik. Nakakatawa nga.
Men, maraming nagbabasa ng Pilipino, wag mong ipamukha ng wala, dahil akala mo lang wala, pero meron-meron-meron! Ahaha. Isa pa, isa yan sa tinutulak ng TFG, mas mabasa ang likha ng kapwa Pilipino.
Sige sa susunod i-p-pm kita, pagpasensyahan mo na, yaan mo sa susunod.
Nominations for now, magbibigay ako ng justification/endorsement later on:And Then There Were None or Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Leche by R. Zamora Linmark
Kung Bakit Kailangan Natin ng Himala by Rio Alma (Okay ba ang poetry collection?)
Dark Hours by Conchintina Cruz (poetry also)
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Salamanca by Dean Francis Alfar
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
@tricia namiss ko na din magbasa ng thread e.. Try mo muna yung Romeo and Juliet, parang mas maganda basahin kasi love story, maganda yung mga lines, meron naman mga interpretation sa Internet kung mahirapan ka. Maganda din mga sonnets nya. Dun na man ako nag start kasi required reading sa school. Tapos nacurious na lang ako basahin yung plays nya.
Kung Shakespeare naman, of the ones I've read, I think Macbeth is the best Tragedy and Twelfth Night as the best Comedy.
Ang alam ko ang big 3 ni Shakespeare Hamlet, Macbeth at Romeo and Juliet. Maganda basahin kahit isa sa tat long yan. Mas naappreciate ko si Shakespeare sa tragedy e.
Agree ako sa Huckleberry Finn. How could we have missed this? At may cartoons pa ito noon sa Channel 2!
Yes, Ive been meaning to read the works of shakespeare and mark twain and more for Dickens!
Nominations:Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susan Clarke
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Massive door-stoppers but very excellent books. :)
Ay, gusto ko ring mabasa iyang Jonathan Strange. It's named as one of the ten best novels of the decade (Time Magazine). Hmm.
Meron na rin ba Blindness?Angus, gusto ko rin ng Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Wala ako mahanap na copy na mura. :(
Para sa akin, one of the best novels of all time yang Jonathan Strange...but what do I know? :PChristine: sayang, dati ang daming binebenta nyan sa booksale...paperback and hardbound edition. Nakabili nga ako ng 1st edition, HB nyan sa BS eh :)
It is an almost almost favorite book, but I just have issues with how Susan portrayed her female characters.
Kristel wrote: "Nominations for now, magbibigay ako ng justification/endorsement later on:And Then There Were None or Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Go..."
I also liked Dark Hours by Conchitina Cruz, aka Chingbee. :)
Dean Alfar and Ian Casocot are also excellent reps for Phil speculative fic (sci-fi, fantasy genre).
Christine: Wala pa ang Blindness (sa TFG 100). I could rally for it but I don't think it's a Filipino favorite.
Angus wrote: "Christine: Wala pa ang Blindness (sa TFG 100). I could rally for it but I don't think it's a Filipino favorite."Hmm bakit kaya? I think pwede natin siya mapicture sa Phil context eh. Tapos pwede pa samahan ng film showing (kaya lang may PG na agad haha).
Aaron Vincent wrote: "Nominations:Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susan Clarke
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Massive door-stoppers but very excellent books. :)"
Been keeping a copy of Jonathan Strange for years now. Now, I'm much intrigued to try reading it.
And yes, massive door-stopper nga. Bow.
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