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Alex Gilvarry
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Prisoner of Fashion: Alex Gilvarry’s Debut Novel
The humor in this first novel is nothing to laugh at. Though you’re not really supposed to get that until you’re nearly done.
That’s because in the meantime you’ll be too busy snickering.(Read the review)
That’s because in the meantime you’ll be too busy snickering.(Read the review)
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“You see, real freedom is something tangible- it's the American's birthright- but it is also something that can be taken away at a moment's notice.”
― From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
― From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
“I talked about Manila, my dying city. Cancerous, metastasizing, degenerate.”
― From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
― From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
“My own version of the truth doesn’t include an afterlife. There’s just this one, and if you make the best of it, be true to yourself, treat others with reasonable respect, drop your spare change in a coffee cup once or twice a week, etc., I happen to think you can be very happy. Worry about what comes around next and you’re likely to go crazy and override what your conscience is telling you.”
― From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant by Alex Gilvarry (24-Dec-2012) Paperback
― From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant by Alex Gilvarry (24-Dec-2012) Paperback
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“In this funny debut, flashy Filipino fashion designer Boy Hernandez sees his American dream become a nightmare when he’s ensnared in a terrorist plot and shipped to Guantanamo. Gilvarry nails the couture scene, but Boy’s rough journey from Manolo to Gitmo is no joke.”
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“From the Memoirs of a Non-enemy Combatant is sharply written and wryly witty, touching on the sensitivities and paranoia of post-9/11 America... Combining a Kafkaesque hero with a captivating “coming to New York” story, Gilvarry’s debut is a timely and touching triumph.”
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Jan 04, 2012 08:18AM
Woah woah woah! Thank you so much, Christina. I'd like to write a Swedish thriller next, I could be good at that. Plus I've never read one. But it'll probably just be about me again.
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I thought you might like to know that I selected From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant as one of my favorite reads of 2011: http://readeroffictions.blogspot.com/Can't wait to see what you do next!
