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Author of award-winning debut novel, "Silence". Born in Manila, Philippines on April 2, 1987, Che De Leon is an aspiring Filipino writer with a Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing degree in De La Salle University Manila. She had also taken International Studies Major in Japanese for her bachelor’s degree from the same school.

Che is a voracious reader and consumer of different types of media: fiction, non-fiction, film, comics, video games, tabletop RPGs.
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Che liked Alvin Lauran's review of Silence: "Che De Leon’s award-winning debut novel, Silence, is a striking exploration of conformity, identity, and the human cost of perfection. Set in a dystopian society that demands flawlessness, the story follows Lily, a woman whose tongue is forcibly remo" Read more of this review »
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Che liked Stephane Gerongano's review of Silence: "This book has captured my absolute obsession for dystopian genres. It was the second book I got from The Book Club PH by @8lettersbooks and it was too great a masterpiece from a Filo author @chewriteswords. Skipping a review was never an option so he" Read more of this review »
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Che liked Tiffany Rose's review of Silence: "The premise reminds me of the novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld but instead of the uglies and the pretties, we have the incompletes and the completes. It gripped me and kept me on the edge of my seat. I cannot wait for the second book."
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Che liked Anjel Reyes's review of Silence: "I started this book without any ounce of idea of what to expect. But maaaan, I was blown with how this was beautifully written - from the two timelines, to the slow burn plot building, and the savagery of the population class system. Through the two " Read more of this review »
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