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Para sa Hopeless Romantic
Lahat ng tao ay may kanya-kanyang love story. Mga kwentong tayo mismo ang nagmimistulang manunulat. Mga sariling lovelife na nais nating magkaroon ng happy ending.
Ang unang nobelang ito ni Marcelo Santos III ay tungkol sa limang taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig -- isang umaasang babalikan, isang naghahangad na mahalin, isang natatakot umibig muli, isang nagsusumikap na makalimot at isang nag-aasam ng maligayang pag-iibigan.
Ang nobelang para sa mga taong iniwan at ipinagpalit, para sa mga taong naging panakip butas, para sa mga nangangarap na mahalin, para sa umaasang babalikan, para sa naghahangad ng happy ending at para sa mga Hopeless Romantic.
Ang unang nobelang ito ni Marcelo Santos III ay tungkol sa limang taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig -- isang umaasang babalikan, isang naghahangad na mahalin, isang natatakot umibig muli, isang nagsusumikap na makalimot at isang nag-aasam ng maligayang pag-iibigan.
Ang nobelang para sa mga taong iniwan at ipinagpalit, para sa mga taong naging panakip butas, para sa mga nangangarap na mahalin, para sa umaasang babalikan, para sa naghahangad ng happy ending at para sa mga Hopeless Romantic.
148 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 14, 2013
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About the author
Marcelo Santos III
8 books1,287 followersMarcelo Santos III is a graduate of Polytechnic University of the Philippines with the course of Bachelor in Advertising and Public Relations last 2011.
He started to write poems when he was still in high school. Most of his works involve comedic poems and short stories.
In the 20th day of December 2009, he started to write Love Story on Video(LSOV), a new way of storytelling, where the words are written in a blank video accompanied by a background music.
LSOV became popular in Facebook and Youtube and made a way for him to be known in the world of internet. Right now, he is a Blogger, Short Film Director/Writer and an Author.
He started to write poems when he was still in high school. Most of his works involve comedic poems and short stories.
In the 20th day of December 2009, he started to write Love Story on Video(LSOV), a new way of storytelling, where the words are written in a blank video accompanied by a background music.
LSOV became popular in Facebook and Youtube and made a way for him to be known in the world of internet. Right now, he is a Blogger, Short Film Director/Writer and an Author.
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March 9, 2013
I liked this book. Very fresh take on romance writing. It basically follows the same formula for this very commercial genre but the overall structure and the impact of this book are different. Not the usual tiring romance pocketbooks, both in Tagalog or English, that you will find flooding the local market.
For me, these were the reasons why I liked this book better:
1) The writer is a young free-spirited fresh from college male. Marcelo Santos III graduated from PUP in 2011 and revolutionized storytelling by producing Love Story on Video (LSOV) by showing the texts on a blank video with background music. He became a popular blogger before becoming a short film director/writer and now a novelist. When he started writing poems and short stories in high school they were mostly funny. The evidence of his creativity and some funny elements can seen in this book Para sa Hopeless Romantic (Translation: For the Hopeless Romantic). An example of his creativity is the use of 5 characters (5 POV's) telling their own love stories but the love stories are not independent from each other. I know that this is not new even in local books but the sequence is something that I have not seen before: the frame real story is "inside" the unreal story. It is like the story that the writer is weaving precedes her. My only problem in this structure is that Santos should have tied up the unreal story at least by stating the writer character Maria would resume the storytelling after her own story ended. Also, the fifth story seemed misplaced. It felt like an afterthought. But it is nevertheless cute because Jackie is the funniest character in this book. It felt like a gamble in Santos' case, like pushing his experiment further, and it worked just a bit for me.
In my humble opinion, this should not be compared to Ricky Lee's Para Kay B (2 stars) because Lee's style is too melodramatic basically because of the tragedy and gay love. Also, Lee's book about 5 love stories are not interrelated and only 1 of the five stories ended happily. "Hopeless Romantic" is 5 romance stories that makes this a romance book while overall "Para Kay B" is basically a love story book.
2) The tone is very contemporary and not melodramatic. Reading Tagalog romance books always feels better than English romance books. Tagalog feels much closer to a Filipino heart. Walang makakapantay sa pagbabasa ng Tagalog pagdating sa mga kuwento ng pag-ibig. The rhyme, cadence and beat of Tagalog words have the power to strike the chords of our emotions compare to the when I read English romance novels. However, most Tagalog romance writers have the tendency to go overboard by having too mushy statements that can be downright corny. Santos was able to control myself by making his narrative bearable to male readers. Santos was able to effectively use his being young and male and he seemed to know that he could not compete with the many female romance authors around. He needed to be different and cater his works for both male and female young readers.
3) The book's appearance does not have that old tiring look of romance novels that we see too many of around. Do you notice how many romance books we have in our bookstores? And their publishers make sure that they come in the same size and format? Sometimes the only differences are the title, author's name and the picture of a man on the cover? Even the number of pages are usually the same. It's tiring to look at them especially when you see later that the book originally being sold for P200 ($4) have been discounted to P75 ($1.50). Then the number of pages would give you a warning that their authors have to compromise by making sure that their stories will not exceed the number of pages the publishers impose.
Here, you will not feel that Santos compromised his story because of the required number of pages. There is no hurried feeling that he cut short what he wanted to say especially with the surprised addition of Jackie's story in the final chapter.
Kudos to Marcelo Santos III. He sure is a new author to watch out for.
For me, these were the reasons why I liked this book better:
1) The writer is a young free-spirited fresh from college male. Marcelo Santos III graduated from PUP in 2011 and revolutionized storytelling by producing Love Story on Video (LSOV) by showing the texts on a blank video with background music. He became a popular blogger before becoming a short film director/writer and now a novelist. When he started writing poems and short stories in high school they were mostly funny. The evidence of his creativity and some funny elements can seen in this book Para sa Hopeless Romantic (Translation: For the Hopeless Romantic). An example of his creativity is the use of 5 characters (5 POV's) telling their own love stories but the love stories are not independent from each other. I know that this is not new even in local books but the sequence is something that I have not seen before: the frame real story is "inside" the unreal story. It is like the story that the writer is weaving precedes her. My only problem in this structure is that Santos should have tied up the unreal story at least by stating the writer character Maria would resume the storytelling after her own story ended. Also, the fifth story seemed misplaced. It felt like an afterthought. But it is nevertheless cute because Jackie is the funniest character in this book. It felt like a gamble in Santos' case, like pushing his experiment further, and it worked just a bit for me.
In my humble opinion, this should not be compared to Ricky Lee's Para Kay B (2 stars) because Lee's style is too melodramatic basically because of the tragedy and gay love. Also, Lee's book about 5 love stories are not interrelated and only 1 of the five stories ended happily. "Hopeless Romantic" is 5 romance stories that makes this a romance book while overall "Para Kay B" is basically a love story book.
2) The tone is very contemporary and not melodramatic. Reading Tagalog romance books always feels better than English romance books. Tagalog feels much closer to a Filipino heart. Walang makakapantay sa pagbabasa ng Tagalog pagdating sa mga kuwento ng pag-ibig. The rhyme, cadence and beat of Tagalog words have the power to strike the chords of our emotions compare to the when I read English romance novels. However, most Tagalog romance writers have the tendency to go overboard by having too mushy statements that can be downright corny. Santos was able to control myself by making his narrative bearable to male readers. Santos was able to effectively use his being young and male and he seemed to know that he could not compete with the many female romance authors around. He needed to be different and cater his works for both male and female young readers.
3) The book's appearance does not have that old tiring look of romance novels that we see too many of around. Do you notice how many romance books we have in our bookstores? And their publishers make sure that they come in the same size and format? Sometimes the only differences are the title, author's name and the picture of a man on the cover? Even the number of pages are usually the same. It's tiring to look at them especially when you see later that the book originally being sold for P200 ($4) have been discounted to P75 ($1.50). Then the number of pages would give you a warning that their authors have to compromise by making sure that their stories will not exceed the number of pages the publishers impose.
Here, you will not feel that Santos compromised his story because of the required number of pages. There is no hurried feeling that he cut short what he wanted to say especially with the surprised addition of Jackie's story in the final chapter.
Kudos to Marcelo Santos III. He sure is a new author to watch out for.
August 12, 2016
Cross-posted at The Library Mistress
Don't judge. I'm a Marcelo Santos virgin.
I think the storyline is quite okay. I just kind of hate it sometimes, because you can feel that the author is kind of trying to be funny, whilst attempting to state something profound. Channeling Bob Ong, eh? Hmmm. Meh. At some point, I think the author is actually aiming for a Ricky Lee. I just don't know. Maybe, it's just me.
I won't say I didn't like it, over all, I think, Marcelo captures the heart of his audience and his stories are really targeted to his readers and this novel is his answer to the 'strike while the iron is hot' cliche. My very close friend Boado would like this, love this book even. I just know it. Unfortunately and sadly, I don't belong to the teenage circle clamoring for this kind of storytelling anymore, let's just say, I already grew up and matured. (Caveat, this doesn't mean, I'm calling Marcelo's fans young and immature.) For an instance, I don't use very cute and colloquial student terms like: nakacivilian and magvandal anymore.
P.S.
Here are some lines that sort of ticked me off:
"Hindi ako nanonood ng telenovela, yung nanay ko at mga kapatid ko yun. No choice lang ako."
-- Really now, Marcelo, really now, why'd you have to quip such thing? I have nothing against people not watching telenovelas, albeit, I think it's kind of strange and poseurish not to watch even one, I actually am acquainted with someone who doesn't really pay much attention to these things, it's just that... hmm, how can I put this? Okay, let's be honest, this line is kind of pretentious, there, I said it.
"Hindi mo deserve ang tulad ko."
-- Okay lang ang Taglish, I actually like Taglish. But, the truth is... ang FAIL lang nito.
"Nakamoved on"
"Napublished"
"Mas better"
-- I'm not a grammar nazi (I'm no expert, hey), but I think this is grammatically incorrect. Grammarians, where art thou?
At ang daming typos. Grr. Joke lang, di ako galit. :D
Don't judge. I'm a Marcelo Santos virgin.
I think the storyline is quite okay. I just kind of hate it sometimes, because you can feel that the author is kind of trying to be funny, whilst attempting to state something profound. Channeling Bob Ong, eh? Hmmm. Meh. At some point, I think the author is actually aiming for a Ricky Lee. I just don't know. Maybe, it's just me.
I won't say I didn't like it, over all, I think, Marcelo captures the heart of his audience and his stories are really targeted to his readers and this novel is his answer to the 'strike while the iron is hot' cliche. My very close friend Boado would like this, love this book even. I just know it. Unfortunately and sadly, I don't belong to the teenage circle clamoring for this kind of storytelling anymore, let's just say, I already grew up and matured. (Caveat, this doesn't mean, I'm calling Marcelo's fans young and immature.) For an instance, I don't use very cute and colloquial student terms like: nakacivilian and magvandal anymore.
P.S.
Here are some lines that sort of ticked me off:
"Hindi ako nanonood ng telenovela, yung nanay ko at mga kapatid ko yun. No choice lang ako."
-- Really now, Marcelo, really now, why'd you have to quip such thing? I have nothing against people not watching telenovelas, albeit, I think it's kind of strange and poseurish not to watch even one, I actually am acquainted with someone who doesn't really pay much attention to these things, it's just that... hmm, how can I put this? Okay, let's be honest, this line is kind of pretentious, there, I said it.
"Hindi mo deserve ang tulad ko."
-- Okay lang ang Taglish, I actually like Taglish. But, the truth is... ang FAIL lang nito.
"Nakamoved on"
"Napublished"
"Mas better"
-- I'm not a grammar nazi (I'm no expert, hey), but I think this is grammatically incorrect. Grammarians, where art thou?
At ang daming typos. Grr. Joke lang, di ako galit. :D
April 24, 2013
Bibili sana ako ng BOOK na "Bakit hndi ka crush ng crush mo" by Ramon Bautista sa National Book Store sa SM North, pero pagdating ko dun OUT OF STOCK ang book ni Kuya Ramon, so may nakita ako na BOOK sa mga katabi ng book ni BOB ONG at yun ang PARA SA HOPELESS ROMANTIC ni kuya Marcelo. Nasabi ko nalang sa sarili ko "Wooooow, may book na pala si kuya marcelo? Bakit ngayon ko lang nakita to'?" Nung nakita ko na si kuya MARCELO SANTOS ang author ng book na ito, hindi na ako nagdalawang isip na bilhin to o kung sulit ba o hindi dahil isa lang ang alam ko sa isip ko na MAGANDA ITO kasi si kuya Marcelo ang nagsulat dahil since High School pa naman ako kilala ko na sya dahil sinusubaybayan ko ang LOVE STORY ON VIDEO nya na nagpaluha at nagpakilig sakin tuwing pinapanood ko ang mga iyon.
Ang librong ito ay papangitiin, papatawanin, at papaiyakin ka. Lahat na yata ng emosyon mabubuhos mo dito sa libro na ito kapag nabasa mo na. Bawat pagbasa ko sa pahina nito, ayoko na talagang matapos ko yung libro dahil yung isip ko ay nakatuon nalang dun na parang ako yung video camera habang nagaganap ang mga kaganapan sa kwento ng PARA SA HOPELESS ROMANTIC. Pero hndi ko mapigilan manghinayang at mapaluha nung matapos ko yung libro, sabi ko "BAKIT? GUSTO KO PA IPAGPATULOY YUNG KWENTO, BAKIT WALA NA KO MABASA" At dun lang bumalik ang pag iisip ko sa totoong reyalidad. Tuwing kakain at bago matulog, naiisip ko pa rin ang mga pangyayari sa binasa kong libro na para bang binabalikan ang mga nangyari. Ito yung libro na kahit kailan ay HINDING HINDI AKO MAKAKA-MOVEON, dahil hndi ko makakalimutan ang libro na ito. Binigyan nya ko ng inspirasyon at aral na madadala at maibabahagi ko din sa aking kapwa pagdating ng araw. God Bless You kuya Marcelo. No. 1 Fan mo ko! Hope you can read this! hindi ako magsasawang sumuporta sayo.:) -MaryAnnKimFeliciano
Ang librong ito ay papangitiin, papatawanin, at papaiyakin ka. Lahat na yata ng emosyon mabubuhos mo dito sa libro na ito kapag nabasa mo na. Bawat pagbasa ko sa pahina nito, ayoko na talagang matapos ko yung libro dahil yung isip ko ay nakatuon nalang dun na parang ako yung video camera habang nagaganap ang mga kaganapan sa kwento ng PARA SA HOPELESS ROMANTIC. Pero hndi ko mapigilan manghinayang at mapaluha nung matapos ko yung libro, sabi ko "BAKIT? GUSTO KO PA IPAGPATULOY YUNG KWENTO, BAKIT WALA NA KO MABASA" At dun lang bumalik ang pag iisip ko sa totoong reyalidad. Tuwing kakain at bago matulog, naiisip ko pa rin ang mga pangyayari sa binasa kong libro na para bang binabalikan ang mga nangyari. Ito yung libro na kahit kailan ay HINDING HINDI AKO MAKAKA-MOVEON, dahil hndi ko makakalimutan ang libro na ito. Binigyan nya ko ng inspirasyon at aral na madadala at maibabahagi ko din sa aking kapwa pagdating ng araw. God Bless You kuya Marcelo. No. 1 Fan mo ko! Hope you can read this! hindi ako magsasawang sumuporta sayo.:) -MaryAnnKimFeliciano
April 5, 2013
This book is just plain bad.
Sappy dialogues.
Overly Dramatic Scenes.
Predictable stories.
No action.
Too much and too long internal dialogues.
Cheesy lines.
Ugh.
Sappy dialogues.
Overly Dramatic Scenes.
Predictable stories.
No action.
Too much and too long internal dialogues.
Cheesy lines.
Ugh.
January 13, 2016
2.5 pero dahil nag-enjoy ako sa character ni Jackie, ni-round up ko na sa 3.
January 9, 2016
Next Station: Araneta Center - Cubao. Ang susunod na istayon ay Araneta Center - Cubao
Sa susunod na paggamit mo ng Beep Card at pagsakay sa maluwag-luwag na LRT2, pakinggang maigi ang anunsyo ng bawat istasyon.
Pakinggan at Tandaan.
PS:
1. Isa na akong convert ng Marcelo Santos philosophy na Go Fight lang ang motto in life! kaya sana sa pagbibigay ko ng 2-stars review ay mapag-aralan pa niyang lalo ang iba't-ibang istilo ng kanyang pagsusulat, at hihintayin ko ang kanyang pag-mature mula sa mga kasalukuyan nyang mga nobela. Konting push pa, maniwala kayo. Kailangan nya pa ng time.
2. Next time po sana kumuha kayo ng Editor na hindi sheltered (aka NAGKO-COMMUTE KAPAG PAPASOK SA TRABAHO) at marunong mag-observe. Para hindi napupuna ang simpleng literary device na katulad ng LRT2 line. Iisa na nga lang ang role ng tren - mali pa.
Dear Editor,
YOU ONLY HAVE ONE JOB, ONE JOB!
AND YOU BLEW IT.
Sa susunod na paggamit mo ng Beep Card at pagsakay sa maluwag-luwag na LRT2, pakinggang maigi ang anunsyo ng bawat istasyon.
Pakinggan at Tandaan.
PS:
1. Isa na akong convert ng Marcelo Santos philosophy na Go Fight lang ang motto in life! kaya sana sa pagbibigay ko ng 2-stars review ay mapag-aralan pa niyang lalo ang iba't-ibang istilo ng kanyang pagsusulat, at hihintayin ko ang kanyang pag-mature mula sa mga kasalukuyan nyang mga nobela. Konting push pa, maniwala kayo. Kailangan nya pa ng time.
2. Next time po sana kumuha kayo ng Editor na hindi sheltered (aka NAGKO-COMMUTE KAPAG PAPASOK SA TRABAHO) at marunong mag-observe. Para hindi napupuna ang simpleng literary device na katulad ng LRT2 line. Iisa na nga lang ang role ng tren - mali pa.
Dear Editor,
YOU ONLY HAVE ONE JOB, ONE JOB!
AND YOU BLEW IT.
March 27, 2013
I am not really a fan of Marcelo Santos III . I think his love stories in videos are a little bit cliche and too dramatic for my taste. But this book is surprisingly good for a debut author.
Para sa Hopeless Romantic is divided into 5 interrelated stories. There are 5 narrators and all of them are linked to each other. The first narrator is Ryan who is secretly in-love with his bestfriend and classmate, Maria. The second narrator is Becca who is sort of the usual bitter ex-girlfriend who can't seem to move on from her past love. Third is Nikko, Becca's ex-boyfriend. Fourth is Maria, Ryan's love interest and the fifth is the hilarious Jackie, which, by the way is my favorite character out of the five.
How are the stories related? That's for you to find out. :)
One of the things I like about this book is the simple narration. Since the author is quite young and understands the language of the youth, the book was written in simple Filipino that we can all understand. There are also slang and taglish words which are quite popular among the younger generations. It is obvious that this book is written for younger audiences, most especially, teens. The stories are cute but not that deep. If you are looking for a book with so much depth then I advise you to skip this one. But if you're into feel-good, cutesy romance, then you will probably love this book.
I also like the fact that the lives of the characters do not just revolve around their love lives. The characters are also concerned about their studies, families and friends. I like that because it imparts a good message to its young readers. It's refreshing to read characters which actually care about their home works, thesis and reports.
Furthermore, I just love how the five stories are related to each other. I sort of have a thing for books containing interrelated stories. It's exciting to guess how will the other story will be linked to another one. And oh, I love happy endings. I don't really dig tragic stories so this book is fine with me.
However, I need to point out some parts which need improvements.
First, the characters' internal monologues are sometimes too long and redundant. I was a bit exasperated on some parts because I am the kind of reader who likes more action. Also, this book suffers from the case of "telling" rather than "showing" , but that's just for a few parts.
I also had a problem differentiating one narrator from the other. They all sounds alike to me.
I guess the reason why I only like this book is because I feel like I'm a little too old for this. I'm 21, yeah, not that old, but there are a number of scenes when I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
But all in all, it is a surprisingly enjoyable read, perfect for teens and teens by heart.
P.S.
I strongly believe that Jackie should have a longer story line than what has been written. The girl is just so funny and adorable, she deserves a book of her own.
Para sa Hopeless Romantic is divided into 5 interrelated stories. There are 5 narrators and all of them are linked to each other. The first narrator is Ryan who is secretly in-love with his bestfriend and classmate, Maria. The second narrator is Becca who is sort of the usual bitter ex-girlfriend who can't seem to move on from her past love. Third is Nikko, Becca's ex-boyfriend. Fourth is Maria, Ryan's love interest and the fifth is the hilarious Jackie, which, by the way is my favorite character out of the five.
How are the stories related? That's for you to find out. :)
One of the things I like about this book is the simple narration. Since the author is quite young and understands the language of the youth, the book was written in simple Filipino that we can all understand. There are also slang and taglish words which are quite popular among the younger generations. It is obvious that this book is written for younger audiences, most especially, teens. The stories are cute but not that deep. If you are looking for a book with so much depth then I advise you to skip this one. But if you're into feel-good, cutesy romance, then you will probably love this book.
I also like the fact that the lives of the characters do not just revolve around their love lives. The characters are also concerned about their studies, families and friends. I like that because it imparts a good message to its young readers. It's refreshing to read characters which actually care about their home works, thesis and reports.
Furthermore, I just love how the five stories are related to each other. I sort of have a thing for books containing interrelated stories. It's exciting to guess how will the other story will be linked to another one. And oh, I love happy endings. I don't really dig tragic stories so this book is fine with me.
However, I need to point out some parts which need improvements.
First, the characters' internal monologues are sometimes too long and redundant. I was a bit exasperated on some parts because I am the kind of reader who likes more action. Also, this book suffers from the case of "telling" rather than "showing" , but that's just for a few parts.
I also had a problem differentiating one narrator from the other. They all sounds alike to me.
I guess the reason why I only like this book is because I feel like I'm a little too old for this. I'm 21, yeah, not that old, but there are a number of scenes when I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
But all in all, it is a surprisingly enjoyable read, perfect for teens and teens by heart.
P.S.
I strongly believe that Jackie should have a longer story line than what has been written. The girl is just so funny and adorable, she deserves a book of her own.
December 23, 2012
I really love this book. And of course, I also love the author. :)My copy of this book was really from the author himself. It was a dream come true see him. He even hugged me before giving the book to me. Hahaha. So lucky! ;)He also signed it <3
Marcelo Santos III is a great writer ;)
Marcelo Santos III is a great writer ;)
January 4, 2016
Basahang Breezy To Be Hopeless No More
(Review ng Para sa Hopeless Romantic ni Marcelo Santos III)
Ang unang nobela ni Marcelo Santos III na Para sa Hopeless Romantic ay parang ‘yung mga taong masasabing crush ng bayan sa high school at maging sa college. Popular, pinag-uusapan, kinagigiliwan ng buong campus. Ang pagbabasa ko ng nasabing nobela ay gaya rin ng pagtingin ko rin sa mga crush ng bayan: hindi nila ako madaling mahahalina gaano man kaakit-akit ang kanilang mga ngiti.
Ngunit darating ang punto na pilit mo man itong iwasan, di mo rin naman matatakasan, dahil ito na rin ang laging nasa bibig ng mga classmate mo. Di mo man nais sumali sa usapan, mapapasali ka na rin dahil si crush ng bayan ang pinagkukuwentuhan. Lagi. Sa tuwing magkakatagpo kayo. Labag man sa iyong damdamin, hindi mo rin naman mapipigilang usisain kung sino nga ba itong pa-charming-charming na ‘to.
Ganoon naman di ba, masasabi mo lang na gusto o ayaw mo sa isang bagay kung aalamin mo talaga.
Ganito ang pagtingin ko nang basahin ang Para sa Hopeless Romantic, na sa totoong lang ay wala naman akong balak basahin, kung di lang dahil sa tulak ng pagkakataon. Hindi naman dahil gusto na ng ilan ay gusto mo na rin agad, di ba? Ika nga nila, there’s no harm in trying, at least.
Ang kuwento ng nasabing nobela ay umiikot sa buhay ng mga karakter patungo sa kanilang journey to forever. Kinatatampukan ito ng limang tao na pilit na lumalaban sa masalimuot na mundo ng pag-ibig: sina Maria, Ryan, Becca, Nikko, at Faye. Kahit man nasaktan sa kani-kanilang landas upang makamit ang ultimate goal na magmahal at mahalin in return, pilit pa rin sila sa pakikipaglaban upang magwagi o makakuha kahit lamang kakarampot na ligaya o tagumpay sa larangan ng giyera ng mga puso.
Sa pagtuklas ay doon mo malalaman ang charms (so far) ni darling of the crowd. Sa pagbabasa ay roon ko rin nalaman kung bakit gusto ito ng karamihan, lalo na ng target market nito ng mga kabataang madaling nakaka-relate sa paglalakbay patungo sa pinapangarap poreber ng mga karakter sa nobela. Hindi rin stressful basahin ang aklat, kaya keri lang. Minsan nga lang sa sobrang palangiti ni crushie ng bayan, mapapansin mong nakakaumay din naman pala ang mukha niya. Sa sitwasyon sa nobela, di mo rin maiwasang mag-eye roll na, bukod sa pangamba na mawalan ng upuan sa classroom at mahuli sa klase, sa part-time job, o sa kung ano pa mang kanilang appoitment sa kalakhang ruta ng Maynila-Cubao, 24/7 atang nag-aalala sa kani-kanilang inaasam at naudlot na pag-iibigan ang mga karakter. Sinasampal ko na lang ang sarili ko at itinutoktok sa kukute na romance novel pala ang binabasa ko. Ngek!
Hindi naman lahat ay negatrons na sa nobelang ito, 'no. Kung may nagustuhan ako sa Para sa Hopeless Romantic masasabi ko ito 'yung pagkakatahi ng kuwento ng mga karakter na kudos na rin kay Marcelo considering na first-time novelist siya. Isa rin ang nobelang ito (along with Diary ng Panget and other like books) sa masasabing nagbigay ng legit cred sa Wattpad writers, kaya dumarami na rin ang tribo ng mga manunulat na ito lately; patunay d'yan kaya binabaha ang bookstores sa ngayon ng kanilang masterpieces. At biro mo pa, naging pelikula ito, ha. Not bad talaga. Pero dude, di pa rin talaga ako maka-get over sa ilang loophole sa plot, to think na na-edit at binigyan pa ito ng extended version. Ay, first-time novelist nga pala! Sarreh nah, fwends.
Siguro ganoon lang talaga sa buhay, kanya-kanyang level lang ng kilig. Kaya I can't find something different to make me go head over heels kay crushie ng bayan. Kaya there are some books that may make you croon or make you cringe. Walang masama doon, promise. Ang masama lang ay breaking up with your minamahal for the shallowest of reasons kasama ng kawalan ng tapang sa hindi mapaninidigang pag-ibig. *shudders*
'Yon lang.
Kthnxbye.
_________________________
Detayle ng Aklat:
Nilathala ng Viva Psicom Publishing
(Paperback, First Printing 2014)
191 Pahina
Binasa: Disyembre 01-08, 2015
[Mababasa ang book review na ito at iba pa mula sa aking book blog: Dark Chest of Wonders ]
(Review ng Para sa Hopeless Romantic ni Marcelo Santos III)
Ang unang nobela ni Marcelo Santos III na Para sa Hopeless Romantic ay parang ‘yung mga taong masasabing crush ng bayan sa high school at maging sa college. Popular, pinag-uusapan, kinagigiliwan ng buong campus. Ang pagbabasa ko ng nasabing nobela ay gaya rin ng pagtingin ko rin sa mga crush ng bayan: hindi nila ako madaling mahahalina gaano man kaakit-akit ang kanilang mga ngiti.
Ngunit darating ang punto na pilit mo man itong iwasan, di mo rin naman matatakasan, dahil ito na rin ang laging nasa bibig ng mga classmate mo. Di mo man nais sumali sa usapan, mapapasali ka na rin dahil si crush ng bayan ang pinagkukuwentuhan. Lagi. Sa tuwing magkakatagpo kayo. Labag man sa iyong damdamin, hindi mo rin naman mapipigilang usisain kung sino nga ba itong pa-charming-charming na ‘to.
Ganoon naman di ba, masasabi mo lang na gusto o ayaw mo sa isang bagay kung aalamin mo talaga.
Ganito ang pagtingin ko nang basahin ang Para sa Hopeless Romantic, na sa totoong lang ay wala naman akong balak basahin, kung di lang dahil sa tulak ng pagkakataon. Hindi naman dahil gusto na ng ilan ay gusto mo na rin agad, di ba? Ika nga nila, there’s no harm in trying, at least.
Ang kuwento ng nasabing nobela ay umiikot sa buhay ng mga karakter patungo sa kanilang journey to forever. Kinatatampukan ito ng limang tao na pilit na lumalaban sa masalimuot na mundo ng pag-ibig: sina Maria, Ryan, Becca, Nikko, at Faye. Kahit man nasaktan sa kani-kanilang landas upang makamit ang ultimate goal na magmahal at mahalin in return, pilit pa rin sila sa pakikipaglaban upang magwagi o makakuha kahit lamang kakarampot na ligaya o tagumpay sa larangan ng giyera ng mga puso.
Sa pagtuklas ay doon mo malalaman ang charms (so far) ni darling of the crowd. Sa pagbabasa ay roon ko rin nalaman kung bakit gusto ito ng karamihan, lalo na ng target market nito ng mga kabataang madaling nakaka-relate sa paglalakbay patungo sa pinapangarap poreber ng mga karakter sa nobela. Hindi rin stressful basahin ang aklat, kaya keri lang. Minsan nga lang sa sobrang palangiti ni crushie ng bayan, mapapansin mong nakakaumay din naman pala ang mukha niya. Sa sitwasyon sa nobela, di mo rin maiwasang mag-eye roll na, bukod sa pangamba na mawalan ng upuan sa classroom at mahuli sa klase, sa part-time job, o sa kung ano pa mang kanilang appoitment sa kalakhang ruta ng Maynila-Cubao, 24/7 atang nag-aalala sa kani-kanilang inaasam at naudlot na pag-iibigan ang mga karakter. Sinasampal ko na lang ang sarili ko at itinutoktok sa kukute na romance novel pala ang binabasa ko. Ngek!
Hindi naman lahat ay negatrons na sa nobelang ito, 'no. Kung may nagustuhan ako sa Para sa Hopeless Romantic masasabi ko ito 'yung pagkakatahi ng kuwento ng mga karakter na kudos na rin kay Marcelo considering na first-time novelist siya. Isa rin ang nobelang ito (along with Diary ng Panget and other like books) sa masasabing nagbigay ng legit cred sa Wattpad writers, kaya dumarami na rin ang tribo ng mga manunulat na ito lately; patunay d'yan kaya binabaha ang bookstores sa ngayon ng kanilang masterpieces. At biro mo pa, naging pelikula ito, ha. Not bad talaga. Pero dude, di pa rin talaga ako maka-get over sa ilang loophole sa plot, to think na na-edit at binigyan pa ito ng extended version. Ay, first-time novelist nga pala! Sarreh nah, fwends.
Siguro ganoon lang talaga sa buhay, kanya-kanyang level lang ng kilig. Kaya I can't find something different to make me go head over heels kay crushie ng bayan. Kaya there are some books that may make you croon or make you cringe. Walang masama doon, promise. Ang masama lang ay breaking up with your minamahal for the shallowest of reasons kasama ng kawalan ng tapang sa hindi mapaninidigang pag-ibig. *shudders*
'Yon lang.
Kthnxbye.
_________________________
Detayle ng Aklat:
Nilathala ng Viva Psicom Publishing
(Paperback, First Printing 2014)
191 Pahina
Binasa: Disyembre 01-08, 2015
[Mababasa ang book review na ito at iba pa mula sa aking book blog: Dark Chest of Wonders ]
July 10, 2013
I've never really heard of Marcelo Santos III before until I saw this book with the very catchy title. It has been a long time since I read another book written in Filipino, with Para Kay B being the last one. At first, I thought this was like a humorous book, but it seemed that I was very mistaken. It wasn't just humorous... I felt a hell of a lot of emotions while reading this book.
Oh, and yeah. Because of my curiosity of this book, I bought a copy last Sunday, but my copy has some missing pages, which brought me to have a conversation with the author himself. And I returned the copy and had another one last Monday. :)
It seemed like this book had resurrected my liking of books written in Filipino, since I seldom see those quality books because of those ones that have been just translated like The Vampire Diaries, The Hunger Games and holy effing shit, Fifty Shades. I mean come on! How do you even read that one in Tagalog?
For those Hopeless romantics out there, read this one!
Oh, and yeah. Because of my curiosity of this book, I bought a copy last Sunday, but my copy has some missing pages, which brought me to have a conversation with the author himself. And I returned the copy and had another one last Monday. :)
It seemed like this book had resurrected my liking of books written in Filipino, since I seldom see those quality books because of those ones that have been just translated like The Vampire Diaries, The Hunger Games and holy effing shit, Fifty Shades. I mean come on! How do you even read that one in Tagalog?
For those Hopeless romantics out there, read this one!
February 5, 2014
TAGOS SA BUTO.
I'm familiar with Marcelo Santos III's works especially "Upuan". I'm so in love with that story. SO, Para sa Hopeless Romantic is beyond amazing. Super ganda! I think it's wise na ipagdugtong dugtong ang mga remarkable na story sa isang book. Anyone who'll read it can relate. Thumbs up!
I'm familiar with Marcelo Santos III's works especially "Upuan". I'm so in love with that story. SO, Para sa Hopeless Romantic is beyond amazing. Super ganda! I think it's wise na ipagdugtong dugtong ang mga remarkable na story sa isang book. Anyone who'll read it can relate. Thumbs up!
April 16, 2013
5 stars para sa nobelang ito na isinulat ni Marcelo Santos III
Bago ko simulan ang review ko nais ko munang pasalamatan ang aking kaibigan na siyang nagrekomendang basahin ko ang libro na ito.
Almost 2 months ko rin hinintay ang pagdating ng stock ng " Para sa Hopeless Romantic" dito sa NBS Cabanatuan. Nakakatuwa lang dahil sulit na sulit ang matagal kong paghihintay sa librong ito. Bukod sa murang presyo ng nito (P150 lang mas mura kesa sa mga foreign books), tiyak akong marami kapang magiging dahilan para magustuhan ito.
Napakahusay na manunulat nitong si Kuya Marcelo! Marami akong nababasa na reviews na nagsasabing may magpaka cliche daw yung story, pero para sa katulad kong kaylan lang nahilig magbasa masasabi kong di naman siya ganun ka-predictable. Sa katunayan habang binabasa ko 'to ay napakarami kong theories na nabubuo patungkol sa next scenes na magaganap, pero lagi nalang mali ang hula ko.
Nagustuahan ko rin ang paraan ng pagsulat na ginamit ng may akda. May pagka melodramatic sya pero nagagawa parin masingitan ng jokes. Marami na akong nabasa na foreign YA novels na may halong romance pero para sa akin mas nakakakilig talaga kapag Tagalog ang medium, dahil mas dama mo yung nararamdaman ng karakter. Speaking of Characters, lahat sila likable, lahat sila may iba't ibang katangian na magugustuhan mo. Para sakin ang favorite charater ko ay si Jackie, sa lahat kasi ng characters dito sa nobelang ito siya yung pinaka nakakatawa. Medyo maarte sya tulad ng sinabi nya pero di sya katulad ng iang maarte na may pagka war freak.
Nung una sabi ko 3 stars lang ibibigay ko nabago yun at naging 4 stars nung nabasa ko yung second part (POV ni Rebecca), natuwa kasi ako dahil di ko ine-expect na magkaka-connect pala yung characters ang akala ko kasi compilation of short stories tong book. Nadagdagan pa ang stars at naging perfect 5 stars na dahil sa di ko inaasahang mga endings, kala ko talaga sad na pero ang galing kasi nagiging "Happy" ang ending. Sa Kabuuan nagustuhan ko talaga yung plot, at para sakin may originality ang kwento (pero para siguro sa iba medyo common na kasi marami na siguro sila nabasa na may same plot).
Kung naghahanap ka ng book isang libro na punong ng quotable lines, may magandang moral lessons tungkol sa pamamahal, at tip patungkol sa pag-ibig masasabi kong SWAK na SWAK itong libro na ito para sa inyo. Inererekomenda ko ang librong ito sa mga High School students na katulad ko dahil sure na makakarelate sila.
Masasabi kong hindi ako nakakarelate sa mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa kwento kasi wala akong lovelife dahil 15 yrs old palang ako, pero masasabi kong damang-dama ko ang nagaganap dahil mahusay ang pagkakasulat. Bago palang si Kuya Marcelo sa larangan ng pag-pupublish ng book, pero para sa katulad nyang baguhan pa lamang, masasabi mo nang isa syang mahusay na manunulat at talaga namang dapat subaybayan ang mga susunod niya pang mga obra.
Bago ko simulan ang review ko nais ko munang pasalamatan ang aking kaibigan na siyang nagrekomendang basahin ko ang libro na ito.
Almost 2 months ko rin hinintay ang pagdating ng stock ng " Para sa Hopeless Romantic" dito sa NBS Cabanatuan. Nakakatuwa lang dahil sulit na sulit ang matagal kong paghihintay sa librong ito. Bukod sa murang presyo ng nito (P150 lang mas mura kesa sa mga foreign books), tiyak akong marami kapang magiging dahilan para magustuhan ito.
Napakahusay na manunulat nitong si Kuya Marcelo! Marami akong nababasa na reviews na nagsasabing may magpaka cliche daw yung story, pero para sa katulad kong kaylan lang nahilig magbasa masasabi kong di naman siya ganun ka-predictable. Sa katunayan habang binabasa ko 'to ay napakarami kong theories na nabubuo patungkol sa next scenes na magaganap, pero lagi nalang mali ang hula ko.
Nagustuahan ko rin ang paraan ng pagsulat na ginamit ng may akda. May pagka melodramatic sya pero nagagawa parin masingitan ng jokes. Marami na akong nabasa na foreign YA novels na may halong romance pero para sa akin mas nakakakilig talaga kapag Tagalog ang medium, dahil mas dama mo yung nararamdaman ng karakter. Speaking of Characters, lahat sila likable, lahat sila may iba't ibang katangian na magugustuhan mo. Para sakin ang favorite charater ko ay si Jackie, sa lahat kasi ng characters dito sa nobelang ito siya yung pinaka nakakatawa. Medyo maarte sya tulad ng sinabi nya pero di sya katulad ng iang maarte na may pagka war freak.
Nung una sabi ko 3 stars lang ibibigay ko nabago yun at naging 4 stars nung nabasa ko yung second part (POV ni Rebecca), natuwa kasi ako dahil di ko ine-expect na magkaka-connect pala yung characters ang akala ko kasi compilation of short stories tong book. Nadagdagan pa ang stars at naging perfect 5 stars na dahil sa di ko inaasahang mga endings, kala ko talaga sad na pero ang galing kasi nagiging "Happy" ang ending. Sa Kabuuan nagustuhan ko talaga yung plot, at para sakin may originality ang kwento (pero para siguro sa iba medyo common na kasi marami na siguro sila nabasa na may same plot).
Kung naghahanap ka ng book isang libro na punong ng quotable lines, may magandang moral lessons tungkol sa pamamahal, at tip patungkol sa pag-ibig masasabi kong SWAK na SWAK itong libro na ito para sa inyo. Inererekomenda ko ang librong ito sa mga High School students na katulad ko dahil sure na makakarelate sila.
Masasabi kong hindi ako nakakarelate sa mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa kwento kasi wala akong lovelife dahil 15 yrs old palang ako, pero masasabi kong damang-dama ko ang nagaganap dahil mahusay ang pagkakasulat. Bago palang si Kuya Marcelo sa larangan ng pag-pupublish ng book, pero para sa katulad nyang baguhan pa lamang, masasabi mo nang isa syang mahusay na manunulat at talaga namang dapat subaybayan ang mga susunod niya pang mga obra.
October 2, 2015
i saw this book while browsing around national bookstore. familiar na ako kay marcelo santos III from his "love story on video" creations, and to be honest, i wasn't all that drawn in by this young gentleman's storytelling style or dialogue.
seeing "para sa hopeless romantic", i still had my doubts, but since i wanted to be a believer of local romance writers, i gave mr. santos the benefit of the doubt and spent money on his book. "who knows," sabi ko, "maybe he has vastly improved and has something good to offer since novel na ito."
there will be those who'll like -- even love -- "para sa hopeless romantic". i won't be one of those people. i'm not asking for anything original; romance stories are usually predictable. that said, i still have expectations. all i wanted was to have a reason to pay attention to the story, maybe even care for the characters. maybe find something even the tiniest bit special, and feel that the author gave a part of himself (a person that took time to get in touch with his emotions, and not just a person who thinks of a scenario and dialogue to write) to the story. i didn't get any of those.
i'll give props to mr. santos for intertwining different characters' stories together, and they do work. but there is nothing memorable about the overall experience or the characters. coincidences are too many, and most dialogue are overextended and unnecessary (like nikko's talk with his mom from abroad). sidekicks like jackie and rj talk exactly the same way. i found myself skimming the latter pages para lang matapos ko na yung libro, and when i did, there was nothing but a feeling of apathy.
mr. santos is still a young man. i won't be surprised if he becomes a polished and outstanding storyteller later on, one who will not only earn the praise and admiration of teens and young ones, but of those who have forgotten to believe in the power of romance. this time though, his effort is wanting, and i feel he has been too influenced by local romantic movies and teleseryes to express insights that could've been uniquely his.
maybe next book. i still want to believe in our local romance writers, and i'm still keeping my fingers crossed for someone to break the mold.
seeing "para sa hopeless romantic", i still had my doubts, but since i wanted to be a believer of local romance writers, i gave mr. santos the benefit of the doubt and spent money on his book. "who knows," sabi ko, "maybe he has vastly improved and has something good to offer since novel na ito."
there will be those who'll like -- even love -- "para sa hopeless romantic". i won't be one of those people. i'm not asking for anything original; romance stories are usually predictable. that said, i still have expectations. all i wanted was to have a reason to pay attention to the story, maybe even care for the characters. maybe find something even the tiniest bit special, and feel that the author gave a part of himself (a person that took time to get in touch with his emotions, and not just a person who thinks of a scenario and dialogue to write) to the story. i didn't get any of those.
i'll give props to mr. santos for intertwining different characters' stories together, and they do work. but there is nothing memorable about the overall experience or the characters. coincidences are too many, and most dialogue are overextended and unnecessary (like nikko's talk with his mom from abroad). sidekicks like jackie and rj talk exactly the same way. i found myself skimming the latter pages para lang matapos ko na yung libro, and when i did, there was nothing but a feeling of apathy.
mr. santos is still a young man. i won't be surprised if he becomes a polished and outstanding storyteller later on, one who will not only earn the praise and admiration of teens and young ones, but of those who have forgotten to believe in the power of romance. this time though, his effort is wanting, and i feel he has been too influenced by local romantic movies and teleseryes to express insights that could've been uniquely his.
maybe next book. i still want to believe in our local romance writers, and i'm still keeping my fingers crossed for someone to break the mold.
July 11, 2015
Binili ko pa ang librong ito noong 2013 pa. Matagal kong inantay ang librong ito. Title pa lang, alam ko nang makakarelate ako at nararamdaman ko na maganda ito.
Dahil sa sobrang dami ng nanghiram sa akin (lalo na yung mga kaklase ko. Naunahan pa nila akong basahin ito. Hahaha! Nagandahan sila sa storya at inaabangan nila yung susunod sa PSHR) kaya hindi ko agad nabasa.
Tama ang timing ko ngayon sa pagbabasa nito dahil malapit na ang Valentine's Day. Well, this is a PERFECT BOOK FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. Ang ganda ng pagkakasulat ng librong ito. Hindi siya nakakasawang basahin. Inaamin ko, bihira ako magbasa ng mga pinoy books pero nagandahan talaga ako dito. First time kong mag-highlight sa isang nobela ng mga magagandang linya. (Sa textbooks lang ako nagha-highlight) As in OUCH LANG, pero may matutunan ka pagdating sa pag-ibig.
Sulit ang Php 150 ko. Bibili talaga ako ng Para sa Broken Hearted bukas.
Thumbs up to Marcelo Santos III! He's indeed one good author. :)
Dahil sa sobrang dami ng nanghiram sa akin (lalo na yung mga kaklase ko. Naunahan pa nila akong basahin ito. Hahaha! Nagandahan sila sa storya at inaabangan nila yung susunod sa PSHR) kaya hindi ko agad nabasa.
Tama ang timing ko ngayon sa pagbabasa nito dahil malapit na ang Valentine's Day. Well, this is a PERFECT BOOK FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. Ang ganda ng pagkakasulat ng librong ito. Hindi siya nakakasawang basahin. Inaamin ko, bihira ako magbasa ng mga pinoy books pero nagandahan talaga ako dito. First time kong mag-highlight sa isang nobela ng mga magagandang linya. (Sa textbooks lang ako nagha-highlight) As in OUCH LANG, pero may matutunan ka pagdating sa pag-ibig.
Sulit ang Php 150 ko. Bibili talaga ako ng Para sa Broken Hearted bukas.
Thumbs up to Marcelo Santos III! He's indeed one good author. :)
November 8, 2015
Ang sakit ng librong to. Hahaha. Tumatagos eh. :)))
April 28, 2013
It was a great book! Though not as much as I expected it to be because I thought the theme of the story is hilarious and fun. Yes, it was fun, I had a huge laugh at the first few paragraphs but little did I know, it wasn't just a story that makes people laugh or you know, just to entertain but the novel teaches a lesson and it is very relevant- something you'd pick to read because you think you are a "Hopeless Romantic" But when you'll finish reading it,You'll realize that it's a novel that would open your eyes and your heart to something new. I'm not a hopeless romantic but still, it was a very good one!
April 13, 2013
Cliché na ang kwento, lumaktaw na ako ng ilang pahina pero alam ko pa rin yung naging takbo ng istorya. Hindi ko na rin natapos kasi kinikilabutan ako sa pagkakasulat ng prosa, halatang hindi pa gaanong magaling lumaro ng salita yung nagsulat. Okay yung character ni Jackie, pero yung iba parang flat at medyo melodramatic, lalo na si Nikko. Parang mas okay kung high school yung setting, mas applicable yung pagiging melodramatic bilang lahat naman tayo naging "emo" nung high school. Maganda ang pamagat at yung teaser sa likod ng libro kaya napabili ako.
February 25, 2013
Isang librong pupunong puno ng pag-ibig. Pag-ibig na nawala. Pag-ibig na inilihim. Pag-ibig na nabigyan ng pangalawang pagkakataon. Pag-ibig na kahit sino ay makaka-"relate". Napakahusay na pagkakagawa. Kudos Marcelo. :)
March 9, 2013
Eto talaga yun e. One Big Shot. Ang buhay ay kasing ikli ng three seconds. Grab every opprtunity. Take every chances. Life is too short. Decide now. Lahat ng tao deserve magkaroon ng happy ending at second chance :)
December 4, 2013
It was never a Cliche...It written in a very Pilipino way.. tyaka every author has its own style in writing... And the story in the book is happening in reality... And it's an inspiring book that will inspire us to write our own story.. our own love story
April 29, 2014
To be honest, I was very disappointed with the book.
Note: Please disregard the dates. I really can’t remember when I read it. Was on Goodreads hiatus since Jan 2014. :)
Note: Please disregard the dates. I really can’t remember when I read it. Was on Goodreads hiatus since Jan 2014. :)
February 6, 2016
3.5 Stars
Being a lover of romance, chick-lit or not, I enjoyed reading this book. Yes, it can be predictable, but I still get giddy when I read of how two people are meant to be together.
Diba??! Nakakakilig kaya yun! : ))
This book was divided into 6 small stories, for each of the six main characters. I tried to think of a favorite, but it's a bit hard. It's not none is 'appealing' enough, but each has its own quirkiness.
I especially like Ryan & Maria's hidden love stories. Ang funny din nung conversations nila, kahit may pagkatangerks.
Becca's story was a little too serious for me. But I find myself relating to her a bit.
Nikko's story is where the predictability of the book is... confirmed. Nevertheless, I think it helped that I was thinking of James Reid the whole time, that I ended up... kinikilig. : ))
Jackie's story was bitin, but then again, she's the ever-famous sidekick lang naman.
And Faye. I enjoyed reading her story. Marcelo Santos III definitely had a lot of "quotable quotes" here. Mukhang based on experience.
Overall, I'd give this 3 stars.
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The additional 0.5 half-star is coming from the book discussion/interview with author. He worked hard for his 'success', and on top of that, he remains humble and grateful. I look forward to reading more of his works in the future. (Although, maybe as he 'matures' in his genre. Hindi kasi ako masipag magbasa ng YA. Hehe!) Bilib ako sa mga nagpupursigi para sa pangarap nila sa buhay. : )
Being a lover of romance, chick-lit or not, I enjoyed reading this book. Yes, it can be predictable, but I still get giddy when I read of how two people are meant to be together.
Diba??! Nakakakilig kaya yun! : ))
This book was divided into 6 small stories, for each of the six main characters. I tried to think of a favorite, but it's a bit hard. It's not none is 'appealing' enough, but each has its own quirkiness.
I especially like Ryan & Maria's hidden love stories. Ang funny din nung conversations nila, kahit may pagkatangerks.
Becca's story was a little too serious for me. But I find myself relating to her a bit.
Nikko's story is where the predictability of the book is... confirmed. Nevertheless, I think it helped that I was thinking of James Reid the whole time, that I ended up... kinikilig. : ))
Jackie's story was bitin, but then again, she's the ever-famous sidekick lang naman.
And Faye. I enjoyed reading her story. Marcelo Santos III definitely had a lot of "quotable quotes" here. Mukhang based on experience.
Overall, I'd give this 3 stars.
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The additional 0.5 half-star is coming from the book discussion/interview with author. He worked hard for his 'success', and on top of that, he remains humble and grateful. I look forward to reading more of his works in the future. (Although, maybe as he 'matures' in his genre. Hindi kasi ako masipag magbasa ng YA. Hehe!) Bilib ako sa mga nagpupursigi para sa pangarap nila sa buhay. : )
October 12, 2013
Noon pa lang idol ko na si Kuya Marcelo. Noong nagsimula pa lamang siya mag sulat ng mga story na napapanuod ko sa mga video. Kaya tuwang tuwa ako nung nalaman kong mag pa-publish agad siya ng libro kaya binili ko agad agad etong libro niyang 'Para sa Hopeless Romantic'. Kahit siguro hindi ako fan ni Kuya Marcelo sa una, bibilhin ko itong librong ito kasi napaka-catchy ng title at dahil isa rin akong hopeless romantic. Pagkalipas siguro ng mga 2 o 3 na oras natapos ko na itong libro.
Ang unang nobelang ito ni Marcelo Santos III ay tungkol sa limang taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig -- isang umaasang babalikan, isang naghahangad na mahalin, isang natatakot umibig muli, isang nagsusumikap na makalimot at isang nag-aasam ng maligayang pag-iibigan.
Sobrang ganda nitong librong ito. Ang ganda ng pagkakagawa niya sa librong ito -- kung pano pinagsama sama ang limang tao sa iisang storya pero may iba't ibang pananaw tungkol sa pag-ibig. Makatotohanan yung mga pangyayari dito tungkol sa pag-ibig. At makaka relate ang lahat ng tao dito:). Kaya thumbs up for Kuya Marcelo :).
Ang unang nobelang ito ni Marcelo Santos III ay tungkol sa limang taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig -- isang umaasang babalikan, isang naghahangad na mahalin, isang natatakot umibig muli, isang nagsusumikap na makalimot at isang nag-aasam ng maligayang pag-iibigan.
Sobrang ganda nitong librong ito. Ang ganda ng pagkakagawa niya sa librong ito -- kung pano pinagsama sama ang limang tao sa iisang storya pero may iba't ibang pananaw tungkol sa pag-ibig. Makatotohanan yung mga pangyayari dito tungkol sa pag-ibig. At makaka relate ang lahat ng tao dito:). Kaya thumbs up for Kuya Marcelo :).
May 30, 2015
Some of my friends have been gushing over this book - especially now that it has been turned into a movie. I was curious as to what the hype was about so after a very long time of contemplating (and as my college friends says, in support of my fellow PUPian), I decided to give this story a shot.
Reading this, I found myself skipping on some parts (well, i think i kind of skimmed the book ✌) still understanding the plot (very predictable; somewhat cliche) and cringing on some lines (some grammatical errors and too sappy dialogues! i think i need to read more tagalog romance novels ☺).
What I really liked was how the lives of the characters are intertwined and the contemporary approach of the story every teen can relate to. The book is okay, considering that this is the author's debut novel.
P.S. Jackie's very cute and funny! I loved her character!
Full review at my blog. :)
Reading this, I found myself skipping on some parts (well, i think i kind of skimmed the book ✌) still understanding the plot (very predictable; somewhat cliche) and cringing on some lines (some grammatical errors and too sappy dialogues! i think i need to read more tagalog romance novels ☺).
What I really liked was how the lives of the characters are intertwined and the contemporary approach of the story every teen can relate to. The book is okay, considering that this is the author's debut novel.
P.S. Jackie's very cute and funny! I loved her character!
Full review at my blog. :)
May 4, 2013
Gustong- gusto ko tong unang nobela ni Marcelo Santos III "Para sa Hopeless Romantic" Bakit?? 3 rason:
1: So Current! ang mga tagpo ay tunay na nangyayari.! sa totoong buhay!
2. Ang mga kwento ay konektado sa isat-isa
3. Mura lng! sa halagang! Php. 145 lng!
Kahit na wala akong buhay-pag-ibig! nahuli pa rin nito ang kiliti ng lahat!ng single! kaya nga sabi sa libro! "Ang nobelang ito ay Para sa Nagmahal, Nagmamahal at Magmamahal.
1: So Current! ang mga tagpo ay tunay na nangyayari.! sa totoong buhay!
2. Ang mga kwento ay konektado sa isat-isa
3. Mura lng! sa halagang! Php. 145 lng!
Kahit na wala akong buhay-pag-ibig! nahuli pa rin nito ang kiliti ng lahat!ng single! kaya nga sabi sa libro! "Ang nobelang ito ay Para sa Nagmahal, Nagmamahal at Magmamahal.
October 14, 2013
Okay, so maybe I wasn't really informed on what would be the contents of this book, but I was still disappointed that it Marcelo's love story on videos was just published. I was still young when I first read those stories and yeah, I was swooned.
For the story itself, I would've rated it from 3-3.5 but as for the book(+ the fact that I already know the story. It's more of 2-2.5.
Sorry, Marcelo. Not really a big fan of the book. It was just okay.
For the story itself, I would've rated it from 3-3.5 but as for the book(+ the fact that I already know the story. It's more of 2-2.5.
Sorry, Marcelo. Not really a big fan of the book. It was just okay.
June 19, 2013
3.5 stars
Hahaha, Ang cute ng storya. A little unique pero medyo tipikal na sya. Pero nagustuhan ko talaga. Para talaga to sa mga Hopeless Romantic. Nakakatawa yung mga punchlines dito. Hahaha. Sigurado ko, lahat ng makakabasa nito, makaka-relate. :D Nice one Marcelo! :D
Hahaha, Ang cute ng storya. A little unique pero medyo tipikal na sya. Pero nagustuhan ko talaga. Para talaga to sa mga Hopeless Romantic. Nakakatawa yung mga punchlines dito. Hahaha. Sigurado ko, lahat ng makakabasa nito, makaka-relate. :D Nice one Marcelo! :D
October 27, 2014
I cannot unread this. I just can't.
Want to read
April 28, 2015 I want to know what the hype is about and my sister has a copy. Sana lang walang emoticons ang book at isa lang ang exclamation point pag galit.
April 4, 2016
The world needs more books like this!
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