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129 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
Drug War - the motivation of the characters to do what they do seems not very clear to me but the storytelling style is refreshing - 3 starsThere you go, Mr. Norman Wilwayco. In my opinion, your best book so far. Thanks for sharing your talent to us! Mabuhay ka!
ASIN LIVE - it made me reflect on how I was as a father to my growing-up daughter - 4 stars
Larawan - similar to the first story. Poignant and dramatic. Very interesting twists. Some of them really surprising. Very unpredictable. - 5 stars
Dangal - very good concept. I loved the characters. This made me laugh out loud. Crazy! - 5 stars
kung paano ko inayos ang buhok ko matapos ang mahaba-habang paglalakbay - the sub-title that this won the 2000 Palanca awards distracted me. I mean I was expecting this to blow me off and it didn't. It's kind of confusing but still a good story or stories. - 3 stars
Dugyot - the story was able to create images in my mind. Very scary. I would not want to be in that environment. It's good that I don't use drugs. - 3 stars
Imat - reminded me of my hometown. We also had that kind of person but he was male. I did not like the normal characters but I saw the message. - 4 stars
Kahon - kind of preachy for me. Again, maybe I was expecting this to be great because it won the Amado Hernandez National Award for Literature in 1999, so after reading it, I said "oh, is that it?" I even liked the other works. Maybe I am not a well-trained critic and will never have a chance to seat as a juror in literature awards - 2 stars
Mga Bagay na Wala Kami - very sad. Reminded me of my hometown when the river rose up to the riverbank when I was a young man in the province. Very moving. - 3 stars
Pulutan - OMG. This is freaking sad! Now, I can feel why my wife complained when our neighbors who were all drunkards killed and ate a street dog. Simple and straightforward storytelling yet it pitches the heart if you are a dog lover like me. - 4 stars
Tony Heart Floren - this reminded me of what Wilwayco said in the interview that isang problema lang laglag na yang mga middle-class na yan! (only 1 crisis and the middle-class people or family will find themselves in the gutter or something to that effect). I also liked the structure of the story. Nice effort. - 4 stars
Trip kong Lumipad - this reminded me of Eros Atalia's "Ligo na u, Lapit na me" because of the characters. I was not able to relate to any of them but feels like an honest story. - 2 stars.
...he seems to be a lone candle flickering alone in the dark Philippine literature industry that in itself is flickering as if only a slight blow of tragedy can put the whole market to oblivion. The reason why I am saying this is that most Filipinos read non-Filipino works.