Twisted 8 ½

Twisted Series #8 ½

by Jessica Zafra

Jessica Zafra is the author of the Twisted series, editor of Manila Envelope, and columnist of the Philippine Star. She lives in Manila with her three cats. Visit her site: www.JessicaRulesTheUniverse.com

Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Humor

103 pages, Newsprint

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Jessica Zafra (born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher and former television and radio show host. She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. She currently writes a weekly column for The Philippine Star which is called, Emotional Weather Report. She resides in Metro Manila, Philippines, where she is working on her first novel. She also managed the Eraserheads during the 90's.

Her work often are about current events (both Philippine and international), tennis, movies, music, cats, books, technology and her personal life. Her work has been the subject of academic study. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony.

Find out more about her here.

Reviews

[Isay · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent traveling companion!

[Derek Rodrigo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting subjects revolving around manual to democratic points of discussion.

[Ken Ignacio · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Jessica Zafra's writing style for it is approachable, witty, and funny. This book was exactly like that, however, I think the inclusion of gadgets reviews in this collection of her column entries was a poor decision. They wouldn't make sense 5 or 10 years from now since gadgets and technology can easily go obsolete. You want a book that people will find relatable even 10 years from now.

Moving forward, I really enjoyed her entries about how technology has greatly advanced, like our move from cassette tapes to CDs, to iPods, and now to downloading our music online.

[Celena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great. I didn't know Jessica (wow first name basis, we're close) used to write tech reviews. Aside from writing about her MacBook, cameras, and external hard drives, she reviews coffeemakers, e-book readers, and nose hair trimmers. I'm not even kidding. Anyway, it's so weird to read this book in 2016, when the grandeur of Google and 1TB hard drives is now considered mundane.

[Alden · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay lang naman. Maganda. Maganda 'yung cover ng libro. Black kasi ang paborito kong kulay.

[Anne Francia Chavez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jessica rules the universe!

[Maan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book #11 for 2012: Because she is Jessica Zafra and I will forever support her bid to be the World Dominatrix.