Status Updates From Manila Noir

Cariño Brutal. Sad……. at least Vanessa’s characterization is of a real person. The least a story could do before doing…..all that…..

FH Batacan is so good!!!

Trese: Thirteen Stations. So good! Jessica Hagerdon called this one the anthology’s ‘centerpiece’, and rightfully so. Budjette Tan’s understanding of Manila’s grime gets to the real center of this city’s gristly dog-eat-dog condition

After Midnighr. Despite how I usually feel about this writer, his story rises above the stories that came before him. And his story still wasnt that great, it was just that it actually had some finesse, and the story was obvious, but that THE most obvious thing possible.

Broken Glass. Another story that’s ‘Poor people are scary and rich people are violent.’ BO-RINGGGGGGG. Does anyone else have any other ideas?!

Satan Has Already Bought U. One note. “Oh my god look at this violent crime! And look at that violent crime! And what aboht THIS violent crime?!?!?!”

A Human Right. the many shades of moral grey we live with in this one. I liked it

Aviary. This story is insulting to every demographic it thinks its depicting lmao