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Richard's essays on Brillante Mendoza's "Kinatay" and Lav Diaz's "Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan".

Re-reading again because I need to convince myself to write (lol). But going back to this again, now opening the blue cover version, still amazes me how well-written the reviews are. I quote from my favorite piece, at the section where I'm stopping for now:

"Selflessness, at its most heartbreaking, identifies itself better with tragedy."

I'm so close to finishing this book but cannot find the motivation to read on because I've watched NONE of the movies he's talking about in the last parts lol. But his prose is immaculate, so I'll try to push through and finish it today hahahaha

Just finished reading Bolisay's review of Norte. Wow. This guy is so good it's almost depressing. I'm guilty of invoking Dostoevsky in my own review (ish) and he was spot on with everything he said about that. Thanks for the education. This book is already amazing and I'm just two or three reviews in.

Also, agree with Ang Nawawala hahahahaha