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[...] sa isip nagmumula ang kalayaan ng isang tao. ang lahat ng nais mong magawa, masabi, at marating ay kasinglawak lamang ng kaya mong isipin. [...] Ang kapalaran ay kuwentong matagal mo nang inisip para sa iyong sarili.

"Higit na taimtim ang mga panalangin sa loob ng ospital kumpara sa simbahan."

Mula sa isang Bob Ong fan, eto na ang pinakamalupit na panulat nya. Walang halong biro. Unang chapter pa lang napa-double take ako... si Bob Ong ba ito? Masaya ako sa pagmature ng panulat nya. Lumalim ang paghanga at hangraring magsulat pa siya.

Decided to stop forcing myself to read this convoluted story. Can't help compare with Dan Brown's style sans the characterization and fluid words. I hope when I get to a more generous mood to return to this story, I'll have a better (and happier) review.

Intro was good but succeeding pages are slowing down despite being action-packed. Hoping for a faster pace and better verbs hehe.

Namiss ko drowing ni Sir Carlo. Buti na lang may pamatay pa ring mga linya. "Ayan, Inay! Eto ang pera, eto ang apo, may dyuts ka pa!"

akala mo simple lang pero profound at mahirap din i-apply... all the time. great read.

No one can be greater than Sherlock. :)

Ilon Specht: It meant I know you don't think I'm worth it, because that's what it was with the guys in the room. They were going to take a woman and make her the object. [...] I thought, I'll fight you. Don't you tell me what I am. You've been telling me what I am for generations.

Personal visits from the doctor. Lovely cozy country life.

Stannis: "One day I may make you a lord, smuggler... It will mean you must suffer through these councils, and feign interest in the braying of mules." Davos: “Why do you have them, if they serve no purpose?” Stannis: “The mules love the sound of their own braying, why else? And I need them to haul my cart. Oh, to be sure, once in a great while some useful notion is put forth.” *** Dry wit. Funny. :)

Stannis: When he spoke of how sweet the peach was, did his words have some hidden meaning? [...] Only Renly could vex me so with a piece of fruit. [...] but I did love him [...] I swear, I will go to my grave thinking of my brother's peach. *** I love peaches and the satire in this. Sentiment can be comical it seems.

Lord St. Simon: I understand that you have already managed several delicate cases of this sort, sir, though I presume that they were hardly from the same class of society. Holmes: No, I am descending. Lord St. Simon: I beg pardon. Holmes: My last client of the sort was a king. [...] The King of Scandinavia. *** I miss Holmes on TV. ^^

Two short stories so far and I have gotten the second and somehow the first. Am I getting used to reading Agatha Christie way back in high school? I hope not. Anyway the "puzzles" are still well thought of and Miss Marple always reminds me of personality familiarities. Salute!

This maze portion was changed in the movie. And this is one of the few moments where I liked the movie translation, making Em's supposed confession more poignant and heart-wrenching. Still the book flourishes with character throughout the rest of the pages.

Enjoying Em and Dex' banter so far. I love the spontaneity of the novel all in all. Characters are not forced, thus achieving true personalities.