The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan – Book Review
I’ll never forget this book but not for the reasons you might be thinking.
A Sense of the World – Book Review
I dream of going blind someday. It’s been one of my lifelong fantasies. I have several personal reasons for wishing this but those would remain a secret for now. I’m sharing this dream though so you’d understand why this particular book now holds a special place in my heart. It changed me in a huge way. In fact, I now owe my newly reshaped goals in life to this unlikely story of a blind traveler.
A Wrinkle in Time – Book Review
This is not so much a book review but a personal commentary on the social and moral issues presented in this classic children’s novel. Be glad to know that this is a spoiler-free review! But also realize that you don’t need me to tell you that this is a great book for any reader of [...]
“Kapitan Sino” – a Tagalog review of a first time reader of Bob Ong
Si Bob Ong na marahil ang nag-iisang Pilipinong manunulat na kilala ko ngayon. Hindi na rin kasi ako nahilig sa pagbabasa ng panitikang Pilipino simula nang mabasa ko ang mga librong tulad ng Harry Potter. Ang pinakahuling nabasa ko bago ang Kapitan Sino ay ang El Filibusterismo ni Jose Rizal noong ako ay nasa mataas [...]
I Had Seen Castles – Book Review
“I Had Seen Castles”, by Cynthia Rylant, is the story of a fictional WWII veteran named John Dante. Now an old man, he tells us how his life changed when he enlisted after the Pearl Harbor attack. He was only seventeen years old.
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