Books
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Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Before chapter one, there's one page that says some apparently a act from an old version of a dictionary - Oxford English Dictionary, compact edition, 1971. Even if you're not a housewife, (I am not either) it's triggering a not-so-good mood but an effective way to turn the page and get on with your reading. The thought-proving parts of any book are one super effective way to make its readers invested and actually finish the book, whether they liked it or not. The first parts of the book (all parts, tbh) made me sooo annoyed with the lead, Patricia, that I finished the book earlier than expected. These days, because…
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American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
What I appreciated the most is that the book did try to incorporate as many issues as it could, such as the life in a community controlled by cartels, the fear of writing and exposing high-ranking individuals, life of migrants, life of a single parent, and other experiences and stories encountered by our protagonist, Lydia. The character I liked the most was Lydia's son, Luca. Only because he reads books at a very young age, which is not very usual these days. But I cannot shake off the fact that that "young age" was eight and the wisdom he has was like not even of a teenager. I mean...???
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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The first pages were kinda annoying (as usual) because the way it’s written, I think that would be better if it’s narrated like verbally. Reading it is a little bit confusing that I needed to read then re-read and re-read again just to understand what it was implying. “Don’t think about cookies,” and now you’re thinking about cookies. Don’t think about cookies. All you need to know is that a man was standing…. So then don’t tell me. Maybe? I started drafting this review at chapter 20 where my mood shifted to another. I almost stopped reading the
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Hey. As you know (I shared my recent story on my Youtube channel in case you missed and as if you’re interested), I am currently on isolation due to COVID-19. I tested positive last week of September and since we have no decent room to isolate myself in at home and I don’t want to expose any member of the fam even further, I immediately requested for an isolation room from our barangay and finally moved out a day after. Well, at least for two weeks.
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Are you looking for good books talking about travels? Well, I was and a couple of articles I read suggested The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This is my second time reading it so I thought maybe write a review about it. So okay. Title: The Alchemist Author: Paulo Coelho My Review Rating: ★★★★☆ Goodreads Synopsis: Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different, and far more satisfying, listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and, most…
