I’m Reading For A Change

Okay, okay, I won’t bore you with what happened to the impeachment trial. I am sure you have read and watched what happened on the Senate floor yesterday afternoon. Suffice to say, I am making a list of all the twenty-three senators since by Monday or Tuesday at the latest, they would release the verdict [...]

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Can You Imagine Life Without Books?

I CAN’T!   And that’s written in big bold letters. This ongoing love affair knows no bounds, an insatiable thirst for more, loving the feel and smell of new pages, waiting to discover something that would either make you cry, laugh, think and smile. I need more space for more books. If my brother could [...]

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The Cabinet of Curiosities And Other Book Stories

And here I thought Michael Crichton was the best when it comes to science-based thrillers. And Robin Cook comes next for those heart-stopping medical thrillers.  I heard of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child from some friends at Shelfari where I have my virtual library but it didn’t make me curious to find any of their [...]

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Yes, It’s Rosamunde Pilcher

Being sick does not give you much choice on what to do except perhaps listen to the morning news on the radio, watch TV, sleep and read. I prefer the last two of course since rest and relaxation are all you need to get well.  Come to think of it, I was not even enticed [...]

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The Best Of Me (Latest Book of Nicholas Sparks)

I have started reading two books, Eat, Pray, Love (I’m giving it another go) and a lovely book on St. Francis of Assisi given by a priest friend from Rome. The latter is that kind of book that you don’t just read at one sitting, because every word is meant to be absorbed and reflected [...]

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The Edge of Winter

It’s my first book on Luanne Rice.  I always see her books every time I get a chance to drop by Booksale but I was never lured to buy them. A few weeks ago, my daughter  bought a copy of The Edge of Winter. I think she got it on sale at Powerbooks.  I fell [...]

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Misery And Other Stories

Yes, I’ve started reading Stephen King’s book Misery last night.  On Writing was the last book I read by Stephen King. In fact, I even wrote a review of the book  sometime last April.  While reading the first few chapters of Misery, I was conscious  on how he used and strung words  while remembering those pointers [...]

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Saving Fish From Drowning

This is not exactly a review since I am only on the third chapter of the book.  Saving Fish From Drowning is my second read on Amy Tan, the first one being The Joy Luck Club. I was able to buy another book of hers  two years ago but it got flooded before I even [...]

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Disclosure

It’s been years since I read a novel by Michael Crichton. I was in college back in the seventies when I was able to get hold of his two books, The Terminal Man and The Andromeda Strain. I watched the movie version of his other book Disclosure back in 1994 starring Michael Douglas and Demi [...]

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The Dance Of Life

We’re almost in the middle of celebrating Semana Santa. Today is Holy Tuesday and some parishes have started the Pabasa. Pabasa is a unique Filipino tradition of singing and chanting the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It differs in many provinces throughout the archipelago because they use the native dialects to read it. It [...]

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