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Book review: Anne Rice’s “The Wolf Gift”
Over the past few years, Anne Rice and I have been having a little tiff. I mean, she’s mostly unaware of it, but it’s been going on for years. I didn’t touch any of her Jesus books, and her Songs … Continue reading
Your week in books#25
CATFIGHT! There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the internet in the past few days as Twihards took offense at on-again/off-again Catholic Anne Rice declared that Lestat and Louis from “The Vampire Chronicles” would feel sorry for Stephenie … Continue reading
My MIBF loot report#2
Things didn’t let up even during the last two days of the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF). Over the weekend, it seemed like I was still scurrying to and fro either attending talks or interviewing authors. If not that, I … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander yates, alexandre dumas, anne rice, beauty's punishment, beauty's release, consider the lobster, david foster wallace, henry james, jane austen, persuasion, rachel ward, samantha sotto, sleeping beauty trilogy, the claiming of sleeping beauty, the portrait of a lady, the three musketeers
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Readercon Filipino Friday: Week 2
It’s week two of the Filipino Friday meme hosted by the organizers of the First Filipino Reader Conference! The question for this week is: “Your Reader’s Story How did you become a reader? What factors influenced you to take it up … Continue reading
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Tagged anne rice, beauty's punishment, edith hamilton, ewan mcgregor, francine pascal, janine pourroy, meme, my life in books, on the edge, running with the demon, shooting star, sweet valley high, terry brooks, the claiming of sleeping beauty, the druid of shannara, the elf queen of shannara, the scions of shannara, the talismans of shannara
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Readercon Filipino Friday: Week 1
Yes, yes, I know I’m late. But as the cliche goes, better that than never! This meme is from the organizers behind the First Filipino Reader Conference that is going to be held during the Manila International Book Fair, which is so … Continue reading
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Tagged anne rice, colette, green wheat, james baldwin, meme, robert jordan, shannara, sweet valley high, terry brooks, virginia woolf, wheel of time, zack rogow
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Mansplaining*, the V.S. Naipaul edition
The guy above with the adorable expression is Nobel Prize-winning novelist V.S. Naipul. A couple of weeks ago he made a claim that I’m sure you readers of the female persuasion will find absolutely charming. I quote: I read a … Continue reading
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Tagged anne rice, colette, elfriede jelinek, karen hulme, my life in books, virginia woolf, vs naipaul
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Book review: Anne Rice’s “Of Love and Evil”
I was an Anne Rice fanboy. I still remember reading “interview with a Vampire” on the jeepney home from school, and thinking that there couldn’t possibly be anything more awesome than gay vampires who sleep in coffins together. Since then, … Continue reading
Book review: Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s “Red Riding Hood”
To be honest, the only reason I even thought of picking up this book was because of the trailer. I’m the easiest person to market stuff to: just mention that there’s going to be some shirtless boys with accents in … Continue reading