“After you died I could not hold a funeral,And so my life became a funeral.”― Han Kang, Human Acts From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a rare and astonishing (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice. In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a … Continue reading Pages Feature: “Human Acts” by Han Kang
Month: November 2020
Pass The Book Challenge: The Underrated Books Edition
“She wanted her own story.”Aja Gabel, The Ensemble The year 2020 is the year I accepted viral social media "challenges" and before the year ends I want to make sure I share this super fun one that I did with my bookstagram favorites way back in June. This is actually the second one after the … Continue reading Pass The Book Challenge: The Underrated Books Edition
Ella Arcangel: “Basbas ng Apoy” Pre-orders + Donation Drive for #RescuePH
"May anino ang Barangay Masikap, isang lihim na lugar na pugad ng mga nilalang na naitaboy ng pagdating ng mga tao. Santuwaryo ito para sa marami ngunit kulungan para sa iilan. Para makawala, kailangan nilang harapin si Ella, ang tagapagbantay sa pagitan ng dalawang mundo." It has been a disheartening couple of weeks due to … Continue reading Ella Arcangel: “Basbas ng Apoy” Pre-orders + Donation Drive for #RescuePH
October Wrap-up + Journal Spread
"I used to think life was like a book: you turn the first page, and there's the next, and as you go on turning page after page, eventually you reach the last one. But life is nothing like a story in a book. There may be words, and the pages may be numbered, but there … Continue reading October Wrap-up + Journal Spread
Pages Review: “Of Magpies and Men” by Ode Ray (ARC)
"Pour vivre heureux, vivons cachés - to live happily, live hidden." Can any good come of longings that a person can never satisfy? If so, good for whom? Two corpses wash ashore in a picturesque Italian village, the violence that put them there is bound to a long held secret and two strangers living worlds … Continue reading Pages Review: “Of Magpies and Men” by Ode Ray (ARC)