Posted by bennardfajardo on July 7, 2014 · 7 Comments
We’re at the halfway point of the year and things are getting interesting reading-wise. I have read some interesting books, books that have either expanded my view on what fiction is or those that carried their genius with quiet dignity. On the other hand, I have read some books that have disappointed me and there … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Reading List · Tagged with A Dame to Kill For, A Tale of Two Cities, Books, Charles Dickens, Essential Reading, Fairy Tale Fail, George Saunders, In Persuasion Nation, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Julian Barnes, Leo Tolstoy, Marek Hlasko, Mark Miller, Mina Esguerra, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Graveyard, The Sense of an Ending, The Sound of Things Falling
Posted by bennardfajardo on June 6, 2014 · 8 Comments
I am quite excited for June not only because it’s a brand new month but also because I’ll be reading in brand new place. Currently, I’m in LA, Raymond Chandler’s city. However, despite the newness of the month and the newness of the surroundings, I am quite worried because, in my experience, I barely get … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Reading List · Tagged with Angelo R. Lacuesta, Books, Dean Francis Alfar, Djuna Barnes, Elaine Dundy, Essential Reading, Leonard Michaels, Marek Hlasko, Maximum Volume, Spillway, Sylvia, The Dud Avocado, The Graveyard
Posted by bennardfajardo on May 5, 2014 · 1 Comment
I have been on a book buying frenzy these past few months and I don’t feel sorry. I’m pretty sure that it’s supposed to be a bad sign but nothing negative has come out of my spree yet so I’ll deal with the possible consequences when they come. Anyway, last month, I visited several branches of … Continue reading →
Filed under Book Love, Books · Tagged with Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Book Love, Books, Christopher Morley, Definitely Maybe, Eileen Chang, Etgar Keret, Love In A Fallen City, Marek Hlasko, Melville House, Parnassus on Wheels, Regarding The Pain of Others, Robert Vare, Suddenly A Knock on the Door, Susan Sontag, Sven Birkerts, The American Idea: The Best of Atlantic Monthly, The Graveyard, The Haunted Bookshop, The Other Walk