ON MY READING LIST: OCTOBER

HELLO, OCTOBER! 

August and September have been busy.

During these months, I have frequented bookstores at nag-panic buying ako ng books.

I also went to the Book Fair sa SMX last September and bought books for me, Mommy and for donation. (Which I will blog about soon kasi gusto ko paramihin yung books na yun…)

The thing is, I haven’t had time to read my books (and magazines) in a long time. Nakapila sila sa bookshelf ko waiting to be opened, and I’m really looking forward to having a bit more free time so I can get to them na. Ayoko kasing simulan tapos mawawalan ako ng time hanggang sa makalimutan ko na yung details – I’ll have to re-read all that.

Here’s a glimpse of what has been sitting untouched on my bookshelf for the past 2 months:

1. TWISTED FLICKS – Jessica Zafra

I have always wanted to read Jessica Zafra, pero sa Twisted Series niya, iniisip ko lagi kung saan maganda magsimula. And along came my friend, Gladys, who helped me decide.

2. LIGO NA U, LAPIT NA ME – Eros S. Atalia

I watched Ligo Na U, Lapit na Me in this year’s Cinemalaya, and although I found it entertaining and relatable, I felt na oversexed naman yung film. Titignan ko nga kung ganun ba talaga sa libro…

3. THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS – Arundhati Roy

An item off of my ‘BOOKS I WANT TO READ’ list.

This is Veb’s gift (my Kuya’s gf). Thank you din for the short and sweet message you wrote inside.

4. GOD IS IN THE SMALL STUFF

I plan to browse through this and then give it to my Tito Eping. I’m hoping it can help him.

5. MAYBE, MAYBE NOT – Robert Fulghum

When I was in college, may binanggit na book yung Professor kong si Miss Gabelo about this book called ‘All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten’. I didn’t know who the author was back then, but I have always looked for it sa bookstores, until nakakita nga ko ng updated version recently. Pero ayoko naman yung updated, gusto ko yung original version. Manghihiram na lang ako dun sa someone who also got me this book, for starters daw…

6. ELEVEN MINUTES – Paolo Coelho

A re-read. This is one of my favorite Coelhos, the other ones are ‘Veronika Decides to Die’ and ‘By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept’. I lent my first copy of this book to someone and I never got it back. Since then, I’ve been itching for a new copy, and finally, here it is!

7. ONE DAY – David Nicholls

Aaminin ko, may mga nagsabi masakit daw sa dibdib at maganda kaya na-curious ako. Yun lang!

8. EATING FIRE AND DRINKING WATER – Arlene J. Chai

An author recommended by Gladys. Parang Amy Tan daw, pero mas relatable because she’s half-Pinay.

9. THE HELP – Kathryn Stockett

I read the synopsis sa likod ng book and it was enough to get me interested. This is also already a motion picture, hindi lang ako sure kung naipalabas na siya dito.

10. Lauren Weisberger’s THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, CHASING HARRY WINSTON and EVERYONE WORTH KNOWING 

I LOVE SHOES. Hahaha! Yun talaga ang intro?!

I bought this at the Book Fair because it’s on sale at 20% off. And the box looked cute.

It contains three books – na akala ni Mac (Gladys’ BF) eh paandar na kahon lang at walang laman! Hihihi!

Then I remembered na may nagsabing mas maganda daw yung book kesa sa movie, so I guess that’s worth checking out, right?

11. EAT, PRAY, LOVE – Elizabeth Gilbert 

Yes, not in the photo. Nasa likod na kasi siya. ‘Di ko mapag-desisyunan kung babasahin ko pa ba o hindi na.

I love the film, sobra. As in. I think it also had something to do with timing. Back then, I was in a point where I can relate to what she’s going through. Pero sa libro pala, since memoirs niya ito, all the nooks and crannies of her thoughts are included! Naloloka na ako sa mga sinasabi niya! Wala pa ako sa kalahati ng Italy nyan ha!

I think masyado akong masa to be able to relate sa sushal niyang dilemma and solution sa kanyang troubles.

But I might get to finishing the book, too, since may mga trivia ding makukuha from her through her travels.

12. THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER - Stephen Chbosky

Tapos ko na siya basahin. The only book I managed to finish in the past 2 months.

AND I LOVED IT. 

This is the best book I have read in a while. The last one was ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‘ by Mark Haddon. 

And I can say that this is the most special book I have read. 

Ngayon lang kasi nangyari sa’kin yung naapektuhan ako ng book after I closed it, naiyak ako na tapos na akong kwentuhan ni Charlie. At basta, may kurot siya na hindi ko ma-explain. It makes you want to smile and then cry.

Parang modern-day ‘Catcher in the Rye’ (at aminado naman si Chbosky na ito ang inspiration niya).

Soon, ipapalabas na rin ang movie adaptation nito – starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson.

I gave my copy to someone special, kaya wala na rin siya sa shelf ko.

Pero syempre, I’ll get another one din for myself ulit.

AND I SERIOUSLY HAVE TO GET A BIGGER BOOKSHELF.

HURRAH FOR BOOKS!  

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