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thewilyfilipino's review
3.0
This well-observed, sometimes piercingly nostalgic, and occasionally infuriating -- it's sometimes reminiscent of the same fascinatingly insular and sheltered world examined in Miguel Syjuco's Ilustrado -- graphic novel is a labor of love. Arre takes his readers through the disappearance of Voltes V from Philippine TV screens, UP Diliman hijinks, and the lovelorn protagonist's frustrations in the advertising world. It may devolve into St. Elmo's Fire-type melodrama towards the end, but its honesty and clarity of vision as it follows a barkada through the decades is worth the read.
lovefoolish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
celebrated national heroes day, culminated buwan ng wika, and spent my last few days of freedom from uni reading this.
i am currently a sophomore in diliman,certainly not a martial law baby. it's not an exaggeration that MY very emotional self really had a field day with this book. sososo many feelings -- nostalgia, happiness, fear??? dread????? anticipation??????
im in this particular time in my life where the phrases "para sa bayan," and "give back to your country" are a part of my regular life. it's a time when reality and idealism sets in, both taking turns in your head depending on what condition it is in a particular day. the book is about living your life, but it's also about letting the reality of your country set in.
i hope i can go back to this 4, 6, 10 years from now and view how different and similar my view on life is. the times would have changed then, and so would i.
did the torch burn brightly while i was holding it?
i am currently a sophomore in diliman,
im in this particular time in my life where the phrases "para sa bayan," and "give back to your country" are a part of my regular life. it's a time when reality and idealism sets in, both taking turns in your head depending on what condition it is in a particular day. the book is about living your life, but it's also about letting the reality of your country set in.
i hope i can go back to this 4, 6, 10 years from now and view how different and similar my view on life is. the times would have changed then, and so would i.
did the torch burn brightly while i was holding it?
mariaellabetos's review
3.0
Lukewarm feeling, just like how he described his generation, born in the middle of martial law, so he was too young to understand the human condition. He became a yuppie post-EDSA revolution, so he was too old to rant on the societal condition.
I guess the character and I are both the same - in my case, of all Arre's works, this is where I find myself not raving about his creation.
I guess the character and I are both the same - in my case, of all Arre's works, this is where I find myself not raving about his creation.
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