Reviews

Ulirát: Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines by Tilde Acuña, John Bengan, Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III, Kristine Ong Muslim, Daryll Delgado

delaney253's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

josephtrinidad115's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

hey, they're just like me!

tairotcards's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

2000s's review

3.75

Pretty decent collection, lots of diverse writing styles and stories. A few that I could have skipped but most were pretty interesting. My favorites were probably The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Cockroach, Pamato, Relapse, The Savant, and Some Notes and Footnotes on Loneliness.