A review by meowsie_20
Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan

5.0

I will definitely encourage others to read this book because, aside from connecting Filipinos more to the society as the culture, locations, and events mentioned are all within the country, it is also a doorway to realizing the Philippines' and other countries' most serious problem, corruption and official anomalies, which is still left unsolved. This book made me feel what exactly the author felt while writing it, and I hope it makes other people feel the same way. I want everyone to feel compelled to defend their country, to do what is ethically right despite opposition, and fight for the injustices that keep them poor. The story serves as a reminder of the influence that our elected representatives wielded. In this story, we'll assume that if the NBI had intervened sooner, there would be fewer victims or only one. Knowing this part would make us inspired to take the election seriously. Aside from that, it also demonstrates to the readers that there is still goodness in us, that a country, despite its flaws, still has atrocities against its citizens that deserve to be exposed. This book has changed my perspective and I would like to suggest anyone give this a shot.