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A review by daniaustria
A Question of Heroes by Nick Joaquín
5.0
Were History taught to be examined and not memorized, I would've engaged with it more. (Better late than never?)
Ours is a country given to (being ruined by?) idol worship; this book challenges that culture. In reality, our heroes were all too human—not always valiant, not all total romantics about the idea of a free nation. To uncover and accept their faults do not take away from their worth in history; it makes them richer subjects for study. (It makes them, dare I say, "relatable". I am a millennial after all.)
If anything, I just wish Joaquin used footnotes for reference as some of the "revelations" were a bitch to fact-check, but he is quick to tag rumors as they were. (Should you pick it up, remember that this is a book of essays and not a textbook.) A must-read!
Ours is a country given to (being ruined by?) idol worship; this book challenges that culture. In reality, our heroes were all too human—not always valiant, not all total romantics about the idea of a free nation. To uncover and accept their faults do not take away from their worth in history; it makes them richer subjects for study. (It makes them, dare I say, "relatable". I am a millennial after all.)
If anything, I just wish Joaquin used footnotes for reference as some of the "revelations" were a bitch to fact-check, but he is quick to tag rumors as they were. (Should you pick it up, remember that this is a book of essays and not a textbook.) A must-read!