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A review by scythefranz
After Lambana by Mervin Malonzo, Eliza Victoria
3.0
The pages of my copy is falling apart so 3 stars. Just kidding.
Aesthetically pleasing and somehow, immersive, After Lambana gives us an almost quiet story yet screaming with intensity and dread. It is a modern tale between the diwatas, sirenas, and humans that gives a familiar and surreal vibe while reading the book.
I don't have any idea where the story is going at first but it is fine, really, since I like being surprised. But I'm mildy disappointed when I've connected the dots and learned what this book is all about. It lacks of narrative, in my opinion, and the substantial background story of what really happens between the humans and the diwatas, between the sirenas and the diwatas.
Overall, the story is exquisite in form and in show and tell. It has a magic on its own that engage the reader in the realm of Philippine myth and the mundane and confusing city of the modern world.
Aesthetically pleasing and somehow, immersive, After Lambana gives us an almost quiet story yet screaming with intensity and dread. It is a modern tale between the diwatas, sirenas, and humans that gives a familiar and surreal vibe while reading the book.
I don't have any idea where the story is going at first but it is fine, really, since I like being surprised. But I'm mildy disappointed when I've connected the dots and learned what this book is all about. It lacks of narrative, in my opinion, and the substantial background story of what really happens between the humans and the diwatas, between the sirenas and the diwatas.
Overall, the story is exquisite in form and in show and tell. It has a magic on its own that engage the reader in the realm of Philippine myth and the mundane and confusing city of the modern world.