r/PHBookClub

Bought my first kindle and I'm in love :)

Definitely a 5/5!!!

Quite easy to read great pacing and build up. Di ko lang masyadong trip yung ending ewan ko? Parang ang anti climactic for me? Pero that was just the last 5% of the book the 95% was still immaculate.

A fierce indictment of a society that allows its most vulnerable children slip trough the cracks. Years after its inception, this book remains an urgent, deeply moving, and hauntingly relevant.

On one hand, I’m really happy that everything is done and concluded with just one book (as an adult, I seem to have less and less time for reading so I really do appreciate standalone fantasy books).

But on the other hand, my mind can’t stop thinking about the other possibilities and other stories that would have happened if only it were a series. In short, nakakabitin. Post-book depression is easier to feel too.

The book itself was really good though! As a kid who grew up watching Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood on TV5, this really seemed like an AU fanfic of Roy and Riza to me. I really really liked the novel’s world building and I really feel like there’s a lot more to discover in this novel’s world. Yumi And The Nightmare Painter also left me feeling this way (that book is on a whole other level IMO. 5/5)

What other standalone fantasy books left you feeling this way?

I’m on my 10th book of the year, and I just finished it todayyy. Seven year slip was such a good read. Poston’s writing felt so intimate and immersive i lavettt

I don't understand the hate for this book; it's cray cray BUT i found it funny in a bleak, sarcastic way. I appreciate the bravery of having a privileged, vapid, immature woman as a main character. It wasn't the easiest read kasi frustrating talaga si MC, and how her inner thoughts go, but the negative thoughts are quite relatable, ung contempt for everything and eveyone - like lahat may agenda sayo. And it's an interesting take on depression. She has everything and yet she can't find meaning because of it. The ending was a surprise, I thought there would be grave consequences dun sa pinag gagawa ni MC to achieve her entire year of sleep, but she got off easy. Still, the book highlights how beauty privilege overshadows character development, that depression ravages anyone regardless of social standing, and how intrusive thoughts should stay as thoughts lol.

got all of these for ₱175 !!!

may annotations yung the crucible pero nagustuhan ko naman yung annotations ng previous owner so i still got it (₱75). interior chinatown has water damage but it was only ₱40. we need to talk about kevin was for ₱60.

live laugh love booksale 😌🫶

My high interests in philosophy made me buy this book last Sunday. Prior to this, I had bought some books by Nietzsche and Plato over the past few months.

*My gut still tells me I need a starter 😆

Four days in (and around 100 pages - Aristotle’s chapter) and I’m really enjoying it! Definitely would recommend as it has already been recommended by many hehe

My previous post on filipiniana books gained a lot of traction, and I'm very, very proud to share that I've almost completely filled my bookshelves of Filipiniana in the span of two months. Notably, I've managed to obtain the entire omnibus of Renato Constantino's nationalist writing, Hartendorp's two volumes on the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines, Golay's seminal work the Face of an Empire: the United States and Philippines Relations, a book on the Augustinian Recollects' hagiography and history, and a first edition of Leon Ma Guerrero's the First Filipino. Most important are the Philippine Studies catalogue published quarterly by Ateneo de Manila press with a veritable amount of knowledge, as well as the much coveted Mr. Rural Reform: The Times and Tidings of Manny Manahan by Nick Joaquin. Not included in the pictures are some primary Spanish books because I sold them to buy other books 😅 such as Nick Joaquin's Un Retrato del Artista, a spanish report on the castles forts and garrisons of the islands, a book on Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, and some Alice Guerrero art books.

Collecting these is by no means an easy feat, especially for a student, and I needed some creative ways to earn money to buy books that I like (which I did through buy and sell). Kindly post your books as well on the comment section to see what I've missed so that I know what to buy next time 🙂

It broke my heart in so many ways.

I really really felt bad for Hassan :((

Hi, I have some books that I need to rehome. There are around 50 books in total. Most are reading copies only, as they’re tanned and have foxing. Some are in good to very good condition. They’re free to anyone interested.

Preferably someone from Gensan who can pick them up.

I have not read these books and they’ve been on my shelf since I bought them. All are hardcover and in excellent condition (like bnew).

Katabasis deluxe ed - P800 RESERVED
Watermoon - P700
The Elsewhere Express - SOLD

Payment is via Gcash or BPI and delivery is via LBC.

Would you buy a heavily annotated book? I was surprised to see a post on Facebook where people were bidding up to 2k for a heavily annotated copy of The Women by Kristin Hannah.

Just now got the hang of GoodReads, starting out as a booktok reader. Anyone wanna be friends?