Monday, July 28, 2008

have read: one hundred years of solitude


ang natatandaan ko dito ay si remedios the beauty. how can i forget her, eh she ascended into heaven while doing the laundry. as in pag sinabi this book, i usually equate it kay remedios the beauty. ultimate magic realism ito. like may girl na kumakain ng lupa, tas merong kinakain ng langgam tas merong scroll na andun ang story ng isang pamilya at ng macondo for one hundred years, tapos pinapanganak ng bukas ang mata kasi he wept sa womb ng mom niya, tas yung girl na may dalang bones ng parents niya, tas yung sako lang ang damit, may mga gypsys, invisible doctors, mga pamngkin who end up loving the aunts who raised them. whoaaaaa.grabe. ang daming issues. pero pag hindi mo nga naiintindihan ang magical realism, basahin mo to and the sun will surely shine on you.

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