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I plan to chill, just like her. ( img src ) This year in reading, I'll... relinquish my little semblance of control and be entirely honest with myself. Ergo, I opt not to formally join any reading challenge this year. let my reading develop organically, while trying to read more of the following: African women writers Filipino literature (for fun, not just for work. Though work is fun.) Graphic novels try to limit my book buying to P1000 (around $23) per month. try blog more regularly? (I don't think I can commit to anything beyond that question mark, especially with my current schedule. I know people say it's all a matter of scheduling, but I seem to have a medical condition that prevents me from keeping to any concrete schedule. In an ideal world, I woud like to blog at least 3x a week. But I can only promise to try.) participate in or organize more read-alongs, either with fellow book club members or fellow bloggers.  definitely have a Ulysses read-al...

Read: 28 June 2009 How I got it… Also lent by my book pimp Why I read it… A former co-teacher, Eric , raved to me about this series before. I wanted to complete the 20-book reading challenge that I set for co-faculty members. What's the story? In this first volume of Fables , you're introduced to characters from traditional fairy tales exiled to New York; they were thrown out of their homes by the Adversary, an as-yet unrevealed entity. The fairy tale characters keep track of their own, with Snow White, currently divorced from Prince Charming, acting as deputy (something like a mayor) for the bunch, and Bigby Wolf of Red Riding Hood fame giving up his grandma-eating days for the sheriff's badge. The mystery begins when Jack (of Beanstalk fame) discovers his girlfriend's, Rose Red, apartment spattered in blood and Rose Red herself missing. Snow White is concerned about the disappearance, especially since Rose Red is her sister; she puts Bigby on the case. That's it w...

Read: 28 June 2009 How I got it… My book pimp lent it to me She was the only one willing to lend me a copy of Sandman. She says guys don't lend out their Sandman graphic novels. It's supposedly a guy-thing. Why I read it… I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman I've always, always wanted to read a Sandman graphic novel. I was thinking of including it in one of our school reading lists. What's the story? The Endless--Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and, of course, Dream--gather for a family meeting which will supposedly be pivotal in causing terrible events in motion; the family meeting descends into a family squabble. Death accuses Dream, or Morpheus, of pride for sending his former lover to hell simply for refusing him; Morpheus realizes his mistake and seeks to rectify matters by trying to release his former lover, Nada, from hell--a no mean feat considering Morpheus' enmity with Lucifer. Morpheus is prepared for battle as he enters hell, but he is surprised...