I believe though that all the stories fit our restlessness and refuge reading theme. There are nine stories in this collection – and just like all anthologies, some are hit or miss for me. It was also a heavy-going read, it took me two weeks to finish it – not because it wasn’t riveting, but because I had to take a pause in between reading because I felt a sense of suffocation – the stories are too intimate, familiar, and perhaps hit too close to home. Book borrowed from the Jurong West Public Library. Having won the PEN/Bingham Prize for Debut Story Collection this year (with 25,000 USD cash prize), this book has earned a great deal of much-deserved attention. I immediately picked up this book from the library as soon as I saw that it was available. Batacan, which also won a number of awards. It’s been awhile since I reviewed Filipino adult literary fiction here at GatheringBooks, the last one being Smaller and Smaller Circles by F. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.
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