The Bookish Pinoy http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy book news, reviews and editorials from an avid Filipino reader Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:52:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/images/logo.pngThe Bookish Pinoy logo Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli – Book Review http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/x5rraBrJwww/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2012/01/stargirl-book-review/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:18:44 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1574 My paperback copy of Stargirl bought from BooksaleStargirl is one of those books I've put off reading for quite a while. And it doesn't take a genius to figure out why once you've seen the cover.]]> My paperback copy of Stargirl bought from Booksale

It’s been months since my last review. I went into a fiction reading hiatus by choice. This weekend, I found myself taking a long look at my bookshelf. I felt bad seeing how little I’ve...

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2012/01/stargirl-book-review/feed/ 2 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2012/01/stargirl-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stargirl-book-review What do you call someone who swims in books? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/QrDQ0Drh_UQ/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/11/what-do-you-call-someone-who-swims-in-books/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:15:28 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1557 swimming in booksHas anyone managed to fill their room with enough books to deserve this title?]]> swimming in books

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/11/what-do-you-call-someone-who-swims-in-books/feed/ 9 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/11/what-do-you-call-someone-who-swims-in-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-you-call-someone-who-swims-in-books Hogwarts in the Philippines (Pottermore) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/lySBgDIc298/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/10/hogwarts-philippines-pottermore/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:07:10 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1496 philippine-hogwartsI’m sure I’m not the first Filipino to have realized this but I think the welcome messages JKR wrote for Pottermore brought something new to this "strange phenomenon”.]]> philippine-hogwarts

The idea came to me while talking to my sister about how she unwillingly got sorted into Hufflepuff at Pottermore but the qualities described...

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/10/hogwarts-philippines-pottermore/feed/ 5 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/10/hogwarts-philippines-pottermore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hogwarts-philippines-pottermore Catholicism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford) – Book Review http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/TsYf9gWris8/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/10/catholicism-a-very-short-introduction-oxford-book-review/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:15:17 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1543 catholicism oxford a very short introductionLet me begin by saying that I am a lay Catholic. Like most Filipino Catholics, I grew up knowing just what the religion class in my Catholic school taught.]]> catholicism oxford a very short introduction

Let me begin by saying that I am a lay Catholic. Like most Filipino Catholics, I grew up knowing just what the religion class in my Catholic elementary school taught. I have not tak...

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/10/catholicism-a-very-short-introduction-oxford-book-review/feed/ 0 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/10/catholicism-a-very-short-introduction-oxford-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=catholicism-a-very-short-introduction-oxford-book-review Pottermore – The Sorting Hat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/VScB5izbSv0/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/pottermore-the-sorting-hat/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:46:18 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1510 pottermore sorting hat intro messageAfter getting my wand, we move on to the much-awaited Sorting Hat at Pottermore.]]> pottermore sorting hat intro message

After getting my wand, we move on to the much-awaited Sorting Hat at

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/pottermore-the-sorting-hat/feed/ 5 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/pottermore-the-sorting-hat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pottermore-the-sorting-hat Pottermore – Ollivanders Bespoke Wand Selector http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/uexOTS_af-o/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/pottermore-ollivanders-bespoke-wand-selector/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:37:37 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1482 Pottermore new user profileAnd so it begins. Initial thoughts? Slightly disappointing at first but as the story progressed, you will enjoy this new Harry Potter experience concocted by the one and only J. K. Rowling herself. Po...]]> Pottermore new user profile

And so it begins. Initial thoughts? Slightly disappointing at first but as the story progressed, you will enjoy this new Harry Potter experience concocted by the one and only J. K. ...

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/pottermore-ollivanders-bespoke-wand-selector/feed/ 2 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/pottermore-ollivanders-bespoke-wand-selector/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pottermore-ollivanders-bespoke-wand-selector 1st Filipino Reader Conference – Expectations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/Xyqt1UHfXqg/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/1st-filipino-reader-conference-expectations/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:17:16 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1462 Visit the Facebook event page for the 1st Filipino Reader Conference!It used to be 50/50. Now there's a 70/40 chance that I’ll attend the first Filipino Reader Conference happening on Wednesday, September 14.]]> Visit the Facebook event page for the 1st Filipino Reader Conference!

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/1st-filipino-reader-conference-expectations/feed/ 4 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/1st-filipino-reader-conference-expectations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1st-filipino-reader-conference-expectations Leepike Ridge by N. D. Wilson – Book Review http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/GZPNRQLlVro/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/leepike-ridge-n-d-wilson-book-review/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:19:05 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1447 leepike ridge paperbackLeepike Ridge is a great bedtime read for young boys. It's a great story on adventure and exploration most young men could only dream about.]]> leepike ridge paperback

This is one of several books I got at National Bookstore’s Cut-Price Sa...

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/leepike-ridge-n-d-wilson-book-review/feed/ 2 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/leepike-ridge-n-d-wilson-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leepike-ridge-n-d-wilson-book-review Mary and the Convert – G.K. Chesterton http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/8XF0ZXPS1t0/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/mary-and-the-convert-g-k-chesterton/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:41:27 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1435 Madonna and ChildToday, September 8, we celebrate the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. And to mark this special day for many Filipinos, I am sharing here a very inspiring article from the great Christian apologist G....]]> Madonna and Child
]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/mary-and-the-convert-g-k-chesterton/feed/ 0 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/mary-and-the-convert-g-k-chesterton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mary-and-the-convert-g-k-chesterton Night by Elie Wiesel – Book Review http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/sg6xi0-D-Y0/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/night-elie-wiesel-book-review/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:53:53 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1353 night by elie wieselNight is a good read for anyone searching a fairly well-told account of a Holocaust survivor, and a Pulitzer Prize winner at that too.]]> night by elie wiesel

I chanced upon this book after failing to find the sequel to Odd Thomas at Booksale....

]]> http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/night-elie-wiesel-book-review/feed/ 0 http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/night-elie-wiesel-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=night-elie-wiesel-book-review How Harry Potter Should Have Ended http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBookishPinoy/~3/vrGFUVw0LNs/ http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/2011/09/how-harry-potter-should-have-ended/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:44:19 +0000 Patrick http://www.syaoran.net/thebookishpinoy/?p=1388 How Harry Potter Should Have EndedI don’t normally post stuff like this but this video is just too awesome not to be shared here too.]]> How Harry Potter Should Have Ended

I don’t normally post stuff like this but this video is just too awesome not to be shared here too. Enjoy!

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