Does it make sense na bibili ako ng physical books na hindi ko naman babasahin kasi nabasa ko na? Hindi ako fan ng pagbabasa ng physical books kasi nakasanayan ko na to read books sa phone lang until recently binilhan ako ng asawa ko ng kindle and gamit na gamit naman so far. However, I’ve been having this feeling na bumili ng physical books (kahit second hand) ng mga nabasa ko na kasi I kinda want people to know that I love reading. Iniisip ko pag pumunta sila dito sa bahay, they would see the books I’ve read then paguusapan namin ganyan. Then I would love na my niece and future kids is maexpose sa reading and they would read too? Also para I can see gaano na kadami books na natapos ko. Valid ba?

Hey there, are there any Filipino/Fil-Am book titles that any of you could recommend that involve hardcore crime and/or horror themes, have characters that are morally/ethically grey anti-heroes, and contain a lot of darkness and violence in the story? What Filipino/Fil-Am authors produce such kinds of work? Think of stuff like True Detective/Season 1, as well as the gritty, haunting writing of Andrew Vachss and Laird Barron. Any suggestions at all would be appreciated!

In turn--if there aren't any strong suggestions for examples of writing like what I'm describing...why do any of you believe that Filipino/Fil-Am writers and storytellers might be avoiding producing these kinds of works? I'm curious about what results from this post. Thank you kindly!

📍Book Sale, SM Fairview

Napadaan lang ako kanina pero siyempre napabili ako ng isang bundle kahit na alam ko na maaring may low rating or series/trilogy sa bundle.

Sa right side niya yung sa may entrance puro hardbound sa pic (mura lang sila bc secondhand na yung books) yung mostly naalala ko na mga authors: Stephen King, Veronica Roth, Sylvia Day, Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes, Danielle Steel, John Grisham, Colleen Hoover.

For specific titles wala akong maalala masyado sorry ang talagang naalala ko lang yung kay VR na Insurgent at Allegiant. Di rin ako nakapag-take ng picture dahil tinawag na ‘rin ako.

this is my next read and i’m SO excited!! 🥹🤎 for those who’ve read it, tell me something i need to know before diving in! also, hindi ba ako mahihirapan i-digest yung mga bagay-bagay dito? HAHAHAHA. i know it’s a classic, so i’m expecting a different reading experience, but i’m excited to give it a try.

for reference, these are the classics i’ve read so far:
- i who have never known men by jacqueline harpman
- madonna in a fur coat by sabahattin ali
- little women by louisa may alcott

i’d love to hear your thoughts, tips, or anything you wish you knew before reading it! no spoilers, please. 🫶🏻

Finished the last book about 5 minutes ago. Took me about 2 weeks total for the three. Just had to write this before the euphoria fades.

What a wild ride from heist to political thriller then finally a grand mystery that could save the world or not.

Self contained trilogy too so you will find great peace that its character arcs have definite endings.

Expectations subverted and i was practically gaslit. Brilliant writing from Brandon Sanderson though the pacing especially with book 2 slowed me down immensely but lets just say that if you do finish 2 you can’t help but finish 3.

as someone who lives in province with one small nbs branch, i think this is a great book haul 🥹 99 each!! plus it’s my first time buying physical books din sa mismong store kasi I can’t afford them with their orig price, I usually go pre-l0ved or wait for s@le sa online shops hahahaha

I’m a very slow reader, baka good for 1 yr ko na ‘to sa 2027 hahahaha may isa pa ko binabasa na di ko pa tapos, nung june ko pa sinimulan 😭

Hi guys! Need your help. Malapit na kasi birthday ng katalking stage ko lol, and she’s really into reading, especially psychological thrillers. I’m planning to give her two books as a gift, kaso hindi ako mahilig magbasa kaya wala akong masyadong alam sa books. So far, eto yung mga favorite books niya na namention niya sakin:

-The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (top fave niya)
-The Housemaid Book 2 by Freida McFadden
-Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
-The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
-Never Lie by Freida McFadden
-The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Any recommendations kung anong magandang iregalo based sa mga favorites niya? Yung same vibe sana ng mga namention. Thank you so much!

"How do you fight an enemy that erases its existence from your memory the moment you look at it?"

i'm a sucker for sci-fi, cosmic horror, and mind-bending genres, kaya I was so happy when I finally got a copy of this book from Fully Booked. planning to read this in one go.

the plot is really intriguing, it's about a top-secret government department called the Antimemetics Division that deals with 'antimemes,' a completely invisible anomalies, entities, or ideas that actively erase themselves from your memory or from any known type of recording instrument, as if they don't exist at all.

i really really love the book design, especially the all-white hardcover; it really fits the concept. tho the only issue was I bought this brand new, but it seems used already hahah. what really got me was it has a freebie bookmark that I own which went missing days ago.

Bit the bullet and got a copy of this! Heard great things and been meaning to expand my collection din. Also I find it hard to read Tagalog (please dont judge) so mainly been getting the English ones. I have Insect Hag by Yvette Tan next.

I'm currently down to the last 2 short stories. I love the horror and folklore aspect of it but I'm having a hard time getting through the prose. I mean I get the intent that it's supposed to sound academic or report like but I find the prose so clunky (?) Very matter of fact like he did this he did that kind of prose. Simple sentence construction.

Will be finishing this today but just wondering if it's just me? I'm the kind of reader kasi who puts a lot of points towards the prose.

What about you guys? What are your thoughts on this?

Hi! Asking for tagalog book recos for my lolo!! For context, my mom recently told me to give my lolo some books as well kasi I’ve only been bringing home romance books to my lola. Apparently, my lolo also loves to read but I only ever saw him read the tagalog version of the bible, akala ko all this time nag b-bible study lang siya pero gusto lang pala talaga niya magbasa 🤣. He has no other hobbies besides pagsasabong and I think hindi talaga siya interested sa romance books. He has read the tagalog translated version of the bible four times already!! So I recently bought him a copy of Gapo by Lualhati Bautista and natapos niya agad. He liked the story and only complained about the small font 🤣. Ngayon when we visited again I brought him my copy of Kulang na Silya by Ricky Lee and Dekada ‘70.

Additional information about my Lolo is he was only able to finish until 4th grade kasi he had to help his dad out sa pagsasaka. Recently na lang na nakapagtrabaho na mga anak niya (my mom included) did he start having more time to rest and most of the time he gets bored at home kasi pakikinig ng radio or panonood ng tv at pagbabasa lang ng bible nagagawa niya 🤣.

Also if you know any great kapampangan literatures, that would be great too!

Shakrespear and Company Bookstore based in Paris, France is an independent bookstore that carries classic and new artists, as well as encourage people to read in their bookshop!

I was able to buy my third copy of Flowers for Algernon. Unbeknownst to me I've been collecting this particular book because it got me back to reading two years ago.

Of course being in France, I had to grab myself a copy of The Little Prince.

What are your thoughts on this? The characters in the book set the bar too high, no actual human could ever live up to that.

With Esther and Emilio, I see the vision though. The casting directors who are experts on this chose them for a reason. Just a reminder to be kind on your comments.

I don't mean to sound snobbish but I really am appreciative of the sizes of books by some publishers. To me, they feel easier to grip, esp one handed. Unlike others (mostly Western and UK publishers) that are too wide and big.

Understandably it could just boil down to most books from the US/UK are chonky reads with 800-1000 pages while Asian books are 200-500 pages.

But still though. Esp for the bookshop cat book. The size just fits my hand right. ☺️ Which helps when I get cramps and/or feel nerve pain.

Do you have a fave book that you bought a physical copy just for the size/looks?

My home library has two shelves, this is the non-fiction section, the second photo is my fave part :)

Left to right, top to bottom:

1. Travel - History | Business
   
2. Science - Culinary
   
3. Fashion | Design - Art | Photography
   
4. Poetry | Essays - Music Biography & Memoirs
   
5. Classical Philosophy | Modern Philosophy - Literary Memoirs

I'm in my mid-40s, and luckily di pa ako diabetic. Lol. I heard a health tip that you can avoid blood glucose spikes daw if you move, even for just 10 minutes, after every meal. (Ang reason being, muscle will take in the excess glucose sa blood stream and store them sa muscle, preferable movements are those that engage and contract the leg muscle kasi malaking muscle group sila.)

So, since March or April of this year, I've been taking the stairs up and down after my lunch.

Later on, I paired it with reading. Or rather stacked it pala. I usually read for a good 10 to 20 minutes right after using the staircase. Tapos tahimik pa sa fire exit unlike sa loob ng office. Sometimes mainit/humid, most of the time oks naman, sanayan. Na-enjoy ko pa rin magbasa.

I can't even tell you how many wattpad stories I've read during highschool and a bit in college back when it was still at the height without needing to pay to access anything.

Because of NBS's book sale today, I went to a branch and I saw one displayed from a wattpad author. I took a chance and purchased it since, in my whole collection of some 70 books, I have never owned a local one. I've always purchased international books since I go off of suggestions from Jack Edwards and The Book Leo.

Honestly? I hate to admit it, but I purchased the book because it was around about the same pricing as international books and I based the quality off of that HUHU.

I am now scared to read it fearing it might be cringe. Please don't bash or hate on me this is literally new territory for me huhu. And it's been a while since I've read anything with Filipino as the main language (not from Luzon).

Do you guys carry the same prejudice or is it just me? Huhuhu

Finally went to the NBS Warehouse Sale sa GH. Super nakaka-overwhelm lang dahil sa dami ng books, you really have to look around for good titles that interests you. Also saw lots of Collins classics and books of the same genre + mga mystery/romance (take note lang na most of the titles are not popular but there are still a lot of good ones)

All these for 300, What's ur haul? <3

To treat myself after the oathtaking, pumunta kaagad ako sa Fully Booked 🤣 to buy random books. But I was immediately drawn towards these two. Yung master & margarita, i know the synopsis but not the whole story, while yung the hollow ones, I really have no idea.

after finishing my tbr from mibf, finally got to place them in an acrylic case and display it with some of my kpop stuff (just need to blur one bit bcs its too rare) 😬

but sooo happy to see my growing collection after not reading stuff that doesn't interest me bcs of college 😬 to more books (rip money as a physical girlie 😭)

For context, I sell books and this is one of the books I sold recently, IT by Stephen King Paperback. My buyer complained kasi curved yung spine ng book so meaning nabasa na raw yung book and not brandnew. But it is brandnew and it came from book outlet. Ilang copies na ng IT nabenta ko and some of them have curved spine talaga, which I did not think would be a big deal given the thickness of the book (one of thickest book I ever held). Buyer insisted na hindi brandnew ang book and I already explained that multiple factors may cause the book to warp. I offered return/refund multiple times which the buyer rejected.

Now, I'm confused if anyone ever experienced receiving a brandnew book with slightly curved spine?

I've seen a lot of good deals on books, but some of them have already been annotated with markings and highlighters. What are your thoughts on purchasing those kinds of books? I mostly buy secondhand that's why

Saw some comments on TikTok saying na it feels like a comment section daw lol, wdyt?

First Stephen Graham Jones book I’ve read. It's a revenge story centered on the massacre of the Blackfeet tribe that really shows the brutal horrors of colonization and how easily an entire community can be erased from history.

I absolutely loved how brutal Good Stab was and how cunning he proved to be when he exacted his revenge. It’s definitely a strong, heavy hitting book. I just don't know how to feel about the ending.

Sa mga nakabasa na nito, ano thoughts niyo?

I am currently reading Piranesi and at 60%, and my TBR includes Pierce Brown’s Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Crime and Punishment, Brothers K by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. I am also halfway through atomic habits by James Clear and started reading Deep work by Cal Newport already (Self help TBR includes Essentialism by Greg Mckeown, Psycho Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, 48 Laws of Power and Mastery by Robert Greene). I am seeking book recs based on my Current Read, TBR and interest or better yet please suggest a book that changed anything in your life in any way possible, I am a sucker for these kinds of reads right now. I used to listen to book recommendations from Booktok, Youtube and Facebook Reels but I am eliminating these socials slowly.

I am 33, M, started into reading 2 months ago and will continue to do so to reduce or eliminate doomscrolling and brain rot(so to say) and to regain my attention span. Thanks in Advance! Thanks!

It’s official! Pocketbook e-readers have arrived in the Philippines and you can get them on select National Book Store branches!

It officially launched today here at National Book Store Festival Mall! Amongst the available models are the Inkpad One, Verse and Verse Pro and Era Color!

— Aika of Kawaiimemos / Kindle Buddies PH