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jeshincase's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
notordinaree's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
!!!I NEED A COMICS VERSION OF THIS STORY!!!
This speculative fiction is worth reading for those who loves to read superhero stories. Aside from the dystopic world of seroks, it is worth noting that this book is full of action scenes which can be great to its target readers.
As a reader, I have a hard time reading it because of the commas. It is one of my weakness. The way it was written is sometimes hard to read.
Furthermore, there are chapters that have information overload because the author is trying to build the world of Seroks. I fell that those chapters wanted to choke me with information.
Nonetheless, this book is worth reading and will crave you for more.
This speculative fiction is worth reading for those who loves to read superhero stories. Aside from the dystopic world of seroks, it is worth noting that this book is full of action scenes which can be great to its target readers.
As a reader, I have a hard time reading it because of the commas. It is one of my weakness. The way it was written is sometimes hard to read.
Furthermore, there are chapters that have information overload because the author is trying to build the world of Seroks. I fell that those chapters wanted to choke me with information.
Nonetheless, this book is worth reading and will crave you for more.
mariaellabetos's review
3.0
A collection of short stories interwoven in a flashback, geeky and dystopian future of the motherland. Hard to imagine the suits and the armors, the netheads and all that chips and codes inside your head. Piracy is rampant, I can imagine that. And also the typhoon and the Pinoy flicks and the corrupt actor who became the President of the bleak future Philippines. Very very good prose, since its inspiration came from a Palanca-award-winning story of Kaming Mga Seroks.
The most meaty story in the collection is Salbahe, the Twelfth Hour, and the Thirteenth Hour. Most of the action or movement came in these 3proses. The others, are actually fill-in details to give color in a historic setting, or a bridge-in to what has happened in the past and present.
The ending's open-ended, giving you an anticipating outlook to look forward to the next novel.
The most meaty story in the collection is Salbahe, the Twelfth Hour, and the Thirteenth Hour. Most of the action or movement came in these 3proses. The others, are actually fill-in details to give color in a historic setting, or a bridge-in to what has happened in the past and present.
The ending's open-ended, giving you an anticipating outlook to look forward to the next novel.
justreadingby's review
4.0
Seroks is an interesting and unique read for Philippine Literature. It mixes real world problems and circumstances with touches of sci-fi and comic-book-like heroism. Although this feels more like an introduction and explanation to the world David Hontiveros first crafts in Kaming Mga Seroks, reading through it feels as if you've already been there: the world has already been worn and by the time you get into the next few chapters, it is disturbingly familiar and not at the same time. The stories link to each other by some means, whether it be directly or indirectly. It's rather exhilarating to try and connect the dots yourself, figure out which parts connect and what they, as a whole, reveal.
It has been almost half a year that I've been reading this book due to multiple interruptions (school, family concerns, personal matters, etc.) but it has been a pleasure being on this ride and I am excited to acquire and read the next book.
It has been almost half a year that I've been reading this book due to multiple interruptions (school, family concerns, personal matters, etc.) but it has been a pleasure being on this ride and I am excited to acquire and read the next book.
ginpomelo's review
challenging
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
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