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the orange girl

Written on June 26, 2008 by charity in Book Review

by jostein gaarder this is the first book written by gaarder that i’ve ever stumbled upon. and i don’t have any qualms about it. i like the way a father was talking about how he met “the orange girl”. it was simply written but it’s also profound, with insights about life, love and the chances…

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Life’s Little Instruction Book

Written on June 24, 2008 by charity in Book Review, Favorite Books

511 suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life. by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I enjoyed reading this book. It was written more than 2 decades ago… yet it’s wisdom still holds true. It’s like the modern version of the Book of Proverbs in the Bible. Some instructions may be…

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Real-Life Cinderellas

Written on June 23, 2008 by charity in Children's Books, Writing

And so goes the timeless tale of a beautiful and kind girl who fell into the unfortunate hands of her wicked stepmother and equally dumb and narcissistic stepsisters. There are different versions of this classic fairytale. But only one theme is imminent. That one is able to rise from his or her circumstances. We may…

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Uh-Oh

Written on June 23, 2008 by charity in Favorite Authors, Tips, Writing

Some Observations From Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door by Robert Fulghum Fulghum’s philosophical views on the dailiness of life never fail to enchant me. I like the way he talks to his reader, on a new light… from both sides of the fridge door. “I believe in both Show and Tell. My attitude is…

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Written on June 20, 2008 by charity in Books

by Milan Kundera This is a story about a womanizing surgeon and the women that wove their places into his life. When I started reading this, I was quite surprised by Kundera’s style. It was more philosophical than the usual romance novels. His musings about life, love, craziness and stupidity are cleverly packed in this…

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100 Years of Solitude

Written on June 20, 2008 by charity in Books

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez The story narrates of a century of life in Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía. It showed their struggles for knowledge and how they tried to keep up with their traditions. Each of the characters have their own stories, own heartbreaks, own shattered dreams. Some points were indeed comical…

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If Only It Were True

Written on June 16, 2008 by charity in Books

by Marc Levy “What I have to tell you is not easy to understand, impossible to accept. But if you will listen to my story — if you are willing to trust me — then maybe in the end you’ll believe me. And it’s very important that you, in particular, should believe me. For without…

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Archie Comics

Written on June 15, 2008 by charity in Books

these were my favorite buys way back when i was a kid. i can’t get enough of archie, jughead, betty and veronica. i have a huge collection before. be it double digest, digest or whatever. however, i can’t find them anymore. they probably got piled up somewhere in the attic and our old bodegas. are…

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ABNKKBSNPLAko?!

Written on June 15, 2008 by charity in Books, Favorite Books

if you’re pinoy or understands tagalog text lingo you’ll immediately get the gist. in full tagalog it says “aba nakakabasa na pala ako?!” for foreign readers out there it may be translated as “oh! i can already read?!” catchy line, eh? actually it’s the title of one of my favorite books by one of my…

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Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot

Written on June 13, 2008 by charity in Books

Lizzie Nichols is one bubbly girl with a big heart and a big mouth that often gets her into trouble. After spending all her graduation money for a trip to visit her boyfriend, Andrew, in London, she ends up running away from him. Left with no money, no boyfriend and no place to stay in…

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