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Peter S.

Peter S.

Just happy to be surrounded by people who love books. And thankful for my sweetie who has repeatedly given me books despite my ever increasing reading backlog. Next life = silverfish.
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  • iyadls

    iyadls says

    Hi Peter! Yup, that's me! I hope to finally meet you all next book discussion :)

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Hazelle Q

    Hazelle Q says

    hi.. Corporate Center Bikram manila before.. but now I want to go to Bliss dyan lang sa dating Shell maya.. want to join? katamad minsan pag walang kasama hehe.. txt me.. 09214761233.. kung may sun cell ka mas ok... hhee :)

    Enjoy yoga.. katanggal ng stress :)

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • PI V NOJ

    PI V NOJ says

    Peter, our school will be holding a book discussion of hunger games, just want to know if you are available on the 4th of December. invite sana kita to have a book talk or be one of the moderators. =) Sa BF homes Paranaque ang school namen. Hope you can attend. please text me ( 09227176887 )or send me a message thru shelfari. thanks

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Hazelle Q

    Hazelle Q says

    you read Secret History :)

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Hazelle Q

    Hazelle Q says

    you read Secret History :)

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Hazelle Q

    Hazelle Q says

    thanks for the warm welcome earlier... :)

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • maydiwayatangnawawala

    maydiwayatangnawawala says

    hi, peter! i've run out of load, so i'm posting the update on our librowitreng kwentuhan here.

    730pm, Tuesday, Kopi Roti, Columns, Buendia cor Ayala

    Hope you can make it! Blooey, Marie, Honey, Hazel Q, and maybe Island Hopper will be there.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • rise

    rise says

    Thanks for bringing my attention to it, Peter. I think I've heard of them before but I'm not aware they have translations. What I'm hoping is for Manila bookstores to stock up on these small presses. I'm not sure if they already do, but I want to see publications from these quality publishers. Other than NYRB, the ‘indie’ imprints that I want on the shelves include New Directions, Dalkey Archive Press, David R. Godine, and Archipelago Books.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • SandyGirl

    SandyGirl says

    Peter- you have an excellent shelf. i haven't looked at all of it yet but I already have some comments and questions, if you don't mind. we have a lot of common favorites: John Irving and Cormac McCarthy novels, Ghost Story by Straub. I see The Unconsoled on your shelf with a high rating. Have you read The Remains of the Day? I am a big Ishiguro fan. Michel Faber: I see you loved The Crimson Petal and the White, like i did. I see you have his Under The Skin on your shelf but with no rating. Have you read it? I think it is excellent and very disturbing and very different from Crimson Petal. It has a fascinating lead character. A couple of other questions and i will leave you alone. I also see The Descent and Memoirs of a Geisha on your shelf with no ratings. have you read those? They are two of my favorites. I will add some themes i am attracted to: end-of-the-world-books: if you haven't read Swan Song by McCammon, Cell by Stephen King, The Descent by Long, World War Z by Brooks- give them a chance. Time shifting romance like the novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (I haven't seen the movie and am afraid to. it is such a strange and unique story and sounds hard to do and easy to mess up and it has the dreaded Rachel McAdams in it who i will never forgive for the horrible movie, The Notebook)., and the movie, Somewhere in Time. Existential themes like the excellent novel and movie, Revolutionary Road. I gave both a 10 (5 0n the Shelfari rating system- the highest rating) I also like body snatching- where someone you know or love is taken over by something. it has been done a lot but never very well. never enough subtlety. I guess the old 50's movie The Invasion of the Body Snatchers was the most effective I have come across. if you have any suggestions of books or movies with that theme it would be appreciated. ok I will let you go. thank you for listening. -Julie

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • rise

    rise says

    Yes, Peter. I like the authors featured in NYRB. Most are in my wish list. I own only 3 of them. My favorite cover is the one in Moravagine by Blaise Cendrars.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • allan for beginners

    allan for beginners says

    Hi. I have a new poem, an adaptation into Filipino of Paul Curtis' ON HIS DEATHBED, posted at http://allanandres.blogspot.com/. Do visit if you have time. Thanks again, Peter ;-)

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Ray-Ann

    Ray-Ann says

    Sobrang nakakatuwa nga un book selections mo... Sobrang natuwa ako nun sa readers block entry mo. Sobrang nakakarelate ako. hehehe.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Ray-Ann

    Ray-Ann says

    hello peter. Sobrang enjoy ako basahin ang blog mo sobrang interesting mga entry mo. ^_^

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Vee

    Vee says

    Hi Peter, I really like your shelf! You're giving me tons of ideas for books to add to my pile. :-) Happy reading!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )


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