tristantrakand

• Rated 5 stars

“The book only gets interesting a quarter into the first story, but I must say that after that I was hooked.”

tristantrakand wrote this review Saturday, March 29 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“This was the very first Virginia Woolf novel that I read, and I wouldn't even have known about it if it weren't for Orlando Bloom. Yes, Orlando Bloom. I heard this rumor that he was named after this charater, decided to check it out, and fell in love with Virginia Woolf instead.

Most critics don't consider this her most important work -- a lot fo them dismiss it as a fancy on her part -- but it will always remain my sentimental favorite if only just for introducing me to Virginia Woolf.”

tristantrakand wrote this review Sunday, August 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“A fantastic book, but it takes a lot of determination on the part of the reader to push through with it. There are certain graphic parts, but what will really challenge you is Erika Kohut's succumbing to Walter Klemmer's advances, and the consequences in the end.”

tristantrakand wrote this review Sunday, August 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 4 stars

“Simply heartbreaking, and the movie version with Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes is equally moving.”

tristantrakand wrote this review Sunday, August 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I'm from the Philippines, and I love how Alex Garland constantly mentions the Philippines and Filipinos throughout the book. He even mentions Boracay in one chapter!

Now I'm just gearing up to read The Tesseract, his second novel, which is apparently set in manila. Can't wait to see how he sees the city!”

tristantrakand wrote this review Sunday, August 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“Like everybody else has said, it is funny AND shocking.

I have to disagree about the movie though, I thought it was well-made. Sure it made a lot of deviations from the text, but I appreciated the misogynistic bent that they gave the film adaptation.”

tristantrakand wrote this review Sunday, August 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I loved how poignant this novel is, and how deftly Colette makes us feel for Cheri and Lea, even if the two of them are deeply flawed people.

I also love that in this novel, it's the guy who is playing the naive ingenue, and notn the other wat around. It makes for a very interesting picture in my head, and how these two novellas end is just heartbreaking.”

tristantrakand wrote this review Sunday, August 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )