I don't know why but I haven't enjoyed reading tagalog fiction
lately, esp from the works of the new and not so new writers. Altho
there may be some exceptions but I can count them with my fingers. It's
not that I find them boring, but it takes more than just simple lines
like:
"I can't live without you. I tried. But I simply can't."
"I'm not going anywhere so you better get used to the idea. The sooner. The better.
"You may not need me, but I need you. So. Damn. Much.
Or a cliched plot, or a cutely written
banters, or an arrogant hero to make me swoon and fangirl over a story. I
guess my standards just went a notch higher. I don't even know what is it particularly am looking for in a novel, it's just that I am immune to those common, mainstream plots, lines, scenes used by the tagalog writers. Tho I am not condemning or judging them all since I'm still a fan of some of those writers. Maybe because I have read too
many English novels from different genre, that those lines or plot used by
the tagalog writers that's supposed to make me swoon-- did not. It
always fell short on the kilig part. It's like I'm looking for something
more, or my mind automatically formulate another scene or lines instead
of the one I'm reading. Is it normal? Or I am just comparing? Or worse,
looking for a fault that isn't even there? Oh no. Exaggeratatingly
oa. Haha.
I remember one
time (last year, I think) that I attempted to read a work of this
particular writer I somewhat knew (tho not personally but fb friends)
because she seems a lil bit popular. So I tried but was disappointed.
Thank Freya I'm done was my reaction after a week of agony aka finishing her bestseller book. For me, it's just a waste of time and money. I'm not saying it out of hatred, bitterness or anything, but because
it's the truth. I always fell asleep while trying to finish that 128 page
story. Imagine that? The only thing that got me through is the fact
that I don't do DNF. Once I start reading, I always make it a point to
finish it. No matter how badly written and how boring the story is. So I
won't have hang-ups.
Am I prejudiced? Hypocrite? Bitter? OA? You decide. As for me, I'm just telling the truth. x
Am I prejudiced? Hypocrite? Bitter? OA? You decide. As for me, I'm just telling the truth. x
