Not such a fun thing when four people have to share one hotel bathroom. I loved Grace 's character in the book; she was stubborn and in spite of her father's iron fist, Grace knew what was right and wrong. Patron Saints of Nothing is an extraordinary book, breathing a story that will stay in my heart for many years. Jay has to navigate this new culture all by himself, everything he had learned had to be re-learned. Writing: 4 I have to commend Ribay for the amazing way he brought a place I've never been and admittedly know little about to life in such a vivid way. The lingering question that keeps us flipping pages is: how much did Jun remain the same optimistic, visionary boy who wrote those letters, and how much did he change? If you are to figure things out, you can't hide from them. It forces us to confront truths about the people we love who are gone, who can't stand up for themselves, but who weren't one sided.
But with its first line of Patron Saints of Nothing captured the essence of my mornings here in the Philippines. As a whole, "Patron Saints of Nothing" has garnered great reviews from readers. I say this because as someone who lives in the midst of Duterte's drug war here in the Philippines, the book does not hit me quite as hard as I expected it to. Emotionally, Patron Saints of Nothing was a sledgehammer.
It's a conversation that extends past shores of the Southeast Asian archipelago and extends to Filipinos, their families and descendants living abroad — including in the United States. So we filled ourselves with the shallow things; the things that were on the surface and easy to catch but in doing so I found that I had strayed far from my country. Praise For Patron Saints of Nothing…. I would also recommend it to someone who wanted to read a deeper exploration of the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and how they can become unhealthy. The addition of Grace, Jun's sister, is a great major secondary character that is a favorite of mine. This is why, as villains go; this one is top-tier just despicable for me. The book portrays the emotions of Jay vividly and realistically. This was the most heartbreaking thing to read about in the novel because I have witnessed the sacrifices my parents have made not only to support their children but to also help their families. Randy Ribay writes on the political tension, the drug war, ethnicity and history, the propaganda, to make this coming of age story powerful. Meow_gal's review against another edition. It wasn't necessary and didn't add anything to the story. I hope this book will teach its readers that inaction and silence are just as cruel.
Patron Saints of Nothing Review. These are my people! SUMMARY OF PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING. The author is brave. Despite my assertions of predictability, Patron Saints of Nothing still ends with an unsettling twist - particularly surrounding Jun's death and the truth of his character. Nostalgia, anger, and grief swirled within its pages. We meet a bunch of characters in the ten days that Jay spends in the Philippines, each one of them neatly fitting into a certain trope that you'd expect from a story like Patron Saints of Nothing. "A perfect convergence of authentic voice and an emphasis on inner dialogue. "
While I wish the book had been longer if only to delve deeper into the cultural complexities, and the drug war. Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2016. The tropes push the story forward predictably; so I personally would have liked more texture and nuance to keep me guessing about the nature of the characters throughout the book. Unable to ignore the gaps in the case, Pip sets out to prove Sal's innocence, beginning with interviewing his younger brother, Ravi. In his final weeks of high school, he finds out that this cousin and long-time penpal Jun, has died in the Philippines as a victim of the on-going drug war happening on the streets of Metro Manila.
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2019. Not being Filipino enough, or not being whatever the second piece of the identity is. A treat for mystery readers who enjoy being kept in suspense. Pip and Andie are white, and Sal is of Indian descent.
Where to read: Bookstores worldwide. It's a common immigrant experience, Ribay says. Ready to move onto another story? It challenges us as readers to stop "just walking by, " to stop ignoring problems (both personal and political) and start talking about them. "Duterte on track to become Philippines most popular president. " NEP Dear Martin Word of the Day Vocab. Plot: 4 Once you get into it, it's easy to get swept away in the hunting of the mystery, the reconnection of family, and the broader history and culture. This point itself goes just beyond my country, but also an underlying message to how power is used to abuse and constantly abuse the weak and the poor. Times Book Award Nominee. Jay grapples with how much of the Philippines is his own and if he is Filipino enough to claim it.
It is required reading. A checklist of characters. It was hard to put down and even harder to move out of. For me, Jay was the whole package of being blissfully ignorant. The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu.
GOODREADS || AMAZON || AMAZON KINDLE || BOOK DEPOSITORY. It's interesting and will give you some perspective on atrocities happening right now in another part of the world. How far would you go to learn the truth about your family? A Paste Best Young Adult Book of the Year. His character is perhaps not my favorite, but the most interesting because of his struggle between caring for his son Jun and being a police chief in the Philippines who believes in Duerte. The reader misses out on certain poignant moments because character conversations are held in Filipino; as Jay doesn't speak the language, we're left trying to fill in the blanks. Arts and Humanities. It showed us that though we are scared, even in the quiet we can take action!
But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story. Coming from America with an American mom, Jay is always insecure about being Filipino enough and is often made fun of by his relatives in the Philippines for it. Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole horrible truth -- and the part he played in it. Nina DobrevCast Your Vote. Truthfully, I am part of that niche of readers that barely reads books written by my fellow Filipinos. Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT "A singular voice in the world of literature. "
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