Para Sa Hopeless Romantic (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Naalala ko yung nabasa ko sa isang facebook page, “The most important things are the hardest to say.” Tunay nga naman. Maraming bagay tayong dapat sinabi pero hindi natin nasabi, nagawa pero hindi natin nagawa. Isa pa, masyado natin pinaniniwalan ang to see is to believe. Kung ano ung nakita yun na yung pinaniniwalaan minsan may dagdag pa, baka ganito, baka ganyan. Importante na bago tau magkaroon ng konklusyon sa isang bagay o pagyayari na nakita natin siguraduhin na alam natin ang kwento sa likod nito. Wag masyado gamitin ang imahinasyon. Tandaan imahinasyon lang yan, kathang isip, gawa-gawa ng malikot na isip. Hopeless romantic, sila yung may kanilang konsepto ng pag-ibig. Nakakatuwa dahil feeling relate ako sa mga kwento at medyo apektado. Tumatak sakin ang linyang, “Ang pag-ibig hindi mo alam kung kusang darating o talagang dapat hanapin.” at “Kung hindi pa happy ending and storya mo, hindi pa un yung tunay na ending.”Oo inaamin ko isa akong Hopeless Romantic. Pero sorry hindi ako nahikayat ng kwento sa “..ang buhay ay sing ikli ng tatlong Segundo.” Sa ngayon I still can wait. Who knows tomorrow? Haha Now, this was a super quick read. I'm not really a huge fan of Marcelo Santos III. I watched a few of his youtube videos though I think those are too dramatic, cliche and a bit unrealistic for me. Still, I am really fond of young male Filipino authors. I also believed that Santos is one of the few who are actually deserving to be published. Para sa Hopeless Romantic is a such a sweet experience. It doesn't have the really tiring plots that usual pocketbooks have. The storyline is okay. It's not heartbreaking nor jaw dropping. It's not something that will make me cry nor laugh out loud. It is an okay book but it is super refreshing. I love how interrelated each of the five stories and I love how the book ended.The way Marcelo writes is sometimes boring, also it is quite hard to distinguish one narrator from another.I don't know. I haven't read a Filipino novel for a long time. (I'm still patiently waiting for Bob Ong's next book.)P.S. I can't still get over the fact that Jackie is probably the most well written character yet she have the shortest story.
What do You think about Para Sa Hopeless Romantic (2013)?
