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Manila Noir (2013)

by Jessica Hagedorn(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

161775160X (ISBN13: 9781617751608)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Akashic Books

review 1: Every story grips you by the neck and doesn't let go. Though some of the stories aren't "Manila" enough, every story delivers a great noir. Among my favorites were: Rosario Cruz-Lucero's Human Rights, Lourd De Veyra's story about the two meth addict in Quezon City, Lynsey Tenorio's Aviary, Jessica Hagedorn's Old Money and, ofcourse, Thirteen Stations by Kajo and Budgette Tan which was simply awesome.
review 2: 3.5. The overall feel is definitely noir, gritty and realistic, definitely in a good way, but some of the stories don't feel as genuine. They're still quite good, don't get me wrong, but it kind of lacks a certain familiarity. Maybe because the authors have not spent as much time in Manila as the others, given that a whole bunch of them don't actually li... moreve in Metro Manila anymore, but who knows. Some stories stand out, and, again, while the others don't seem to be familiar about Manila's peculiarities(anymore, perhaps), they're still pretty solid on their own, but as a collection, I guess it's not as cohesive as it could be. less

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