Going to Manila International Book Festival 2018 and getting to be part of what’s behind the scenes definitely have restored my faith in buying great books! I’ve got to admit after downloading a couple of ebook-readers, paying for a book that would turn out to be a disappointment did not look appealing to me. After seeing awesome finds and getting my hands on some of them, the joy of sniffing books and caressing their pages came back to me in full blast.
Without further ado, here are books I purchased (click the links for summary or other information about them):
- Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant – I overheard two of my friends talking about Kazuo Ishiguro some months ago. There’s a limit to how long I would resist their recommendation particularly when they could talk about an unfamiliar book in front of me.
- Lemony Snicket’s File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents – If you’re unaware why I bought this one, you seriously need to read my blog more.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince – I need a new copy, period.
- Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology – Thor was calling me and I simply had to respond.
These four I got from Fully Booked, I took a photo of the plastic bag for a reason. The next batch, I got from National Bookstore.
5. Lemony Snicket’s ASUE 2: The Reptile Room – Please see #3 reason. Apart from that, I want to build my hardbound collection of A Series of Unfortunate Events. With this and #6, I only need to buy 10 more books!
6. Lemony Snicket’s ASUE 4: The Miserable Mill – See #5.
7. C. J. Redwine’s The Shadow Queen – I read its summary once when I was out and about, loitering inside a bookstore. Suffice it to say that I found the perfect time to buy it.
8. The Chronicles of Narnia, Official Coloring Book – After feeling so accomplished finally buying a coloring book, I’m now in a happy search for pens/ markers/ pencils to use for this book.
9. Erwin E. Castillo’s The Firewalkers – First reason, it’s cheap; second reason, the last I read from UP Press was Smaller and Smaller Circles and that was ages ago.
10. Tara FT Sering’s Reconnaissance – See #9.
Apart from these books, I also hunted for pens because one cannot have too many pens-at least that’s what I tell myself. You can ask my friend Tina for a second opinion though and she will fiercely enumerate the reasons why people need to have pens.
I seriously have to look for great markers for my coloring book though I doubt I have enough energy to face the amount of people scouring the shelves of bookstores particularly on the last day of MIBF2018. My heart yearns for the books below but reality tells me I can only withdraw enough money for books and be able to eat for the next days.
I am planning to post a separate narrative for my #MIBF2018 experience particularly our activities in VIBAL. I can imagine it’s going to be looooooooooong. Or I could probably just summarize the whole thing in one sentence.
What did you get this MIBF 2018?
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What a great haul!! I didn’t go but I can certainly admire all your great choices!! I looked up the buried Giant because of your remarks and it sounds quite good! TBR for sure. ❤
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Thanks Dani. There were so many books and once again I regret not saving more for the MIBF. There’s always next year.
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