WEEK 1 - Activity

Activity: MY FAVORITE!

It is said that literature helps relieve LONELINESS. What is your favorite LITERATURE that you have read and enjoyed? What is it about? Post a screenshot/image of the book or literature (in the comments for your answers, try to click FILE, INSERT IMAGE) and give a short description in your own words and why you like it. Answers should be 3-5 sentences ONLY.
NOTE: Please observe DISCREET and PROPER decorum for your answers. Books/literature should not be explicit in content, promote violence, sexually provocative, or contain scandalous or malicious content.

During quarantine, I was able to read some books to pass time, and one time, my uncle introduced me to this book entitled “Smaller and Smaller Circles”, written by F. H. Batacan. Once I read the blurb, I was immediately invested because of how unique the story is compared to other crime/murder mystery novels I’ve read in the past. The novel was about two Jesuit priests investigating on the deaths of impoverished boys in Payatas, Quezon City. One of the things that I liked the most about this novel is the way it was written, that despite being written in a third person view, there are sudden and chilling first-person comments from the "monster", which gave off clues on who it was, making the readers aware already, unlike the protagonists. Another thing that I liked about this novel is that it shows the inequality and social injustices that are happening within the country, that despite the novel was written in the 90s, it is still relevant until today.


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