HIM AND HIS BOOK

        

"..ang nabubuhay sa kahapon ay nabubuhay sa buntong hininga at ang nabubuhay sa kinabukasan ay nag-aaksaya ng hininga. Ngayon ako humihinga. Ngayon ako dapat mabuhay.”



― Eros Atalia


“Siguro kaya naimbento ang salita’t konseptong closure ay para sa mga tinatamad malaman ang magiging wakas. Yung mga atat na atat malaman ang ending. Yung mga naburyong na sa pagkainip sa dapat kahinatnan. Kesa nga naman maghintay sa pagkahaba-haba’t pagkatagal-tagal ng ending, mabuti pang putulin nalang.”


― Eros Atalia


This are one of my favorite quotes by Eros Atalia. If you didn't familiarize by this amazing writer, you are missing something and being left out.I first read his book "tatlong araw, tatlong gabi" and I found it very awesome. It makes my whole body trembled with fear and horror. this book is a must and also Eros Atalia's other masterpieces. But who is this writer I'm talking about? let me tell you.


Eros Atalia (born in July 10, 1975) is a half filipino writer who is known for his humorous works that challenge the readers to see the extraordinary from the ordinary. He is also lecturer, panelist resource person and speaker in local and national conferences, seminars and workshops in language, linguistics, literature, creative writing, journalism and pedagogy. Education Atalia finished Bachelor of Secondary Education Major major in Filipino in Philippine Normal University in 1996 and Master of Arts in Language and Literature – Filipino in De La Salle University – Manila in 2008.

" Tatlong araw, Tatlong gabi " is a one of the novel made by Eros Atalia.
Well, this is my first time to find a book that is so worth it to be read or should I say really catch my attension. At first, I thought that this book is all about war of the clans for fields and farms just like any other books or novels. Honestly, I first saw Eros in a show "Brigada" and I thought that he is the mysterious Bob Ong because of his style in writing but he personally denied it. When I read the back cover of the book I was shock when I discover that this is a horror novel and not in the one Im thingking.
And one of the reason why I really fall in love to Atalia is because of his creative way of telling horror stories and not the one that you usually read in the booklet pinoy horror stories. Amazing!
Okay, stop to for the reasoning and start expalaining whats inside this novel. I will only give you a hint of details because I dont want you to be spoiled. Let me introduce you to our hero, Raymundo, who searching for himself who will encounter many different kinds of character and their stories in town of Magapok, a town that is under attack by "Malakat", a mysterious creature, and different forces of society believed that this is the reason or the cause why and how people in the town are lost one by one. In this novel, Atalia show the strong relaitionship between neighbors, beliefs between the truth and supersticious.Theres Lumen, fiesta, gay pageant, patron, NPA, hunts, nature and manmade destruction at the mountain, broken relaitionship of Nana Etang and Mang Berong, lost of six children because of the tension, dead people everywhere, where will the lovers go to escape.Let the pages take you to the town of Magapok, with a bunch of memories by the main character, Mong, and with his return in this town, you will experience the sweet and bitter taste of memories that lingers in the plain ground of Magapok. Just like the other books of Eros Atalia, this will tickles and pinch you and sometimes the pages will triped you without you knowing. If you fall, patience. Little by little the events will grabs you to your conciousness. This will make you tightly hold the book until you will be buried nad cannot escape into the mysteries in the town of Magapok. Pack and gather enough strength and courage to your journey with Mong. Mon and Lumen are on every page and this will proves that even can't escape the worry and terror. This will show how words can show the emotion that can't be expressed. Feel the terror that you did'nt notice that at your back..