This post continues my 2010 roundup of reviews that may be of interest to Rocket Kapre readers. A few days ago I posted my list of 2010 komiks reviews, whether or not the komiks were speculative in nature. Today I’m doing the same for reviews that came out this year for books by Filipinos in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres (regardless of the publication date of the book – it’s the date of the review that matters). The list is much shorter than that for komiks, but then, there are fewer works of prose speculative fiction than there are komiks. I do hope that this changes in the future, both in terms of content and commentary, but I’m heartened that we have a very active book blogging scene here, and Chachic over at Filipino Book Bloggers notes when someone has reviewed a local book. With due respect to Bob Ong, I believe that both reviews and critiques (two different things, really) play a part in both improving the quality of fiction and increasing public awareness of a book, something which is very helpful to writers who aren’t residents of the bestseller lists. All of the book bloggers and reviewers I’ve met do what they do out of love, and I agree with Marianne Villanueva when she says that every review is a service. I hope that those who provide these services, whether they be bloggers or academics, receive more respect in the future.
Now, on to the list. As always, if I missed anything, please let me know in the comments section.
- Afraid: The Best Philippine Ghost Stories
- Ang mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
- Bullysaurus Rex
- Craving
- Demons of the New Year (POC part 1, 2)
- Kapitan Sino (1) (2) (3) (4)
- Naermyth (1) (2)
- News of the Shaman (1) (2)
- Philippine Speculative Fiction 5
- Spooky Mo
- Takod
- Tall Story (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6 – multiple)
- Tales of Enchantment and Fantasy
- The Best of True Philippine Ghost Stories
- The Lost Language
- Tragic Theater (1) (2)
- Waking the Dead (1) (2) (3)
