The Impersonal is Political

On Pacman: My Story of Hope, Resilience, and Never-Say-Never Determination (2010) by Manny Pacquiao 

                                                  

The story of Manny Pacquiao’s life is told, or so we are told, by Pacquiao himself, in this “personal autobiography” written (with a certain Timothy James) in exotified English. Doubt surrounds the lyrical and disembodied narrative voice, which confuses rather clarifies. Part biography, part fiction, totally shameless advertising. 

Paperback. Pasig: Anvil.

Metamorphosis, Shmetamorphosis

On Hope For the Flowers (1973) by Trina Paulus

A tale essentially about the human condition told through the lives of two insecure and naïve caterpillars with deep-seated neuroses in search of individuality while struggling with sexuality. And they never realize that their fate is to be unwitting slaves of ecology. 

Non Review

On Blank: The Power of Not Actually Thinking at All (2006) by Noah Tall