tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post5471821261792237698..comments2024-03-25T22:38:46.822+08:00Comments on in lieu of a field guide: Manila NoirRisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-65199429438695860872013-10-18T15:03:36.191+08:002013-10-18T15:03:36.191+08:00Hard for me to say. When I read the editor's i...Hard for me to say. When I read the editor's intro it felt like that. But "exoticization" is such a loaded word I don't even know how to properly recognize it. Some stories seem exoticized but not entirely in a bad way (e.g., stories by Cruz-Lucero and Apostol), and some just don't work for me it hardly mattered whether they're exoticized or not.<br /><br />Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-30528235134257812212013-10-18T00:17:23.732+08:002013-10-18T00:17:23.732+08:00But does the anthology not fall into the exoticiza...But does the anthology not fall into the exoticization of the national capital in consideration for an intended western readership?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-35575103995598732352013-10-07T16:53:06.790+08:002013-10-07T16:53:06.790+08:00Peter, my guess is that a lot of buyers of the boo...Peter, my guess is that a lot of buyers of the book were attracted to the <i>Trese</i> episode. That certainly clinched the decision for me to get a copy.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-61243241555354696482013-10-07T11:27:46.744+08:002013-10-07T11:27:46.744+08:00Hi, Rise! FFP is discussing this book next year, s...Hi, Rise! FFP is discussing this book next year, so I think I'll have to wait a few weeks before I read it. <br /><br />I love noir, be it a theme in a movie or book. And I think Manila is the perfect setting for anything noir-ish. I'd say it's about time we have this book! And my friend told me that this book is selling quite fast.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-43542736120361441982013-10-06T22:12:01.299+08:002013-10-06T22:12:01.299+08:00Thanks, mel. The good stories outnumber the not-so...Thanks, mel. The good stories outnumber the not-so-good for me. And there's variety in the subject matter and point of view.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-76854512298170651252013-10-06T18:10:14.268+08:002013-10-06T18:10:14.268+08:00I thought about buying this book. Still thinking....I thought about buying this book. Still thinking. I have lived in Manila area for a long time and I do not find the femme fatale metaphor real illuminating. I enjoyed your excellent post.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.com