As a Filipino, reading this book on the same year that the late dictator's son clawed his way back into Malacañang Palace - is utterly wild.

When I initially added Bibliolepsy to my Wikathon 2022 TBR list, I was expecting the story to follow a young activist who also happens to be a horny romance reader. I was not anticipating Primi to obsess over books to the point of hooking up with all writers, authors, and even booksellers within proximity (before Tinder and Bumble were invented!) - all the while willfully distancing herself from political unrest and brewing revolution. And I certainly was not prepared for Apostol to deliver hauntingly evocative prose and thought-provoking commentary on Martial Law from the perspective of an indifferent observer.

While I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook (available on Scribd), my hands are itching to annotate its paperback edition and reread it until the spine feels as broken as I do right now.

I have many, many Thoughts - all of them jumbled, incoherent, and overwhelmed. But I will say that the girls that get it, get it. (Full thoughts to follow. Someday.)

Highest of recommendations!