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This is my fourth time to read a book written by Nick Joaquin. I liked those first three books more than this. However, I don't hate this book. It still is likable especially for readers who love gothic stories, mystery and historical fiction with a bit of eroticism. It's just that I was expecting a bit more so I guess my rating was primarily due to some unmet expectations.Those expectations were: 1) I was suprised to find out that Nick Joaquin wrote short stories in this genres: gothic, mystery This is my fourth time to read a book written by Nick Joaquin. I liked those first three books more than this. However, I don't hate this book.

It still is likable especially for readers who love gothic stories, mystery and historical fiction with a bit of eroticism. It's just that I was expecting a bit more so I guess my rating was primarily due to some unmet expectations.Those expectations were: 1) I was suprised to find out that Nick Joaquin wrote short stories in this genres: gothic, mystery and with sexual undertones.

I mean, my previous books by him were all historical fictions (a play and a family drama) and a history book. I was thrown off a bit when I was reading the first two stories of the 3 included in this book because they were totally different from these books: (3 stars), (3 stars) and (4 stars).2) I found Nick Joaquin's (1917-2004) writing here a bit lofty to the extent of making his prose quite hard to understand.

I particularly noticed this in the way he opened his stories in this collection. The best example for me is the first paragraph in the third story, 'The Order of Melkizedek.' 'Toothbrush in raised hand, to tell Customs it was all his gear, Sid Estiva, lately come down from heaven but now unwinged by the general guilt, slunk past the courts of the baggage inquisitors, was thumbed the way to the airport lobby, stiffened as he shambled by, ran smack into a tall woman in green who thrust her mouth at his face as it to kiss him.' I find this sentence too long and I had to read this twice and thrice. I know that Nick Joaquin was a good writer and maybe this was written at that time when there was a notion that if a story or novel was hard to understand, it is a good piece of literature.3) I thought that this book is entirely different from (to be read). When I was to start reading this book, I compared the tables of contents of the two books and found that the three stories here are also included in the other book.

Waste of money (P195).4) The first story, 'The Mass of St. Sylvestre' was recommended by my friend Jzhunagev as a good story to read on New Year's Eve. So I thought that it was about starting anew, faith, new beginning, hope despite all odds, etc. Only to find out that the story is only set on a New Year's Eve and it is about this mysterious man who is cursed so he is turned into stone and becomes human again to attend a thousand New Year's Eve's holy masses.In fairness to Jzhun, the story is nice but not appropriate for New Year's adult (middle-aged man's read). However, among the three stories, I liked 'Summer Solstice' more because I saw 'Tatarin' movie in a MMFF (Metro Manila Film Festival) at least a decade ago when Dina Bonnevie played Lupe and she was just too hot to play an semi-erotic role.

However, in the book the spelling of 'Tatarin' is 'Tadtarin.' As for the third story, 'The Order of Melkizedek,' it felt like a Dan Brown novella for me, what with the mysterious organization (order) of Melkizedek (the first priest) and the death of the taxi driver.I appreciate the versatility of Nick Joaquin but I still prefer to read his more serious non-Gothic side. As a follow up review to another collection of Nick Joaquin classics, the subsequent stories continue its theme of historical facts, magic realism, and personal journeys.The Mass of St. Sylvestre of an iconic church with the celebration of the image of St. Sylvestre every New Year. It is more of a historical narrative as it describes the traditional ways of honoring the saint dedicated to the largest church in the city of Manila. It is seen through the eyes of an American footsoldier As a follow up review to another collection of Nick Joaquin classics, the subsequent stories continue its theme of historical facts, magic realism, and personal journeys.The Mass of St.

Sylvestre of an iconic church with the celebration of the image of St. Sylvestre every New Year. It is more of a historical narrative as it describes the traditional ways of honoring the saint dedicated to the largest church in the city of Manila. It is seen through the eyes of an American footsoldier gallivanting in the Walled City at this time of the year, only to realized that all the grandness that he has witnessed turned out to be an illusion.The Summer Solstice is the local tale of The Tadtarin, and how it affects the characters involved in the story, particularly the women. Dona Lupe, a meek and subversive wife, finds her strength due to the Tadtarin, managing to overpower her husband. This feast is connoted with the emasculation of men and the empowerment of women.

At the time, the latter is looked down upon because Spanish Philippines was strongly patriarchal. Thus, this festival provides women the chance to become more aggressive, and independent.The Order of Melkizedek is a lengthy story about the strange workings of an underground society headed by Melkizedek, who is believed to be hundreds of years old. In a long, twisting narrative, the characters are exhausted with tiring clues and slow investigations intertwined with historical facts, mostly tied with Intramuros, its churches and its convents. It was the first ever book that I read from our National Artist and I think I know why he is, because he has a very different stories from other author. He gives readers that somewhat horror or thriller feeling at some point of the book and the fact that his tackling a very sensitive topic which is faith or religion that was already a big thing to do. Through this book also, he made readers informed of how was it like before or during 1900s, like what they believe in traditions and such culture It was the first ever book that I read from our National Artist and I think I know why he is, because he has a very different stories from other author. He gives readers that somewhat horror or thriller feeling at some point of the book and the fact that his tackling a very sensitive topic which is faith or religion that was already a big thing to do.

Through this book also, he made readers informed of how was it like before or during 1900s, like what they believe in traditions and such culture they had which I was unaware of though it maybe fictional. Still, his book was informative piece of art and creatively done. Commencing with the sound of a fabulist awed by the glory of a cathedral, 'The Mass of St. Sylvestre' pullulated with cadences requisite of striking and remarkable storytelling which hooks a reader to continue reading.

And this reader, stupefied by a language so distinct and so elegant, will proceed to 'The Summer Solstice' - for which the National Artist is known, by students and teachers who always end up mesmerized by the narrative and its haunting resolution - that has marked the Commencing with the sound of a fabulist awed by the glory of a cathedral, 'The Mass of St. Sylvestre' pullulated with cadences requisite of striking and remarkable storytelling which hooks a reader to continue reading. And this reader, stupefied by a language so distinct and so elegant, will proceed to 'The Summer Solstice' - for which the National Artist is known, by students and teachers who always end up mesmerized by the narrative and its haunting resolution - that has marked the fictionist as an icon of magic realism and folklore enthusiasm. And this patient reader, who looks for longer works will keep on reading 'The Order of Melchizedek' not for the plot's complexity - pushing one character or two to find out how a sect or cult started wreaking nothing but havoc on everyone's sense of normalcy - but for its endurance of the character's individual intricacies, their hopes and envies, their innocence and passion. After giving these three stories a good and lasting glance, this reader realized that there is only one writer, gifted by the unquestionable knowledge of Catholic precepts and popular beliefs, who could portray the prototype Filipino household, the nature of which is capitalized in the abundance of irrationality, supernatural realms and ideological conflicts between lovers and kin. However panegyrical this review should sound, I still love May Day Eve and Other Stories more for its sophistication and didactic powers.

There are obvious gender discriminations in the story. Though women are portrayed as some kind of supreme beings, the story is definitely not feminist in any sense. First, as for the battering attitude of men such as Entoy and Paeng, it is so narrow-minded of men to use force to show their authority over women.Second is the distinction between the kind of images used and men and women's way of worshipping St. John's Day procession, the image is 'riding swiftly above the sea of There are obvious gender discriminations in the story. Though women are portrayed as some kind of supreme beings, the story is definitely not feminist in any sense. First, as for the battering attitude of men such as Entoy and Paeng, it is so narrow-minded of men to use force to show their authority over women.Second is the distinction between the kind of images used and men and women's way of worshipping St. John's Day procession, the image is 'riding swiftly above the sea of dark heads and glittering in the noon sun - a fine, blond, heroic St.

While in the Tadtarin, 'the black image of the Baptist - a crude primitive, grotesque image, its big-eyed head too big for its puny naked torso, bobbing and swaying above the hysterical female horde and looking at once so comical and so pathetic.' The abovementioned scenes somehow imply that men are good and somewhat devout who engage only in serious rites while women are like savages, joining senseless orgies.Last is women's portrayal of demanding power over men.

This is very anti-feminist, as feminism does not demand superiority, as Lupeng demands for women domination, but equal rights with men. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

To view it,A great dose of the mystical on a breezy March night. All three stories delve into the dynamism of Filipino folk Catholicism - two-headed like the Roman god Janus as alluded to in The Mass of St. An exhibition of the ways in which the saints, churches, and incense are sometimes just facades to the more primitive yearnings boiling underneath.Also a solid reminder of why Summer Solstice is one of my favorite short stories ever. The diametric opposition of the 'erect and goldly virile' A great dose of the mystical on a breezy March night.

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All three stories delve into the dynamism of Filipino folk Catholicism - two-headed like the Roman god Janus as alluded to in The Mass of St. An exhibition of the ways in which the saints, churches, and incense are sometimes just facades to the more primitive yearnings boiling underneath.Also a solid reminder of why Summer Solstice is one of my favorite short stories ever. The diametric opposition of the 'erect and goldly virile' saint brought by shirtless men in the sun versus the pathetic, black image paraded by howling women in the night is such a powerful image. Perhaps all women really do require is to be accepted in their mystery. I've been hearing about Nick Joaquin from other Pinoy writers for awhile, so I was happy to finally sit down with some of his work.

I can see why there's so much hype. There's a clarity to the writing that contrasts wonderfully with the emotional intensity and eerieness of the content. My favorite story here by far is The Summer Solstice.My one note is that the edition I had had a printing error, so not only was the novella The Order of Melchizedek missing about 20 pages but also had repeated I've been hearing about Nick Joaquin from other Pinoy writers for awhile, so I was happy to finally sit down with some of his work.

I can see why there's so much hype. There's a clarity to the writing that contrasts wonderfully with the emotional intensity and eerieness of the content. My favorite story here by far is The Summer Solstice.My one note is that the edition I had had a printing error, so not only was the novella The Order of Melchizedek missing about 20 pages but also had repeated and out of order pages. I was expecting several stories because the title says: The Summer Solstice and other stories, turned out there were only two stories. After a long long time, here I was, was able to read a story written by a fellow Filipino and im highly amazed by the writing.The first story was about a Tadtarin, reminded me of the Wiccan religion. I didn't know that this practice of paganism was practiced as well here in the Philippines. I am therefore is a stranger to my own rich culture and im ashamed.I was expecting several stories because the title says: The Summer Solstice and other stories, turned out there were only two stories.

After a long long time, here I was, was able to read a story written by a fellow Filipino and im highly amazed by the writing.The first story was about a Tadtarin, reminded me of the Wiccan religion. I didn't know that this practice of paganism was practiced as well here in the Philippines. I am therefore is a stranger to my own rich culture and im ashamed.The first story, The Summer Solstice depicts the rise of women. Here in our country during the Spanish Era, women had been considered as a lesser gender.

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Women was deprived of education in formal schools and mostly just stayed at their houses, being taught with household chores in preparation for marriage. And women were expected to always obey their husbands meekly. In the story Lupeng after attending the Tadtarin seemed to have discovered a force within herself which made her stood up against her husband. With her new found will she was able to make her husband submit weakly.Well I was okay with the way she stood up against her husband who was also supposed to beat her because of the way she acted during the feast, but I think it was also kinda degrading on the part of the husband when at the end he worshipped his wife like he's some sort of a slave. Like c'mon man, that's not the right way to treat someone by making him appear like a lesser life form.The Second Story The Order of Melkizedek I like the rebel character of Guia, having to discover life on her own and not being told as to what to do.

This story also same as the first one be about a different approach on religion, going out of the Christianity circle where a different practice is followed with their rites and passages. Im into the kind of idea that one should discover God in her/ his own ways and we have the right to worship Gods in ways where we will feel more closer to Him.SO I really like the stories.

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It took me ages to finally pick his book out of the shelf. Like most of the teenagers my age, I've been burn out from reading Philippine literature throughout high school. I'm not entirely sure what had me craving for it again. Maybe it was because I knew in my heart that Filipinos are just as good writers as the Western white people with pink noses and lighter hued eyes at the other side of the world, and I was looking for ways to salvage the Philippine literature section of bookstores all over It took me ages to finally pick his book out of the shelf.

Summer Solstice By Nick Joaquin

Like most of the teenagers my age, I've been burn out from reading Philippine literature throughout high school. I'm not entirely sure what had me craving for it again. Maybe it was because I knew in my heart that Filipinos are just as good writers as the Western white people with pink noses and lighter hued eyes at the other side of the world, and I was looking for ways to salvage the Philippine literature section of bookstores all over my city.

I was so offended to see the Phil lit books I was looking for at the far back corner gathering dust while the awful trend of published Wattpad trash is being glorified at the center aisle. So, yes, I was angry at the world- an anger that can only be tamed with a Nick Joaqin book, a tangible proof that Filipinos are nothing short of fantastic in the literary field.