Bagets: An Anthology of Filipino Young Adult Fiction by Carla M. Pacis

Bagets: An Anthology of Filipino Young Adult Fiction Reviews

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  Bianca

  A nice collection of Filipino young adult short stories. I liked the stories in Filipino, not so much the ones in English because those were mostly romance stories that I just didn’t prefer. My favorites: (1) Stainless, (2) Half f-stop, (3) My Brown, Bony Knees
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  Annika

  we studied this for first year Literature and it was great. I loved the english stories better (maybe because they were about love and I've got a soft spot for romantic novels. well, let's face it. what girl doesn't?) but the filipino stories were more insightful and philosophical in a way.
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  tqkoya_km

  fav stories from the book
  -stainless
  -ligaw na piraso ng jigsaw puzzle
  -half f-stop
  -panunuluyan
  -sweet and tender hooligans
  -girl meets girl
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  Andy

  A good read! I really enjoyed the Filipino section. My favorites are Half f-Stop, Stainless, and Ang mga Pasaway. It was really a delight to read characters coming from all sorts of milieu and socio-economic backgrounds.
  
  I didn't totally enjoy the English section for the same reason. Most of the stories sound too repetitive and identical because the protagonists are all rich, privileged, kikay kids (or ones insecure about their kikay friends) coming from expensive private all-girls school. There's not much variety to it, and I feel like this set of stories is particularly written for upper middle class young adult girls. The only relatable things for me are the exploration of homosexuality in Girl Meets Girl, and the representation of science high schools in Sweet and Tender Hooligans.
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  Tito Quiling, Jr.

  I have to admit that having picked this up as a teenager has helped expand my view of various experiences of going through pre- and pubescent stages, in a lighter manner, I would say. Because more than the stereotypical illustrations of male and female interactions, this collection of fictional work additionally delves into specific experiences of LGBT teens, the excitement and the fear of aging, falling in and out of young love, keeping personal and shared secrets, gaining courage, exploration, and above all, learning to be comfortable with yourself as your craft your identity.
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  Kelly Juaneza

  I think its great :)