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Magdalena Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Books

Maybe if I were a Filipino woman I'd like it. I'm not. I found it pathetic - not literature. A waste of time.


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Magdalena Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Books Reviews

As a Filipino women I bought this book in an attempt to connect with the world I left as a child. What I got was a sad excuse for literature. I question whether the author spent one day in my country and this is just a figment of her imagination. Ms. Brainard is completely disconnected from the Filipino culture. I do not recommend buying ANY of her books.
Great read and insightful.
Very well done. Cecelia brainard is a master storyteller.
I enjoyed this colorful story of the Philippines on several levels - the romances, the influence of war, and the picture of Filipino culture and society itself. The author held my interest throughout. The more I read, the more I enjoyed it.
I read “Magdalena” while visiting the Philippines and wanted to combine my vacation with local authors. Although the author now lives in the U.S., she grew up in Cebu and I believe writes from the perspective of a Filipina, and has a deep understanding of the country. While this novel may be somewhat overdone in parts, it is extremely well-written, vividly presented, and the author does a great job with a very ambitious undertaking.

A short novel, it covers over 100 years of history, describing experiences of three generations of women and the effects of war, occupation, and corruption in the context of their personal relationships and struggles.The author clearly shows the struggles among many forces poverty and wealth, rural and urban, physical appearances, ethnic differences, prejudice and oppression. The impact of social status, influence of cultures (Spanish, Chinese, American), and the patterns of wars and foreign occupation serve as a backdrop for the overlapping lives, the lies and truths, in-breeding, illegitimate children, hidden relations and relationships.

This is well worth reading for anyone wanting a better understanding of a complex culture.
Maybe if I were a Filipino woman I'd like it. I'm not. I found it pathetic - not literature. A waste of time.