Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me by Lorina Mapa

Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me
by Lorina Mapa

Published: 2017
Publisher: Conundrum Press
Paperback: 140
Rating: 4
Memoir, Graphic Novel, Filipino | Goodreads

When she learns of her beloved father's fatal car accident, Lorina Mapa flies to Manila to attend his funeral. Weaving the past with the present, Mapa entertains with stories about religion, pop culture, adolescence, and social class, including her experiences of the 1986 People Power Revolution which made headlines around the world. It is a love letter to her parents, family, friends, country of birth, and in the end, perhaps even to herself.

Peekabook:

My two-bits:

Loved finding favorites in the author's pop references. Also, liked learning about what went down in the PI during the 80s.

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* part of Filipino Reading Challenge (here)

Filipino Reading Challenge

Filipino Reading Challenge
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October is Filipino American History Month which is prompting me to start a self challenge of reading books by Filipino and Filipino American authors.

MY READING LIST:

Bodies of Water
by Yves Lamson
Folklore, Fantasy, Filipino | Goodreads

Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me
by Lorina Mapa
Graphic Novel, Memoir, Filipino | Goodreads

Filipino Ghost Stories
Spine-Tingling Tales of Supernatural Encounters and Hauntings
by Alex G. Paman
Horror, Filipino | Goodreads

Fixer Chao
by Han Ong
Literary, LGBTQ, Filipino | Goodreads

I Was Their American Dream
by Malaka Gharib
Graphic Novel, Memoir, Filipino American | Goodreads | my review

Monstress
by Lysley Tenorio
Short Stories, LGBTQ, Filipino American | Goodreads

Patron Saints of Nothing
by Randy Ribay
YA, Mystery, for October Filipino American History Month | Goodreads

The Son of Good Fortune
by Lysley Tenorio
Contemporary, Filipino American | Goodreads

Why Karen Carpenter Matters
by Karen Tongson
Biography, Memoir, Music, Filipino | Goodreads | my review

~*~ * image source header: Malaka Gharib on creativity