all of them, including the first one, read like they were written on the internet. In fact, after reading "Bakit Baligtad", I realized the particular appeal of Bob Ong's books. Also, "Bakit Baligtad" contains a significant amount of non-original material, from the apparently-now-defunct Bobong Pinoy website and from several online forums. Or at least the easier read, as "Bakit Baligtad" had a tendency to be a lot more serious and preachy, which might turn off people looking for a light read. "Paboritong Libro" is also the better of the two books. At least I think that's the unifying theme. "Paboritong Libro" is a lot harder to classify, as it jumps across several topics, with the unifying theme being the chapters named after anagrams of the seven deadly sins. "Bakit Baligtad" focuses on the Philippines, its people, its quirks and its problems. A short while after, I also picked up his next two books, Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino? (Why Do Filipinos Read Backwards?) and Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas (Judas' Favorite Book). A while back I blogged about Bob Ong's first book.
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