Reviews

Para Kay B by Ricky Lee

thisbookbelongstopam's review

emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

scythefranz's review

4.0

4 stars pa rin!

Ang chill lang talagang mag-kwento ni Ricky Lee pero ramdam pa rin ang intensity ng bawat eksena na dapat ay intense.

savetris's review

4.0

3.5?

1-irene: 3.5
2-sandra: 2
3-erica: 3
4-ester: 4
5-bessie: 3.5
6-ending: 4

obviously pinakagusto ko yung kwento ni ester kahit di naman talaga happy ending. parang self-indulgence lang ni "writer" yung mga storya pero gusto ko rin yung pagka-meta pagdating sa ending ng lahat

jlrescel13's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

gae's review

funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Five different stories of five different women. Each story implies that love is not all roses, a million I-love-you's and kisses, and they lived happily ever after. The stories showed unrequited love, being with the right person at the wrong time, wrong because of what the norm dictates, or simply because it's just wrong. That out of five people, only one will have a happy ending. Despite the sad stories, the quirky main characters and the comical dialogues made the book an entertaining and amusing read. Ricky Lee's writing was light and relatable. Just when you thought that the story is going to end, something lurks in, and the main characters had to either find a way through it or just accept their tragic fate. When I finished reading the book, it felt like I wanted to sit down with the main characters one last time and ask them if they are indeed OK. And it would be a relief if they really are.🥲💖

cassius_'s review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

trumanrose's review

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

My first Ricky Lee, and it kind of deterred me to the rest of his novels. I didn't like the writing style but the overall concept of the short stories all connected together pretty nicely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence