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A review by keikoreadsmanga
Take Us Back to Genesis by Errol Fernandez
4.0
My gratitude to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Take Us Back to Genesis recounts the last year of Timothy Ignacio's stay in Genesis House, an orphanage in Baguio City founded by an old couple who couldn't bear a child. It is a tale of young love, unconventional family structure, dreams, grief, and regrets.
It is very digestible and hooking from the start. I like the narrator's direct but reminiscent voice, although, there are times when the narration is dull or monotonous and all I can ask for is more use of imagery to drag me back to the story and keep pace with what's going on. It's really short but it took me hours to finish it because of this problem.
Nonetheless, it is a nice young adult novel by a new author with swell climax, I was actually hoping for the bomb, and thank gee it was there. I love getting nervous and anticipating when's the bomb gonna explode (even if I'm not sure if there's really a bomb, ya know.) The orphanage's system is a bit idealistic to me, nevertheless, it's refreshing and heartwarming (and kinda sad, considering...) Anyway, we need more people like Lolo (and his wife!!) I love the character dynamics. The banters and dialogues are funny and remarkable!
These are my favorite lines from this novel, it's still making me tear up, lol:
“Bring me giants!”
“Tell me when the giants come and if you have conquered them.”
“I want to do something for myself before I forget who I am.”
Admit it or not, we all thought of things like these when we were 17. I mean, isn't that the very age when we felt so powerful and treated the world as our oyster? Or, maybe it's just me. I'm dramatic, like that.
Take Us Back to Genesis recounts the last year of Timothy Ignacio's stay in Genesis House, an orphanage in Baguio City founded by an old couple who couldn't bear a child. It is a tale of young love, unconventional family structure, dreams, grief, and regrets.
It is very digestible and hooking from the start. I like the narrator's direct but reminiscent voice, although, there are times when the narration is dull or monotonous and all I can ask for is more use of imagery to drag me back to the story and keep pace with what's going on. It's really short but it took me hours to finish it because of this problem.
Nonetheless, it is a nice young adult novel by a new author with swell climax, I was actually hoping for the bomb, and thank gee it was there. I love getting nervous and anticipating when's the bomb gonna explode (even if I'm not sure if there's really a bomb, ya know.) The orphanage's system is a bit idealistic to me, nevertheless, it's refreshing and heartwarming (and kinda sad, considering...) Anyway, we need more people like Lolo (and his wife!!) I love the character dynamics. The banters and dialogues are funny and remarkable!
These are my favorite lines from this novel, it's still making me tear up, lol:
“Bring me giants!”
“Tell me when the giants come and if you have conquered them.”
“I want to do something for myself before I forget who I am.”
Admit it or not, we all thought of things like these when we were 17. I mean, isn't that the very age when we felt so powerful and treated the world as our oyster? Or, maybe it's just me. I'm dramatic, like that.