15 must-read fiction books like Banaag at Sikat by Lope K. Santos

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Banaag at Sikat

By: Lope K. Santos

4.03

Format: 547 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Recognized as the 'Obra Maestra' of Lope K. Santos and considered as the Bible of the working Filip…

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1. The Phantom of the Opera

By: Gaston Leroux , Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

3.96

Format: 360 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that re… read more

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"He laid at my feet his immense, tragic love."

-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

"All I wanted was to be loved for myself." (Erik)"

-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

"My lies were as hideous as the monster that had inspired them"

-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

"I sing only for you! Tonight I gave you my soul, and I'm dead!"

-Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

Cover of Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 by Tomo Kimura, Karuho Shiina

2. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1

By: Tomo Kimura , Karuho Shiina

4.30

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunti… read more

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Cover of Cubao midnight express: Mga pusong nadiskaril sa mahabang riles ng pag-ibig by Tony Pérez

3. Cubao midnight express: Mga pusong nadiskaril sa mahabang riles ng pag-ibig

By: Tony Pérez

4.31

Format: 252 pages, Newsprint

Bibihira ang manunulat na Filipino sa ating panahon na may galing at kaugmang estilo gaya ng ipinam… read more

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  • fiction
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4. Titser

By: Liwayway A. Arceo

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Revolves around the two main characters; Amelita and Mauro, both teachers, who are husband and wife… read more

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Cover of But for the Lovers by Robert Coover, Wilfrido D. Nolledo

5. But for the Lovers

By: Robert Coover , Wilfrido D. Nolledo

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In the 25 years since its original publication, But for the Lovers has acquired an underground repu… read more

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6. Rizal Without the Overcoat

By: Ambeth R. Ocampo

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

This book is a collection of essays from Ambeth R. Ocampo's newspaper column "Looking Back" that be… read more

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7. Noli Me Tángere

By: Harold Augenbraum , José Rizal

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In more than a century since its appearance, Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangerehas become widely known as… read more

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8. El Filibusterismo

By: José Rizal , Raul L. Locsin , Soledad Lacson-Locsin

3.62

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

El Filibusterismo (The Subversive) is the second novel by Jose Rizal (1861-1896), national hero of … read more

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9. State of War

By: Ninotchka Rosca

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Newsprint

An endless festival amidst an endless war is the central image of this stunning novel about the Phi… read more

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10. Tree (Rosales Saga, #2)

By: F. Sionil José

3.19

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Treebelongs to Francisco Sionil Jose's largest body of work known as the Rosales novels. Like much … read more

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11. Murder on Balete Drive (Trese, #1)

By: Budjette Tan , Kajo Baldisimo

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

When the sun sets in the city of Manila, don't you dare make a wrong turn and end up in that dimly-… read more

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12. Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag

By: Edgardo M. Reyes

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

Si Julio, isang maralitang mangingisda ay lumuwas ng Maynila upang hanapin ang kanyang kababata't k… read more

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13. Luha ng Buwaya

By: Amado V. Hernandez

4.27

Format: 127 pages,

A novel. Barrio peasants led by a local schoolteacher fight greed and oppression and discover a new… read more

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14. Smaller and Smaller Circles

By: F.H. Batacan

2.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Smaller and Smaller Circlesis unique in the Philippine literary scene - a Pinoy detective novel, bo… read more

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15. Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

By: Chinua Achebe

3.73

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

A simple story of a "strong man" whose life is dominated by fear and anger, Things Fall Apart is wr… read more

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"Let us not reason like cowards,"

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

"There is no story that is not true."

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

"عندما يضئ القمر يشعر الكسيح برغبة قوية إلى المشي"

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

"إذا نظر امرؤ إلى فم ملك, ظن أنه لم يرضع قط من ثدي أمه"

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

16. Dusk (Rosales Saga, #1)

By: F. Sionil José

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

With Dusk(originally published in the Philippines as Po-on), F. Sionil Jose begins his five-novel R… read more

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17. Prophet Song

By: Paul Lynch

4.10

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a mother faces a terrible choice, from an internat… read more

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"people are entitled to some small moment of peace."

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

"the child absorbing the mother’s trauma and storing it in his body for later use,"

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

"... time is at once addition and subtraction, time adds one day to the next and always takes away from what's left..."

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

"...knowing how it is so that all boys grow up and pull away from home to unmake the world in the guise of making it, nature decrees it so."

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

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18. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

By: Shehan Karunatilaka

3.92

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what … read more

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"Even suicide requires perseverance."

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

"Why should a Creator watch over you? Wasn't creating you enough?"

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

"You were simply a handsome man who enjoyed beautiful boys. Nothing more, nothing less and no one's business."

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

"Despair always begins as a snack that you nibble on when bored and then becomes a meal that you have thrice a day."

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

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19. The Iliad

By: Homer

3.91

Format: 848 pages, Hardcover

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more

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"I say no wealth is worth my life."

-Homer, The Iliad

"These were the colloquies in heaven."

-Homer, The Iliad

"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."

-Homer, The Iliad

"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"

-Homer, The Iliad

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20. This Other Eden

By: Paul Harding

3.78

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Set at the beginning of the twentieth century and inspired by historical events, This Other Eden te… read more

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Cover of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

21. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

By: Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Yeongju is burned out. With her high-­flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more

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"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

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22. Patron Saints of Nothing

By: Randy Ribay

4.23

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncov… read more

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"We failed him in life. We should not fail him in death."

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"English is a language that lives in the middle of the mouth, but Tagalog is more of an open throat song that dances between the tip of the tongue and the teeth. My mouth feels too heavy, too thick, t…"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"But there are good things I can hold on to and there are other things I have the power to change. My family, myself, this world--al of us are flawed. But flawed doesn't mean hopeless. It doesn't mean…"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"Maybe he was reaching out to me through those words, and I let him slip away. I stayed silent. If I had written to him more often, been more honest, would it have helped him work through some of his …"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

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23. How to Stand Up to a Dictator

By: Maria Ressa

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What will you sacrifice for the truth? Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. Bu… read more

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24. Noli Me Tangere Comics

By: José Rizal

4.23

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

Noli Me Tangere follows the story of Crisostomo Ibarra as he tries to bring progress to his nation … read more

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Cover of Ang Huling Timawa by Servando de los Angeles

25. Ang Huling Timawa

By: Servando de los Angeles

4.00

Format: 474 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Revolves around peasants' struggle for agrarian reform. Echoes class conflict between the masses an… read more

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26. Banaag at Sikat

By: Lope K. Santos

4.03

Format: 547 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Recognized as the 'Obra Maestra' of Lope K. Santos and considered as the Bible of the working Filip… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig by Lazaro Francisco

27. Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig

By: Lazaro Francisco

3.97

Format: None pages, None

This novel was serialized in the magazine Liwayway in 1955. This novel challenged its readers to so… read more

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