by Tess Uriza Holthe
The opening of the novel references and explains the title: Papa explains the war like this: ‘When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful.’ The great beasts, as they circle one another, shaking the trees and trumpeting loudly, are the Amerikanos and the Japanese as they fight. And our Ph...
(Final view, on completion of the book, found at the end.)*****************Oh, I am struggling...... Every chapter is the voice of another character. In this way you see what is going on in the head of the prime characters. That I have no complaint with. What I hate is that in each chapter there is ...
i was unsure that i would like this book when my book club/forum have chosen this, actually won the votes, i was hesistant to join in reading this book. pero ng nasimulan ko na, i was amazed how it got me hooked and had this interest to follow the story. fully entertained ako sa mga kwento dito. sab...
compelling for the story itself, the mythology, and the filipino history that i'm ashamed to say i was completely unaware of. i'll need to read up on it after reading this book.
This is one of those books that engaged me, but for which I can come up with little praise in retrospect. At first I wanted to round up to 3 stars, reflecting my level of enjoyment, but quality-wise it’s more of a 1.5. So we'll call it a 2.When the Elephants Dance purports to be a tale of civilians ...
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