Tag: Eddy Boudel Tan

January 16, 2021

The Rebellious Tide by Eddy Boudel Tan

This is one of those rare cases where I genuinely feel bad for not liking a book. The more I read The Rebellious Tide, the less I liked it. Yet, I really tried to pretend otherwise. Having loved Eddy Boudel Tan’s debut novel (it moved me to tears, something that does not happen often to…
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May 12, 2020

After Elias by Eddy Boudel Tan — book review

From its heartbreaking first pages, to its lump-in-your-throat epilogue, After Elias is an emotionally charged novel. “People can bring you pain, but nothing will hurt more than the pain you inflict on yourself.” Grief, guilt, regret, and fear dominate Tan’s narrative. Coen Caraway and Elias Santos are meant to have a fairy-tale wedding and live…
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