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Throw It To the River by Nice Rodriguez (review found on a discussion board for Filipinos about books that made a difference in their lives)

I really liked this book. It's a collection of short stories (fiction) about women in the Philippines. Some are funny, sad, political, sexy, frustrating, emotional, or a combination. It's about relationships between women and how those relationships affect the other people around them. It is the only book I know of that portrays different experiences of being queer and female in the Philippines (most of the stories take place in Manila). It's also politically and culturally enlightening. I think all of the characters are interesting and prismatic (not one dimensional). A very nice read. Highly recommend, whether you are queer or not.

Throw It to the River by Nice Rodriguez (review found at a UCLA student discussion)

This debut collection of short stories introduces Nice Rodriguez as a writer whose style is fresh and clean. Set in the Philippines and in Canada, these stories sparkle with self-contained pleasure in life, even at their most poignant moments. In Throw It To the River, Nice Rodriguez shines a bright lesbian light on a fascinating world. Nice Rodriguez' stories have appeared in Piece of My Heart and After Glow: More Stories of Lesbian Desire. "This is accomplished writing, fuelled by a keen imagination and an affection for language."

Another site of interest:
The Filipino Book Barn: A web site about Gay and Lesbian books by Filipino authors.

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