Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal

Rating: 5/5


Synopsis:
In more than a century since its appearance, José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere has become widely known as the great novel of the Philippines. A passionate love story set against the ugly political backdrop of repression, torture, and murder, "The Noli," as it is called in the Philippines, was the first major artistic manifestation of Asian resistance to European colonialism, and Rizal became a guiding conscience—and martyr—for the revolution that would subsequently rise up in the Spanish province.

Review:

I know not a lot of book reviewers tend to review the books from centuries ago. Yes, I know, I love young adult fiction. But believe me, this one is as good as anything out there.

Note, thought, that you have no idea about the Philippine history, then you might not like this as much as I do. But as you continually read on, everything gets interesting. You might as well pick up a few bits of Philippine history in it. The narrations are very descriptive, so I don't see the huge problem about that.

But Oh. My. Gosh.

I really wanted to try all of my best to describe how much I really liked this book. Tragedy, irony and a few realistic ideas are engraved in its pages. I really like how every character seems to have their own roles, their own importance in the story--making it as beautiful as whatever it is made for.

This novel is pretty much filled with symbolisms and tragic incidences. They can make your heart leap, crash and trample over. I love the emotional elements in this story. Where it shows different people, different personalities, and different problems. The story was quite unfair, heart crumbling. But that's the beauty of it, not everything nice and good lasts for long.

Furthermore, I'm not really sure about how much the translator had given justice to the original manuscript. Since I'm not verbally capable of speaking the Spanish tongue, I'm not sure if I can ever say that. But the evidence is definite, I loved the novel. I devoured it.

I'm in definite hunger for its sequel. called El Filibusterismo.