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At some point, every human thought about changing their life. Even if he's a rich guy, at some point, he thought his life as a poor man. The same applies to Allaine Monillas. Allaine Monillas wants to change his life. From a trash scavenger to a big-shot rich guy. Even though his family is poor, he didn't stopped studying and aimed for a life worth living while scavenging some garbage
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The author's description of the scenes were splendid! It was a good read, I am instantly hooked in cahapter one! As a fellow country men, I really know what the author tells. Hope you will check my book called Lumia: Other World and leave a review!
Once the gambling started I really have enjoyed it, great work I will be reading as it updates. Struggles of a more realistic story setting and relatable characters.
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The book tells about the reality of life........ The struggle of people living in abject poverty.......... I commend the main character's struggle for freedom from such a depressing life......... Honestly I'm really liking this book. Good job author
First of all, hello fellow Filipino writer! You made a very realistic and vivid world here. The plotline is intriguing. This story is one of those that stood out to me the most on this website. It's not a crowd follower in a way that it doesn't center around lavish livings and romantic endeavors. It depicts reality, and has a well-written interaction between the characters. Overall, it's a gem of a work.
You deserve a five-star author, the story is so realistic about a teenager struggling in poverty and how desperate he is to overcome it, you are truly a commendable writer, I don't usually read this kind of stories but this one was truly touching because this is the reality about the demon called money. I am glad I found this one. And this tells so much about the Filipino culture too. In my country, there are people who live like that and hope you will grant us with more chapters!
This story was definitely interesting, but I feel like there needs to be some work on the pacing. The chapters are a little too short imo and the overall story progression feels very slow. I feel like before we were going into such a long arc we should have spent more time with the original setting. A lot of the initial flare kinda got lost. I wanna go back to who I assume was the mc and continue his story. Also (and this is very personal...) I'm not that into gambling so a lot of the future chapters kinda lost me. THAT SAID!!! I do feel this is very well written and that the characters are well developed and charming to follow. I just wish the direction went somewhere different, or at the very least went somehwere faster.
The novel is from the psychological type, just my cup of tea. The author spends time to unravel concepts and explain how "misfortune" accumulates in one's life - which also can expand beyond and catch in its web other victims. One can think of consequentialism. This is a very realistic story. People may see it as slow-paced, but I'd like to say that good stuff comes slow. (; The only thing I dislike is the overuse of exclamation marks.
I love this story, the plot and character development is all on point this is definitely getting a spot on my collection. Keep up the work! Please update more!
I don't think I've given another book 5 stars yet, but this gets it. The story is a gritty and very real depiction of what it's like to be at the bottom with a desire to escape. The first arc hit hard. Like really hard. It's obviously a made up story, but the emotions in it feel raw and visceral. I wouldn't change anything about this novel. There's no need to change the writing at all, because perfection is not necessary here. If anything, any writing issues just give the novel more character. Truly a fantastic novel, and I will be following it from now on. Well done to the author.
Im giving you 5 stars for how much the character is relatively relatable to everyone here that wanted to change thier life for the better and become the best thank you for the story
This is Brandon Gould the writter of the Tylingariea Epic i am responding to a Review Swap that i have just sent here is my review upon reading the first chapter i knew that this book was going to be one that deals with heavy subject matter and from what i have read you have created a plot that not only is respectful to philapine culture and warns about the dangers of greed but the dialge is written in a way that you feel for the chartors and can empize with what they are going though. also feel stressed when Joe is losing his money and is sucoming to the darkness of Greed and the evils of a corrpote boss. The pacing moves at a steady pace and i hope to see more chapters in the future. I
Not what I'd usually read, but it's very very good :) The story is really sad but well written. Allaine is well described and fleshed out. Keep it up author :)
Hmm..the title itself is intriguing, I'm not like other readers who just don't read the novel because of titles or covers. When I read the first chapter, I had a hunch that this novel will show how poor live, like how they struggle day to day to make their quality of life better. Well If I have to say about writing quality, I think the writer should edit it a little. Its not like readers cannot entirely understand what the novel's words are trying to convey but it is not attractive enough. As for the story development thus far, it has been a nice read. There were some chapters which really made me think about people's lives. Character design? Awesome. The description of how Allaine struggles from the bottom of the society to a rich man is good. Overall a 4.4 star review by Archwriter.
The premise of poverty really validates how Jose and Antonio could let themselves in the pitfall of gambling. You've done a great job in portraying the poorest of the poor of the slums of the Philippines. I hope Allaine won't pursue the rabbit hole that his dad got tangled in. I want to see him strive with honesty and dignity. Just one thing, hospital bills could be paid off by an organization. They simply need to be patient and process the endless amount of paperworks. On the other hand, Antonio and Jose is as equally infuriating as Yanlei. Though Jose was better than Antonio, warning his friend of the possible repercussions. They agreed to Yanlei's terms and did not oppose it. They ought to have stopped while the pit was still shallow. I hope they think about the fate of their families in the event that they sink in a gorge of debt while the status of being poor screams at their conscience. In terms of the technicality in writing, there are some grammar mistakes that I could point out. Don't worry, those are easily proof read. As I always say, enabling yourself to master grammar will able you to produce sentences that will flow smoothly. We all make mistakes, so this is merely a constructive criticism and I hope you take it that way. For my suggestion, I think that you should have an auxiliary chapter for explaining some gambling rules. There are readers who already know it, and there are also those who don't. Hence, for a chapter that focuses on the intense gambling sessions, explaining the rules cut's off the *******. You have a great work here and I'm vouching for the story that you've created! The thrill of gambling is well narrated in every chapter. I'm cheering you on!
First of all, the cover is awesome. For the story it's equally great. I hope for Allaine to rise soon and support others like him. Maybe a gang would be fine also. An interesting story.
I really like the plot it's something that's rare on wn a slice of life realistic fiction, it was like something new I found here. The writing style of the author is damn good it's not too much descriptive but whatever is described is enough to make u see the scene in vivid imagination, character development and plot no need to mention are captivating once started reading I forgot about ch count and kept on turning pages.
Now these are the stories I like to read the first few part were depressing. But quality of story is amazing you can feel the ******* rising as stakes are increasing wellwhat i learned from this is never gamble and yenlai will be sliced once i make a chpater in casino.
Monillas: a human garbage. How should I put this into words? My roots come from various parts of Asia. Even though I had the privilege of being born in a first world country far away from the poverty and was allowed to flourish, go to school, have an easy life etc. I still know, hear and see the struggles of the people, family who were left behind. Poverty, desperation - they are all very real and well described within this novel. Granted, the grammar is lacking and would need an editor to work through it, but the idea and the story is still very well established and shown - and profoundly realistic. This is a story of poverty, desperation, and the things people are ready to do when they have no other options left. So far the story follows male characters. I can only imagine and fear what the story would be like if it was told from a female's perspective. All in all, I like how well the author writes about the reality of poverty in these countries. With editing and a better grasp on the English language, I'm sure the author can deliver wholesome and heart-wrenchingly realistic stories. Keep writing, author!
I love the amount of details during the gamble. Even though it took a few chapters to cover. But I think it's important to the story plot such that it adds a realistic point of view of what makes us human. Human by nature are curious creature, but we are also very greedy. Only a few are able to control that. I love how the author shows the danger of wanting more (greed) using gambling as the beginning centerpiece to the story. While reading, I feel the emotional and physical toil that jose feel. It's very personal. Yes, even if you have a job it's doesn't guarantee one's success. As for boss yanlei, damn, I wanna smack so bad! I really hate him! The author did a good job in making his character (thump up) However, with the main character being Allaine Monillas I feel like not much of him is being shown yet. But the first few chapters so far does set a good foundation (setting) for the plot. Will be expecting more of him in the next coming chapters.