I recommend this book to people 13 years old and above, because of the considerable amount of profanity and disturbing images it creates (though in my opinion, those make the book more realistic). Macarthur, though a work of fiction, is brutally realistic and filled to the brim with subtle emotional appeal that it's guaranteed to stir its readers. It takes us not to the facts, not to the statistics of how many people are hungry or how many teenagers are out of school, but immerses us into the lives of those very people. This book is definitely an eye-opener, a closer look at the almost-cliche issues of today's society. The fact that they were tangled in the web of society made them all the more unforgettable. The book's main characters (the four boys) subtly appealed to me in spite of their rough personalities, they held innocence, kindness, and dreams in their hearts. Over-all, it contains the heavy reality of poverty in the Philippines and everything that comes with it (such as crimes, lack of education, drug abuse, and health problems). Though it does make me smile from time to time, Macarthur lacks the usual light humor I've come to expect from Bob Ong. Dysfunctional families, broken dreams, and false hopes also plague our.

Released around May 2008, this modern day drama is set in the middle of an unnamed Metro Manila slum, surrounded by drugs, violence, poverty, and even death. Voltron star in Bob Ong’s sixth book, MacArthur. It eventually arrives at a long climax as one by one, the boys are faced with the consequences of their actions. Jim, Noel, Cyrus, and Amadeus Denver Kantuyan a.k.a.

The story follows their troubled, angsty ways, while exploring their soft and broken souls. Written in 'Taglish' (Tagalog + English, a trademark of the author), Macarthur is a fictional story of four boys living in the urban outskirts.

The author's actual name and identity are unknown.Bob Ong once again gives us an entertaining wake-up call in the dark tale ' Macarthur'. Bob Ong is the pseudonym of a contemporary Filipino author known for using conversational writing technique to create humorous and reflective depictions of Philippine life.dbr:People's_Choice_Philippine_Web_Award.dbr:Department_of_Education_(Philippines).The author's actual name and identity are unknown. Seinen wirklichen Namen nennt der Autor nicht. Er benutzt alltägliches Tagalog, um humorvoll Alltagssituationen auf den Philippinen zu beschreiben und zu analysieren. Bob Ong (* angeblich August 1972 in Pasay City, Philippinen), auch bekannt unter dem Namen Roberto Ong, ist das Pseudonym eines der bekanntesten zeitgenössischen philippinischen Autoren.

Macarthur by Bob Ong