![]() Memoir-like, Riverrun is told from the perspective of Danilo ‘Danny’ Cruz, a boy who grows up in Marcos’ Philippines. What makes Danton Remoto’s Riverrun more than just your usual coming-of-age novel however, is his keen use of language, willingness to experiment with both chapter length and the inclusion of recipes, and his ability to set the rites of growing up against the ominous backdrop of the Philippines’ chaotic military dictatorship without veering into melodrama. ![]() ![]() The bildungsroman form has long been a staple of literature for good reason – there’s something inherently powerful about reliving someone else’s childhood alongside them, finding those all too familiar roads you’ve both walked down and the confusing feelings of first love and adolescence. Capturing the intersection of a tumultuous adolescence and national tragedy through beautifully wrought language. ![]()
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