A review by dlrosebyh
Triggered: Creative Responses to the Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines by Jocelyn S. Martin

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

The fictional short stories in the book Triggered center on extrajudicial killings (EJK) in the Philippines. Jocelyn Martin, a college professor, urged the freshmen in her English class to create fictional accounts of EJK. This report highlighted the top six books.

When I tell you how much I enjoyed this book. Since I'm not a big lover of short tale collections, I thought that I'd feel conflicted about this one. Additionally, I learned from the synopsis that it was written in a YA style. Given that YA is one of my favorite reading genres, I was truly intrigued.

It was interesting to consider things from several viewpoints. Even though it was fiction, it seemed real because it was. The alarming part is that it is still taking place. Because I adore the divergent writing styles so much, I was genuinely shocked that the stories were written by freshmen rather than professional writers.

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