"As mysterious as the plot is, the book is no thriller and hasĪ purposefully slow pace. Perfect convergence of authentic voice and an emphasis on inner dialogueĪround equity, purpose, and reclaiming one's lost cultural "Part mystery, part elegy, part coming of age, this novel is a The statistics behind this deadly vigilante war on drugs." JEAN Is as much Jun's story as it is Jay's, putting a human face on Jun, a tragic figure, comes to life through his letters, and this novel Identity and complicated family relationships this heritage poses. "He expertly navigates the tricky issues of the cultural Jay decides to go to a Manila heīarely remembers to figure out the truth about his cousin's murder,Įven if it means confronting the horrible realities about his homeland, No one in Jay's family will talk about it, even though War on drugs, which has permitted the extrajudicial murder of thousands That Jun has been killed, supposedly in President Rodrigo Duterte's Philippines, but growing up in Michigan has created some distance: heĭoesn't speak Tagalog, and while he used to be close with hisĬousin and pen pal Jun, who was born and raised in Manila, it'sīeen a while since Jay responded to one of his letters. THE STORY: High school senior Jay Reguero was born in the Universes (2015) and After the Shot Drops (2018) Nothing is his third book, after An Infinite Number of Parallel The Philippines, he grew up in Michigan and Colorado. Randy Ribay is an author and a high school English teacher. Patron Saints of Nothing." Retrieved from MLA style: "Patron Saints of Nothing." The Free Library.
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