I think this reaction has been much delayed than its original publication, anyways, here's new (well, maybe not new), Manila titled as 'Gates of Hell' in Dan Brown's latest novel Inferno.
I haven't really read the book yet, still waiting for my copy, and honestly, I don't necessarily have time to do so. Yet all I'm hearing is negativity on how Brown has 'inaccurately portrayed' Manila in the book leading to a character describing it as the 'gates of hell'.
All the ruckus about it on Facebook and passing conversations caught my attention. Why are these people angry/pissed off/mad about it? If what I think is right, Italy has received far way more controversies than Manila, or any third world country out there for that matter. I am not saying it's wrong to react, but what makes me wonder is, why react to a nonfiction novel? It's just part of the plot, any sensible reader can tell the truth, but what if other residents who have read the book think the description was 'near perfect'?
When I was in my sixth grade, some people said not to read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code because it can shake up your faith and will lead you on a misleading direction. I did read it, I also have friends who read it and actually loved it yet how come we still have our faith, tightly secured?
What I really think is people need to read and understand these kind of things in an open-minded manner and not just jump into conclusive statements that may be misunderstood by many. As far as I am concerned, most of the people I know don't really mind the description about Manila and we're much determined to read it, another sure good read.
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