Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon

A Stunning Debut Perfectly Performed

Revisado: 05-02-23

"Chasing Pacquiao" was everything I wanted in a book and more. Funny, honest, heartwarming, and Filipino to the core, this book stirred up a lot of feelings. From Bobby's pain at losing his father to the joys of first love to dealing with a bully, "Chasing Pacquiao" recalled so much of my own adolescence and helped heal parts of me that I didn't know were still hurting.

Through Bobby -- who is a poet as well as a budding boxer -- I was introduced to the Filipino poetic form of Tanaga. Inspired, I wrote my first poem in this form inspired by the book:

Pacquiao's views are bigoted;
Love can't be prohibited.
Bobby's got a mean right hook,
Rod wrote a hell of a book.

"Chasing Pacquiao" is the kind of book that will burrow into your soul and stay there after you've read the final page. It truly has something for everyone and you will fall in love with its characters and author Rod Pulido's masterful writing.

Having already read the book on page, I was excited to hear Jesse Inocalla bring the text to life. To hear a FilAm actor read a book authored by a FilAm about FilAm characters is truly special. Inocalla is a talented actor who performed each character with skill and depth and I was blown away by his performance.

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