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September 1, 2015

VICIOUS by V.E. Schwab

September 1, 2015

Book cover & 4.5-star rating - VICIOUS by V.E. SchwabGoing into books blind, particularly books like Vicious, can be infinitely thrilling. You enter unexplored land and everything is new. You don’t follow the tracks paved by expectations built upon the reading experiences of others. The cover states that it’s “a twisted tale of ambition, desire and superpowers”. It’s very correct in that description. That’s your starting point if you’re up for a thrill. If that’s you, then go on, pick up the book, read it and return to my review later to share your excitement. Now, if you’d rather know what you’re getting yourself into, read on.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, beliefs, betrayal, college, crime, death, ethics, existentialism, faith, friendship, life, mind control, morality, murder, paranormal, revenge, self perception, superheroes, villains, violence

May 27, 2015

FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury

May 27, 2015

FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray BradburyHow does one even review classics? I think it hardly matters what a singular person like me thinks and blogs about them. Classics have been scrutinised till their words ran dry, I’m sure. Whether I like it or not probably doesn’t matter to anyone when deciding to read classics.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, censorship, knowledge, mass media, modern classics, technology

December 18, 2014

THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern

December 18, 2014

THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin MorgensternLet’s get the cliché part of this book review out of the way first: The Night Circus was absolutely enchanting! It was magical and beautifully written. This audiobooks was a treat for the senses, especially because Jim Dale narrated it and he sounds like the perfect traditional storyteller.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, audiobooks, competition, magic, orphans, romance

May 29, 2014

MY SINGAPORE LOVER by Judy Chapman

May 29, 2014

MY SINGAPORE LOVER by Judy ChapmanI visited the library earlier today, fully determined to check out the Singapore collection. Faced with the fiction shelf of Singapore literature, this one bright blue spine popped out, so I took it from the shelf. Turns out it was My Singapore Lover. While I didn’t really know what it was about, I had seen copies of that book on display at bookstores. I thus started to read the book. 20 pages in, I already wanted to chuck it aside. Nothing really grabbed me but I didn’t want to make snap judgements. Plus, My Singapore Lover was published fairly recently, which I figured fits in squarely with Crazy Rich Asians, another book set in Singapore that was published last year. (I have yet to read it.)

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: adultery, affairs, australian authors, cheating, consumerism, culture, ethnicity, expatriates, multiculturalism, publishing industry, race relations, racism, realistic fiction, working life

April 11, 2014

CHOP CHOP by Simon Wroe

April 11, 2014

The thing about reading debut novels is that you never know what to expect. This abyss of the unknown is exacerbated when you have the privilege of reading a review copy. While not knowing can be disconcerting to some readers, I think it is precisely that which heightens the thrill of a book. In the…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, crime, death, dysfunctional families, fresh graduates, kitchen work, metafiction, restaurants, suffering, working life

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