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April 3, 2022

MIMI FAN by Lim Chor Pee

April 3, 2022

Book cover & 4.5-star rating - Mimi Fan by Lim Chor Pee

What I really enjoy about theatre is that it’s a liberating art form. It’s often used to explore ideas that aren’t mainstream. Mimi Fan is a prime example of this in Singapore literature. When it was first staged in 1962, it shocked more than a few sensibilities because it was rather progressive and liberal for its time. The annex even features a newspaper article touting Mimi Fan as a controversial play.

· Categories: Plays Keywords: cheating, culture, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, feminism, infidelity, multiculturalism, plays, realistic fiction, romance, singapore literature, singaporean authors

October 14, 2021

WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH by Elizabeth Acevedo

October 14, 2021

Book cover & 5-star rating - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoWith the Fire on High easily is one of my favourite books that I read this year. Emoni loves to cook and dreams of becoming a chef. That’s all I needed to know in order to borrow the audiobook. With the Fire on High offers so much more than a trope I can’t get enough of, though. It brings to light complicated relationships, the difficulty of balancing responsibilities and ambitions, and a huge dash of heart.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, american authors, cooking, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, family life, family myth, fathers and daughters, friendship, grandmothers, high school, identity, inter-generations, relationships, teen mothers, travel

October 1, 2021

THE COUPLE by Helly Acton

October 1, 2021

Book cover & 4.5-star rating - The Couple by Helly ActonThe moment I saw the synopsis of The Couple, I knew in my bones that Helly Acton wrote this book for me. See, I love books that turn our social norms upside down and examine how life could be instead. Also, I basically spent my twenties single, which drew a lot of pity from friends. They made unsolicited comments, “Are you sure you don’t want to get married?” or “I’m happy to introduce you to someone!”

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, dating, diverse books, friendship, singleness, work life

November 5, 2020

TWEET CUTE by Emma Lord

November 5, 2020

Book cover & 4.5-star rating - Tweet Cute by Emma LordTweet Cute was so much more relatable than I had anticipated. Based off the title alone, I probably wouldn’t have picked up the audiobook. But I did remember enjoying Open Road Summer years ago, not realising that Emma Lord wasn’t Emery Lord. Oops. ‘Twas a good mix-up though because I really enjoyed Tweet Cute.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alternative perspectives, ambition, american authors, baking, betrayal, brothers, dating, divorced parents, family, family business, family life, family problems, food establishments, high school, interpersonal relations, mothers and daughters, programming, realistic fiction, relationships, romance, secrets, sibling rivalry, siblinghood, single parenthood, sisters, social media, sports, technology, twins, twitter

March 22, 2019

WHAT IF IT’S US by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera

March 22, 2019

Book cover & and 4-star rating for WHAT IF ITS US by Becky Albertalli and Adam SilveraBelieve it or not, there was a time that I loved cute romance books and adored books with meet cutes. As I hit my twenties though, I suppose I became somewhat jaded. I hardly reached for these books anymore, and when I did, I didn’t enjoy them anywhere near as much as before. Then along came What If It’s Us. I couldn’t stop smiling while reading it!

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: adhd, alternative perspectives, american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, break-ups, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, exes, family, friendship, high school, internships, lgbtq » gay characters, lgbtq characters, meet-cute, on-writing, poc characters, realistic fiction, relationships, summer, summer-school

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