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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

March 25, 2014

NOW I’LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING (Alice #25) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

March 25, 2014

Closure is something that we often seek to come to terms with the end of something. Often it helps us resolve issues, so we can move on with our lives without dwelling too much on the past. Yet once in a while the time comes that closure is no longer necessary. It’s way past overdue…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alzheimers, american authors, cancer, choices, college, contemporary, dating, death, family life, friendship, funerals, life, loneliness, mothers and daughters, on love, parenthood, realistic fiction, romance, siblinghood, travel, volunteering, weddings, working life

November 19, 2013

AMERICAN FRATERNITY MAN by Nathan Holic

November 19, 2013

Now that Charles has graduated, it is time to face the real world. He is all fresh-faced and eager, all ready to take on the world. Except, he is not ready to leave his fraternity behind. His alumni network won’t cut it, and so he has decided to work for Nationals. He strongly believes he…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, bullying, greek life, illustrated, morality, realistic fiction, reviewed, self discovery, travel, working life

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