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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami - Surreal and Beautifully Written Short Stories

June 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

I would be lying to say that I wasn’t stopped by this rather sexy book cover (which later found out that it is rather relevant to the leading story).  But there are plenty of sexy book covers out there to grab attention.  I liked the book title but was not familiar with the author’s name.  I am [...]

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Paulo Coelho - Brida - Witchcraft, Bridging the Visible and the Invisible

May 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

OK.  Seldom do I need to finish reading a book, write a review, and return it to the library before midnight.  This is going to be an interesting experience.  Usually after I arrive at the last page of a book, I would revisit all the pages I noted that are pivoting to the development of the story for completeness’s [...]

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Clive Barker - Mister B. Gone - How Open Is Your Open Mind? Can You Read A Book Backward?

May 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

Whether or not you will find “Mister B. Gone” rewarding hinges on whether or not you “get it“.  Since I am a responsible netizen, I am going to self-censor this entry with a NC-16 rating due to my personal views on homosexuality and religion.  Besides, why would we wish to expose readers younger than 16 years old to a [...]

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Doris Lessing - The Story Of General Dann And Mara’s Daughter, Griot And The Snow Dog

April 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

By no means I wish to diminish the genius of Doris Lessing, the sequel to the epic novel “Mara and Dann” reads more like an extension than a novel that exists in its own right.  But, any kind of follow on story on where “Mara and Dann” has left off is going to be a [...]

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Mara And Dann By Doris Lessing - An Adventure Of A Sister And A Brother During The Next Ice Age

April 11th, 2008 · 14 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

Having read a few of the books by the Nobel Price winner in literature, Doris Lessing, I am curious about her another genre that is not popularly accepted by the critics - science fiction.  So I picked up “Mara and Dann” (year 1999, 407 pages) from our National Library.  I have not read all of her [...]

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Remember Me By Sophie Kinsella - A Calculated Risk That May Or May Not Work For Some

April 4th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

Fanboi talk aside - as I do have read all eight of her novels - “Remember Me” is an interestingly subtle departure from her time proven success with the Shopaholic formula.  First, let’s recap.  Be it as Becky Bloodwood of the Shopaholic series (5 books), Samantha of “The Undomestic Goddess”, Emma of “Can You Keep A Secret”, or Lexi of “Remember [...]

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Ben In The World By Doris Lessing - Sympathetic Love And Desperation Mashed Into One

March 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

I have written and rewritten this entry so many times that it is no longer funny.  So I shall get straight into the point.  The beauty - which ironically the word beauty is the least appropriate word to describe the story - of “Ben in the World” is that Doris Lessing has created a main character so [...]

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The Fifth Child By Doris Lessing - Horror Or Tragedy? You Decide

March 10th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

Doris Lessing needs no introduction in my site (please refer to the previous entry).  I had one other book in mind when I visited the library last week but it was not available.  So I have decided to pick another book authored by Doris Lessing.  Spoilt by options, I chose a rather short novel (160 pages) - “The Fifth [...]

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The Cleft By Doris Lessing - Drop All That You Know And Start Over

March 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction

In the beginning, there were only women.  Then one day, a deformed baby with a tube hanging in front was born.  These deformed babies grew up with breasts that have no milk inside and nipples that were dysfunctional …
The above is how the plot begins in “The Cleft”.  I don’t know how you all make decision in picking [...]

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An Attempt To Pinpoint Why I Still Love Reading Chinese Literature - A Brief Review of 倪匡中篇奇情武俠系列《金腰帶》

February 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Book Reviews, Fiction, Whacky Thoughts

I have read tens or perhaps hundreds of English books but none matches the sensation I derive from reading in my mother tongue.  Like this particular book I am going to feature here, I was so deeply affected that my mind just wouldn’t allow me to do anything else right after I’ve finished reading the [...]

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