Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's novel is, on one level, a simple story about a robot, a girl and the sun. Yet it is constructed so precisely and so artlessly that its simplicity is profoundly moving.
Olivia Ho, The Straits Times
Divorce, despair and longing rear their heads in A Bright Ray Of Darkness, a story of a film actor making his Broadway debut as his marriage collapses. It is funny, witty and deeply human.
Toh Wen Li, The Straits Times
Obama's memoir is a work of beauty and rare honesty.
Ravi Velloor, The Straits Times
Mother and daughter relations gone sour can often seem like a tired trope, but it is handled so deftly and precisely here.
Jemimah Wei (@jemmawei)
Anvi Doshi holds nothing back in this portrait of warped motherhood, of two women entrenched in despising one another, yet so inextricable that they sometimes slip into, even usurp each other's places.
Olivia Ho, The Straits Times
Sittenfield is a very smart writer, deftly drawing out realms of possibility and conflict in all of fictional Hillary's identities—woman, white, smart, single, lonely, political...
Jemimah Wei (@jemmawei)
…the prose is written so beautifully it's like going on a self discovering journey together with her (Giovanna)
Teresa (@teeteeheehee)
Interior Chinatown is humorous. It is dark and sad sometimes, but it is also hopeful. It is definitely my new favorite and it truly deserves a 5/5 star rating!
Khai Jian (@khaijian)
This book serves not only as an exhilarating piece of espionage non-fiction, but also an insightful historical critique of anti-Semitism and the Jewish state.
Shaun Loh, Raffles Reads
The prose is written so beautifully it's like going on a self discovering journey together with her (Giovanna).
Elvina (@elvinareads)
A Man is an insightful primer for readers interested in knowing more about Japanese culture and social issues.
Walter Sim, The Straits Times
Backman makes some brilliant observations about human nature, relationships and parenthood through his characters' eyes.
Hana (@myjourneywithbooks)
This book really captured that transformation from youthful exuberance to a more responsible, “mature” kind of friendship. And that was pretty beautiful to see.⠀
Lavelle Lee (@lavelle.reads)
If one ever wonders whether the climate crisis is serious enough to warrant the millions of students taking to the streets to call for more action, activist Naomi Klein leaves no room for doubt.
Audrey Tan, The Straits Times
Deeply compelling and existential, Real Life attempts to get to the heart of how people struggle to connect and the many ways in which they inflict hurt on others.
Ho Ai Li, The Straits Times
A highly satisfying read with charming characters.
Jan Lee, The Straits Times
The Discomfort of Evening is not for everyone. But those who brave it will discover something unusually, painfully real.
Olivia Ho, The Straits Times
Few authors are as elusive yet unflinchingly, unerringly evocative as Ferrante.
Olivia Ho, The Straits Times
Frances Cha gives the women, who rotate as point-of-view characters, distinct voices. Switching seamlessly between voices, Cha makes all of them real and engrossing.
Jan Lee, The Straits Times
Seriously funny.
Olivia Ho, The Straits Times
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