Book review: Crying in H MartOur hyphenated Asian identity in Western societies (whether as Asian-American, Chinese-Australian, etc) often defines our coming of age and…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Book review: Minor Feelings — An Asian American ReckoningCathy Park Hong is a critically acclaimed poet whose first essay collection Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning has pierced our…Aug 28, 20211Aug 28, 20211
Book review: The Midnight LibraryIn the realm of speculative fiction and novels on the human condition, few authors have used the concept of parallel universes to delve…Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
Book review: The AlchemistFor many avid readers in the world, the Alchemist is heralded as a life-changing book that had a significant transformative impact on our…May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
Book review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataConvenience Store Woman is the first of Sayaka Murata’s ten novels to be translated into English and this novel has enchanted critics who…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Book Review: On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongOcean Vuong’s hauntingly beautiful first novel has been praised by critics as a painful yet extraordinary portrait of a family, a first…Jan 16, 20211Jan 16, 20211
Book review: Big Magic by Elizabeth GilbertElizabeth Gilbert was propelled into international fame from the cultural phenomenon of “Eat, Pray, Love” — the memoir which sold 10…Dec 27, 2020Dec 27, 2020
Book Review: Digital Minimalism by Cal NewportIt’s 2020 and we live a modern hyper-connected existence, most of us floundering in a digitally saturated post-modern predicament, one of…Dec 17, 20201Dec 17, 20201
Book review: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesIn the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, racial injustice, and police brutality — we are thrown into a media frenzy where public…Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
Book review: Explaining Humans by Dr Camilla PangHave you ever wondered about the link between science and human behaviour? Dr Camilla Pang (Millie) explores the intersection between…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020