Lisa WanBook 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…5 min read·Dec 14, 2021----
Lisa WanBook 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…4 min read·Aug 28, 2021--1--1
Lisa WanBook 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…4 min read·Jul 3, 2021----
Lisa WanBook 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…3 min read·May 10, 2021----
Lisa WanBook 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…4 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
Lisa WanBook 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…5 min read·Jan 16, 2021--1--1
Lisa WanBook 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…4 min read·Dec 27, 2020----
Lisa WanBook 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…5 min read·Dec 17, 2020--1--1
Lisa WanBook 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…5 min read·Nov 29, 2020----
Lisa WanBook 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…4 min read·Oct 26, 2020----