Hi guys! Still remember me? I’m back, like finally. I must admit that blogging is not really my thing these days but I need to make a comeback for this one special author. If you guys go to my directory for Author Q&A posts , you would notice Wesley Leon Aroozoo was the very first … More The Punkhawala and the Prostitute by Wesley Leon Aroozoo || Author Q&A
Hi bookish peeps. It’s a new year and we still have the old me, always late to update my best and worst reads of the year. I hope I’m still not too late and great news is, in 2021, I would say I don’t have any bad reads, maybe some dnfs but I don’t feel … More #2021bestnine
Hello and welcome to my dusty book blog. I’m here today to review one of my top favourite Indonesian book series. It’s unusual for me to thoroughly enjoy cringey novels but here we are today. Pidi Baiq has that magic touch that will make you smile like a fool throughout the book with his charming … More Ancika: Dia Yang Bersamaku Tahun 1995 || Ulasan Buku/ Indonesian Language Book Review
Heaven Author: Mieko Kawakami Publisher: Picador Released: June 10th, 2021 Genre: Fiction Pages: 167 Format: Paperback Characters: Eyes, Kojima, Momose, Ninomiya, … Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami’s novel is told in the voice of a fourteen-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy … More Heaven: Have You Ever Got Bullied? || A Book Review
Familiar Things Author: Hwang Sok-Yong Translator: Sora Kim-Russell Publisher: Scribe Released: July 12th 2018 Genre: Fiction Pages: 224 Format: Paperback Characters: Bugeye, Baldspot, Bugeye’s mother, Scrawny’s mama, Peddler Grandpa, Baron, … When 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive at Flower Island — a vast landfill site on the outskirts of Seoul — they soon become part … More Familiar Things: Life At The Landfill || A Book Review
It’s already June, how time flies right? Staying at home really got us all feel like time passes just in a blink of an eye. As you can read from the title, I’m going to share with you my top 5 reads so far in 2021 even though I’ve only read 20 books including children … More Top 5 Favourite Reads So Far in 2021
My Brilliant Life Author: Kim Ae-ran Translator: Chi-Young Kim Publisher: Forge Released: January 26th, 2021 Genre: Fiction Pages: 203 Format: Paperback Characters: Areum, Daesu, Mira, Grandpa Jang, … Ae-ran Kim’s My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most … More My Brilliant Life: How It’s Like to Live with Progeria || A Book Review
I’m so excited to drop my best 9 reads in 2020. Last year, my main focus was Asian Lit and I’m intending to keep it the same this year. I read a total of 75 books, ranging from Asian Lit to children books, general fiction to non-fiction. I rated most books 3-4.5 star, hardly any … More #2020bestnine
Hey guys, happy new year! I hope you guys are doing great in 2021 so far. Here is my long awaited worst books read last year, in 2020. This is purely based on my humble opinion, I know some readers enjoy reading these books, so no hate. They’re just not for me based on few … More Worst Books I Read in 2020
The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human: Tales from Many Muslim Worlds Editor: Marguerite Richards Publisher: Penguin Random House SEA Released: 2019 Genre: Short stories Pages: 301 Format: Paperback An anthology revealing the multi-faceted experiences of people living in many Muslim worlds, which both challenges stereotypes and the responsibility to disband them. Two schoolgirls in Yemen skip … More The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human: Tales from Many Muslim Worlds || A Book Review
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