Subtitle: A response to the Buzzfeed article (sort of) So here’s the thing. Unless I’m following a series, I tend to be really bad at remembering author’s names. In general, I try not to judge books based on their authors either. But, there is one exception: I don’t read anything by Kathleen Hale. Even if… Read More Why I’m Still Uncomfortable with Kathleen Hale
Warning: unpopular opinion ahead I just decided to DNF Eka Kurniawan’s Man Tiger, a literary novel that I read for the SEA Reading Challenge but stopped because I’m not a fan of literary fiction and I’m currently too tired to have to work at what normally brings me joy. Normally, I’d just continue googling for… Read More What Diversity in Books Mean to Me
After writing that review of Practically Perfect in Every Way, I decided to revisit my old post on Singaporeans and Nonfiction. This post was originally posted on Dayre on 16 Jan 2017 and it has been edited and updated with 2018 information. On Saturday, I saw this article in The Straits Times. I have so… Read More Singaporeans and Nonfiction