I have to say that when it comes to Singlit, I definitely am enjoying the older works more. And not just the older works – the stories written by the first generation of Singapore politicians. I previously wrote about reading S. Rajaratnam’s short stories and this time, I managed to read a collection of ghost… Read More Book Review: A Mosque in the Jungle by Othman Wok
“I am a man,” answered Father Brown gravely; “and therefore have all devils in my heart.” The Hammer of God by G.K. Chesterton It occurs to me that I’ve not properly reviewed this book on the blog before! And yet it’s a collection that I enjoy returning to because I really like Chesterton’s language (although… Read More Book Review: Father Brown – The Essential Tales by G.K. Chesterton
Let’s celebrate the Christmas season with a book review! I generally really enjoy Christie, so I jumped at the chance to borrow this Christmas-themed collection from her! The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding consists of 6 short stories, 5 about Poirot and 1 about Miss Marple. Since there aren’t that many stories, I’ll just give… Read More Book Review: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
I bought this purely because it was themed around Japan and I have a major soft spot for the country. It turned out to be a pretty novel experience for me because it’s a collection of short stories and some of them are pretty experimental (which is not something I usually read). In this issue,… Read More Book Review: Granta – Japan (Issue 127)
I chanced upon this book in the library and was immediately intrigued because the supernatural is not something I associate with Agatha Christie. And if you tell me both Poirot and Miss Marple are in a few of these stories, then of course I have to read this! The Last Séance is a collection of… Read More Book Review: The Last Séance by Agatha Christie
I chanced upon Longing and Other Stories when I was browsing NetGalley and since I like Japanese culture (this might be a bit of an understatement), I decided to request this book! I’ve not read anything by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki before, so this evocative work was an interesting experience for me. Longing and Other Stories is… Read More Book Review: Longing and Other Stories by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki
I was looking for at least one Christmas-themed book to read this year and since I enjoy mysteries, this sounded like it was right up my alley! Murder Under the Christmas Tree is a collection of ten classic crime stories, all centered around Christmas. The stories are: The Necklace of Pearls by Dorothy L. Sayers… Read More Book Review: Murder Under the Christmas Tree edited by Cecily Gayford
I can’t remember who recommended this book but I know why I read it – because it’s a collection of short stories from the Golden Age of Mystery! You should know by now that I’m always keen to read more authors from this period of time and I thought a collection of short stories would… Read More Book Review: Bodies from the Library edited by Tony Medawar
The lovely Jamie (Lonelygirlbookclub on Instagram) was doing a book swap and I jumped at the chance to try something new. Since I mentioned to her that I wanted to try more SingLit, she sent me Corridors by Alfian Sa’at (and one other book). To be honest, I was pretty scared to read this because… Read More SEA Reading Challenge: Corridor by Alfian Sa’at
After an enjoyable experience reading Sherlock Holmes for the first time, I decided to buy another book by Arthur Conan Doyle (also, the fact that I like this series of covers may have played a role in it). The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and other cases is a baker’s dozen of Sherlock Holmes short… Read More Book Review: The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle