So many books, so little time…
Title: Daughter of Xanadu Author: Dori Jones YAng Source: Library Set in: Mongolia Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: There are 2 things you should know before I start this review. 1) What is Xanadu: It's a place in inner Mongolia which had the summer palace of Khublai Khan who was the grandson of... Continue Reading →
Title: Schoolgirl Author: Osamu Dazai (Translated by Allison Markin Powell) Paperback: 100 pages Publisher: One Peace Books (October 1, 2011) Genre: Fiction/ Novella Source: Review Copy Set in: Japan Challenge: East and SouthEast Asia Challenge Rating: 3 out of 5 My thoughts: I was very interested in this book because it's considered a Japanese modern... Continue Reading →
Title: The Great Elephant Escape Author: Antoinette Van De Water and Liesbeth Sluiter Genre: Memoir Source: Library Set in: Thailand Challenge: East and SouthEast Asia Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: I had very low expectations from this book but it ended up surprising me. The Great Elephant Escape is about a German woman... Continue Reading →
Title: DragonKeeper Author: Carole Wilkinson Genre: Fantasy Set in: China Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; 1 edition (April 2, 2005) Rating: 4 out of 5 My Thoughts: Dragonkeeper is a story set in Ancient China in the Han Dynasty. Ping is a 5-year-old slave girl in one of the... Continue Reading →
I borrowed this movie from the library on a whim and I'm so glad I did. I ended up loving it. It was such a feel good, romantic and happy movie. Obviously since it's a Singaporean movie and I thought they are all made in either Chinese or a non-English language. But surprisingly this is... Continue Reading →
Title: Sea Author: Heidi R. Kling Genre: Young Adult Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (June 10, 2010) Source: library Set in: Indonesia Rating: 3 out of 5 My thoughts: Sea is about a 15-year-old girl Sienna who lives with her father and grandmother in U.S.A. She lost her mother in a plane crash a... Continue Reading →
Title: Jia Author: Hyejin Kim Genre: Fiction Paperback: 300 pages Publisher: Cleis Press (June 14, 2007) Source: Library Set in: North Korea Rating: 4 out of 5 My Thoughts: Jia is a novel based in North Korea written by a South Korean. Interesting right? It's also supposedly the first novel about present-day North Korea to... Continue Reading →
Title: Private Dancer Author: Stephen Leather Genre: Fiction (Mystery) Set in: Thailand Source: Free e-book download Rating: 4 out of 5 My Thoughts: If you have ever visited Pattaya, Bangkok, Chiang Mai or any other tourist places in Thailand, the most common sight you'd see is an old white man with a very young Thai... Continue Reading →
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