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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

Chinese Cinderella: the true story of an unwanted daughter
Adeline Yen Mah
Call No.: Y English 979.40049510092 MAH (Click here for item availability) or Y English 951.05092 MAH (Click here for item availability)
“Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Ye Xian, who lived during the Tang dynasty in China. […]

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Invisible People
Will Eisner
Call No.: English q741.5973 EIS-[ART] (Click here for item availability)
I am so impressed with Eisner’s ability to pick up an ordinary black ink pen, sketch a few lines, and create such expressive and unique characters that seem to jump out of the book. Eisner is considered as one […]

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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Umberto Eco
Call No.: English ECO (Click here for item availability)
From Thomas
I’ve got to be honest. The reason I picked the book, “The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana” by Umberto Eco was due to its rich, classic illustrations. It intrigued me. In addition, the blurb seemed […]

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HB Squad Alert . gossip + snippets
UPDATE - 28 March 2008: A winner has been announced! And the winner is … If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs.
Sick of seeing the same books cropping up again and again on literary prize shortlists? Look no further than the Diagram Prize for Oddest […]

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InterWorld
Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves
Call No.: Y English GAI (Click here for item availability)
I consider myself a fan of Neil Gaiman and his literary works. Stardust, Coraline and The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories rank among my favourite reads and, in my opinion, are must-reads for anyone […]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events
Having just recovered from our record attendance in January and enjoyed ourselves thorougly, we hope to continue the momentum and invite you to join us in February’s discussion. We are discussing Alfian Saat’s poems from his book “One Fierce Hour”. The details:
Date/Time: 4.00pm, Friday 29 February 2008
Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok […]

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After Atonement and Kite Runner, we are further treated to two more movies adapted from books.

One, Persepolis, is a black and white graphic novel about the coming-of age story of an Iranian girl’s life during the Islamic Revolution. The movie retains the original flavour of the novel, using the same strong, clean strokes as in the book. Persepolis has […]

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The Stone Gods
Jeanette Winterson
Call No.: English WIN (Click here for item availability)
I’ve read a bunch of books by Winterson and this is possibly the funniest one so far. It isn’t all-throughout funny the way Terry Pratchett or P. G. Wodehouse is funny — this is fundamentally still a Winterson book: […]

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets
With apologies to the late Saddam Hussein.
From The Independent
Some of the most acclaimed novels of our times have won what is now the Man Booker Prize over the past four decades. Now, they will be pitted against each other in a battle to be “the best of the Booker”, […]

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Making Money: a novel of Discworld
Terry Pratchett
Call No.: English PRA-[FN] (Click here for item availability)
In this latest offering, Terry Pratchett delivers a comic caper centred around a hero/anti-hero oozing with character. Moist von Lipwig, former con-man extraordinaire, appears in a new incarnation - this time, as a banker. Similar to his […]

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