Judy has read “Chinese Cinderella” by Adeline Yen Mah
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...
Li-Ern has read “Invisible People” by Will Eisner
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations 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...
Thomas has read “The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana” by Umberto Eco
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations 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....
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Shortlist announced for the year’s oddest book titles
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...
Elizabeth has read “InterWorld” by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations 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,...
Heartlands Book Club Discussion – February 2008
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...
More books in reel life…
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...
Li-Ern has read “The Stone Gods” by Jeanette Winterson
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations 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...
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Mother of all Bookers
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...
Rabi’ah has read “Making Money” by Terry Pratchett
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations 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...
Felicia has read “Sunshine” by Robin McKinley
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations Sunshine Robin McKinley Call No.: English MAC-[HO] (Click here for item availability) Have you ever been so engrossed in following the storyline of a book that you become oblivious to the world around you—it happens to me real often and I get a headache too, kind of similar to...
Penny Wong has read “It’s Called Work for a Reason: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault” by Larry Winget
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations It’s Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault Larry Winget Call No.: English 650.1 WIN-[BIZ] (Click here for item availability) A very strong title but I think it got your attention. You will either love this book or hate it. Larry Winget shares his...
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