Seniors’ Reading Club August 2012
For August’s session of Seniors’ Reading Club at Central Public Library, we’ll be discussing ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel (Call No.: MAR). About the book: Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper’s son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with...
Roy has read Disgrace
I honestly can’t remember the last time I read a Booker Prize-winning work; in fact, I can’t remember the last time I read something written by someone who’s won the Booker Prize (much less won it twice). So, this review of J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace marks something I haven’t done in a while, and since...
Heartlands Book Club in August: The Help
We are discussing The Help by Karthryn Stockett in August. The details: Date: Friday, August 31, 2012 Time: 5:00–6:30 pm Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick What the story is about: In 1962, Mississippi, three women – a young white girl and two black maids, all seemingly very different from...
Fiction Alert: Singapore Fiction
This month each year I will feel exceptionally patriotic from the National Day celebration. This year the public libararies got involved in the LovingSG Trails, and I had fun taking part in the Instagram contest. There are many ways to show our love for the nation and her people. So how about loving our local...
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