Reviews

Singapore Love Stories by Vanessa Deza Hangad, Heather Higgins, Jing-Jing Lee, Marion Kleinschmidt, Melanie Lee, Clarissa N. Goenawan, Raelee Chapman, S. Mickey Lin, Jon Gresham, Shola Olowu-Asante, Alice Clark-Platts, Elaine Chiew, Audrey Chin, Verena Tay, Kane Wheatley-Holder, Damyanti Biswas, Wan Phing Lim

clare_tan_wenhui's review

4.0

"You know all this talk about magic? It's really just love. That's the greatest magic in the world."
pg 223

Indeed. I was especially moved by the two stories of familial love (the one about the grandma, and the one about the father) in this collection.

varsha14's review

3.0

Some of the stories sketched out really lovely characters, and some just left so much to be desired.. For the sake of breadth, this anthology sacrifices depth. I didn't find very many of the stories particularly gutting, or moving.

It served its purpose as a quick read while on the MRT to and from work, but otherwise I think it's only worth a cursory read, if you have any attachment to Singapore.

The second half is much better than the first.

ellekaie's review

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

p0stc4rds's review

funny

2.25

this book proves that singaporeans have never experienced love

amothersmusings1's review

Not read - passed on.

luminaria's review

4.0

I enjoyed reading this one story, one night. It's mixed of a lot of genres, some of them were a bit futuristic, some of them are around everyday themes, love, family, and grief. My favorite short story has to be Things We Hide by Clarissa N. Goenawan, The Ruby Case by Wan Phing Lim (God I love both of these), and ATM Agony Aunt by Melanie Lee (It is written in a fresh new format which is fun!). Some of the stories are... involving grief in the best possible way and how much this book reminds me of little details about Singapore! This is the best random buy I bought this year. I don't think it is mass-produced anymore.