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A review by apollosmichioreads
Impractical Uses of Cake by Yeoh Jo-Ann
3.0
An original and unique debut novel that is wryly funny and unpredictable. Yet, even though Yeoh Jo-Ann writes well, the novel feels slight on the whole and fails to leave any huge impact on me. I would have liked it more if the meaning of the story was made more clear.
P.S. Read The Riot Act by Sebastian Sim recently which won the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize (same as this book which won in 2018) and I feel that The Riot Act is a relatively better book because of its well-structured plot and funnier writing. Perhaps I expected more from the winner so I ended up a little disappointed by this book.
P.S. Read The Riot Act by Sebastian Sim recently which won the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize (same as this book which won in 2018) and I feel that The Riot Act is a relatively better book because of its well-structured plot and funnier writing. Perhaps I expected more from the winner so I ended up a little disappointed by this book.