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A review by essjay1
Ponti by Sharlene Teo
3.0
I really enjoyed the sense of place, set in Singapore and very evocative of the heat and haze. The 2003 sections remind you of the painful and seemingly endless teenage years. Definitely a character driven novel, with no real plot to speak of so if that’s not your thing I would avoid it.
Ultimately disappointing, the narrative switches around, barely moving forward then making giant leaps. I wanted to love this, perhaps my expectations were too high. This is a debut though - I will be very interested to see how this writer develops.
Ultimately disappointing, the narrative switches around, barely moving forward then making giant leaps. I wanted to love this, perhaps my expectations were too high. This is a debut though - I will be very interested to see how this writer develops.