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Jun 14, 2015 10:06PM
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I can't find this one anywhere.
Talia wrote: "I can't find this one anywhere."I take that back. Found it under one of the other ISBNs for it.
How do you like the book so far? Mine got lost in the mail.
So far it's a collection of odd little stories. I haven't gotten very far with it yet. It is good, though.
This is a collection of rather morbid or dark stories. None of them are connected, but the dark themes tie them together. They are very well written and are interesting. It was worth taking the time to read them. The stories were entertaining.
I'm still waiting for my copy, it got lost in the mail. Your review makes me eager for it to get here. How did you feel about the Singapore setting? was there anything in the stories that struck you as Singaporean?
The characters came from a variety of backgrounds. It felt like a melting pot of culture, race, beliefs, and class. There were superstitions and traditions mentioned, but I can't say for sure that there was anything specifically Singaporean about them. They felt westernized in some ways. Westernized, but not completely so.
