The Nanny Diaries

” The Nanny Diaries” is one delicous book. This book is written with just the right amount of humor that is fresh and funny, and just the right dose of sarcasm to make the book feel young and lively. This is seriuosly a great book not to be missed.
For those of you who are new to reading, let [...]

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Vanishing Acts

Firstly, things that Jodi mention in this book just kind of hit home. Andrew Hopkins does magic tricks for the residents at the senior citizen centre. Words like ’sleight-of-hand’ and ‘illusion’ bring back so much memories for me. I used to know someone who did magic. He influenced me to do magic too, so I [...]

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Plain Truth

I am not sure if there is really this group of Amish people who lives in a place in America called East Paradise, but this book definitely provides one interesting read. Presuming that this group of German people actually exist, this book provides a fascinating insight into the Amish community.
The intruding ways of the Amish people, coupled with a [...]

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Songs of the Humpback Whale

I have to say, I am a bit disappointed. I was really expecting a good read, seeing that this is one of Jodi Picoult’s books, but I am sadly disappointed.
The book goes back and forth in time, till I am quite confused about the whole story. The ending is quite interesting, but the content of [...]

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Wild Swans

I have seen this book in national libraries many times before, but I never picked it up because I thought it would be dull and boring. The coverpage is not attractive with just pictures of three women, against a light green background and the title and author’s name.
About a week ago, I was bored stiff [...]

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Kidnapped and Moby Dick

I guess I am not the literature and the classics kind of person. I have difficulty understanding all the old English. That’s what happened to the last two books that I am supposed to read for the From The Stacks book challenge.

One is Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. It talks about how young David Balfour, went to look for an unkown uncle, [...]

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Nineteen Minutes

I think it is really not overboard when  I say that Jodi Picoult is a superb writer.
What can you do in nineteen minutes? How much can you accomplish in nineteen minutes?
This high school student killed ten students and wounded nine others in the short span of nineteen minutes.
Just based on this incident alone, Jodi Picoult [...]

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The Cupid Effect

When I saw the last copy of The Cupid Effect stading on the shelve in Jurong East Popular, it was as if it was waving to me “You know you want me, so come and get me!”.  I fell right into the trap and bought the book.
Of the three books written by Dorothy Koomson that I have [...]

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The Feather Merchants

This is the third book of the five that I have choosen for this book challenge. This is a hilarious book of thirteen short stories. You will be laughing from the first page at the simpleness of the Chelm people. They aree such a cute bunch. Some of the theories they came up with, they [...]

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Animal Farm

I never thought I could actually finish an English literature, but I did. Oh My God, I am so proud of myself. Yes, I have finished reading Animal Farm by George Orwell.
This is an really interesting book about how the animals in Animal Farm had a Revolution and the animals run the farm by themselves. George Orwell [...]

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A Serpent’s Tooth

I actually got this during my secondary school when we were encouraged by the school to read books. Embarassingly, I never managed to finish this book, although it is only a short novel of 136 pages. I wouldn’t have read it if not for this challenge. Well, I read it. Here is the summary given [...]

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My Best Friend’s Girl

During the week, I will crane my neck, hoping that the weekends will come sooner, so that I can enjoy the two days when I can totally relax myself, but when the weekends are finally here, I don’t know what I want to do to make sure that the two precious days are not wasted.
In [...]

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Marshmallows for Breakfast

I have just recently finished this book “Marshmallows for Breakfast” by Dorothy Koomson.
As you may have guessed, I was first attracted to this book because of it’s cute name. It turned out to be not too bad, but it didn’t really give me a very lasting impression.
The thing I really like about Dorothy Koomson’s books is [...]

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Picture Perfect

This book was supposed to last me for two weeks, but the moment I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down. It is that good, trust me.
Josi Picoult has the talent for writing stories that really make you think. She touches subjects that we are facing right now or we might face in the [...]

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Second Glance

I have just finished reading “Second Chance” by Jodi Picoult and I totally loved it.
I have previoulsy read “My Sister’s Keeper” which was also written by her and I like what I read, so I decided to try another of her books, and I chose “Second Glance”. She has proven herself to be a truly [...]

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My Sister’s Keeper

This is one really good book that I have bought and read. I think I am falling in love with buying books. The knowledge that such an amazing work of art is mine gives me such a wonderful feeling. This can really get addictive.
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age [...]

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