Mei Mei is a masseuse at Happy Palace, a massage parlour located in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. The entire story mainly sets in Chow Kit, which is well-known as one of the major red-light districts in Kuala Lumpur. The story instantly begins with the climax and offers the readers the…
This story is set in the 1840s in the town of St Petersburg located in Missouri. Tom Sawyer, an orphan boy, lives with his mother's sister, Aunt Polly. Aunt Polly loves Tom dearly and very strict with him. Tom is a fun-loving, quick-witted, and adventurous boy who always finds his…
I'm already dumbfounded when I read just a few pages at the beginning of the book. I was preparing for long-winded descriptions with extensive use of difficult vocabulary words, but surprisingly, this is not the case. I never expect Malcolm Turnbull has a great storytelling skill. His writing is straight…
The story begins with introducing Asrul is a religious teenage boy who lives in a small town in Kedah, Malaysia. Asrul is a hardcore punk fan and a rebellious teenager that is easily influenced by new ideas. Asrul's traumatic experience in the hands of a group of Indian thugs has…
Book 1 - April - June Book 2 - July - September Book 3 - October - December Two moons. Janacek Sinfonietta. Cult. Little People. While listening to classical music in a taxi during heavy traffic, Aomame thinks of the composer's history and the origin of her name. She imagines…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1935). Revised By: Grace Grote (1972). Aunt Eloise invites Nancy to New York City to meet her detective friend for a mystery case in Illinois. Detective Boyce tells the story of a wounded French missionary in 1680. The French missionary was nursed and regained consciousness only long…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1934). Revised By: Harriet Stratemeyer Adams & Grace Grote (1965). Mr Drew has a client Lawrence Baker who owns a summer cottage at Misty Lake. Before Mr Baker leaves to Europe, he rented his place for two weeks to a young woman called Cecily Curtis. The caretaker…
Richard Glower is time travelling back to late '60s and the early '70s when he was between seven and seventeen, growing up in Canberra, Australia. Recent studies have shown that older generations opinionated that life was better 50 years ago. Although life expectancy is higher, better public access and social…
The story doesn't give out the truth immediately but dropping bits and pieces here and there, guiding the readers to the bigger picture at a moderate pace. It captures our attention from the beginning with a Facebook post of a girl telling a story of her assault by a teacher…
Set in the '70s at Odessa Texas, the story begins with Gloria Ramirez, who is just fourteen years old, observing closely of a young cowboy who is sleeping in his truck. She is waiting for the right time to run away before he sobers up. As the sun rises, offering…