“Do Not Say We Have Nothing”, by Madeleine Thien, is a powerful and passionate novel, skillfully interwoven with rhythmic words to present a dynamic reading experience, similar to a fight for harmony between piano (soft) and forte (loud) elements in … more »
Kathryn Ma’s ‘The Year She Left Us’ opens with Ari-full name Ariadne-wandering a maze of conflicting identities. Abandoned in a shopping mall in Kunming, China, she finds herself adopted by the loving but fragile Charlie, a lawyer based in San … more »
You Are A Cat!
by Sherwin Tjia
Conundrum Press, Oct. 2011,
240 pages, 80 b/w illustrations $17 (Paperback)
Reviewed by Elliot Chan.
As someone who finds felines endearing and adorable—but is also allergic to them—I’m trapped in a love-hate relationship … more »
Inside Chinatown: Ancient Culture in a New World
By Robert Amos and Kileasa Wong
TouchWood Editions, 160 pages
Reviewed by David Chau
Published in 14.4
ROBERT AMO’S AND KILEASA WONG’S book, Inside Chinatown: Ancient Culture in a New World, … more »
Book Review
Published in 14.3
Half World
By Hiromi Goto
Penguin Group Canada, 224 pages, $20.00
A journey of fierce struggle, marked by macabre characters and dangerous feats, is the subject of Half World, the latest offering from veteran … more »
A Book Review by Jessica Rose
Just after 2:00 PM, on May 23, 1989, 25-year old Lu Decheng clutched a paint-filled egg in the palm of his hand, as he eyed the infamous portrait of Mao Zedong that dominated Tiananmen … more »