HOWDY! And welcome back to my blog! and for those who are new here, welcome to the written version of my thoughts (well, duuuhhh...) I'm Sarah and today I'm gonna talk about 3 books I recently completed reading.
These books have been out for sometime now and I just recently picked it up and finished reading them. Therefore on this auspicious night (its 11.17pm in Malaysia), I decided to share my reading experience and thoughts about the books and hopefully you'll be interested in reading them too!
{disclaimer : I'm not a book reviewer or any professional reviewer of any kind. Just sharing my thoughts and experience while reading the books}
Let's get on with it then !
Book #1
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| KL NOIR : RED accompanied by a bowl of porridge and Teh Ais, yumm! |
KL NOIR : RED is the first book of a 4 part series under a home-grown Malaysian publishing company, FIXI NOVO (an imprint of Buku Fixi). Its my first book from them and I'm hooked! The book is a compilation of 14 short stories about the hidden and darker side of Kuala Lumpur. The writers are amazing and there are a variety of stories ranging from murder, black magic, suicides, rivalry, corruption, sci fi and even cannibalism. Sort of like a Stephen King book but much more relaxed. I mean I find it as an easy read and very relatable (in terms of the society setting....not the gory part....hahahah....). The books cost, if I remember it correctly, RM 20 (equivalent to USD 6) and the stories are in English with a few Malay language added here and there. (we are a multicultural country, so we often speak Manglish = Malay + English). My favourite story is Cannibal VS. Ah Long by Megat Ishak. As the name suggest...is about cannibalism.
Book #2
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| KL NOIR : WHITE | home |
KL NOIR : WHITE is the 2nd volume of the 4 part KL NOIR series. Similar to the RED, this book is a compilation of 18 short stories. I find that WHITE is a tad bit violent compared to RED. Not so much as to turn your stomachs inside out of course...but I would say I actually prefer this one compared to the RED. In this book, I have a few favourites. Im torn between Yummy Meats by Terence Tang, Jalan Masjid India by Bathma Loshanee and The Banger by Jimie Cheng.
I'm terrible at explaining a story especially something I actually really like because I fear I might give away the whole plot. I'll do my best to explain why I like these stories.
Yummy Meats is a sci-fi story with a weird twist to it. Its not your usual guy save world story like that movie Tom Cruise was in and another one with Keanu Reeves in it....I actually forgot the titles...ANYWAYS, the main character of this story saves the world from being eaten by a weird alien species. Well...he saves the males of the world, that is. ;) The story is told in a very easy way. I guess the reason why I enjoyed it is because its not the usual aliens invading the world stories.
Jalan Masjid India is a story about revenge. Not to be confused with the actual road in Kuala Lumpur (one of the busiest roads), this story revolves around a female character named Natasha that seeks out the help of a homeless man in getting even with her boss. I like the story because it is easy to visualise the scenario and the hidden nature of people that you don't realise exists by their appearances.
Lastly, The Banger is also a story about revenge and getting even. Its told from the perspective of a male character who soon becomes the victim of the revenge. I like the story because of how the writer plays with the suspense. As it is from the soon-to-be victims point of view, I sorta can imagine how its like to be in the situation.
BOOK #3 finally!
So the final book is not really a novel but its a book teaching the techniques of layering and using the tools for layering such as markers, graphite, pastels etc. Its more of a study book for me. And I haven't actually completed reading it yet. I borrowed this book from my art teacher, Mr David. The intro of the book is really interesting. They used a lot of graphics to describe the process of creating a layout design. From the concept to the design to the production. As you go further, the book explains the various tools and techniques in creating a layout design (such as posters etc.) The only slack part is that the inside is monochrome...so you cant really see the techniques of the layering. All in all, I would definitely like to buy a copy of this book if I ever find it.
OK! so that concludes my Book recommendations. I hope you enjoyed reading my blog and I will talk to you soon! maybe next week....maybe tomorrow... I get bored real easily and there's no one to talk to so I go to the internet to pour my lonely heart out but I don't do it on youtube cause I'm too shy to speak in front of the camera and most of my videos online are very much videos with music so I don't have to speak and hear myself speaking while editing....
Laters!
Xx,
Sarah
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