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Simple Recipes by Madeleine Thien is a collection of short stories written by the author. I personally think prose and short story books are underrated given the popularity of poem books, which I’m don’t hate if anything I love poem books too, but short story and prose for me have a deeper narrative to grasp. My favourite story in this book is the first story about food and a Malaysian immigrant family living in Canada. Just like the title implies, this story is simple, yet it touches on a lot of levels in storytelling; on the surface level it’s about cooking bringing a family together, on the other hand it’s also about having connection to origin roots and a glimpse into Asian family household with strict, humble parents raising kids who aren’t always going to be obedient towards them. I particularly love the part about the Asian way to cook rice; the piece of writing brought me a great sense of familiarity for me and I thought it was well done! For the other stories in this book, I thought they were also very well written. The stories dive into a lot of themes centred around love, family, trust, sadness, childhood, and Asian immigrant families. I like how these short stories are about love and not just one particular kind of love; there’s a reoccurring theme which implies that how we love is shaped by how we were loved by our parents in our childhood, and I like the conversations and stories that came out of this one message. Also, the writer is a Southeast Asian woman who’s killin’ the game! I love supporting and reading women of colour writers!

I give this book a rating of 10/10. Reading this book made me want to write short stories again, I miss creative writing! If you have any suggestions for good short story books please do let me know, I’m trying to expand my reading list for this category. I bought this book from Singapore; I absolutely love the bookstores in Singapore, and the bookstore I went to to get this book is BooksActually, I love the selection of books that they have and that they showcase Southeast Asian writers, if you’re ever in Singapore and happen to be a bookworm then you should definitely check out BooksActually in Tiong Bahru you won’t regret it!

#1000книг: Дмитрий Чернышев "Как люди думают"

"Я не могу понять, почему люди боятся новых идей. Я боюсь старых."

Все люди думают одинаково. Разница лишь в том, что один человек прекращает в какой-то момент, а другой продолжает думать |

Мир меняется очень быстро. Скоро исчезнет само понятие: законченное высшее образование. Образование может быть только незаконченным. Человек должен учиться новому всю жизнь. Иначе он будет неконкурентоспособный.  

Верьте в то, что вы делаете. И весь мир будет работать на вас |

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