Whatever You Think Think the Opposite

For all the wild horses out there. Need I say more?

Why Does My Dog Do That?

G and I went to Singapore Art Book Fair yesterday and boy, we spent a bomb! I shall say that it's more dangerous for us to be trapped in a bookstore than for me to be trapped in NineWest. I can only wear several pairs of shoes in my lifetime but I must have unlimited number of books. Just because!

We bought 3 B magazines at the entrance. That's pretty much 3 minutes after we passed the reception area. Sigh.... In total we acquired 14 items. I had a lovely chat with the CEO of Epigram Books. Name is Edmund Wee and he reads A LOT!!!! He's read Richard Flanagan's new book and Ian McEwan's latest. I wonder how he gets time to read. He's done with all the new books! When I told him that I am currently reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog, he said "Wow, that's an old book!" Yeah, I read old publications as I am waiting the paperback version of new books (cheaper, lighter!). You know how I have been complaining for not being able to find people with the same reading interest, I think I have found one. I hope he has a bookclub or something so that I can voice out whatever's in my mind. 

Anyway, G found this dog book. I love love love it! I finished this book in less than 2 hours, and I highly recommend this for dog lovers, dog owners, or dog owner wannabes (like me!). Dogs are wild animals and they behave like wild animals. We, the humans, need to train them so that they behave according to our house rules. I still want to have a dog at home but I worry about how we are seldom home and hence lonely, possibly problematic pets. Hmmmmm...... 

How Will You Measure Your Life?

Ronnie recommended this. Alice said it's a "must-read". What's so good about this book, I wonder, that deserves recommendation? I am always skeptical about books that start with "How..." on the title. 

Once I'm done with Chapter 2, I thought that the author hasn't said anything new. This could be the book for those new graduates; it could act as early warning (or reliable theories) to guide them to bright and smooth paths. I had dealt with unhappiness in my career and decided to drop everything for longer-than-expected break. So what's in it for me?

I learned nothing new from this book. I've been there and done that. I took the plunge and am still searching for a nice spot to snuggle on so I'm practically past everything mentioned by the author. Or shall I say, it would've been better if I read this book waaaaaayyyyy before I executed my crazy plan. 

Another disappointment. I don't know why I haven't found a really nice book in the past few months. I hope I get lucky soon. 

The Bell Jar

I decided to read this book because it's supposedly one of the great work out there. So it was a great start to follow Esther Greenwood roaming around New York, and then she got depressed and suicidal and the reading experience became too depressive for me. 

Plath told the story as first person and the whole thing went in circle without any positive solution to her sickness. I am glad that it's not a long story, otherwise I could have been as crazy as she was. 

Note to self: No more depressing novels! This is the second type of story that I rule out from my reading list. After reading My Sister's Keeper and The Fault in Our Stars, I swore that I will never touch stories about cancer patients. 

The Wind-up Bird Chronicle

You can't use logic when reading Murakami, and that's probably why I've never been a fan of his. 

This book started really well but it immediately turned to an endless whirlwind. Even at page 300+ I still had no idea where the story's heading to. It's like the Japanese version of "Inception"!

Anyway, I'm glad that I finished this book. Of course I'm disappointed with the ending. It should have ended with more weights after all the trouble of telling such a long story. 

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Edited 27 June 2018: After long hiatus, I decided to revive this blog under a new name "Book Hoarders Unite"