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The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau

THE INCREDIBLE PAINTING OF FELIX CLOUSSEAU is one of Jon Agee’s most beloved titles. The artworks in this book (by the author himself) are well-defined and his bold style is applied in dark and rich colors. The story gets really exciting as Clousseau’s subsequent painted objects ALSO come to life […]

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The Writer

THE WRITER by Davide Calí (illustrated by Monica Barengo) is a delightful little book. The story is from the first-canine narrative of a cute French bulldog. […]

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Book Lovers

BOOK LOVERS is the first book I’ve read by Emily Henry and it’s also the first romance novel after almost a decade of hiatus from reading this genre. Did I regret succumbing to reading a (bookish) rom-com this Swedish summer? Not one bit!

The protagonist, Nora Stephens, is a successful book agent who lives in New York. She has had a series of unsuccessful relationships followed by breakups despite her best effort in screening them. Her character is seen as a hard-headed (stubborn?) […]

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(Weird) Weekend with Doctor Strange

My original plan was to study for the scheduled PMI-PBA examination, but Doctor Strange has whispered some strange things to me, so I decided to indulge in the way of the weird and meet the rest of the colourful and chaotic gang of magic.

I borrowed the four available Doctor Strange (2016) collection from National Library Board (NLB) Singapore. Clicking on the pictures will take you to […]

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Ett hus utan speglar

Ett hus utan speglar, by Mårten Sandén is one of the six books I bought during my first visit to the Jönköpings Stadsbibliotek bokloppis. I was attracted by its cover and intrigued by the title, which is A House without Mirrors in English.

I began reading it some time last week and was hooked. This book is great for reading aloud, so within two weeks, I finished reading all 155 pages—out loud—to Mister Pops my cat. […]

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