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The Woman Who Turned Into A Vending Machine by Natalie Wang

imandanial's review

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4.0

Adunan cerita rakyat dan mitos dengan rencah moderniti. Bagaimana puisi mengajak kita untuk melihat semula naratif lama dengan persoalan "macam mana kalau?"

notwaldorf's review

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5.0

Whimsy whimsy whimsy!

ohsoreads's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

5.0

heteroglossia's review

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Filled with poetry revolving around the subject of womanhood. The theme of female dissatisfaction was especially prominent: in love, the disappointment of wanting to love the emotionally unavailable or immature; in the undervalued work of caregiving and emotional labour. There is some engagement with asian & southeast asian myths & magical realism. I do think the poems got uneven at times but the arrangement aids in the flow quite significantly. Think it would have benefitted from more editing to make it tighter.

judithhuang's review

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4.0

A book that just gets better and better. Natalie wang’s poetry is steeped in folklore and mythology but often with a revisionist streak. Magical realism, love and metamorphosis. Immensely readable. Will watch out for the next one.
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