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elliotseyes's review
4.0
The writings are of varying degrees of proficiency. I There were some I loved, while I didn't get a few of them. Ng Yi-Sheng's 'Lee Low Tar' is amazing and has twists that are almost Dan Brown-esque. I couldn't stop thinking about it for a few days. Johann S. Lee, Ovidia Yu, Alfian Sa'at, Cyril Wong, Lee Yew Leong, Adrianna Tan, O Thiam Chin, and many others write fantastic and heartwarming stories. Generally, this landmark anthology is good for a debut, but much more progress could be made in future editions.
readlahwei's review
4.0
I really, really enjoyed this. I'm glad I read this now, I suspect I wouldn't have felt some stories as deeply if I read it right away when I bought it several years back.
That said, there were some poems/stories that I just didn't get. But there were many others that absolutely pulled at my heartstrings.
I wish there were more LGBT+ themed anthologies within the Southeast Asian contexts! I want to read them all. Are there more? I shall look out for them.
[Proper review to come later.]
That said, there were some poems/stories that I just didn't get. But there were many others that absolutely pulled at my heartstrings.
I wish there were more LGBT+ themed anthologies within the Southeast Asian contexts! I want to read them all. Are there more? I shall look out for them.
[Proper review to come later.]
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