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clare_tan_wenhui's review against another edition
4.0
Much like the recent Singapore film "A Land Imagined", the noir setting of a controversial death, is merely a backdrop to an lengthy interliked introspection, which can be envisioned to be like that of popular local drama Kin. Each chapter focuses on the POV from a particular stakeholder, about what they have achieved, and what still haunts them. Yes, the prose may be a bit lacking in comparison to much more polished writers from overseas, and despite once in a while resorting to common stereotypes, the author more than makes up for thisby succeeding in the tricky tightrope balance of depicting relatable yet flawed characters. There are no villains in this novel, all the more rife with tragic melancholy.
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