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A review by mobyskine
LITTLE BASKET 2018: New Malaysian Writing by Terence Toh, Zed Adam Idris, Catalina Rembuyan, Jonathan Lim, Sheril A. Bustaman, May Chong, Heidi Shamsuddin, Masami Mustaza, E.R. Zhang, Ted Mahsun, Timothy Nakayama, Maizura Abas, Marc de Faoite, M. Kumar, Mochi, Lee Ee Leen, Foo Sek Han, Raja Ummi Nadrah, Wan Phing Lim
4.0
Love most of the stories. Bittersweet and metaphorically interesting. Few of my favorite:
Death Doth Bark (Masami Mustaza)-- So enthralling, I like how it started and the plot developed well till the end with such twist. One of my favorite narrator, very whimsical. How a story of a dog obituary lead to an unexpected discovery.
God of Parking (Terence Toh)-- I read this story first and fell in love for the 'cheekiness'. Very amusing and mystical, unexpected but reality seems to bite the life real well.
Let Them Eat Cake (Maizura Abas)-- I love this one a lot that I read it twice! A bit psychological, quite dreamy and I love that the ending was 'vague' and engrossing. Making me craving for cakes too!
Bawah Lembah (Raja Ummi Nadrah)-- Love the message behind the plot, bittersweet and one's realisation of reality that teach massive life lesson. Love the ending; "...sometimes life so hard it seems unfair. But then life only seems unfair when you start comparing yours with others'. Imagine what a freaky world it would be if everybody gets everything they want all the time. So really, there's no point agonizing over unfairness of life. It always finds a way to balance itself out in the end."
Great collection to bad it was the last collection of Little Basket. I had a delish picnics, thanks!
Death Doth Bark (Masami Mustaza)-- So enthralling, I like how it started and the plot developed well till the end with such twist. One of my favorite narrator, very whimsical. How a story of a dog obituary lead to an unexpected discovery.
God of Parking (Terence Toh)-- I read this story first and fell in love for the 'cheekiness'. Very amusing and mystical, unexpected but reality seems to bite the life real well.
Let Them Eat Cake (Maizura Abas)-- I love this one a lot that I read it twice! A bit psychological, quite dreamy and I love that the ending was 'vague' and engrossing. Making me craving for cakes too!
Bawah Lembah (Raja Ummi Nadrah)-- Love the message behind the plot, bittersweet and one's realisation of reality that teach massive life lesson. Love the ending; "...sometimes life so hard it seems unfair. But then life only seems unfair when you start comparing yours with others'. Imagine what a freaky world it would be if everybody gets everything they want all the time. So really, there's no point agonizing over unfairness of life. It always finds a way to balance itself out in the end."
Great collection to bad it was the last collection of Little Basket. I had a delish picnics, thanks!