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A review by ohsoreads
The Gods Will Hear Us Eventually by Jinny Koh
5.0
Angie, Anna, their parents & Nai Nai (grandmother) lived together happily in a humble apartment until one day Angie went missing. When asked by her parents where Angie had went, Anna told a lie to avoid getting reprimanded. Su Lai felt like her world has crashed with the sudden loss of her oldest daughter. For a period of time, the family put blame on one another which caused high tension in the household. If Anna never lied, will Angie avoid going missing?
This Singapore Lit. includes themes of loss of loved one, family, some essence of an average Singaporean household.
I sincerely loved this novel. It is so complete, I feel fulfilled reading it. I found myself getting weaved into the story as I could relate to little details such as the grandma with tattooed green eyebrows, the drinking of ash water for cleansing, my mum’s thoughts of how fish is so expensive and we can do without it, the special Saturday outings and more. This is the kind of heartfelt storyline that a middle-class Singaporean can thoroughly get into. Thank you for making me laugh, cry and have heartache together with Anna and her family.
The gods will hear us eventually — no, the gods HAVE TO hear us eventually. Especially with all the Su Lai had desperately done just to find Angie.
This Singapore Lit. includes themes of loss of loved one, family, some essence of an average Singaporean household.
I sincerely loved this novel. It is so complete, I feel fulfilled reading it. I found myself getting weaved into the story as I could relate to little details such as the grandma with tattooed green eyebrows, the drinking of ash water for cleansing, my mum’s thoughts of how fish is so expensive and we can do without it, the special Saturday outings and more. This is the kind of heartfelt storyline that a middle-class Singaporean can thoroughly get into. Thank you for making me laugh, cry and have heartache together with Anna and her family.
The gods will hear us eventually — no, the gods HAVE TO hear us eventually. Especially with all the Su Lai had desperately done just to find Angie.