A review by mobyskine
LITTLE BASKET 2016: New Malaysian Writing by Catalina Rembuyan, Kris Williamson, Angeline Woon, Ted Mahsun, Timothy Nakayama, Choong JayVee, Marc de Faoite, Lee Ee Leen, Tshiung Han See

3.0

I love that most of the stories were short, 'sharp' and straightforward. I read one or two stories from other books, but still I love re-reading it again in here. My favorite would be How Broken Is My Aircond by Choong Jay Vee-- love both main characters, very comical and suspense, quite fancy and I love the ending. I like that some of it gave me this twist feeling about the plot like Love Potion No. 5 (Chua Kok Yee), Full Circle (Terence Toh) and Man On The 22nd Floor (Tunku Halim). So much variety and genre, love most of the narrator especially that little boy in Family Business (Kris Williomson) and Wanton Noodles (Ling Low). It was a nice read, from humanity and nature to family and relationship, some longing for love, friendship and desperation. Also a bit of sci-fi and illustrative plot, which making this more compelling. Love the fruity basket!