Book review: “The Testaments”

This is the much anticipated sequel to the famed and renowned dystopian fiction novel “The Handmaid’s Tale”, and I totally understand why some people did not enjoy “The Testaments” very much. Judging the book as a whole, I found it not as good as the first book. “The Testaments” does not possess the complexity and

Book review: “The Handmaid’s Tale”

After having finished reading “The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel”, which was amazing, I knew I needed to find my way back to the original version of “The Handmaid’s Tale”. It was not necessarily a reread, more like a re-exploration of the groundbreaking and haunting story that I read a long time ago, but back

Book review: “The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel”

“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.”“Don’t let the bastards grind you down.” I finished reading this book in less than two hours. Being a big fan of the original novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” myself, I cannot help but appreciate how this graphic novel brought Offred’s haunting story to life. The harsh, inhumane, and dehumanizing world of the

Book review: “Reached”

[Note: This is my review for Book 3 of the “Matched” series. I also wrote reviews for Book 1 and Book 2.] I have a love-hate relationship with this book. After falling head over heels in love with “Matched” and “Crossed”, I certainly hoped that “Reached” would be a satisfying ending to such a brilliant

Book review: “Crossed”

[Note: This is my review for Book 2 of the “Matched” series. I also wrote reviews for Book 1 and Book 3.] What can I say? This book is awesome! In some ways, it turned out that I loved it even more than “Matched”, and trust me, I was head over heels in love with

Book review: “Matched”

[Note: This is my review for Book 1 of the “Matched” series. I also wrote reviews for Book 2 and Book 3.] To start this review, I must say I absolutely adore this book! It has been such a long time since I last devoured a Young Adult dystopian fiction novel, and “Matched” gave me

Book review: “Ender’s Game”

What an awesome book! Now I know why “Ender’s Game” is a must-read for every sci-fi/dystopian fiction lover! It has everything that a sci-fi novel must have, from the outer-space training and battles that brought thrills to the table, to the rich and deep inner feelings of the main character. This book was not just

Book review: “Watchmen”

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes.Who watches the Watchmen?” I have known this amazing and brilliant graphic novel for a long time, but did not really understand what it was about. Now I finally got the chance to read the complete version of it, and I must say, “Watchmen” clearly deserves to be the most celebrated graphic

Book review: “The Giver”

I didn’t know that this less-than-200-page book could take me a little bit longer than I had expected to finish reading, and could make such an impact on me. But it did. Lois Lowry is such a genius when she created such a seemingly normal, orderly, and perfect world. But as the story went on,

Book review: “The Black Key”

Note: This is my review for Book 3 of “The Lone City” series. I also wrote reviews for Book 1 and Book 2. I knew the final installment of “The Lone City” would be epic, but I never thought I would enjoy it so much. I know there are so many flaws in this book