Talking to Jodi Picoult

Do you know what really attracted me to Jodi Picoult’s works the first time?
The book’s fonts.
Yes, not exactly the most logical thing, but I loved the edtions by Washington Square Press.  The books are so nicely packaged, the fonts just the right size and type, the book just the perfect size and thickness. So I [...]

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Best manga of 2007

Unsurprisingly, I’ve not read many of PW’s recommendations, though I do agree with one of their choices: MPD Psycho.
So … gritty (ok, it was downright violent) was the book that I thought for sure that it had been banned from Malaysia. But when I saw it in Kino, and with two volumes at a 30% [...]

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Kinokuniya is dangerous

Book lovers, don’t throw away last Sunday’s (Dec 2) Sunday Star yet. Look for the feature section – StarMag – and turn to page 21. Look at that nice ad below Daphne’s article. And now, read the fine print.
Yup it’s a 20% discount coupon for books storewide. That means if you present the ad when [...]

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What to read?

I have nothing to read. Now, if you saw my library, you’d probably give me a hard rap on my head. Let me rephrase that. I have far too many books to read. I can’t decide what to read! Argh!
I need something to capture my imagination again. Something fantastic and fun … right now [...]

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Perfect Portion: How to eat your favourite foods and still lose weight

I love picture books! Especially pictures books with life-sized pictures of delicious meals! Only many of these delicious have warnings attached to them: A delicious sundae is 1,400 calories! A burger is 800!
Basically this book teaches you how to measure appropriate food portions. Did you know, for one, that we only need a fistful of [...]

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Sea Change by Patricia Bray

Ocassionally, there comes a low-key, under-publicised book that surprises you with how good it is. Patricia Bray’s Sea Change, the second book in the series about a monk named Josan who discovers that he is more than a simple monk, is that kind of book.
In the first book, The First Betrayal, we find out that [...]

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Fiona McIntosh’s Trinity trilogy

It’s always lovely to find a new fantasy author. And when I first read Fiona McIntosh’s Quickening series, I thought I finally found someone to fill my Robin Hobb-dry season because the plot was so engaging that I forgot the annoying aspects of real life. Like eating, sleeping…
So, I quickly grabbed out her new series when it [...]

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Keanu as Constantine? Who were they kidding?

Neo, part deux.
While at Kinokuniya recently, I decided to browse through Constantine graphic novels to get a feeling who this Constantine person is.
When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was kinda cool. I didn’t think Keanu Reeves could act to save his life, but I didn’t know anything about Constantine then. So, hey, [...]

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Sin City rocks!

This is for you fanboys out there …
Now, this looks like a movie that respects the material. I have not read Sin City, but a check at the Sin City section at IMDB reveals that:
After a poor Hollywood experience in the early-’90s, Frank Miller refused to relinquish the movie rights to any of his comic [...]

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Review: Return of the King extended edition

Faramir giving his future wife an adoring look. Yeah, you got that right. It’s me he’s looking at.
So, I’ll spit it out – I’m dissapointed. Now, before eyeris gets a heart attack, let me explain myself.
I shouldn’t have read the book before seeing the movie. Then the dissapointment wouldn’t have been so acute. It doesn’t [...]

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