Jazzy is a hard-partying lady with a close group of friends, one of whom she isn't speaking to because the friend married the "wrong" guy. This was a far deeper and heavier book then I expected - it has some superficial lightness and frothiness, much like Jazzy herself, but it has a huge well of underlying despair. Once I realized what I had gotten myself into, I enjoyed the biting wit and social commentary and thought the ending was perfect.
When this story was subtle it worked beautifully, and it told some harsh truths about class and sexism and finding one's place in a world that gives one very limited choices. But when it was heavy-handed, it really clunked. I'd never experienced 'Singlish' before but i enjoyed reading it and it being different to books i usually read.
When this story was subtle it worked beautifully, and it told some harsh truths about class and sexism and finding one's place in a world that gives one very limited choices. But when it was heavy-handed, it really clunked. I'd never experienced 'Singlish' before but i enjoyed reading it and it being different to books i usually read.