Bookish Worlds I’d Never Want to Live In
Shi Min Xie A few weeks ago, my colleague asked me which fictional world I would live in, and my response was none of them. In recent years, dystopias have been very popular,…
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Writing is a privilege
A few years ago, I was at the Singapore Writers Festival at a panel of writers. If I get into anymore specifics, I will easily reveal the identity of these…
The Night Circus — A Book Review
The Night Circus is one of those books that made me excited about reading again. You know what I mean. You finish a book, and you’re in a slump. You’re…
Pacific Rim Uprising — A Review
I grew up in the generation where watching robots beat up monsters was a thing, which was why some Hollywood exec approved of the Pacific Rim franchise. Having watched the…
10 Authors/Types of Books I Don’t Want To Read
My editor, Daphne, did this meme that originated from The Artsy Reader Girl. Most people talk about positive things online and on social media, but what the hey–this is a…
Trope Talk — The Cool Girl Who Is Also A Prize
This month, Ready Player One was released into the world. Prior to this, I wrote an overly gushy review of the book. Back then, when I read it, I was…
The Shape of Water — A Review
Let me preface this review by declaring one of my biases — I love Guillermo del Toro movies. I like anything that is weird or strange, so this inter-species romance…
Akata Witch and Warrior — A Review
My editor, Daphne, recommended that I read Nnedi Okorador’s Akata Witch and Akata Warrior to help with writing my sequel. I had previously read Lagoon and Who Fears Death. After…
I review KFC’s Mozzarella Burger
Every once in a while, our fast food chains come up with some decadent menu item to make everyone in this food crazed nation go insane. But wait–Shi Min, this…
I don’t like the question, “What inspires you?”
Sometimes, when I’m interviewed, I get this question. I actually get it a lot. I don’t blame the interviewer. As a writer who is relatively unknown, there isn’t that much…