Dec
08
Autobiography / Biography / Memoir / Non-Fiction
Publisher: Penguin Books
First Published in 2003
Click here to buy the book Mao’s Last Dancer (with free delivery)
Here’s Reading Like Rabbit’s first guest review by a good friend of mine, Naazli Somjee, who being such a fast reader, probably gets through more book than I do!
Thanks for your recommendation Naaz!
x Julie
Book Review:
A book you have to read is Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin! It is lovely, touching story about the author’s growing up years in China towards the end of Chairman Mao’s rule. He talks about the abject poverty of his childhood and his feelings for his family and the opportunities he is given. It could all become very melancholic but he writes with a combination of humour and matter-of-factness that you need to keep turning the pages till you reach the end. You will then feel the need to youtube the author to watch him dance, and go out and watch a ballet, and hug your parents all at the same time 
x Naazli
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Posted in Authors, Autobiography, Biography, Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Biography China memoir Non-Fiction
Mar
29
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ART is an hilarious comedy about three men and a white painting.
Starring: Jason Chan, Andrew Keegan and Glynn Connop
Black Box at Centre Stage 15 Woking Road (off Portsdown Road), Singapore
How much would you pay for a white painting?
Click here to buy the play ART by Yazmina Reza
Have a great night of theatre with your friends. It opens real soon, so book your tickets now. I’ll see you there!
x Julie
Book Reviews – Reading Like Rabbits
Posted in Authors, Plays Comedy contemporary fiction Drama Fiction Humour Plays Theatre
Mar
25
I’ve discovered Audio Books!
I’ve been listening to podcasts like the New York Times Book Review and B&N Meet The Writers which I have enjoyed very much, but I’m now ready for more. I get motion sickness if I read while traveling, so I get really bored and frustrated not to be able to be engaged in a book while I’m getting from one place to another.
So, I decided to sign up for an audio book membership with Audible.com to listen to audio books on my i phone/i pod/ MP3 player. I used to think of audio books as being expensive, but I’ve realised, they can be cheaper than buying an actual book!
Here’s the plan I’m getting:
Audible Listener Discount Gold Membership
Read more... (563 words, 9 images, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)
- Price: Monthly: USD$7.49 for the first three months and USD$14.95 thereafter and Annually: USD$149.95
- Benefits: 12 membership credits; 30% discount on future purchases; complimentary subscription to The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times
Posted in Adult Fiction, Audio Books, Authors, Book Reviews, Children's Fiction, Gifts, Non-Fiction Audio Books
Mar
21
Meet author Andrea Levy
Click here to buy The Long Song by Andrea Levy
Click here to buy Small Island by Andrea Levy (free delivery)
Meet author Andrea Levy on at the following bookstores:
When: 27th March 2010 (Saturday)
Where: Kinokuniya (Singapore Main Store), Orchard Road, #03-09/10/15 Ngee Ann City
Time: 3.30pm
OR
When: 27th March 2010 (Saturday)
Where: Borders, Wheelock Place, Orchard Road
Time: 6.30pm
Join award-winning author Andrea Levy as she makes an appearance for her newest book The Long Song, at Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store on 27th March 2010, Saturday at 3.30pm and at Borders (Wheelock) at 6.30pm!
Be sure to catch the winner of these prestigious awards – the Orange Prize and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award (2004), as she shares on her books and writing experience, as well as autograph your copy of her book at this event. Read more... (259 words, 4 images, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Authors
