Hello.
I'm Catalina. I'm a literature teacher located in Singapore and read English at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I'm a published poet and short story writer. You can check out my personal website (where I post updates about my writing work) here.Over the past few years I have been reviewing books for The Star and Eksentrika. This year, I intend to move on to hosting my book reviews on my own platform.
Why am I doing this?
Mainly, while I was writing book reviews for both publications, I was very conscious of the need of each review to stand on its own. I know that students and academics look at reviews many, many years after they are first published as examples of commentary on the published work. Every time I wrote a review, I kept this in mind, and that meant doing a lot of prior research about the book before reviewing it.On my blog, I intend to loosen up and broaden my range and styles of books reviewed.
- not all of my reviews will be in long-form (some of them will be previews and first impressions).
- my reviews will cover a wider range of the books I've read, not just Malaysiana.
What books do I read?
In general, I have a preference for poetry and fiction by Malaysians, Singaporeans and across Southeast Asia (in that order generally). I enjoy reading translated Japanese and Russian literature (my favourite author is Dostoevsky). These days, I am on the lookout for good middle-grade or young adult books.
Will you review my book?
At this stage, I am not accepting requests for book reviews. I will be open to requests once I have a better sense of how much time this blog will take.
Enjoy reading!
Enjoy reading!
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