Hi there!
This week has been very stressful despite how productive it was. I can only hope this coming week will not be the same.
Just a few hours ago, I saw a mother almost have her son go missing. The young boy was at the shopping mall doors with no caretaker. At his insistence on remembering where his parents’ car was parked, a well-intended adult began walking him to said location – a decision I think was unwise. Luckily, the parents left the shopping mall doors shortly after, with the mother shouting for her son. The terror in her voice was evident, and so was the relief when she laid eyes on her son.
A haunting reminder of how things can change with the flick of a finger.
Here’s my reading highlight:
Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainani
4 stars
Here’s another series of short stories I enjoyed, and oh…what a retelling! It read like a feminist retelling, but it was also more than that, with robust angles on what we can re-learn from fairytales. I was a bit surprised that the author was a man—I guess that’s a bias I should reflect on my part.
My favourite piece was The Little Mermaid because what sense is there in a young lady giving up her whole life and paying a swift price for doing so to set eyes on a man whose name she doesn’t know?
I recommend reading the physical book as there are illustrations.
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