zeeezy's Reviews (261)

I'm glad this beautiful book cover caught my eye in a bookstore. The first book I've had to read with the aid of Google Translate instant! A fast, fun read with lines that made me laugh out loud, especially in the chapter about being married. I haven't come across a book like this before, filled with a politician's witty bon mots and selected speeches given at universities, as well as a pages-long resume, interspersed with delightful cartoons by the "Philippines' best young illustrators". Will probably read again, especially in the run-up to the 2016 Philippine presidential elections and for future Singapore elections too. This definitely makes me want to find out more about Senator Miriam.

Loved this, would read again. Weaves the history of the world and some of the author's personal history with materials science. And for a book about materials, this book feels great to hold too.

I prefer to see this as a history of comics through the lens of the history of Singapore, rather than the other way round, but perhaps only because I'm a lot more familiar with the history (and counter-histories?) of Singapore. But the book does both equally well. I particularly enjoyed the representation of historical figures as animals in a Sang Kancil tale and a night soil man as local superhero Roachman. Those who are interested in or familiar with Singapore and Malaya's history would enjoy the retelling of it in different graphic/comic forms.