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Month: September 2025

Book review Memoir

Book Review: Barbie & Ruth – The Story Behind An Iconic Doll

Books & Us EditorSeptember 8, 2025

I gave it five stars because it delivers on all fronts: it’s insightful, well-written, and deeply engaging.

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Book recommendations Singlit

Best SingLit to Check Out: Essential Singapore Literature You Shouldn’t Miss

Books & Us EditorSeptember 7, 2025

What started as a relatively small literary scene has blossomed into a diverse body encompassing fiction, memoir, poetry, plays, and essays.

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Book review Romance

Book Review: First-Time Caller – A Tender, Radio-Romance with Heart and Humour

Books & Us EditorSeptember 7, 2025

It’s not an audacious reinvention of the genre, and it sometimes leans into predictable beats.

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Book review Social science

Book Review: This Is What Inequality Looks Like – Urgent & Compassionate Look at Singapore

Books & Us EditorSeptember 7, 2025

Reading it feels a bit like having your lens cleaned—you suddenly see what was always there but hidden in plain sight.

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Book review Mental health

Book Review: Pixel Flesh – A Sharp, Vulnerable, and Urgent Reckoning with Beauty Culture

Books & Us EditorSeptember 7, 2025

This is a must-read for anyone who has felt the weight of a filter-filled culture, or who wants to dismantle it from the inside.

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Book review Memoir

Book Review: The Socrates Express – A Reflective, Travel‑Stitched Journey Into Practical Philosophy

Books & Us EditorSeptember 7, 2025

It’s five stars for bringing philosophy down to earth: practical, human, and oddly comforting.

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What Have I Done?
Book review Memoir Mental health

Book Review: What Have I Done? – Honest & Unflinching Postpartum Account

Books & Us EditorSeptember 6, 2025

For every parent who has felt “other” for not fitting into the picture-perfect ideal of new motherhood, this book is a reminder that they are not alone.

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Book review Mystery

Book Review: How to Solve Your Own Murder – An Ingenious, Dual‑Timeline Mystery of Fate, Family & Fortune-Tellers

Books & Us EditorSeptember 5, 2025

While pacing occasionally slows and some threads feel thin, the dual-timeline structure and twist-filled conclusion deliver a memorable, cozy-filled mystery.

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Book review Science

Book Review: The Science of Celebrity… or Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? – A Witty, Evidence‑Based Debunking of Health Hype and Fame

Books & Us EditorSeptember 3, 2025

It’s not a health manual; it’s a skeptical primer, a cultural guide, and a nudge toward smarter choices.

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Book review Memoir

Book Review: Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister – A Grand, Feminine Chronicle of Power, Politics & Sisterhood

Books & Us EditorSeptember 3, 2025

For anyone seeking a history told through the feminine lens—where infinite revolutions meet intimate lives—this book is essential reading.

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  • Book Review: Barbie & Ruth – The Story Behind An Iconic Doll
  • Best SingLit to Check Out: Essential Singapore Literature You Shouldn’t Miss
  • Book Review: First-Time Caller – A Tender, Radio-Romance with Heart and Humour
  • Book Review: This Is What Inequality Looks Like – Urgent & Compassionate Look at Singapore
  • Book Review: Pixel Flesh – A Sharp, Vulnerable, and Urgent Reckoning with Beauty Culture

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