TAGBOARD. 100% width will do for MAIN & FORM.
Then set MAIN height=80% and FORM height=20% ;)


*CBOXMAIN displays the messages, the CBOXFORM displays the...well, the form. Set your bg to transparent and fonts to white..just a tip.
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These are reviews by two girls who simply want to share their thoughts. Bear in mind, these are merely our thoughts; Our greatest hope is for our words to inspire you to pick up a book.
♥ Grace and Serena
 dream big.
keep smiling.
stay sweet.
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Disclaimer: While reading the review, do bear in mind that I'm writing solely about the book and not about anything else.

The Bookish Book



The Bookish Synopsis

When the Rajasekharan family's servant girl, Chellam, is dismissed for unnamed crimes, it is only the latest in a series of losses that have shaken six-year-old Aasha's life. Her grandmother has passed away under mysterious circumstances, and her older sister has disappeared for a new life abroad. But what was Chellam's unforgivable crime? And what is Aasha's respectable father hiding from his wife and his children?

Set in post-colonial Malaysia, this is the spellbinding story of a prosperous Indian immigrant family as they slowly peel away layers of closely guarded secrets, and find their hopes and dreams inescapably entangled in the country's troubled past.

My Bookish Idea

Evening Is The Whole Day is an honest story albeit it being categorised as fiction. There is no denying that some parts of it are painstakingly true up till this day. If you're confused as to what I'm referring to, I'm talking about how the Rajasekharan family (being Indians) felt about living in Malaysia.

Take for example the fact that Aasha's sister, Uma can't wait to leave for America. Isn't that a familiar scenario? Young people leaving the country on the pretext of furthering their studies but yet, will somehow or most probably never return?

Or take the subtle racist events that occur in the daily life of the Rajasekharans. Snide comments such as, "Living in Malaysia but can't speak Malay" and "KTM means Keretapi Tanah Melayu, the Malay land train". Does that ring a bell?

I absolutely love the way Preeta Samarasan entwines events and situations of past and present and make them so relevant to our current situation. That itself is a talent many authors can only dream of. Her style, combined with literary images makes for a read that requires one to think. And isn't that the aim of every book in this genre? To make its reader think and reflect?

This book has certainly succeeded in making me think and reflect. I loved it though I think that the font is a tad too small.

The Bookish Rating

7/10

"You can go there broken, and tomorrow find yourself whole."
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