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The Beating and Other Stories, by Dave Chua

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3.0

Short stories about broken marriages, dysfunctional families, neurotic children, abandoned elderly, and all around misery. Start reading only with a full tank of happy if not it can get quite draining. The foreword by Gwee Li Sui really hits the nail on the head. This is a Singapore that is plausible and uncompromising in its plausibility.
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