A review by tinycl0ud
The Beating and Other Stories by Dave Chua

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.