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A review by nicolet2018
Lions in Winter by Wena Poon
4.0
I picked this up quite randomly for research. But boy was I surprised when I read this. I enjoyed all of the stories and could relate to them. Maybe because Poon is writing as a Singaporean. I could truly feel a connection with the stories and the character's feelings. It isn't often I read about such familiar things like MRTs, HDBs and coffee shops.
My favourites were Addiction, The Man Who Was Afraid of ATMs, Those Who Serve, Those Who Do Not, Kenny's Big Break and The Shooting Range. I was particular angry at the last story especially how Henry treats his wife and children. I wanna say even though Singaporean Chinese like the older ones can be traditional they are not so extreme like Henry. Perhaps his actions were brought on by living in America. As Poon illustrates, immigrating is not easy.
I laughed with some if the stories like in "Kenny's Big Break" when his friend, Chee Beng said "Women have this anger, I see it in my mother and cousins. They're so pissed off that they have to be the ones who have the babies, so they have this kind of jealousy at our mobility. It's payback for the centuries of male Chinese patriachy. I swear to God." I really enjoyed this collection and may read more of her books.
My favourites were Addiction, The Man Who Was Afraid of ATMs, Those Who Serve, Those Who Do Not, Kenny's Big Break and The Shooting Range. I was particular angry at the last story especially how Henry treats his wife and children. I wanna say even though Singaporean Chinese like the older ones can be traditional they are not so extreme like Henry. Perhaps his actions were brought on by living in America. As Poon illustrates, immigrating is not easy.
I laughed with some if the stories like in "Kenny's Big Break" when his friend, Chee Beng said "Women have this anger, I see it in my mother and cousins. They're so pissed off that they have to be the ones who have the babies, so they have this kind of jealousy at our mobility. It's payback for the centuries of male Chinese patriachy. I swear to God." I really enjoyed this collection and may read more of her books.