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The Japanese occupation of #Malaysia in WWII is yet another story not told enough. Fortunately there‘s this book reminding all of us of the damage colonization can do, first by the British (but at least not physically brutal) and then by Japan. In this story, we learn early on that Mom Cecily was spying for Japan, planning its invasion, during the British occupation. The Brits treating Malaysians as inferior was a good enough reason to make ⬇️

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Very good. Also tragic.

I return to WWII historical fiction because of those times I learn a perspective I never considered. I‘ve never read anything about Malaya/Malaysia (even googled the location), it being a British colony, or its Japanese occupation. The fictional story set in this timeframe was good, too. I didn‘t consider liking/disliking Cecily as I was simply interested in her story.

This is a pick because the writing was good, and I wanted to see how everything would tie together. I also appreciated learning about an area I do not know a lot about. I did feel like the ending was rushed. The whole book was a slow build, which I enjoyed, and then the end just went pretty rapidly for me.

So excited to be thinking about #CampLitsy24. I have seen so many great nominations posted today. I tried to stay away from those already nominated.

A big thank you to our camp hosts. @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

It‘s been very stormy and rainy here for days! This is on my #TBR !! Have you read it?

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Bereavement. War. Death. Families that teach us love and violence simultaneously. I loved this book to the core. Especially since it tells of what colonisers can do to the colonised so brutally, so factually, that it truly hits you in the face that, yes, this is what happened. To many.

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This to me was just ok

1) Excited for the Women‘s Prize longlist tomorrow and a lunch date Wednesday.
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3) Historical Fiction

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In just about any book you will learn something. It might be nothing more than a new word. Or it might be a whole section of a war that you did not know existed. A part that until you get lost in the pages of a book were lost to you. I had no idea just how much WW2 was brought to British-colonized Malaya, now Malaysia. How the Japanese were set to take over with the promise of making it more Asian.
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This book shifts between two time periods: Malaya is 1935 and in 1945. The story follows a family living through the Japanese occupation of Malaya. The brutal horrors of war on civilian populations are fully described, so this is not a book for sensitive readers. I was somewhat disappointed in the writing. At times I would have preferred more nuance and subtlety.

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This is historical fiction set in Malaysia during the Japanese occupation. A family struggles to survive as its members start to disappear over time. It's very good. And maybe not a story you've already read a hundred times.

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Pub date is 1/2/2024
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