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July 12, 2020
Inner Child by Tim is a pretty thin book with barely over 100 pages featuring six short stories in fantasy-fiction and sci-fi fiction. It is quite rare to find (for me at least) such genre in Burmese literature. I’ve only read a few in Science Magazine during my childhood. Could also be my lack of reading Burmese fantasy fiction since it is not my favourite genre.
It was an enchanting read. There’re three stories I really enjoyed and they are The Family, As Expected, and The Reason Being Not Suffice With the Current World. The Piper is an intriguing read, too, with a modern retelling. I like how The Family and Not Suffice With the Current World are the first and last stories of the book respectively. It’s like two devoted brother and sister embracing the remaining siblings. That's an engaging arrangement.
What I also like to praise is that the writer put footnotes at the end of the stories and mentioned where he got the inspirations from. It is not an obligatory but that’s genuine of him to put his references. We know that almost all the creations in the world were referenced from someone’s work. An idea sparks whilst reading a book or hearing a speech or a song or could even be from an overheard conversations. Sometimes we reuse, borrow, remade or modify from those to create something new or even better.
These are quite compelling stories. However, I found some sentences were somewhat inarticulate. Or it could be just me asking for complexity every writing. Not every book has to be necessarily sophisticated, right? Anyway, reading this book was like a breath of fresh air in the midst of several dystopian stories I've read in the past months. 3 out of 5 stars.
It was an enchanting read. There’re three stories I really enjoyed and they are The Family, As Expected, and The Reason Being Not Suffice With the Current World. The Piper is an intriguing read, too, with a modern retelling. I like how The Family and Not Suffice With the Current World are the first and last stories of the book respectively. It’s like two devoted brother and sister embracing the remaining siblings. That's an engaging arrangement.
What I also like to praise is that the writer put footnotes at the end of the stories and mentioned where he got the inspirations from. It is not an obligatory but that’s genuine of him to put his references. We know that almost all the creations in the world were referenced from someone’s work. An idea sparks whilst reading a book or hearing a speech or a song or could even be from an overheard conversations. Sometimes we reuse, borrow, remade or modify from those to create something new or even better.
These are quite compelling stories. However, I found some sentences were somewhat inarticulate. Or it could be just me asking for complexity every writing. Not every book has to be necessarily sophisticated, right? Anyway, reading this book was like a breath of fresh air in the midst of several dystopian stories I've read in the past months. 3 out of 5 stars.
July 3, 2020
3.5 stars
Collection of 6 short stories which can be considered as fantasy/ supernatural/ magical realism. The style is pretty much like the stories of Neil Gaiman. It was a creative work. Lovely little read you can finish in one sitting.
Collection of 6 short stories which can be considered as fantasy/ supernatural/ magical realism. The style is pretty much like the stories of Neil Gaiman. It was a creative work. Lovely little read you can finish in one sitting.
February 4, 2021
I have zero to little expectations going into this book. Although I have been pleasantly surprised by some random picks I settled on during 2020, there are also a handful which lead me disappointed. Since then my approach to new writers have been shifted to that of clear water in a lull, to go into books without any prior judgements or expectations, reflecting what it actually is. Thanks to this newly adopted disposition, Inner Child have been an extremely entertaining read.
I love short stories. Especially those delving into fantasy. It's these stories that I heard growing up from my grandmother, usually involving the moral of the story at the end. No matter how many times I listen, I don't get used to them as my grandmother is a great storyteller. This feeling of nostalgia returned when I read, The Family. Although I knew what I was getting into from the hints the author dropped within the story, I was still pleasantly surprised by how it turned out. Nothing game hanging at all, nothing poetic even but it still evoked a feeling of nostalgia in me that I have lost, years and years back.
Science fiction is one aspect of literature I have yet read in my native tongue, translated and original. You could say that Inner Child was my first wormhole into that dimension. There were two short stories which delved into that particular theme in the book, The Piper and The Reason Being Not Suffice With The Current World. The latter was an enriching experience, where the author gave proper time and attention for worldbuilding, and even gave the character arcs of the two central characters extra love and attention. The story left me enchanted, melancholic and lost in thought, which is exactly what I want out of any particular short story. It's sad to say that, I couldn't say the same thing about the former. Apparently the short story was inspired from the movie, Knowing (2009), and it can perhaps be the case that I just lack the context to properly enjoy the tale. However as a standalone short story, I believe I shouldn't have to look for context to properly enjoy a story, as it is within the writer's power to control the setting, atmosphere and ambience of a story. Overall I just didn't feel the gut punch at the end of a meaningful short story or the melancholy and ambiguity one might feel at the end of a mysterious one. It felt like I was at a pizzeria, waiting for a giant order to arrive, salivating myself, indulging in the aroma, only to get kicked out of the restaurant for reasons unknown. I was left unsatisfied.
Although there are rotten eggs here and there, the whole collection was a truly entertaining way to pass my time. Delving into science fiction in Burmese was also a novel experience as I personally enjoy realism and surrealism when it came to short stories. Overall I see great potential in the author as one from the same generation and I hope to read more of his work in the future.
I love short stories. Especially those delving into fantasy. It's these stories that I heard growing up from my grandmother, usually involving the moral of the story at the end. No matter how many times I listen, I don't get used to them as my grandmother is a great storyteller. This feeling of nostalgia returned when I read, The Family. Although I knew what I was getting into from the hints the author dropped within the story, I was still pleasantly surprised by how it turned out. Nothing game hanging at all, nothing poetic even but it still evoked a feeling of nostalgia in me that I have lost, years and years back.
Science fiction is one aspect of literature I have yet read in my native tongue, translated and original. You could say that Inner Child was my first wormhole into that dimension. There were two short stories which delved into that particular theme in the book, The Piper and The Reason Being Not Suffice With The Current World. The latter was an enriching experience, where the author gave proper time and attention for worldbuilding, and even gave the character arcs of the two central characters extra love and attention. The story left me enchanted, melancholic and lost in thought, which is exactly what I want out of any particular short story. It's sad to say that, I couldn't say the same thing about the former. Apparently the short story was inspired from the movie, Knowing (2009), and it can perhaps be the case that I just lack the context to properly enjoy the tale. However as a standalone short story, I believe I shouldn't have to look for context to properly enjoy a story, as it is within the writer's power to control the setting, atmosphere and ambience of a story. Overall I just didn't feel the gut punch at the end of a meaningful short story or the melancholy and ambiguity one might feel at the end of a mysterious one. It felt like I was at a pizzeria, waiting for a giant order to arrive, salivating myself, indulging in the aroma, only to get kicked out of the restaurant for reasons unknown. I was left unsatisfied.
Although there are rotten eggs here and there, the whole collection was a truly entertaining way to pass my time. Delving into science fiction in Burmese was also a novel experience as I personally enjoy realism and surrealism when it came to short stories. Overall I see great potential in the author as one from the same generation and I hope to read more of his work in the future.
August 22, 2022
This one might suit you if you are looking for something short to kill your time.
This is a collection of six short stories in different genres. Some are thrilling and some are mysterious. I really enjoyed "the family" and "the Piper" which gave me goosebumps as I was reading at night alone. I don't quite like the rest because they are too short to be emotionally attached. But overall, thumbs up.
This is a collection of six short stories in different genres. Some are thrilling and some are mysterious. I really enjoyed "the family" and "the Piper" which gave me goosebumps as I was reading at night alone. I don't quite like the rest because they are too short to be emotionally attached. But overall, thumbs up.
March 5, 2020
Mesmerizing. "The Family" particularly is a unique story in both presentation and plot. Another story based on the classic piper legend is a thrilling read, too.
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February 22, 2024
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August 24, 2024
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