Alice's Friend Comments

Hi Alice Poon! Thank you for your friendship and acceptance. Looking forward to exchanging thoughts and having discussions together in the future. :)

Mizuki wrote: "Thanks for liking my review."

You're welcome! It sounds like an interesting book.

Thanks for liking my review.

" ... Firstly, we must widen our common literary world to include many more voices from beyond our comfort zones of the elite first world cultures. We must search more energetically to discover the gems from what remain today unknown literary cultures, whether the writers live in far away countries or within our own communities. Second: we must take great care not to set too narrowly or conservatively our definitions of what constitutes good literature. The next generation will come with all sorts of new, sometimes bewildering ways to tell important and wonderful stories. We must keep our minds open to them, especially regarding genre and form, so that we can nurture and celebrate the best of them. In a time of dangerously increasing division, we must listen. Good writing and good reading will break down barriers. We may even find a new idea, a great humane vision, around which to rally."

-Kazuo Ishiguro, 2017 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature

Hello Luis! Thanks for your friendship. I look forward to connecting and chatting about books with you.

Virginia, I hope you know how much I appreciate your support all along. Your friendship means a lot to me. I hope you'll like the new novel :)

Hi AnnLoretta! What a pleasant surprise! So nice to see you here :) I can't thank you enough for your unrelenting support!

Thank you for accepting Erwin. Will see you around on Goodreads.

Hi Alice, thank you for your friend invite. Looking forward to more book discussions together in the future.