{"id":2837,"date":"2014-08-20T23:15:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T15:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2014-08-21T21:49:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T13:49:04","slug":"2837","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=2837","title":{"rendered":"Imaginary Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This review of the book Imaginary Friends<\/strong> by Singaporean author Melanie Lee<\/a> is a long overdue one and I do apologise to my friend Melanie for the delay! Imaginary Friends is her first collection of short stories that\u2019s been published and the fables inside were spun off from the Blogging from A-Z Challenge<\/a> in which she had taken part in last year.<\/p>\n

While the characters are cartoon-like, the book is actually targeted at adults with a wicked sense of humour and perhaps a slightly cynical sense of the world. There are 26 fables, with each letter of the alphabet personified as a character \u2013\u00a0there\u2019s \u00a0Annie the Ambitious Apple to Zelda the Zealous Zither. Each fable ends with a nugget of wry wisdom, such as that for Greta the Grouchy Grape who was perpetually surly, unlike the other grapes in the bunch who were always perky; being a sour grape only leads to a sorry ending (Greta gets dumped in the trash). Then there’s Jessa the Jaded Jelly Bean who is tired of being a less popular Juicy Pear flavour and longs to be at the top of the jar. To allow this, other less delectable-sounding flavours like Vomit and Booger had to be introduced in the name of democracy and social mobility. Moral? Democracy is messy \u2013 you have to take the good with the bad.<\/p>\n

For a taste of what Imaginary Friends<\/strong> is about, click here<\/a> to read what the story of\u00a0Timmy the Tenancious Teabag has to teach you.\u00a0Imaginary Friends is a short 83 pages long and makes for easy reading whenever you need to take your mind off the more serious matters in life.<\/p>\n

For me, what\u2019s special about this book is that it\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve been thanked in the Acknowledgements of a book! I helped proofread the final manuscript and am happy to have played a part in helping Melanie with the publication.<\/p>\n

To purchase the\u00a0print edition of Imaginary Friends<\/strong>, go to\u00a0MPH Online<\/a>\u00a0for international deliveries. In Singapore and Malaysia, Imaginary Friends is available at MPH and Kinokuniya bookstores. The ebook is available at\u00a0<\/strong>Amazon<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Kobo<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melanie Lee is a Singaporean freelance writer based in Singapore who specialises in travel and heritage while also dabbling in fiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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