WORK-LIFE BALANCE - MALEVOLENT MANAGERS AND FOLKLORIC FREELANCERS BY BENJAMIN CHEE AND WAYNE REE

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BOOK NAME: WORK-LIFE BALANCE - MALEVOLENT MANAGERS AND FOLKLORIC FREELANCERS

AUTHOR NAME: BENJAMIN CHEE AND WAYNE REE

GENRE: FOLKLORE 

PUBLISHER: DIFFERENCE ENGINE

BOOK BUY LINK:  https://www.amazon.in/Work-Life-Balance-Malevolent-Folkloric-Freelancers/dp/981184559X


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BOOK REVIEW

This is not just my second Singaporean folkloric literature but also my second illustrated book after The Handmaid's Tale. This book is based on Singaporean folkloric characters like the Pontianaks, Mephistopheles, Manananggals, Ba Jiao Guis, Raksasis, Toyols and more. What happens when the mythical characters are faced with real-life problems that happen in the corporate world today? When a multinational company rises overnight, the mythical characters are at risk of losing their jobs and must fight against malicious forces to resist becoming regular corporate employees.


This book was a combination of prose and illustration and was very short when looking from a comic point of view. It was entertaining to read how folkloric characters would deal with modern-day problems and devise a solution. The illustrated portion went super swift, while the prose took too long to understand. The problem I had with the book was that it took very long for me to understand what was going on in the book until the comic part helped a bit later. Some characters were solid and straightforward, while others were just there without any purpose. I would recommend this as a one-time read if you are invested in trying out an illustrated book or trying to experiment with reading something out of your zone.


MY REVIEW: 3/5 

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