Germaine Thai was born (in 1992) and bred in Selangor, and has always had her nose stuck in a book. She loves numbers as much as words, working with numbers in her day job as a Strategy & Operations Manager and switching to words when she has free time. Generally a practical person, she finds that writing allows her to escape from the real world, where she can freely dream up stories and ideals.
Generation of Fragile
@bibliorey, Malaysia
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‘generation of fragile’ is a collection of poetry and short stories that dives into the depth of love, loss and growth in such a profound and nostalgic rhythm that will surely tug on your heartstrings as well as bring you back to the nights filled with painful aches and longing, but also the days filled with warm healing memories.
germaine thai has a uniquely powerful voice that demands to be heard. the emotions poured into her poems were all so genuine and they came off the pages so intensely that i almost felt them pushing me to the floor. as i step into my twenties, i find myself relating to the essence of adulthood in literature so much more than i thought i would. through this immaculate poetry collection, i found bits and pieces of myself that i relate to, especially now at this age.
i didn’t expect to have so many favourite poems from the book but i do indeed have many and they will probably stay with me in the depths of my mind for the time being. replaying. echoing. though it is a collection of poetry and short stories, the latter fell quite short for me. perhaps it’s because i found myself so deeply within those impeccable poems. but i also personally think that the stories did not reach their full potential and if the author has another collection in the works, i’m pretty sure she will improve over time. I’m not a fan of the one-liner poems as well but that aside, everything about this book is simply incredible. germaine thai’s writing is a powerhouse of nostalgia that deserves to be experienced by all of you.
@pageswithinher, Malaysia
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Flowery, lyrical, this book reminds you of life’s beauty. I find myself yearning for love,hope and life’s secrets, unlike other poetry books that leave me dejected. This book necessarily unveiled all the feelings that I was unable to express in words.
Out of all the three segments, my favorite is ‘Broken’. I annotated most of the pages in this segment! On the other hand, I found the poems under the ‘Whole’ section a little confusing.
All in all, I’m extremely happy that local ,great writers are finally being noticed in the writing industry. I definitely recommend this book.
