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Remarkable . . . her characters glow with life and humour and minutely observed desperation -- Ian McEwan
A radiant, achingly beautiful novel -- Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From
A triumph: a nuanced examination of betrayal and grief, memory and the corrupting effects of beauty * Sunday Times *
Ponti is one of the more assured debuts I've read recently . . . Teo's a writer we'll be reading for many years to come. * Financial Times *
An unforgettable story of female friendship * Elle Magazine *
A vivid coming-of-age debut * Guardian *
Ponti is one of the most exciting books I have read in ages . . . The book is as funny as it is strange, it is complex as it is light . . . Teo manages to spin the time period with ease and keep the reader utterly engrossed . . . Teo is an exciting author and Ponti is step one of a long illustrious career. It deserves prizes -- Nikesh Shukla
A startlingly poetic and impressive debut * Independent *
Witty, moving and richly evocative . . . Sharlene Teo has produced not just a singular debut, but a milestone in South East Asian literature -- Tash Aw, author of Five Star Billionaire
Haunting . . . Sharlene Teo is a daring and genuinely original novelist -- Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You
Strange and compelling . . . a breath of fictional fresh air -- Shena Mackay, Kate Summerscale, and Owen Sheers, judges of the Deborah Rogers Writers Award
Spanning 17 years and told from the perspectives of all three women, Ponti is a stunning first novel with a wry, rebellious heart * AnOther *
Teo's vivid, disquieting debut is set in sweltering Singapore . . . a sparky but sad book, charting faltering mother-daughter relationships and the intensity of teenage friendships, while explaining how past mistakes can creep into conscience years later * Daily Mail *
The loneliness of adolescence is a monstrosity manifesting in equally ugly and poetic ways. Ponti is a weird and beautiful bildungsroman and Teo's writing shines as totally radical * The Skinny *
Ponti is darkly hilarious. It offers up all the anxiety, snark, sadness, and wonder of being a teenager. Teo guides us through the grunge of growing up. She asks what it means to be a monster and what it means to be beautiful. Is it possible to be both? -- Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You
Teo's debut stands out from the crowd . . . the offbeat charm of this lush tale proves a stealthy delivery mechanism for a quiet tragedy of intergenerational misunderstanding * Metro *
A sticky, atmospheric tale of resentment and loneliness * Tatler *
Teo's portrait of Singapore is so good it would not be a surprise if Ponti were a contender for the next Ondaatje Prize, awarded to a work that best evokes spirit of a place . People talk about the great American novel , or, in Britain, the state of the nation novel . Ponti is a great Singaporean novel, and a marvelous investigation of the state of the tiny island nation * South China Morning Post *
You know those books you can read again? And again? And again? Well, prepare for Sharlene Teo's incredible Ponti . . . a densely layered story of a fading horror actress, Amisa; her unhappy teenage daughter, Szu and her acid-tongued best friend, Circe, which jumps from generations, decades and viewpoints, weaving in unsettling myths to boot . . . entrancing . . . A modern gem * Emerald Street *
Ponti's cultural commentary and multi-generational chorus of voices do indeed recall White Teeth [by Zadie Smith], while its unflinching depiction of young female friendship echoes Smith's most recent, Swing Time . . . by the time the novel has finished, there is no denying Amisa's dream has been realised. These three women and their stories will live on; they have been made immortal. * Independent Ireland *
Exquisite, lush and menacing . . . the Singapore in Sharlene Teo's Ponti is vivid and immediate, its people complex, beautifully sketched and captivating . . . colourful and bewitching * TLS *
Funny, achingly dark and drawn with scalpel-like precision, Ponti is one of the wittiest debut novels of 2018 * The Pool *
Ponti by Sharlene Teo is a sultry, hilarious dissection of mother-daughter relationships, and the effect of time and teenagehood on friendships, against the backdrop of Singapore B-movies. It oozes confidence. -- Nikesh Shukla * Guardian, Best summer books 2018 *
On their own, Teo's sharp characterizations and setting-so alive that the book seems to create its own, humid microclimate-would set this book apart. Add to that her imaginative plot, prose that turns from humor to devastation on a dime, and original storytelling, and Ponti is a beyond-promising debut. * Booklist (starred review) *
The story, told with dark humor by an exciting new voice, navigates the intricacies and weirdness of human connections, and the impressions they leave behind * Huffington Post *
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