u/ILSawdust

I don't want to spend a lot of money during my short time here in SG as a tourist, since I'm not that well off or anything hahaha but anyways I love cafés

I usually read alone in my place but this time I'm guessing that staying in somewhere cozy where I can buy coffee and food without spending a lot, while reading, may ease my cravings. So yeah if you know any café here in SG that's cheap (below 10 dollars or less) and cozy, it would be super helpful for me to try what you've experienced :)

Thank you in advance!

Far different from ones that are mature or dark, these are stories that evoke that feeling of longing or yearning for a love that could never manifest (e.g. Wong Kar Wai's "In The Mood for Love", Spike Jonze's "Her", Murakami's "Norwegian Wood" and, partially, William's "Stoner")

All I can say is that despite how tragic and how depressing they can be, they somehow give me the assurance that love becomes much more realized and more understood on the act of letting go.

It's a genre that's really introspective and not just to only feel sad. And it's more than a reinforcement of the belief that 'love' sucks.

It's often melancholic, bittersweet, vague and, at most, lonely. Expressing that love isn't always the answer of everyone's ills, but at the same time it is also the balm or the comfort to give others the strength to continue, whether the relationship works or not. Those fragilities would usually result to a sort of development that pushes the main character/s to continue on.

Perhaps, it's also one theme that's underexplored or taken lightly of given that the common media exposure of love highly romanticizes almost anything, especially break ups.

If you have any books or stories that relate to this specific genre, please do share your suggestions and your thought about it!