THE GIST: An Englishman writes about his childhood in Hong Kong in the early 1950's. He gets to know the locals and has serendipitou...

Hong Kong doesn't seem to have a big reading culture. I rarely see people reading books on the MTR, and even in coffee shops people ar...

THE GIST: A travel memoir about two naïve Brown graduates who decide to go backpacking in China very shortly after the country opens up t...

THE GIST:  Often required reading in high school English classes, THE SCARLET LETTER tells the story of Hester Prynne’s disgrace followin...

Welcome to my brand new book blog! "A Kindle in Hong Kong" will feature short and sweet reviews of whatever I happen to be reading...