This is a review on the new novels for form five students in the literature component of Malaysian school system. I will begin with the novel "The Curse" by Lee Su Ann.
This novel is designated for form five students who are studying at Pahang, Johor, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan. This novel tells a story about a girl, named Azreen, who took a leave from her study in United Kingdom in order to visit her family back in the isle of Langkawi. However, unexplainable things started to happen when she arrived there. It all started with the shocking news about the death of her sister, Madhuri. As Azreen tries to solve the mystery of her sister's death, she faced a lot of challenges and also hindrance from the villagers. Will she be able to solve the mystery? Is there really a curse? Find out more by reading the book.
In my opinion, this novel is fairly easy and simple to understand. The language that the author use is not difficult. The setting of the story which is in Malaysia is also another 'plus' factor for this novel. The students can easily picture the scenery because they already have background knowledge on how a typical village looks like even if they never actually been to Langkawi before. Despite the fact that this novel is about mysteries and crime solving, there are a lot of moral values that can be gained from it. For those who have read the novel, or just want to know the gist of the story, you can read the notes about the story here.
That's all for now, until we meet again in another post.
In my opinion, this novel is fairly easy and simple to understand. The language that the author use is not difficult. The setting of the story which is in Malaysia is also another 'plus' factor for this novel. The students can easily picture the scenery because they already have background knowledge on how a typical village looks like even if they never actually been to Langkawi before. Despite the fact that this novel is about mysteries and crime solving, there are a lot of moral values that can be gained from it. For those who have read the novel, or just want to know the gist of the story, you can read the notes about the story here.
That's all for now, until we meet again in another post.
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