Blue Moon
by Joshua Parapuram

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Started reading 9 May 2008
Finished reading 11 May 2008

A page turner. Maybe the subject matter is so close to home, the water dispute between Malaysia and Singapore. In this cautionary tale sometime in the future, Singapore has taken over the water supply area in Johor. The reader sees the leaders, their followers and others involved in this never ending saga. Each character is painted in general strokes, so we get a continuation of the accepted traits of each race in both countries.

What is most intriguing probably is the premise itself. Singapore taking a preemptive action in the style of the Americans invading Iraq on the pretext of destroying weapons of mass destruction. In this instance, water is the key.

A cautionary tale indeed. Something that leaders of both nations should take cognisance of in view of the umbilical cord that ties both lands to each other.