Buku mungil ini adalah satu dari 80 (iya, DELAPAN PULUH!) buku yang diterbitkan di bawah label Penguin Little Black Classics. Ada 2 cerpen karya Tolstoy di dalamnya: How Much Land Does A Man Need? dan What Men Live By. How Much Land Does A Man Need? dibuka oleh percakapan dua orang saudari (satunya bersuamikan petani, dan yang satunya lagi bersuamikan pedagang yang hidup di kota). … Continue reading How Much Land Does A Man Need? – Leo Tolstoy
It’s strange that even though I have been familiar with the character Alice since childhood (thanks to Disney), I have never actually read the book. While both of the Disney adaptations—the old-school animation and the latest one—are weird, I think the book was even weirder! Curiouser and curiouser! Alice would say. Alice, a curious child of seven, thought it was very strange indeed that on … Continue reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
It comes to this: I was in need of a light read after spending one and a half month preparing for IELTS. I don’t know exactly why I chose this book—maybe because I suddenly remember my history with The Princess Bride. I first bought The Princess Bride on impulse. The truth is I don’t like fantasy books all that much, and I also didn’t really … Continue reading The Princess Bride – William Goldman
I do not come from an English-speaking country. I fell in love with classic literature some years ago, and I started off mostly by reading Indonesian translations, and with time I read more and more classics in English. I also read works that are originally written in other languages than English—French and Russian for example—but since I can’t read those other languages, reading in English … Continue reading My Never-Ceasing Dilemma of Reading Classic Literature
Sorry for the long absence! It’s been so difficult for me to compose new blog posts lately due to some things going on in my life—things I need to take care of, AND my laptop had broken down. For the time being, let me show you my two new (but old) Jane Eyres. Needless to say that I absolutely love Jane Eyre, ever since I … Continue reading Two New (But Old) Jane Eyres
[Review in Bahasa Indonesia and English] Adalah empat orang gadis sederhana keluarga March yang tinggal di Concord, Massachusetts: Meg, Jo, Beth, dan Amy. Mereka tinggal bersama ibu terkasih yang mereka panggil dengan panggilan sayang Marmee, sementara ayah mereka sedang pergi berjuang dalam perang. Buku ini pada umumnya bercerita tentang kehidupan sehari-hari para gadis March, tentang persahabatan, persaudaraan (sisterhood), pergumulan mereka tentang kemiskinan, sedikit petualangan, harapan, … Continue reading Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
Once upon a time, there lived a reader. Her name was Matilda. No, Matilda wasn’t just a common reader. She began reading at the age of three, and at the age of four she devoured all newspapers and magazines she could find laying around her house, along with one cooking book that happened to be the only book in the household. Poor Matilda, being a … Continue reading Matilda – Roald Dahl
Scene on Three adalah meme yang dihost oleh Bzee yang mengajak kita menceritakan adegan favorit dalam sebuah buku. Di bawah ini adalah salah satu adegan favorit saya dari buku The Yearling karya Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, agak panjang sih tapi mudah-mudahan semua yang membacanya bisa menikmati adegan ini seperti saya menikmatinya. Note: […] berarti ada penggalan yang saya cut, supaya tidak kepanjangan 🙂 Bangau-bangau itu menari … Continue reading Scene on Three #1: The Yearling
To be honest, I had to think over and over again to decide which opening sentence from a classic novel that I should call my favorite. And just so you know, if only the question was “What is your favourite closing sentence from a classic novel (and why)?” I would answer it easily, without thinking too much! Hehe. Well, because the question was “What is … Continue reading My Favorite Opening Line – The Classics Club’s June meme
Recently a Jack Collins e-mailed me about a video explaining Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 in less than 3 minutes. Academic Earth, a website that provides free online courses supported by world’s top universities, explained one of the world’s dystopian masterpieces with excellent hand-drawn illustrations that make it all the more interesting. I usually consult Sparknotes.com for literary study guides, and now I’m glad that I have … Continue reading Fahrenheit 451 Explained in a 3-Minute Video
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