Category: Non Fiction

3 star review, Aziz Ansari, Book Reviews, Non Fiction, Posts in Indonesian

Modern Romance – Aziz Ansari

Sebuah penyelidikan serius tentang percintaan zaman modern oleh komika Aziz Ansari, bersama dengan profesor sosiologi NYU Eric Klinenberg. Serius, tapi ditulis dengan humoris. Pendamping Hidup vs Belahan Jiwa Generasi yang lebih tua cenderung menikah dengan orang dari neighbourhood mereka sendiri (this may and may not work). Perubahan terjadi mulai tahun 1960-1970an di mana ada desakan untuk kesetaraan bagi perempuan. Alih-alih “hanya” menikah dengan pendamping hidup, … Continue reading Modern Romance – Aziz Ansari

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5 star review, Book Reviews, Inspirational, Martin Luther King, Jr., Non Fiction, Posts in English

Letter from Birmingham Jail – Martin Luther King, Jr.

This book was the very first book I finished in 2019. The contents are Letter from Birmingham Jail which was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s response to eight white Alabama clergymen who argued that the battle against racial segregation should be fought in the courts, not in the streets; and The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life which was first delivered as a sermon on April 1967 and … Continue reading Letter from Birmingham Jail – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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3 star review, Book Reviews, Non Fiction, Posts in English, Ron Stallworth

Black Klansman – Ron Stallworth

Black Klansman is a memoir that tells the story of how Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department, and his team, infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in an undercover investigation. What started as an information request regarding membership in the KKK (in which Ron Stallworth signed his real name, expecting the reply would be nothing more than … Continue reading Black Klansman – Ron Stallworth

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4 star review, Amartya Sen, Book Reviews, Non Fiction, Posts in Indonesian

Kekerasan dan Identitas – Amartya Sen

Tak pelak lagi, buku ini adalah salah satu buku terpenting yang saya baca tahun ini. Kekerasan dan Identitas pertama kali terbit pada tahun 2006, tapi terasa sungguh relevan dengan kondisi Indonesia khususnya pada saat ini. Dalam buku berjudul asli Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny ini, Amartya Sen, penerima Hadiah Nobel Ekonomi pada 1998, menggali konsep yang banyak disalahpahami tentang identitas, dan bagaimana pemahaman … Continue reading Kekerasan dan Identitas – Amartya Sen

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4 star review, Book Reviews, Inspirational, Isyana Artharini, Non Fiction, Posts in English

I Am My Own Home and other essays – Isyana Artharini

“What is it about male aloneness that makes it so desirable while female aloneness is seen as less so? What is it about male aloneness that is often seen as a heroic and poetic choice, while female aloneness is generally seen to have come from a lack of options?”   Those two sentences printed on the back of the book alone was enough for me … Continue reading I Am My Own Home and other essays – Isyana Artharini

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4 star review, Book Reviews, Busyra dkk., Non Fiction, Posts in Indonesian

Aku dan Buku – Busyra dkk

Aku dan Buku berisi kumpulan tulisan mereka yang mengaku pencinta, pecandu, dan penggila buku. Beberapa berkisah tentang awal mulanya mereka jatuh cinta dengan buku, beberapa lainnya menyorot pentingnya keberadaan taman baca dan perpustakaan demi keberlangsungan umat manusia sebagai makhluk yang membaca. Melalui tulisannya, Nurina Widiani bercerita tentang kecintaannya terhadap genre romansa dan bagaimana genre yang kadang dipandang sebelah mata ini memampukannya jatuh cinta berkali-kali dan … Continue reading Aku dan Buku – Busyra dkk

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3 star review, Book Reviews, Mark Manson, Non Fiction, Posts in English

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – Mark Manson

First of all, I love books that challenge my way of thinking. Books that make me stop and think: “What if I’ve been wrong all this time?” I don’t normally read self-help books but something (the title?) tells me that this book is different, so, mainly out of curiosity, I decided to read it. After finishing it I can conclude that it is more than … Continue reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – Mark Manson

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5 star review, Book Reviews, Inspirational, J.K. Rowling, Non Fiction, Posts in English

Very Good Lives – J.K. Rowling

The first thing that crossed my mind when I found out about Very Good Lives was: “What? She has written another book? But Career of Evil will be released soon! I haven’t even read The Casual Vacancy! She positively wants to keep her readers surprised!” And so on… But then I found out that this is a commencement speech she delivered at Harvard, in 2008. … Continue reading Very Good Lives – J.K. Rowling

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4 star review, Book Reviews, Dhahana Adi, Non Fiction, Posts in Indonesian

Surabaya Punya Cerita Vol. 1 – Dhahana Adi

Judul bukunya Surabaya Punya Cerita. Jujur saja, pertama kali saya tahu tentang buku ini (melalui tweet dari @indiebookcorner) saya mengira buku ini adalah kumpulan cerpen dengan setting kota Surabaya. Karena belum pernah baca buku bertemakan Surabaya, maka ketika saya melihat buku ini bertengger manis di rak di salah satu toko buku terbesar di kota saya, (Surabaya, di mana lagi?) tanpa berpikir panjang saya mengambilnya dan … Continue reading Surabaya Punya Cerita Vol. 1 – Dhahana Adi

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