Tag: My Faves!
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.
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
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
Laut Bercerita – Leila S. Chudori
“Asmara adikku, Saat ini aku berada di perut laut, menunggu cahaya datang. Ini sebuah kematian yang sederhana. Terlalu banyak kegelapan. Terlalu penuh dengan kesedihan. Kegelapan yang kumaksud adalah karena kau tak tahu aku berada di sini dan mencari-cari di mana aku berada. Karena itu, bayangkan saja, namaku Laut, di sanalah tempatku. Di dasar yang gelap, sunyi, diam, dan tanpa suara. Menurut Sang Penyair, kita jangan takut … Continue reading Laut Bercerita – Leila S. Chudori
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
Rumah Kertas – Carlos María Domínguez
Satu kata yang paling pas untuk menggambarkan novella yang hanya setebal 76 halaman ini adalah: Gila. Sinting. Edan. Crazy. Insane. Complete & utter madness. You name it lah… Buku ini memang tentang orang-orang yang gila. Lebih spesifik lagi; gila buku. Tentang para kolektor buku dan pelahap bacaan yang rakus, yang rela mengeluarkan uang yang tidak sedikit untuk membangun ‘kerajaan’ berupa perpustakaan pribadi. Tentang kecemasan mereka … Continue reading Rumah Kertas – Carlos María Domínguez
How Much Land Does A Man Need? – Leo Tolstoy
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
The Princess Bride – William Goldman
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
All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
What to expect when you read a historical novel set in wartime? A display of brutality, a spectacle of bravery or cowardice or both, an atmosphere terrorized by bombs and soldiers, and, inevitably, tragic deaths, traumatized survivors. It would be stupid to expect a happy ending from a historical novel set in wartime.
But All the Light We Cannot See is unlike any war-themed historical novels I have read. Some books focus on the relationships (which usually make the tragedy even more depressing), some others on the desperate efforts the characters were making an attempt to get out of a situation, and some books reveal the reality of man when faced with fire; the worst and the best. This book combines all that, and more. Continue reading All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
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