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Book Review: Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya

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Monday, October 27, 2014

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Penulis: Adhitya Mulya
Penerbit: GagasMedia
Tebal: 278
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Juni, 2014
Harga: Rp 40.800 (PengenBuku)
Rating: 5 / 5 stars

Date started: 27 Oktober, 2014 - Date finished: 27 Oktober, 2014

Sinopsis:
“Hai, Satya! Hai, Cakra!” Sang Bapak melambaikan tangan.
“Ini Bapak.
Iya, benar kok, ini Bapak.
Bapak cuma pindah ke tempat lain. Gak sakit. Alhamdulillah, berkat doa Satya dan Cakra.
Mungkin Bapak tidak dapat duduk dan bermain di samping kalian.
Tapi, Bapak tetap ingin kalian tumbuh dengan Bapak di samping kalian.
Ingin tetap dapat bercerita kepada kalian.
Ingin tetap dapat mengajarkan kalian.
Bapak sudah siapkan.
Ketika punya pertanyaan, kalian tidak pernah perlu bingung ke mana harus mencari jawaban.
I don’t let death take these, away from us.
I don’t give death, a chance.
Bapak ada di sini. Di samping kalian.
Bapak sayang kalian.”
Ini adalah sebuah cerita. Tentang seorang pemuda yang belajar mencari cinta. Tentang seorang pria yang belajar menjadi bapak dan suami yang baik. Tentang seorang ibu yang membesarkan mereka dengan penuh kasih. Dan…, tentang seorang bapak yang meninggalkan pesan dan berjanji selalu ada bersama mereka.
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Book Review: Oh My Goodness: Buku Pintar Seorang Creative Junkies by Yoris Sebastian

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Penulis: Yoris Sebastian
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 201
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Maret, 2010
Harga: Rp 60.000 (Gramedia)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: 23 Oktober, 2014 - Date finished: 27 Oktober, 2014

Sinopsis:
Kreativitas bukanlah sesuatu yang given, melainkan sebuah keterampilan yang dapat dilatih dan dimunculkan. Namun ketika tumbuh dewasa, manusia cenderung menjadi tidak kreatif. Hal ini bisa terjadi karena rutinitas kerja, faktor lingkungan, dan mungkin memang tidak tahu bagaimana caranya mengasah kreativitas.
Dalam buku ini, Yoris Sebastian---pakar kreativitas Indonesia---membocorkan tips dan trik menjadi kreatif di segala bidang dan dalam setiap situasi. Karena ditulis berdasarkan pengalaman langsung Yoris saat mengerjakan proyek kreatif atau ketika menjadi konsultan sejumlah brand, langkah-langkah yang dipaparkan telah teruji serta dapat dipraktikkan dengan mudah.
Selain teori-teori, buku ini dilengkapi kuesioner yang mengukur kadar kreativitas seseorang, soundtrack di tiap bab, dan ilustrasi menarik. Tidak hanya itu, buku ini juga dilengkapi dengan augmented reality yang dapat menghubungkan pembaca langsung ke link facebook buku OMG. Membuatnya menjadi buku pertama di Indonesia yang memakai teknologi quick response code. Sampul bukunya pun didesain unik dengan konsep bisa diwarnai sendiri oleh pembaca. Semua itu membuat buku ini memberikan pengalaman membaca yang kreatif dan OMG! bagi pembaca untuk menjadi creative junkies yang berhasil di segala bidang.
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Waiting on Wednesday #4: Playlist for the Dead

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that features upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
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Top New Series I Want to Start (New...let's say within the last year or two)

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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"Top New Series I Want to Start (New...let's say within the last year or two)"

Well hi.
This is yet another meme on this blog. Basically, the TOP 10 Tuesday meme is created by The Broke and the Bookish. I may be breaking the rules a little bit here because not all of them are series, some of them are trilogies. Well then, here they are:
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Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James

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Sunday, October 19, 2014

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Author: E.L. James
Publisher: Arrow Books
Pages: 514
Format: Paperback
Published: April, 2012
Price: Rp 165.000 (Periplus)
Rating: 2½ / 5 stars

Date started: October 12, 2014 - Date finished: October 19, 2014

Synopsis:
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, this is a novel that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.
When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind - until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out.
Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man. And, when he warns her to keep her distance, it only makes her want him more.
But Grey is tormented by inner demons, and consumed by the need to control. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark secrets Grey keeps hidden way from public view...
*This review is intended for readers above 18 years old, or in some cases 21 years old*
*also may contain spoiler, if not thank god. But if so I'm sorry"

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Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit (whether fictional or real)

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

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"Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit (whether fictional or real)"
Well hi.
This is yet another meme on this blog, haven't done this meme in a while. Basically, the TOP 10 Tuesday meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Without further ado, here they are:
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Book Review: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) by Lemony Snicket

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Monday, October 13, 2014

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Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 192
Format: E-book
Published: October, 2009
Price: $ 6.20 -> Rp 75.764 (Amazon)
Rating: 3½ / 5 stars

Date started: October 13, 2014 - Date finished: October 13, 2014

Synopsis:
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.
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Book Review: The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket

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Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 176
Format: E-book
Published: March, 2009
Price: $ 5.99 -> Rp 73.198 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: June 12, 2014 - Date finished: October 13, 2014

Synopsis:
Imagine tales so terrible that as many as fifty million innocents have been ruined by them - tales so indelibly horrid that the New York Times bestseller list has been unable to rid itself of them for seven years. Now imagine if this scourge suddenly became available in a shameful new edition so sensational, so irresistible, so riddled with lurid new pictures that even a common urchin would wish for it. Who among us would be safe?
Begin at the beginning - evenif it is a bad one - with the first in A Series of Unfortunate Events, now even more disposable in paperback.
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Book Review: The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) by James Dashner

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Penulis: James Dashner
Penerjemah: Yunita Candra
Penerbit: Mizan Fantasi
Tebal: 532
Format: Paperback
Terbit: November, 2011
Harga: *out of print* (BukaBuku)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: 5 Oktober, 2014 - Date finished: 12 Oktober, 2014

Sinopsis:
Setiap hari mereka harus berlari. Menyusuri lorong maze yang berkelok-kelok di luar dinding glade, tempat mereka tinggal, hingga senja tiba. Dan, ketika kegelapan turun, para pelari harus sudah ada di dalam glade. Ya, pada saat itulah griever, monster buas dan ganas, tak segan menerkam siapa saja yang masih berkeliaran di dalam maze.
Mereka bukan sekadar berlari. Itu cara mereka bertahan hidup. Dengan berlari mereka berharap menemukan jalan keluar dari tempat terkutuk itu. Keluar untuk kembali pulang menjumpai keluarga mereka. Namun, lintasan maze selalu berubah-ubah dari hari ke hari. Rasanya, mustahil bisa keluar dari tempat itu.
Suatu hari pintu batu pelindung mereka tak lagi turun menutup. Griever-griever itu bisa menyeruduk masuk kapan saja. Setiap hari, satu anak dibawa pergi dan lenyap. Satu-satunya jalan adalah bergegas keluar dari tempat itu. Namun, mereka harus melewati maze yang membingungkan dengan sejumlah monster mengerikan di sana. Beranikah para pelari lari keluar dengan nyawa sebagai taruhannnya? Atau, akankah justru lebih baik tetap berada di dalam menanti pencabut nyawa sambil berharap mukjizat datang tiba-tiba?
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Thursday Quotables #3: The Bad Beginning

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Welcome to another Thursday Quotables! This weekly feature is hosted by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies. It is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written.

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Wishlist Wednesday #3: Clockwork Angel

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post one book per week that is on your wish list, which you really want to own as an addition to your bookshelves! This is my first Wishlist Wednesday:)

I wish for...
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Waiting on Wednesday #3: Gorgito's Ice Rink

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that features upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
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Book Review: Shards and Ashes by Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong, Veronica Roth, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Rachel Caine, Nancy Holder, Beth Revis and Carrie Ryan

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Monday, October 6, 2014

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Author: Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong, Veronica Roth, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Rachel Caine, Nancy Holder, Beth Revis and Carrie Ryan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Published: February, 2013
Price: Rp 105.000 -> Rp 30.000 [71% off] (Periplus)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: October 5, 2014 - Date finished: October 5, 2014

Synopsis:
Gripping original stories of dystopian worlds from nine New York Times bestselling authors, edited by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong.
The world is gone, destroyed by human, ecological, or supernatural causes. Survivors dodge chemical warfare and cruel gods; they travel the reaches of space and inhabit underground caverns. Their enemies are disease, corrupt corporations, and one another; their resources are few, and their courage is tested.
Powerful original dystopian tales from nine bestselling authors offer bleak insight, prophetic visions, and precious glimmers of light among the shards and ashes of a ruined world.
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Thursday Quotables #2: The Testing

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

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Welcome to another Thursday Quotables! This weekly feature is hosted by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies. It is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written.

This week's quotes is from...
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September Wrap Up & October TBR

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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Hello fabulous reader! September has ended and October has finally arrived. It's the month of Halloween (not for me because it's quite uncommon to celebrate halloween where I'm from) so I'll call it the month of "hectic-college-schedule-filled-with-assignments-etc." Let's get started shall we? These are the books I've read in the month of September...
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Wishlist Wednesday #2: The Scorch Trials

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Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post one book per week that is on your wish list, which you really want to own as an addition to your bookshelves! This is my first Wishlist Wednesday:)

 I wish for...
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Waiting on Wednesday #2: Juliet, Naked

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that features upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

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