November 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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November Wrap-Up & Favorites
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Hello fellow readers! We're getting closer to the end of the year. I know November is a great month for most readers, mainly those who live in four season countries. It's cozy season and a perfect time to snuggle under a warm blanket, reading a book while sipping on a hot beverage. WELL, that's not the case with me. First of all, I live in a rainy-dry seasons country. To me November is rainy, wet, and gloomy. Second, I work in the telecommunication industry. For us Christmas and new year is a big event because people tend to use their mobile phone a lot, especially during pandemic where people couldn't meet physically (we're pretty much busy all year during pandemic but even more so during the holiday season). SO, November has been a crazy busy month and I expect December would be the same. During the month, it might seem like I read a lot of books. However, if you look closely, the books I read in November are either part of Penguin's Modern Minis or Vintage Minis (with a book written in my native language). Because I need to feel a sense of accomplishment after finishing a book and reading short books help me to achieve that. Without further ado, here are the books I read in November.

October 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! Happy Halloween! I don't actually celebrate Halloween but it's nice to participate in the festivities by reading scary books and or watching scary movies. Here's the thing though, I get scared easily. I did watch horror movies but only in the safety of daylight (lol). They're fun to watch, as long as I'll still able to sleep soundly at night. I watched The Witch: A New England Folktale, Us, and In the Tall Grass. I love The Witch and Us. In the Tall Grass upsets me and it's trippy. It made me feel uncomfortable, I don't like it. Oh, I read the novella first before watching the movie of course. I must say, I like the novella much more than the movie. Anyway, here are the books I read in October.

[Review] Love May Fail - Matthew Quick

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Title of Book:
Love May Fail
Author: Matthew Quick
Publisher: Harper Avenue
Publication Year: 2015
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416

[Review] The Changeling - Kenzaburo Oe

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Title of Book:
The Changeling
Author: Kenzaburo Oe
Publisher: Grove Press
Translator: Deborah Boliver Boehm
Publication Year: 2010
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 468

[Review] Giselle - Akiyoshi Rikako

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Title of Book:
Giselle
Author: Akiyoshi Rikako
Publisher: Penerbit Haru
Translator: Clara Canceriana
Publication Year: 2019
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400

September 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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September Wrap-Up & Favorites
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Hello fellow reader! How are you? It's October already which means we're into the cozy and spooky season. However, I'm not going to talk about my plan in October but as usual I'm going to talk about what I read and my favorites in September. Without further ado, here are the books I read in September.

[Review] The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

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Title of Book:
The Remains of the Day
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication Year: 1993
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 245

[Review] Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights - Salman Rushdie

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Title of Book:
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
Author: Salman Rushdie
Publisher: Random House
Publication Year: 2015
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 304

[Review] Confessions - Kanae Minato

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Title of Book: Confessions
Author: Minato Kanae
Publisher: Penerbit Haru
Translator: Andry Setiawan, Clara Canceriana
Publication Year: 2017
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304 

August 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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August Wrap-Up & Favorites
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Hi fellow readers! How are you? I won't get tired to say hope you all stay safe and healthy both physically and mentally. I was so excited for August because BTS released a new single which I looove (also, it's my birthday month lol). It's even more fun than Boy with Luv and it's uplifting which means a lot especially in a time like this. My, God! You have no idea how much I love these boys and their music. Anyway, here are the books I read in August.

[Review] The Inexplicable Logic of My Life - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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Title of Book: The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Year: 2017
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 452

[Review] Symposium - Plato

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Title of Book: Symposium
Author: Plato
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Year: 2008
Translator: Robin Waterfield
Language: English
Format: paperback
Pages: 160

[Review] Absolute Justice - Akiyoshi Rikako

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Title of Book:
Absolute Justice
Author: Akiyoshi Rikako
Publisher: Penerbit Haru
Publication Year: 2018
Translator: Nurul Maulidia
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Format: paperback
Pages: 268

July 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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July Wrap-Up & Favorites
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Hi fellow readers! At this point I don't know what to say anymore. I've been working from and staying at 'home' for five months now. I'm trying to be a decent human being here, when the authorities said no going out unless necessary, I don't. I'm at the point where I get sick of Netflix, I play YouTube videos in the background so it doesn't get too quiet. I'm sighing as I type this by the way. At least I still enjoy the act of reading.

[Review] A Room with A View - E.M. Forster

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Title of Book:
A Room with A View
Author: E.M. Forster
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication Year: 2012 (first published 1908)
Language: English
Format: paperback
Pages: 237

[Review] Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

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Title of Book: Ready Player One
Author: Ernest Cline
Publisher: Arrow Books
Publication Year: 2012
Language: English
Format: paperback
Pages: 372

June 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hi fellow readers. We're coming in the second half of the year. From what I see the world hasn't gotten better. I just want to survive this year. I think this is my third month of staying at home and working from home. It doesn't even feel like home because I live alone in a different city far from my family. This is unfortunate. I don't even care about being productive anymore. I'm just trying to keep sane here. The last two months, I watched a lot of TV shows as a form of escapism and now I'm getting sick of it. I'm easing myself into reading again. I'm trying to make reading as an activity that I enjoy instead of a chore and I think I'm doing good. Anyway, sorry for my rant. Here are the books I read in the month of June.

May 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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May Wrap-Up & Favorites
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Hello fellow reader! I can't believe that it's almost half of the year. Lately I feel like all I'm trying to do is just hang in there and escape through literature and movies/ TV series. How are you all doing? Hope you all stay safe and healthy. I think May is the month where I finally set a TBR list and follow through. I managed to read all of the books that I plan to read earlier that I was a bit surprised. I still spent most of my time by watching series though. I got hooked on an old one called Lost which I'm pretty sure most of you already familiar with. I'll explain about it later as it becomes my favorite TV series of the month. As for the books, I read 5 books in total.

April 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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April Wrap-Up & Favorites
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Hello fellow readers. How have you been doing? safe and healthy I hope. With April passing by, it means I've been staying at home for a month. Moreover, because of Covid-19 in April the government starts to apply large-scale social restrictions in the city that I live in. So I really can't go anywhere outside the house unless it's necessary. People aren't even allowed to go out or into the city. What a time to be alive! Anyway I told you before that there's an O.W.L readathon happening in April in which I participated in. So most of the books I read are for said readathon and I finished all my TBR for the readathon! Here's the list of books I read in April.

[Review] The Princess Bride - William Goldman

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Title of Book: The Princess Bride
Author: William Goldman
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication Year: 1999
Language: English
Format: paperback
Pages: 399

[Review] Memory of Glass - Akiyoshi Rikako

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Title of Book: Memory of Glass
Author: Akiyoshi Rikako
Publisher: Penerbit Haru
Publication Year: 2019
Translator: Andry Setiawan
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Format: paperback
Pages: 360

[Review] In the Miso Soup - Ryu Murakami

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Title of Book: In the Miso Soup
Author: Ryu Murakami
Publisher: Bloomsbury publishing
Publication Year: 2009
Translator: Ralph McCarthy
Language: English
Format: ebook
Pages: 192

March 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! How have you all been doing? I know things are not good in the world now. There's a pandemic and almost everyone in the world is staying at home to prevent the spread. I've been working from home since the last week of March. It's even busier than when I work at the office. I didn't read as much as I wanted to but I finally read Ready Player One which was on my TBR for at least two years. Anyway, here's the list of the books that I read in March.

[Review] Kim Ji-Yeong Lahir Tahun 1982 - Cho Nam-Joo

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Title of Book: Kim Ji-Yeong Lahir Tahun 1982
Author: Cho Nam-Joo 
Publisher: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Publication Year: 2019
Translator: Iingliana
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192

[Review] I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokpokki - Baek Se-Hee

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Title of Book: I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
Author: Baek Se-Hee
Publisher: Penerbit Haru
Publication Year: 2019
Translator: Hyacinta Louisa
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240

[Review] Hujan Bulan Juni - Sapardi Djoko Damono

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Title of Book: Hujan Bulan Juni
Author: Sapardi Djoko Damono
Publisher: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Publication Year: 2015
Language: Bahasa Indonesia
Format: Paperback
Pages: 144

February 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers, how are you doing? Hope you all stay safe and healthy. It's still rainy season where I live so mostly I stayed at home on the weekends. However, I didn't read as many books as in January because I spent a lot of my time watching films and TV series. I watched a good amount of good films so that's a plus. Anyway, here are the books I read in February.

[Review] Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor

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Title of Book: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Author: Laini Taylor
Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2011
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 422

[Review] Good Omens - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

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Title of Book: Good Omens
Author: Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication Year: 2014
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 424


[Review] The Green Mile - Stephen King

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Title of Book: The Green Mile
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication Year: 2008
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 433

January 2020 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers, welcome to 2020! This is my first wrap up in 2020. That's exciting. Although this year doesn't start in a good note, what with Australia bushfire, Jakarta flood, and corona virus. I'm currently living in Jakarta. Thankfully, I didn't directly impacted by the flood. I hope everyone's fine and stay safe. However, in term of reading, I read a lot. I finished 7 books. True, some of them are Penguin minis and mangas but those are good stories. So let's jump right in.

[Review] Sing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward

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Title of Book: Sing Unburied, Sing
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Year: 2017
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 285

[Review] Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller, Lynn Varley, & Klaus Janson

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Title: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Writer: Frank Miller
Illustrator: Lynn Varley, Klaus Janson
Publisher: DC Comics
Publication year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 224

[Review] Batman: The Long Halloween - Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale

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Title: Batman: The Long Halloween
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Illustrator: Tim Sale
Publisher: DC Comics
Publication year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 384

December 2019 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello fellow readers! I know it's late but we've finally come to the end of the year. This will be the last wrap up & favorites for 2019. In December I read quite a lot to catch up on my Goodreads reading challenge. Guess what? I reach my 2019 Goodreads goal! Pumpkinheads is the last book I read in 2019. I also watched quite a lot of movies. Some of them are movies that were nominated in the Academy Award for Best Pictures. My favorites are included in this post. Anyway, here are the books I read in December.