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August 21
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Mister Pip (Hardcover)
by Lloyd Jones
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Anjar said:
"Set on a remote tropical island whose inhabitants are simple black people and a white man, this is a story of how the unknown and differences create fear and ignorance.
One day a war between the redskin soldiers who belong to the government and t...more
Set on a remote tropical island whose inhabitants are simple black people and a white man, this is a story of how the unknown and differences create fear and ignorance.
One day a war between the redskin soldiers who belong to the government and the rebels break the island's peaceful routine. In spite of the grim background of the war, the story is lightly written and amusing sometimes.
I like the part when the soldiers are threatening the people because they think those people are hiding a man named Pip. Pip is actually a character from Dickens' Great Expectations. The book is being studied by the native children taught by the only white man, Mr. Watts.
A worth to read story, and be prepared to read Great Expectations fisrt :-D ...less
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August 08
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Anjar
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Anjar said:
"A light and nice read, keeps me thinking, "What I really wanna do in life?" I thought I knew the answer long before already, it's just the road to go there which keeps changing, I guess, or maybe I forget sometimes.
But it's nice to know...more
A light and nice read, keeps me thinking, "What I really wanna do in life?" I thought I knew the answer long before already, it's just the road to go there which keeps changing, I guess, or maybe I forget sometimes.
But it's nice to know that there are really 'so many roads lead to Rome'.
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July 21
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Anjar
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Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy (Paperback)
by Jostein Gaarder
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read in April, 2006
Anjar said:
"It's a fun way to learn about philosophy and the thoughts of great thinkers such as Socrates and Aristotles, to the present ones.
I think it is a history of philosophy disguised in a novel. (Mmm... is that why the main character's name is Sophie?)
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June 18
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Anjar
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Laskar Pelangi (Paperback)
by Andrea Hirata
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Anjar said:
"There were not many Indonesian novels which gave me such feelings as when I was reading Laskar Pelangi. Not even those books from Balai Pustaka era and Pujangga Baru era we were supposed to read in high school, or from latter eras, although some I tr...more
There were not many Indonesian novels which gave me such feelings as when I was reading Laskar Pelangi. Not even those books from Balai Pustaka era and Pujangga Baru era we were supposed to read in high school, or from latter eras, although some I tried to finish reading late at night just because I wanted to know the ending. So I guess they were interesting enough for a junior high school student, me, lol. I even liked Belenggu because of the uncommon theme at that time. Saman was ok but it's forgettable. When I was a kid I loved reading Lupus series, I even named my chicken after one of the characters, Iko-Iko.
It's very subjective, I know. :-)
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June 16
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Anjar
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Our Fathers: A Novel by the Author of The Missing (Hardcover)
by Andrew O'Hagan
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June 13
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Anjar
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The Inheritance of Loss (Paperback)
by Kiran Desai
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Anjar said:
"Just like its title, the story has a hopeless and ironic ending. The characters don't seem to have a hold on their destiny. Well, do we?
It's interesting to read, though. The culture is changing, the values are changing, the culture shock is amusin...more
Just like its title, the story has a hopeless and ironic ending. The characters don't seem to have a hold on their destiny. Well, do we?
It's interesting to read, though. The culture is changing, the values are changing, the culture shock is amusing, still the characters... well, they inherit loss.
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May 06
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Anjar
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The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by Khaled Hosseini
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read in April, 2008
Anjar said:
"A friend told me that war is inevitable. I don't really agree to this. If we really really try, maybe... I'm not sure. But perhaps... if everyone read books like The Kite Runner, then this concept suddenly appears in their mind and heart that all peo...more
A friend told me that war is inevitable. I don't really agree to this. If we really really try, maybe... I'm not sure. But perhaps... if everyone read books like The Kite Runner, then this concept suddenly appears in their mind and heart that all people are equal, that we are all brothers because we are all created by God, maybe....
Anyway, this is a wonderful book. I'm sure it will leave something in your heart to ponder about what the essence of life is.
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April 22
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Light on Snow (Mass Market Paperback)
by Anita Shreve
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read in January, 2008
Anjar said:
"Bereaved father and daughter after the sudden and tragic loss of their wife/mother and daughter/sister moved to a place unknown where they isolated themselves from the world, until they found an abandoned born infant on the snow, dying.
This warm...more
Bereaved father and daughter after the sudden and tragic loss of their wife/mother and daughter/sister moved to a place unknown where they isolated themselves from the world, until they found an abandoned born infant on the snow, dying.
This warm story tells about a journey to self-realization and the 'letting go' process which often painful but has to go through... somehow.
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April 11
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Anjar
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The Famished Road (Paperback)
by Ben Okri
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read in September, 2007
Anjar said:
"A magical story of Africa told by a little boy who seems to live in two worlds: on his land with his dreamy father and his hard-working mother, and on the land of spirits.
You can't help feeling compassion toward the boy, his gentle character in th...more
A magical story of Africa told by a little boy who seems to live in two worlds: on his land with his dreamy father and his hard-working mother, and on the land of spirits.
You can't help feeling compassion toward the boy, his gentle character in the harshness life around him.
The words are beautifully and magically written like a poem, the story is bitter. It tells about Africa in changing. The old Africa with its magic world, spirits, mantras, dances; the emerging Africa with its politics, poverty, development.
A good read.
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April 09
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Anjar
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Everyman (Paperback)
by Philip Roth
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read in April, 2008
Anjar said:
"It's a touching book about death. Death belongs to all of us but it seems that we despise death and are not ready when it's knocking on our door.
It's a story of a man who recalls his own life until the day the death comes, when attending his own f...more
It's a touching book about death. Death belongs to all of us but it seems that we despise death and are not ready when it's knocking on our door.
It's a story of a man who recalls his own life until the day the death comes, when attending his own funeral. It's a story of getting old, of decaying body, of lost and regrets, of hope too.
A nice read! ...less
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