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	08/08 Erie is currently reading: To Kill A Mockingbird: Novel Tentang Kasih Sayang dan Prasangka (Paperback) by Harper Lee bookshelves: book-to-movies, classic, currently-reading, fiksi	my rating:
	Erie said: "mengusap-ngusap "sang penjungkal" dengan penuh kasih sayang :D " 5 comments

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August 20

Erie made a comment on Dini's profile:

Erie wrote: "koq komen gw di thread diskusi RGBC bisa ketauan sih?
prasaan dah "diumpetin" deh

*mul...more "

New comment on Dini's review of American Gods

Erie wrote: "hehehe... lagi ngadu menyan mang

*ngasi masker gas anti menyan buat dedi lux* "

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Erie marked as to-read:
Plan of Attack (Paperback)
by Bob Woodward
bookshelves: to-read

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Erie said: "ada kejadian aneh dikeluarga

kakanya yang cowo (yang keren itu lho) beli chiklit
sementara adiknya yang cewe malah beli buku ginian?
napa jadi kebalik gini?
*garuk2 pala*

ntar bacanya, nungguin adik gw yng "kerasukan" beres. sement...more "

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Erie made a comment on Palsay's profile:

Erie wrote: "pal... numpang ikut manyun yah

*kembali bertopang dagu* "

Erie made a comment on Leli's profile:

Erie wrote: "ahem.. gw jadi bulannya aja deh
bulan yang dirindukan pungguk, hehehuahaha

*clingukan takut disambi...more "

New comment on Leli's review of Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood

Erie wrote: "buseeet.. link-nya gw klik koq masuk rumah sendiri seh
hahahaha "

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August 14

Erie marked as to-read:
Pengakuan si Gila Belanja (Confessions of a Shopaholic) - Shopaholic Series Book 1
by Sophie Kinsella
bookshelves: to-read

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recommended to Erie by: Syltje and Weni; dua pakar chiklit :-p

Erie said: "*garuk-garuk pala*
Sarinah hilang
Chicklit terbilang

niatnya sih nyari buku Sarinah buat tumenggung, gak ketemu, malah nemu buku ini. mana mau tumenggung dikasi buku warna pink kayak ginian. dia pasti tunggang langgang kalo disodorin buku...more "

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Erie read and liked Roos 's review of To Kill A Mockingbird: Novel Tentang Kasih Sayang dan Prasangka:

"Dah selesai...bentar baru nulis reviewna nih...hehehehe.
Duh mau nulis apa yah...bukunya Bagus banget ternyata...

"Kau tidak akan pernah bisa memahami seseorang hingga kau melihat segala sesuatu dari sudut pandangnya...hingga kau menyusup ke balik kulitnya dan menjalani hidup dengan caranya." ...more Dah selesai...bentar baru nulis reviewna nih...hehehehe.
Duh mau nulis apa yah...bukunya Bagus banget ternyata...

"Kau tidak akan pernah bisa memahami seseorang hingga kau melihat segala sesuatu dari sudut pandangnya...hingga kau menyusup ke balik kulitnya dan menjalani hidup dengan caranya." Harper Lee.

Quotation ini sebenarnya sudah lama diajarkan sama orangtuaku, jika kita terlalu sempit dalam menanggapi suatu permasalahan. Terutama saat kita mengeluarkan komentar mengenai tindakan atau perilaku seseorang yang kita anggap tidak atau kurang baik, pasti keluar pertanyaan: Bagaimana kalo kamu diposisi mereka? Apa yang kamu lakukan?...Wakkkssss.

Ini pertanyaan yang tidak mudah dijawab...Persis apa yang dikatakan Atticus kepada Jem dan Scout, ketika mereka selalu menanyakan tindak-tanduk orang-orang yang tinggal di Maycomb County. Dengan latar belakang Kehidupan warganya yang beragam kita jadi bisa memahami apa yang dilihat Scout melalui mata pemahaman seorang anak terhadap orang dewasa disekitarnya. Dan bahwa manusia itu tidak selalu yang kita sangka, kadang mereka bertingkah aneh dan diluar nalar karena mereka memang menginginkan seperti itu. Contoh saja nih Mr.Dolphus Raymond yang selalu membawa botol dibungkus kertas coklat dan cara minum seperti orang setengah mabok...anak-anak pikir dia minum wisky atau minuman beralkohol lain dan pantas untuk dijauhi, tapi ternyata botol itu selalu berisi Coca Cola. Anehnya, dia lebih suka orang berprasangka terhadap dirinya sebagai orang yang mabok. Disini Faktor MANUSIA-lah yang membedakan satu dengan yang lain. Selain mengajarkan mengenai kedewasaan melalui keterbukaan dan kasih sayang, To Kill a Mocking Bird juga mengajarkan bagaimana menjadi Wanita Terhormat...*halah*. Dibagian ini aku agak geli...

Beruntung juga Jem dan Scout mempunyai ayah seperti Atticus meski membesarkan dua anak seorang diri dia cukup mampu menjadi ayah dan ibu sekaligus. Dan Jem maupun Scout pun bukan tipe anak pembangkang, tapi anak-anak pintar yang suka menanyakan apa yang mereka pikirkan.

Buku yang bagus dan Wajib untuk dibaca...
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August 12

Erie gave

to:
Istri Sang Penjelajah Waktu (The Time Traveler's Wife)
by Audrey Niffenegger
bookshelves: book-to-movies, fiksi

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read in August, 2008

Erie said: "OK, to be honest, I'm having a hard time reviewing this book. I had a mixed feeling that sometimes I like this book and sometimes I dislike this book. There were moments when I just want to throw this book and moments when I suddenly realized that I...more OK, to be honest, I'm having a hard time reviewing this book. I had a mixed feeling that sometimes I like this book and sometimes I dislike this book. There were moments when I just want to throw this book and moments when I suddenly realized that I'm having a hard time putting it down. It's difficult to write the review cause somehow I want to tell you everything.

Henry has chrono-displacement disorder, and he will be sucked backs and forth in time (mostly when he was stressed). He can't control it, didn't ask for it, and is not exactly happy with it. But he learns how to handle it. He shows up naked and has to figure out how to survive for however long he is there. Sounds sci-fi to you? I have never been a fan of sci-fi, but I can tell this is not "pure" sci-fi. In my opinion the time travel is just an element background for the story. Perhaps some people might be more carried away by the romance and relationship between Henry and Clare.

The story unfurls through time with first person perspectives from both Henry and Clare. The first 100 pages really engaging and intrigued me. I remember that I found it a little difficult at first, I mean, I couldn't keep track of anything cause the time line shifting back and forth rapidly. But on the contrary that was the main point that hooked me. I eagerly awaited the moment where it would become obvious that Clare and Henry were meant to be together. The battle between free will vs fate plays an important role in the story. That's was the biggest issue for me that keep me wondering all the time, even after I finished the book. But then things turned for me at some point midway through the book. I don't why, but I felt the book suddenly turns out to be so tedious for me that I decided to put it off for a week. Too much unnecessary details for me I guess :D but then there's something itching in my mind that somehow triggered my curiosity to find out what will happen to Henry. So I decided to finished it.

OK.... SPOILERS ALERT!!!

DO NOT READ BEYOND THIS POINT IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK OR YOU HAVE PLAN TO READ THIS BOOK

After finished this book I have so many question dangling in my head. Do I like it? Do I hate it? should I gave two stars? or four stars instead of two stars? I mean, this book sometimes funny, shocking, boring, heartbreaking and disturbing at the same time. I don't know whether I'm confuse or just stupid.
The Good
The non-linear narrative was interesting. The idea about love story blended with the time travel adventure are great. It make me wondering this question "what if..." constantly. I know that certain scene made some people sobbing and bathed in tears. Well, I admit that I had my moment too :D Not the ending part though. But the moment when Henry and Claire meet the seven years old Alba (I loved her!) from the future. How Alba ran toward Henry and crying in his shoulder and Henry whispered in her ear not to tell Clare that he will be dead soon (Henry died when Alba was five years old). So I understand how happy Alba and Henry to see each other. It's heartbreaking, I feel like an ugly giant sap at that scene. Ok, there I said it. Enough about that :D
The Bad
I don't know how I felt about Clare character, it seemed to me that she is never given a real chance to have her own life. Some of her decisions were made because she knew about the future, for example; would Clare learn to like coffee if Henry didn't tell her that she already like it in the future? and I think Henry and Clare relationship is pretty much built on sex. Did I mention that there's so much sex in this book? I remember I uttered the "F" words out loud in the middle of the night when I stumble upon the scene in which Clare had sex with "Henry" while the "present" Henry is a asleep next to her. I don't know... but for me, that's just freaking annoying. I also found the relationship between the young Clare and the older Henry disturbing. For me it was kinda child molestation by an adult male, it seemed wrong even though nothing wrong happened between them; at least until Clare turns eighteen years old. I said "whoaaaa" at Clare's 18 birthday:D

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August 10

Erie gave

to:
Perpustakaan Ajaib Bibbi Bokken (Bibbi Bokkens magische Bibliothek)
by Jostein Gaarder & Klaus Hagerup
bookshelves: fiksi

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Erie said: "Oke, ini adalah buku Jostein Gaarder pertama yang gue baca. Buku yang lumayan "unik" kalo gak mau dibilang "aneh". Unik/aneh karena buku ini hanya terdiri dari dua bab saja dari 294 halaman. Bab pertama bercerita tentang dua orang...more Oke, ini adalah buku Jostein Gaarder pertama yang gue baca. Buku yang lumayan "unik" kalo gak mau dibilang "aneh". Unik/aneh karena buku ini hanya terdiri dari dua bab saja dari 294 halaman. Bab pertama bercerita tentang dua orang sepupu, Nils Boyum (12 tahun) dan Berit Boyum (10) yang saling berkirim surat berbentuk sebuah buku yang dikirim melalui pos bolak-balik antara Oslo dan Fjaerland. Unik/aneh karena buku ini memiliki dua sudut pandang dari seorang Nils dan Berit melalui surat-surat mereka. Terus terang awalnya lumayan pusing juga boring karena bab 1 ini hanya berisi surat-surat yang mengindikasikan kecurigaan kedua anak tersebut kepada seorang perempuan tua bernama Bibbi Bokken yang akhirnya berubah menjadi sebuah imajinasi yang liar khas anak-anak.

Bab kedua buku ini pun tak kalah unik/aneh karena meski sudah tidak berbentuk surat menyurat lagi (Nils dan Berit bertemu di Fjaerland) tetapi sudut pandangnya tetap berganti-ganti (lebih cepat malah) antara Nils dan Berit. Petualangan berakhir ketika mereka akhirnya mereka mengetahui siapa Bibbi Bokken sebenarnya. Apakah perpustakaan ajaib Bibbi Bokken benar-benar ada? apakah dia seorang penjahat? atau hanya perempuan tua sinting? orang baik-baik? ato Miss Phuket yang dikeceng Abah yang lagi nyamar? uupss, maap, koq jadi ngelantur sih :D baca aja kalo penasaran mah, heuheu.

Buku ini meskipun karakter utamanya dua orang anak, tapi gue pikir (setuju ama Palsay) materinya mungkin sedikit terlalu "berat" untuk dicerna oleh anak-anak. Sebaliknya, jika dibaca oleh orang dewasa mereka akan menemukan unsur-unsur yang "kekanak-kanakan" yang justru bisa menghilangkan selera mereka untuk menyelesaikan buku ini. Intinya gue sedikit kesulitan untuk merekomendasikan buku ini. Tapi untuk orang-orang tertentu seperti seorang pecinta buku (cewe yang lagi berguru pd penyihir luarbiasa :-p), kutu buku sejati (halo Po, wataaaa), mereka yang bekerja di perpustakaan (halo Syl, masih butuh menyan? hihihi), mereka yang berkecimpung di penerbitan (ibuw ketua persekutuan), orang-orang yang doyan nyambangin perpustakaan (Tumenggung Mandraka?) , buku ini (mungkin) akan menarik *sotoy mode on* huehehehe

Ada satu pertanyaan, kapan terakhir kali anda pergi keperpustakaan? dan bila anda berjalan diantara rak-rak buku yang berjejer diperpustakaan (inga.. inga.. perpustakaan ya! bukan toko buku) pernahkah ada perasaan yang menyelinap dihati anda seperti kutipan Simen Sjkonsberg yang ada dibuku ini.

Aku berjalan menyusuri rak-rak perpustakaan. Buku-buku tersebut memunggungiku. Tak seperti manusia yang ingin berjarak denganku, buku-buku itu malah menawarkan diri untuk memperkenalkan diri mereka. Bermeter-meter jajaran buku yang yang tak akan pernah mampu kubaca. Dan aku tahu; apa yang ada disini adalah kehidupan yang merupakan pelengkap kehidupanku, yang menanti untuk dimanfaatkan. Tetapi hari-hari berlalu, dan kesempatan itu tetap tak tergapai----terabaikan. Salah satu buku ini mungkin benar-benar bisa mengubah hidupku. Siapakah aku sekarang? Siapakah sebenarnya aku? hmm... afrit yang keren dong, hihihi

Satu lagi, out of topic maybe *kepalang panjang lah*
kapan terakhir kali anda berkirim surat? maksudnya, bukan surat resmi seperti urusan kerja (surat lamaran, kirim paket, dsb), tapi surat yang bersifat personal, surat yang bercerita ngalor-ngidul; entah itu surat kepada teman, pacar, istri/suami--siapa aja lah. Sepertinya budaya berkirim surat perlahan tapi pasti telah menjadi suatu budaya yang hilang digerus jaman modern dan digitalisasi. Sekarang Instant Messenger ama SMS telah merajai dunia komunikasi di era modern. Yah, lebih cepat, praktis dan tepat sasaran tentunya. Menulis surat berlembar-lembar, coretan-coretan salah tulis, nyemprotin parfum dikertas surat biar wangi dan kadang-kadang stempel bibir berlipstik (ahem, untuk surat-surat tertentu, hihihi), nyegat pak pos yang lewat. Hmm.. sepertinya hal-hal tersebut hanya tinggal kenangan saja...

erie
afrit yang sodaraan ama bibi bokkek yang bekken...less "

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from -syl-

8 hours, 48 min ago

Tahun depan ada lomba nelen pisang plus kulitnya.. :D ikut yaahh? Dah didaftarin ;)

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from -syl-

8 hours, 52 min ago

Enjoy... ;)

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from Dini

10 hours, 11 min ago

*duduk manis, nunggu kiriman buku* ;)

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from Leli

10 hours, 13 min ago

sexypacks.. huahahaha

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from Roos

10 hours, 54 min ago

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....jam segini dah keluar??
Pasti penyakitnya kambuh....
Eh gimana kemarin...lomba makan kulit duriannya? Menang ato kalah? Akhirnya jadi karung apa?

Hahahahaha....

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from Leli

1 day ago, 11:59PM

kalo ada lomba manyun, juara deh.
paling lama & paling sotoy, hihihi
(mikir kapan bisa berjalan tegak ya)

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from Dahlia

1 day ago, 06:51PM

G Naga dr masa depan!
Merdeka!!!!

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from -syl-

1 day ago, 06:19PM

Rie.. dapet hadiah apa kmrn lomba makan krupuk? Tau gw pasti elo milih lomba yang ada urusan ma makannya :p

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from nanto

1 day ago, 08:33AM

iya euy...kelamaan pake blangkon malah menipis rambutnya :D

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from Dewi Kharisma

2 days ago, 11:29PM

ahahahhaha..

emooooh.. periiiih.. ahahahaha :D

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from timoen

2 days ago, 07:36PM

E.. busyettt... masak lo tega nyuruh gw ikut lomba makan kulit duren siy? Apa jadinya bibir & gusi gw nanti? Lo gak rela amat siy kalo ada orang yang bibirnya lebih seksi dari Sarimun. Weeeekkk... (si BONTI ikutan angkat belalai buat ngeledekin elo tuh!)

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from nanto

2 days ago, 09:11AM

menang berapa lomba hari ini? dah lapor ke pajak soal hadianya kan? :D

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from timoen

3 days ago, 03:55AM

Hah? Lomba makan duren? Hayuk atuh! Saya siap berjuang sampai titik buncit penghabisan! Merdeka!!!

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from Dewi Kharisma

3 days ago, 11:12PM

ahahahaha,,, lomba bikin cerita kemerdekaan aja?

abisnya saya bingung.. ngga ada ide apa2..

ehehe.. salam kenal, bang ^^

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from Roos

3 days ago, 07:52PM

Dah jangan termangu terus Kang...MERDEKA!!!...jadi kita lomba makan duren atau balap karung nih?

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from Dahlia

5 days ago, 01:57AM

ikh' g pan di tengah2 dewan ada kata yang terhormat syuro. kumaha seh afrit. jelas kedudukan g paling tinggi atuh'

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from Dahlia

5 days ago, 01:44AM

lapor aja. kedudukan g pan lebih tinggi
*Inget pnya hak veto*

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from nanto

5 days ago, 01:43AM

bagaimana meyakinkan Desyur ntuk mau jadi objek seminar? Honornya dinaikan?

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from Leli

5 days ago, 01:42AM

jar jar binks punya karir politik yg hebat loh..
anafrit pejalan langit-langit, haha

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from Roos

5 days ago, 01:34AM

Yang main Urang Inglish,Kang. Aku belum nonton...jadi cuma sepintas doang...
Nanti kulihatin deh...

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from Leli

5 days ago, 01:00AM

a.k.a padmé naberrie skywalker.
ikut perang yuk, jar jar binks!

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from Dahlia

5 days ago, 12:52AM

Ooooooh masih hidup. Syukurlaaaah

*mngayunkan tinju sekali lagi*
Bletak!!! Beraninya bikin naga panik!

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from Roos

5 days ago, 12:51AM

Nonton Wall-E yuk...hehehehe...
DVD dirumah juga pada manyun nih...dicuekin...
Padahal ada The Count Of Monte Cristo lho, Kang.
Malah Dyka duluan yang nonton kemarin...gara-gara mau ikut Meede.

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from Roos

5 days ago, 12:30AM

Lagi bikin review yang kesalip kemarin...hehehehe. Tunggu aja Cing...gak usah panik...

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from Dahlia

5 days ago, 12:24AM

Adu~uh...adu~uh...
Afrit! Afriiiiit u masih hidupkan?
*No response, Naga panik*

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from Dahlia

5 days ago, 12:04AM

*mengayunkan tinju*
bletak!!!
itu karena berani ngomongin dewan (yg terhormat) syuro tadi malam. Berani juga siang2 OL
*manyun*

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from timoen

5 days ago, 05:21PM

Bwahahahah.. susyah atuh, Kang, kalo BONTI kudu berpose topang dagu.. Gak nyampe2 tangannya (eh, ato kaki ya?) ke dagu, trus one packnya nyiksa banget lagi. Huuuhhhh...sesak napas nih (cembetut)

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from nanto

5 days ago, 08:06AM

Sebenarnya dirimu jauh lebih bersyukur karena langsung jelas wangsa dan keturunannya dari spesies hingga ke level Kingdom.

Sementara Ni Sanak itu masih jadi perdebatan khalayak.

Meski banyak yang menggolongkan sebagai cacing, saya sendiri masih melihatnya sebagai varietas "cacing maco" karena bulunya.

Ada pendapat lain yang lebih beda. Zeuss Sarintje berdasarkan kepakarannya menerka Ni Sanak satu itu sebagai "kelabang" hihihi

Usul saya, segera diadakan seminar sehari berjudul "Quo Vadis Ni Sanak: Antara Cacing hingga Kelabang."

Gimana, jadi EO kita?

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from nanto

5 days ago, 07:55AM

*ngelirik ke komen Timoen*

*jadi bingung mau nyela apa hatur tenkyu*

Hatur Tenkyu yah Kang Erie. Semoga segala kebaikannya mengekalkan kegantengan di seluruh wangsa Homo Manyunipus. :D

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from timoen

6 days ago, 05:46AM

Kang, gw gak nyangka, ternyata lo ganteng banget ya? (sambil ikutan berpose menopang dagu)

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