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Bird Box

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Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from.

Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place w
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Hardcover, 262 pages
Published May 13th 2014 by Ecco (first published March 27th 2014)
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Charlotte Yes, supposedly, I know this question was asked six months ago, and I hope you see this answer. In the inside back cover of my copy, it tells me that…moreYes, supposedly, I know this question was asked six months ago, and I hope you see this answer. In the inside back cover of my copy, it tells me that the film rights have been sold to the director who directed the film, Mama. So, I'm not sure if it's actually being made into a film, but supposedly the script is in place at the studios. As somebody else said, I'm not sure how they'll cover the creatures, because in the book it's easily left to the imagination as they are never explained or even seen by the reader--so the movie could easily ruin the premise if they screwed up on that big detail.(less)
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Rizki Utami
Nov 08, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Actual Rate : 4.5 dari 5 Bintang

Aku sekarang mengerti mengapa buku ini selalu ada dalam list rekomendasi buku-buku horror. Selalu menempati jajaran atas. Asli tegang nya dapet banget. Bayangin aja, kamu punya dua anak dan harus bertahan hidup dengan mata tertutup. Harus hidup nggak tenang karena keberadaan makhluk lain yang nggak tau bentukannya seperti apa kareka kalau kamu tahu kamu akan jadi gila dan membantai anak-anak kamu lalu bunuh diri?. Menarik kan ide cerita nya.

Alurnya maju mundur, ka
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Aulya
Jan 20, 2019 rated it really liked it
Baca ini murni karena adaptasi filmnya heboh di facebook dan dijadikan bahan meme.

Setelah konsep jangan bicara lewat film A Quiet Place, jangan bernafas lewat film Don’t Breath, sekarang jangan melihat lewat Bird Box. Karena Don’t Breath sudah di liga yang berbeda (lebih manusiawi), saya mendapatkan kesamaan Bird Box dengan A Quiet Place: Konsep bertahan hidup dari mahluk misterius yang membuat mereka dalam keterbatasan melakukan sesuatu.


Saya tertarik sama filmnya karena diperankan oleh Sandra B
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Ikmal Fitri (LSBB)
Dec 27, 2018 rated it really liked it
Ada reason kenapa aku jarang baca buku seram. Sebab aku punya level penakut ni teruk sangat. Dan dulu waktu sekolah aku pernah baca buku Kacau, dan sejak dari tu aku mula tinggalkan pembacaan buku seram sebab aku tak sanggup nak seksa jiwa aku dah.

Tapi entah kenapa, tangan gatal pi angkut baca Bird Box and damn, buku ni seram jugak yalls. Dia bukan seram hantu, tapi buku ni buat punggung hg jadi tak duduk diam, jantung berdegup laju, rasa gelisah.

Cuba korang bayangkan, kalau hantu at least kau b
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Aya
Apr 11, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 25, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Sep 21, 2019 rated it really liked it
Nice read! Pendek, tapi on point. Selesai sekali duduk.
Sylvia
Dec 03, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Satu kata pertama yang ada di kepala setelah menyelesaikan novel ini adalah: WOW!

Novel thriller ini berhasil membuat saya takut ke dapur di tengah malam untuk bikin susu si bayi. Hahaha. I know it's just a fiction, but still.

Novel ini diceritakan bergantian antara si tokoh utama, Malorie, di saat ini, dengan Malorie dulu. Di bab awal menceritakan tentang usaha Malorie untuk kabur dari rumah dengan menutup mata, sambil membawa dua anak berusia 4 tahun yang keduanya juga matanya ditutup, melalui s
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