tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74025359355527217022024-03-08T18:33:26.110+07:00Mari MembacaAlthesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-50607194143419964282018-09-20T14:21:00.000+07:002018-09-20T14:22:02.963+07:00The Biggest Bookstore in Kuala Lumpur<br>
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Traveling to another city or country always bring the best out of me, I enjoy having strangers around me, especially travelers from another side of the world, but I also enjoy local culture and always eager to experience local lifestyle. One thing about local lifestyle is their bookstore. I wonder what kind of bookstore people visit, what kind of book they read, at least it will be showed by the collection at the store. So the last time my company went to Kuala Lumpur, I looked into it before I flew there, and I found a video created by world economic forum, describing a new bookstore in Kuala Lumpur and they claimed it as the Nation’s biggest bookstore. If you are a booklovers, you must know how excited I was to go there, right?<br>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b>BookXcess </b>is the name of the bookstore, and apparently it was not entirely new kind of bookstore in Kuala Lumpur, because
they already have several store around the city, some of them are in the
shopping center, but the one I went to was special, because of the few things below:</span><br>
</div><a href="http://althesia.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-biggest-bookstore-in-kuala-lumpur.html#more">Read more »</a>Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-51194045671944228682018-05-04T13:43:00.000+07:002018-05-04T13:56:43.460+07:00[Review] The Daniel Dilemma by Chris Hodges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Daniel Dilemma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Author: Chris
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Publisher:
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Published:
October 17<sup>th</sup> 2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Daniel
adalah salah satu orang Yahudi yang ditangkap oleh Raja Nebuchadnezzar, ketika
ia mengalahkan Yerusalem, dibawah pemerintahan Raja Yoyakim. Sebagai keturunan Raja Yahudi, Daniel dinilai cakap
dan tidak bercela, sehingga Ia dibawa untuk menjadi tahanan yang melayani
Raja. Melayani Raja menuntut <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">full
submission</i>, mengorbankan nilai-nilai pribadinya, Ia diwajibkan untuk mengikuti budaya orang Babel
pada saat itu, dan menyembah Raja seperti layaknya Dewa. Daniel menunjukkan
kualitas pengetahuan dan karakter yang <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">outstanding</i>
melebihi generasi dimasanya, sehingga Ia mendapat kedudukan dalam pemerintahan
Raja, bahkan Ia melayani sampai beberapa penerus Raja Nebuchadnezzar. Namun
perjalanan hidup di Babel tidak mudah. Banyak hal yang dititahkan oleh
Raja bertentangan dengan prinsip hidup Daniel, sehingga Ia pun tidak
segan-segan menolak titah Raja, atau tetap melakukan hal-hal yang dilarang oleh
Raja. Hal ini membawanya menjalani salah satu hukuman paling terkenal, bahkan
anak-anak sekolah minggu pun tahu betul kisah ketika Daniel dilemparkan ke
dalam kandang singa lapar.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Title: Laut
Bercerita<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Author: Leila
S. Chudori<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Publisher:
Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Published:
October 23<sup>rd</sup> 2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pages: 389p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ISBN:
9786024246945<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“…itulah sebabnya kita
dilahirkan sebagai orang Indonesia.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">…bahwa kita harus selalu
mencoba berbuat sesuatu, menyalakan sesuatu, sekecil apapun dalam kegelapan di
negeri ini.” </span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Laut
memulai cerita dari akhir kisah, menggambarkan perasaannya dan semua pikiran
yang muncul diakhir kisah itu. Bapak dan Ibunya, adik kesayangannya,
sahabat-sahabatnya dan kekasihnya yang mungil – apakah mereka semua sedang
bertanya tentang keberadaan dirinya, sementara ia mengapung dan perlahan
tenggelam. Laut bercerita tentang kisah negeri ini, suatu masa yang kelam,
Indonesia lama yang didominasi oleh penguasa keji yang membatasi kebebasan
berpendapat dan menindas yang lemah. Dipermukaan, rezim itu tampaknya tenang,
namun berapa banyak orang yang harus membayar ketenangan itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Adalah
Laut, Biru Laut, nama lengkapnya. Ia seorang mahasiswa di Yogya yang sejak
kecil melahap buku-buku sastra, menikmati diksi dan mempertanyakan pemikiran tokoh
dan penulis. Ia seorang yang hemat dalam kata tapi tajam menuangkannya lewat
tulisan. Walaupun berasal dari Solo, keluarga Laut tinggal di Ciputat, Jakarta.
Tapi Laut memilih Yogya, karena katanya disana banyak anak muda Indonesia yang berkumpul
di UGM dan mengutarakan ide-ide besar. Laut memang menyukai kata-kata besar, seperti
revolusi dan anak bangsa. Memang begitulah adanya Yogya kala itu. Laut bertemu
dengan Alex-pria asal Flores yang gemar fotografi dan memotret objeknya dengan
mata penuh rasa, Daniel-pria klimis asal Manado yang rewel tapi disukai banyak
wanita yang belum mengenalnya, Kinan-perempuan yang pendapatnya didengarkan
oleh mereka semua, Gala-disebut sebagai sang penyair karena kepiawainnya dalam
menyusun kata-kata indah, Bram-kutu buku yang sejak awal sudah dianggap sebagai
pemimpin besar oleh mereka yang berkawan, dan Anjani-pelukis mungil yang
menarik hati Laut. Mereka inilah yang dituturkan kisahnya oleh Laut, dimulai
dari sebuah rumah hantu Seyegan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published:
November 9<sup>th</sup> 2001<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“If
we’re open to it, God can use even the smallest thing to change our lives…to
change us. It might be a laughing child,
car brakes that need fixing, a sale on pot roast, a cloudless sky, a trip to
the woods to cut down a Christmas tree, a schoolteacher, a Dunhill Billiard
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Some
people will never believe. They may feel that such things are too trivial, too
simple, or too insignificant to forever change a life. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">But
I believe. And I always will”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I was asking about Christmas Reading
on late November and a friend mentioned about this book. I bought it online and
hoped for it to come before Christmas, but it was late. I got it on December 29<sup>th</sup>,
the Christmas had passed. But I read it anyway; it took only couple of hour to
finish it. I can tell that I could reread this book every Christmas, because it
leads me back to the quintessence of Christmas. It was so simple, yet powerful
enough to help me recall the meaning of Christmas and to cherish every person
that God gives in my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">It was about a successful lawyer,
Robert Layton, and an eight year old kid, Nathan. Robert had pretty much provides everything his
family needs: luxury car, big fancy house, and stuff for his wife and toys for
his children. But none of it makes them happier. His life was about work,
career and achievement. He was about to lose his wife when he met Nathan on
Christmas Eve.</span><br>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author: Dan Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher: Doubleday Books<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published: October 3rd, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN: 9780385514231<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Hello
Robert Langdon, we meet again, nice to see your Mickey Mouse watch again</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Memenuhi undangan salah
satu murid terbaik, sekaligus sahabatnya - Edmond Kirsch - Robert Langdong
hadir di Museum Guggenheim, Bilbao Spanyol, bersama beberapa undangan lainnya.
Dan Brown dengan gaya khasnya menuntun pembaca mengenali salah satu museum
dengan bentuk yang sangat menarik itu, mulai dari cara berbagai karya seni
ditampilkan, sampai <i>tour guide</i> yang
berupa <i>Artificial Intelligent</i>, bernama
Winston. Winston berespon layaknya manusia yang menggunakan <i>headset</i> dan menjawab
pertanyaan-pertanyaan Langdon dengan sangat humanis. Winston pun bisa
melakukan pekerjaan sehari-hari seperti membayar listrik, pemesanan tiket
pesawat, akomodasi untuk Langdon, dan apa saja yang diperintahkan oleh tuannya,
Edmond Kirsch. Inilah pertemuan pertama Langdon dan Winston yang nantinya akan
mengambil peran sangat besar dalam petualangan Langdon. Tujuan pertemuan hari
itu untuk mendengarkan hasil penelitian Kirsch yang akan menjawab dua
pertanyaan besar manusia, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes;">where do we come from?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes;">where are we going?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Edmond Kirsch adalah seorang
<i>futurist</i> dan <i>computer geek</i> yang terkenal dengan temuan-temuan kontroversial,
konon memprediksi beberapa hal yang seiring berjalannya waktu terbukti kebenarannya.
Membaca gambaran tentang Kirsch, memunculkan nama-nama besar seperti Elon Musk,
Steve Jobs dan Jeff Bezos yang ditambah dengan bumbu karakter eksentrik,
kecintaan pada seni, dan rasa penasaran berlebih tentang keberadaan Tuhan.
Tipikal <i>scientist</i> yang ingin
membuktikan Darwin lebih benar dari pada segala hal yang tertulis dalam kitab suci.
Selain berbicara langsung pada tamu yang hadir di Guggenheim, Kirsch pun
menyiarkan temuannya ke seluruh dunia melalui <i>live streaming </i>yang tentu saja dibantu oleh Winston. Kirsch ingin
memaksimalkan efek dari setiap kata-katanya, yang disebutnya mampu menggoyahkan
landasan kepercayaan agama apapun. Namun belum juga sampai pada inti jawaban
yang ditunggu-tunggu, Kirsch ditembak oleh Admiral Avila, yang namanya
didaftarkan paling akhir oleh Ambra Vidal, direktur Museum Guggenheim, penyelenggara
acara, sekaligus tunangan dari Pangeran Spanyol, Julian.</span><br>
</div><a href="http://althesia.blogspot.com/2017/10/origin-by-dan-brown.html#more">Read more »</a>Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-32194785246582627162017-05-17T19:35:00.000+07:002017-10-27T17:30:30.477+07:00[Review] Moloka'i by Alan Brennert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author: Alan Brennert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher: ST. Martin’s Griffin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published: October 4<sup>th</sup> 2004<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN: <span style="background: white;">9780312304355<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">First of all I want to address
the author, nice to meet you Mr. Alan Brennert! This is our first meeting and I can
say that you’ve done an amazing job. I smile and weep several times during my
reading, especially when the main character coped with grief and loss or when she expressed
courage during difficult times. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Kisah ini dimulai tahun
1891 saat karakter utama, Rachel Kalama, berusia tujuh tahun. Rachel tinggal
bersama keluarganya di Honolulu, Hawaii. Ayahnya, Henry Kalama, adalah seorang
pelaut yang sering berpergian dan pulang ke rumah dengan berbagai hadiah untuk
seluruh keluarga, Rachel adalah anak kesayangannya. Ibunya, Dorothy Kalama,
adalah tipikal ibu rumah tangga yang hidupnya taat pada ajaran agamanya. Keluarga
yang tampaknya harmonis ini, tiba-tiba terguncang ketika Rachel divonis mengidap
<i>Leprosy</i>, penyakit yang saat itu sedang
mewabah di Hawaii. Mengidap <i>Leprosy</i>
tidak hanya membuat seorang pasien diasingkan ke koloni khusus di Kalaupapa, pulau
yang terpencil bernama Moloka’i, tetapi juga berakibat reputasi keluarga yang buruk,
dikucilkan oleh masyarakat dan kerap kali sulit mendapatkan pekerjaan. <i>Leprosy</i> adalah isu utama yang diangkat
oleh penulis, isu yang mengeluarkan ketakutan terbesar seorang anak, kecemasan
akan masa depan yang tak pasti, kerinduan pelukan ayah dan ibunya yang tak akan
pernah terjawab, tetapi <i>Leprosy </i>bukanlah satu-satunya isu yang disentuh oleh
penulis. <i>Leprosy</i> adalah wajah
kematian yang menjadi latar <i>historical</i>
dari novel ini, tetapi isu lainnya seperti kesepian, putus asa, kehilangan,
rasa malu akan diri sendiri adalah isu yang sangat relevan dimasa apapun.</span></div>
<a href="http://althesia.blogspot.com/2017/05/molokai-by-alan-brennert.html#more">Read more »</a>Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-77244921913371664572017-05-01T15:37:00.000+07:002017-10-27T17:30:46.518+07:00[Review] Germinal by Emile Zola<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: IN;">Title: Germinal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: IN;">Author: Emile Zola<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: IN;">Publisher: Gramedia Pustaka Utama<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: IN;">Published: November 7th 2016 (first
published 1885)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: IN;">ISBN: </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">9786020335339</span><span lang="IN" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: IN;">Siapa
Zola sebenarnya? Hidup dikomunitas atau lingkungan seperti apa orang ini? Apa
saja yang mempengaruhi perspektifnya? Pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu muncul ketika
saya menutup buku ini. Mungkinkah Zola pernah menjadi bagian dari masyarakat
pekerja tambang? Jika tidak, berapa lama penelitian yang dia butuhkan untuk
menulis kehidupan yang membuat pembaca bisa merasakan layaknya penuturan
seseorang yang pernah berada dalam perut bumi?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: IN;">Cerita
ini dituturkan dari sudut pandang Etienne Lantier, mantan operator mesin yang
datang ke montsou untuk mencari pekerjaan. Tak menemukan pilihan lainnya,
Etienne pun harus menerima profesi sebagai buruh tambang. Turun ke perut bumi, menghirup
udara pengap, penuh gas, panas, tanpa cahaya matahari adalah hal lumrah yang
harus dihadapi seorang buruh tambang. Sedikit percikan api atau guncangan, bisa
memunculkan ledakan dan longsor yang membuat pekerja tambang batubara Le Voreux
terkubur hidup-hidup. Tetapi nyawa perlu mereka pertaruhkan demi mendapatkan
beberapa <i>sou</i> untuk makan dan
melanjutkan hidup - yes ironis. Berbeda dari kebanyakan buruh yang tinggal di
montsou, Etienne lebih cerdas dan dengan cepat Ia menyadari kemiskinan yang
sedang menggerogoti hidup rekan-rekannya. Ide untuk membuat keadaan menjadi
lebih baik mulai terbersit dalam pikiran Etienne, tetapi awalnya ia tidak yakin
jika ada yang akan mendukungnya. Namun tak berapa lama, kesempatan untuk
memberontak itu pun muncul, ketika perusahaan menerapkan peraturan baru yang
membuat pendapatan para buruh semakin berkurang dan hidup mereka semakin
melarat. Berawal dari ide-ide sederhana untuk mengajukan tuntutan kepada
perusahaan, berkembang menjadi aksi pemogokan kerja dan lebih buruk lagi
menjadi demo besar-besaran yang mulai kehilangan akal sehat karena perut yang
semakin lama kosong.</span></div>
<a href="http://althesia.blogspot.com/2017/05/germinal-by-emile-zola.html#more">Read more »</a>Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-61975836113680662462017-04-04T19:13:00.000+07:002017-04-04T19:14:37.959+07:00First Book Review of 2017 : We Should All Be Feminist by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We Should All Be Feminist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher:
Vintage (Kindle Edition)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published:
July 29th 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN:
<span style="background: white;">9781101911761</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“<i>It
is difficult to find a suitable man for you, because you’re too smart</i>” a </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">collogue</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> of mine who happened to be a man said
that. Then another day I read an article that critized a fact about being a
smart women is a threat to a men. Though I am upset everytime I read or heard
anything like that, I never called myself a feminist. Feminist or Feminism is
common word for me, but only because it is widely used by some famous people. So
was I truly understand the meaning of being a feminist? I was not or at least
not until I read this essay. I have few of Adichie’s books on my shelf, but
haven’t read it yet, so this was my first encounter with her because I’ve got
very cheap ebook on amazon. It was very short and actually was a documented
version of 30 minutes TEDx Talk that Adichie delivered two years earlier.</span><br>
</div><a href="http://althesia.blogspot.com/2017/04/first-book-review-of-2017-we-should-all.html#more">Read more »</a>Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-38633017543366335232016-12-17T23:34:00.000+07:002016-12-17T23:34:28.552+07:00Markituka Wishlist 2016<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Halo..kembali
lagi dengan event tukar kado ala blogger buku indonesia (BBI) bagian
jabodetabek yang bernama Markituka. Berhubung secret santa BBI absen tahun ini,
jadi bajay Jabodetabek inisiatif mengulang kembali Markituka yang sukses diadakan
setahun yang lalu. Seperti judulnya, tulisan ini dibuat untuk pamer wishlistku
tahun ini, supaya my giver, siapapun dia, punya banyak pilihan kado untukku. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, berikut ini adalah buku-buku yang sedang kuinginkan tetapi belum sempat terbeli, dua buku pertama memang sudah lama ada di wishlist goodreads, raden mandasia baru tahu beberapa minggu lalu waktu mengunjungi POST Santa dan sepertinya menarik jadi kumasukkan saja ke-list ini, sedangkan Rumah Kaca kumasukkan dalam wishlist ini hanya untuk melengkapi koleksi Tetralogi Buru saja. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Untuk urutan
kesukaan tentu ada, tapi biarlah my giver yang menentukan pilihan untukku ya. Untuk Raden Mandasia, aku agak kesulitan
cari online shop-nya, aku hanya nemu link buku indie itu, tapi bisa juga beli ke <a href="https://www.instagram.com/post_santa/?hl=en">POST Santa</a>
dengan mengirimkan email ke mereka (info saja ya, in case giver memilih buku ini), mengenai harganya yang dibawah budget yang ditentukan oleh markituka, aku
sih gak masalah. So apapun yang diberikan oleh my giver pasti kuterima dengan
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Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-48572068502101779882016-11-17T11:51:00.000+07:002017-10-27T17:31:05.671+07:00[Review] Station Eleven by Emily ST. John Mandel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Title: Station Eleven</span><br>
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<i style="text-align: center;"><span lang="IN" style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">First we only want to be seen, but once we’re seen, that’s not enough anymore. After that, we want to be remembered.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Coba lihat
sekeliling, lihat orang-orang yang berjalan sambil terpaku pada telepon genggam
mereka, lihat warna lampu jalan yang menerangi gelapnya malam, lihat secangkir
kopi yang membangkitkan gairah dipagi hari dan sedikit mengusir rasa kantuk
dikala siang, lihat kota-kota yang memuntahkan cahaya disaat adzan maghrib
mulai berkumandang. Lihat semuanya itu dan bayangkan suatu saat, semua itu
tidak ada lagi, hening melayang-layang diudara, lalu tinggalah manusia dan alam
ini. Mungkin itu bisa menggambarkan sedikit rasa buku ini, buku yang
lambat-lambat saya baca, sedikit suram tapi tetap menjaga tempo pembaca stabil
dan terus maju karena penasaran dengan nasib setiap tokoh diakhir cerita.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hai, blog ini
akhirnya memuat Wishful Wednesday lagi untuk yang ke-5 kali,
padahal kalau intip blog pembuat WW, sekarang ini sudah lebih dari 200
postingan WW. Kali ini WW muncul lagi di blog ini, karena saya tiba-tiba sangat
menginginkan satu buku yang beberapa hari lalu saya temukan di halaman facebook
salah satu Astronot NASA yang baru landing di bumi awal maret tahun ini setelah
melakukan misi ke international space station sejak tahun 2015, siapa lagi
kalau bukan Scott Kelly. Yuk diintip bukunya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="IN" style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: IN;">Inspiring equal parts
wonder and wanderlust, </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Atlas Obscuracelebrates over 600
of the strangest and most curious places in the world.</span></i><i><span lang="IN" style="color: #181818; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: IN;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Here are natural wonders—the dazzling glowworm
caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that’s so large it has a
pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels,
including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like
the Baby Jumping Festival in Spain, where men dressed as devils literally vault
over rows of squirming infants. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in
Virginia, Turkmenistan’s 45-year hole of fire called the Door of Hell,
coffins hanging off a side of a cliff in the Philippines, eccentric bone
museums in Italy, or a weather-forecasting invention that was powered by
leeches, still on display in Devon, England.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Atlas Obscura revels in the weird, the
unexpected, the overlooked, the hidden, and the mysterious. Every page expands
our sense of how strange and marvelous the world really is. And with its compelling
descriptions, hundreds of photographs, surprising charts, maps for every region
of the world, it is a book you can open anywhere.</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(synopsis taken from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28110891-atlas-obscura?from_search=true">Goodreads</a>)</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Sebenarnya Atlas Obscura
ini juga sebelumnya sudah ada dalam bentuk website, tapi namanya juga bookish,
tetap lebih menarik kalau baca yang berbentuk buku kan? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">So, buat yang mau ikutan
Wishful Wednesday dan bemimpi tentang buku-buku yang kamu inginkan atau apapun
yang berhubungan dengan buku, bisa ikutan yukkk.</span><span style="font-family: "nobile" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Silahkan follow blog <a href="http://perpuskecil.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; text-decoration: none;">Books To Share</span></a> - atau tambahkan di
blogroll/link blogmu =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Buat posting mengenai buku-buku (boleh lebih dari 1) yang jadi
inceran kalian minggu ini, mulai dari yang bakal segera dibeli, sampai yang
paling mustahil dan hanya sebatas mimpi. Oya, sertaan juga alasan kenapa buku
itu masuk dalam wishlist kalian ya!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Tinggalkan link postingan Wishful Wednesday kalian di Mr.
Linky (klik saja tombol Mr. Linky di bagian bawah post). Kalau mau, silahkan
tambahkan button Wishful Wednesday di posting kalian.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Mari saling berkunjung ke sesama blogger yang sudah ikut share
wishlistnya di hari Rabu =)</span></li>
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Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-41690484726523756392016-10-04T16:40:00.003+07:002017-10-27T17:30:12.357+07:00[Review] The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I was losing my reading mood last week
when I asked my friend to suggest a book that could bring back my reading lust,
and that’s how I met this book. At first, Gevin talked about Amelia Lohan, a
woman who works as a new book representative from Knightley Press and was
traveling to Alice Island to meet the owner of Island Book, AJ Fikry. I could
say that it took only few pages to get me liked this book, the following quote
says it all and because it talked about book people.</span></div>
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“Every word the right one and exactly where it
should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.”</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">AJ who lived alone since his wife died
has no talent of starting good relationship with people around him. So he was mean
to Amelia when they met for the first time. He is not a people person and his
bitterness makes everything worse. The only friends he has were Lambiase and
Ismay. Alice Island is a small neighborhood, so when something unusual happened
in the bookstore, the whole town will know, and it happened like that when AJ
found a baby left in his bookstore, two years old baby girl who suddenly changed
AJ’s life.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dear all,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Mohon maaf atas keterlambatan
pengumuman ini, karena ternyata saya tidak sempat buka laptop di hari ulang
tahun saya kemaren. Terimakasih untuk semua teman-teman yang sudah
berpartisipasi di </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">giveaway</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> ini, dari
40 </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">comments</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> yang masuk, saya cek ada
satu </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">comment</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> yang </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">double</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">, sehingga total </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">comment</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> yang benar adalah 39 </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">comments</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">, artinya 39 peserta </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">giveaway</i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">. Dan menurut </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Mr. Random</b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">, kali ini yang beruntung
mendapatkan 1 eks buku </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Harry Potter and
the Cursed Child</b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> yang baru saja terbit kemaren adalah….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dan nomor 14 untuk <i>belongs to</i>…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Tidak terasa blog ini sudah berusia enam
tahun, memang awalnya tidak berhubungan dengan buku, tetapi setahun sejak hari
lahirnya, saya pun mengubahnya menjadi blog buku, <i>thanks to</i> teman-teman blogger buku lainnya yang meng-<i>encourage</i> perubahan itu. Selama enam
tahun, meskipun bolong-bolong, saya terus menuliskan review buku yang kadang
detail karena punya banyak waktu untuk <i>research</i>,
kadang dan kebanyakan sangat dangkal karena hanya sekedar mengungkapkan kesan
yang teringat saat membaca. <i>At least</i>,
saya cukup konsisten dan menikmati proses selama lima tahun ini menekuni <i>book blogger</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dalam hitungan hari, ya seperti kata Rowling <i>I was born</i> <i>when the seventh
month dies</i>, I am going to turn 30, <i>and
yes a lot things to be grateful for 30 years of my life</i>. Jadi, untuk
berbagi rasa syukur itu, saya akan membagikan buku yang sebentar lagi akan
<i>release </i>diakhir bulan ini, <i><b>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</b></i>, tapi kali ini giveaway ini ditujukan hanya untuk teman-teman sesama Blogger Buku Indonesia (BBI) saja. Next time buat yang lain ya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-31548143501364102142016-07-22T16:10:00.001+07:002016-07-22T16:17:55.381+07:00[Posting Bareng BBI] Baca di Kasur<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Oke, saya tahu bulan juli sudah
berjalan lebih dari setengah, tapi belum telat kan kalau saya buat tulisan ini sekarang
dalam rangka posting bareng BBI bulan juli? <i>Hopefully</i>
divisi event setuju :D Anyway tema posbar bulan ini adalah <b>#BBIHoliday</b> yang
isinya sharing tentang buku apa saja yang akan dibaca selama liburan dan
bisa dimeriahkan dengan foto-foto buku dengan latar tempat kita berlibur.
Sayangnya saya tidak kemana-mana, <i>stay at
home holiday</i>, jadi kebanyakan baca buku diatas kasur berjam-jam sambil
diselingi makan dan tidur (gagal diet) jadi tidak ada tempat menarik yang bisa
jadi latar <i>book photography</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Nah berhubung bulan Juli biasanya bulan
paling produktif saya dalam membaca (biasanya max 3 buku/bulan, tapi bulan juli
bisa dua kali atau tiga kali jumlah normal) plus kali ini saya tidak
kemana-mana, jadi saya pun berencana menghabiskan <i><b>The Chronicles of Narnia</b> </i>by <b>C.S.Lewis</b> sepanjang bulan ini, berikut
ini judul-judul dan urutan bacanya:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://althesia.blogspot.co.id/2016/07/review-narnia-magicians-nephew-by.html">The Magician’s Nephew (The Chroniclesof Narnia #1)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://althesia.blogspot.co.id/2016/07/review-narnia-lion-witch-and-wardrobe.html">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (TheChronicles of Narnia #2)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://althesia.blogspot.co.id/2016/07/review-narnia-horse-and-his-boy-by.html">The Horse and His Boy (The Chroniclesof Narnia #3)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://althesia.blogspot.co.id/2016/07/review-narnia-prince-caspian-by-cslewis.html">Prince Caspian (The Chronicles ofNarnia #4)</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">The Voyage of the </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Dawn Treader</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> (The Chronicles of Narnia #5)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of
Narnia #6)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">The Last Battle (The Chronicles of
Narnia #7)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">So far, progress baca lancar dan sekarang sementara menikmati buku kelima. Link review bisa klik masing-masing judul diatas ya. </span><br />
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Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-3535912830560572462016-07-22T11:27:00.000+07:002016-07-22T11:27:10.599+07:00[Review] Narnia : Prince Caspian by C.S.Lewis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Title:
Prince Caspian (The Chronicle of Narnia, #4)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Author:
C.S. Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Published:
September 1<sup>st</sup>, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Pages:
239p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ISBN13:
<span style="background: white;">9780007323111</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Narnia memang tidak setebal <i>harry potter series</i>, jadi tidak butuh
waktu lama untuk menyelesaikan setiap buku yang panjangnya kurang dari 200
halaman. Selain karena halaman buku yang tipis, plot yang dibangun Lewis pun
tidak lambat seperti buku klasik kebanyakan, mungkin karena tema yang diusung
adalah fantasi untuk anak-anak, sehingga mudah untuk dinikmati. Saat membaca <i>The Horse and His Boy</i>, saya cukup
terkejut menemukan ada manusia lain, selain keempat tokoh utama yang masuk ke
dunia Narnia dan tinggal beberapa kota disekitarnya, namun jawaban atas
pernyataan bingung itu pun terjawab setelah selesai membaca buku ini, <i>thanks to</i> Aslan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Setelah masa Golden Age, Narnia
diserang oleh bangsa Telmarine dan ratusan tahun lamanya Narnians hidup menderita
dan bersembunyi. Cerita tentang Aslan, <i>talking
animal</i>, pohon yang bisa berdansa, Faun, Centaurus serta Raja dan Ratu mulai
berubah menjadi mitos, bahkan penguasa Telmarine melarang mitos itu diceritakan
kepada anak-anak. Hutan menjadi tempat menakutkan, Cair Paravel yang dulunya
indah hanya tinggal kenangan reruntuhan diatas bukit. Inilah keadaan dimana
Prince Caspian ke-10 hidup di kastil Telmarine. Caspian sangat tertarik dengan
Narnia di masa lalu, ia bahkan ingin hidup di masa itu dan bertemu dengan Raja
dan Ratu, ia senang mendengarkan semua cerita indah tentang Narnia, namun
pamannya tidak sepaham dengannya. Caspian adalah anak dari raja terakhir yang
hidup dibawah perlindungan pamannya Miraz yang berlaku sebagai <i>Lord Protector</i> dan terus mengincar
posisi Raja. Prince Caspian tetap hidup karena Miraz tidak punya keturunan,
namun suatu malam keadaan berubah ketika istrinya melahirkan Putra untuknya,
Miraz punya penerus dan Prince Caspian menjadi ancaman baginya. Dengan bantuan
Professor-nya Prince Caspian melarikan diri ke dalam hutan, satu-satunya tempat
yang ia percaya tidak berani dimasuki oleh tentara pamannya karena pohon-pohon yang
terkenal kejam dengan binatang buas dan hal lainnya. Namun tak disangkanya, Ia
justru bertemu dengan mahluk-mahluk yang selama ini hanya dikenalnya lewat
cerita mitos. Mereka adalah Narnians yang masih bertahan hidup dalam
persembunyian. </span></div>
<a href="http://althesia.blogspot.com/2016/07/review-narnia-prince-caspian-by-cslewis.html#more">Read more »</a>Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-28351451366087974392016-07-22T10:01:00.001+07:002016-07-22T11:33:33.835+07:00[Review] Anak Semua Bangsa by Pramoedya Ananta Toer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Title:
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher:
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2006<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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539p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">9789799731241</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Rating:
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<i><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Orang bilang, apa yang ada di depan manusia hanya
jarak. Dan batasnya adalah ufuk. Begitu jarak ditempuh sang ufuk menjauh. Yang
tertinggal jarak itu juga – abadi. Di depan sana ufuk yang itu juga – abadi.
Tak ada romantika cukup kuat untuk dapat menaklukkan dan menggenggamnya dalam
tangan – jarak dan ufuk abadi itu”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Setelah membaca Bumi Manusia, sulit
untuk tidak melanjutkan ke buku ini, alasannya tidak lain karena Pramoedya
memberikan dasar berpijak yang jelas dan menarik di Bumi Manusia yang dibungkus kisah cinta Minke dan Annelies serta keluarga Mellema dan Nyai Ontosoroh. Saya
penasaran dengan nasib Minke dan Annelies yang harus berpisah diakhir cerita, namun
kisah mereka ternyata hanya menghiasi dua bab pertama buku ini, sekaligus
menandai terbentuknya dendam dihati Minke dan Nyai Ontosoroh yang adalah titik
balik Minke mulai melihat Eropa tidak lain sebagai sosok penjajah yang mampu
merampas apapun yang mereka inginkan, sama sekali berbeda dengan ajaran dan
citra sebuah bangsa terpelajar yang didapatkannya. Kalau pembaca mengikuti Bumi Manusia, pasti
akan memahami betapa Minke tampak berdiri dibarisan orang Eropa, berpakaian
seperti orang Eropa, berbicara dan menulis seperti orang Eropa, dia
mengagungkan pemikiran terbuka dan kebijaksanaan itu diatas adat istiadat suku
bangsanya sendiri. Sejak dendam itu muncul, Minke mulai mengenal sisi gelap
Eropa yang semula tak mampu ia lihat dengan jelas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Title:
The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicle of Narnia, #3)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
C.S. Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher:
Harper Collins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published:
September 1<sup>st</sup>, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Pages:
239p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN13:
<span style="background: white;">9780007323081</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The first and second book of the
series told about Narnia from the very beginning of the land to the reign of
White Witch and fulfillment of the prophecy where two sons of Adam and two
daughters of Eve came to Narnia and released the land from the power of the witch. As a
reader, I have been told that Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy came to Narnia
through an old wardrobe, and I thought there was only Narnia at the other side
of the wardrobe, but when I opened the third book, I looked at a map and
learned that Narnia wasn’t the only land in the story, there were another places called the Archenland, Mt. Pire, the Calormene and Tashbaan
along with the desert and the mountain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Thou the characters from the previous
books also appeared in this story, the main character were two children and two
talking horses. The story began when a boy named Shasta who live in the
Calormene as a son of fisherman discovered that his father whom he believe not his
biological father was about to sell him to a nobleman who came to their house. Then
suddenly, when he stood alone outside the house, the nobleman’s horse, Bree,
talked to him about running away north into Narnia. The beginning of the journey
was pretty easy for them and they even met companion along the way, Aravis, a
girl who also escape from her father with another talking horse, Hwim. Together
they got into the capital city of Calormene, Tashbaan, where something happened
to each of them which brought great danger not only to themselves but also to
Archenland and Narnia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Nine months away to the end of Classic
Club Reading Challenge that I joined in 2012 with 100 books on my list and as
of today it seems impossible for me to complete the challenge unless I reduce
the number of books on my list. The fact that my own progress slower than I
thought, that I only managed to read 28 of 100 books since four years ago make
me sad, but I still want to complete the challenge. So instead of keeping my
original list, I made a new list of 40 books (yes I cut 60% of the list) to make
it more achievable for me considering the time left to get it done (I am inspired by <a href="https://surgabukuku.com/2016/06/01/the-classics-club-project-20-to-go/">Melmarian</a>:p, thanks Mel). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">My current progress: </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">28 of 40</b></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Here are the twelve and two alternative books I plan to read
till April 16, 2017:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great Expectation – Charles Dickens</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anne of Green Gables – L.M Montgomery</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Women – Louisa M Alcott</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alice Adventure in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Through the Looking Glasses – Lewis Carroll</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kim – Rudyard Kipling</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Chronicle of Narnia : The Horse and his Boy - C.S.Lewis</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Chronicle of Narnia : Prince Caspian - C.S.Lewis</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Chronicle of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Trader - C.S.Lewis</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Chronicle of Narnia : The Silver Chair - C.S.Lewis</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Chronicle of Narnia : The Last Battle - C.S.Lewis</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jejak Langkah – Pramoedya Ananta Toer
(Indonesian Classic Literature)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rumah Kaca – Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Indonesian
Classic Literature)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Hope it will end well </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; line-height: 150%;">J</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Take a look the complete list and link
to the book review <a href="http://althesia.blogspot.co.id/p/classic-club-project.html">here</a>.</span></div>
Althesia Silviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04916361317010642818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402535935552721702.post-5207168104346755702016-07-18T10:10:00.000+07:002016-07-22T16:11:25.564+07:00[Review] Narnia : The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Title:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicle of Narnia, #2)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
C.S. Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher:
Harper Collins</span><br>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Published:
September 1</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">st</sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">, 2009</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Pages:
202p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN13:
9780007323128<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In summer, Peter, Susan, Edmund and
Lucy, four brothers and sisters went to visit an old house belongs to a
Professor, a big house with so many rooms that look creepy and mysterious. When
they played hide and seek, Lucy, the youngest one, went upstairs into an empty
room but a big and ages wardrobe. To hide herself, she stepped into the
wardrobe and happy to touch the fur of hanging coats, she took more steps
further till she felt something different, a soft and powdery and extremely
cold, snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air. Lucy just
entered Narnia and accidentally, she met a faun named Mr. Tumnus who offered
her tea and cookies. Hours passed by and time for Lucy to get back, but when
she was out of the wardrobe nobody know she was gone, it was like there was no
time difference between the times she was gone and be back again. But when she
told them about Narnia, nobody believes her. Not until one day, when they felt
someone was chasing them that they were forced to hide in the same wardrobe and
suddenly arrived in Narnia. Narnia was covered with endless winter. Many years
had passed since the last human went to Narnia and as Aslan said at dawn of
time in Narnia that the evil already in it. It was only about time that she became
more powerful and did something evil on the land where animals can talk to each
other. If Digory and Polly (see The Magician’s Nephew review) arrived in Narnia
using magic ring, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy just found another way to the
land of youth. The prophecy said that when Adam’s flesh and Adam’s bone sits at
Cair Paravel in throne, the evil time will be over and done. It has long been
foretold that two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve will defeat the White
Witch and restore peace to Narnia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Title:
The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
C.S Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher:
Harper Collins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published:
October 1<sup>st</sup>, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Page:
220p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN13:
<span style="background: white;">9780007323135</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">(Bought in a box set at Big Bad Wolf 280k IDR)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Writing review for classic book is kind
of hard for me, especially children book loved by almost everyone since the
first publication. The Magician’s Nephew first published in 1955 and has become
one of beloved books for children. So why would I write a review after 61 years
later? Then I realize I want to share my feeling and thought which hopefully
will testify the relevancy of the story these days when a game named Pokémon Go
just became famous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Digory is the nephew mentioned by the
title and Uncle Andrew is the magician. Digory met Polly, the girl next door,
when he came to live with his Aunt Letty and Uncle Andrew while his mother was
in a very sick condition. One day, among the game he and Polly was doing, they
fell into a room turned out belongs to Uncle Andrew, a forbidden room for
everyone. Uncle Andrew tricked them with some magic ring to go to another
world. There are two rings, golden ring will send them to the other world, but
green ring will bring them home. The journey soon begun, brought them to a
world named Charn where Empress Jadis rule as an evil queen. When they left
Charn, Jadis followed them and soon she arrived in London which brought great
suffer for several people including Uncle Andrew. Digory and Polly knew, they
must send the wicked witch back to her world, so they put the golden ring on,
but instead of arriving in Charn, they entered into a world with no light. Only
darkness surrounds the world, they barely saw each other face. Then a beautiful
song started, and then light appeared, like it was summoned by the melody. As the
sun rose, they could see that the world was empty, only rocks and water, and
the singer himself were pacing to and fro. It was a Lion. It was like
everything in the book of Genesis. I think Lewis was portrayed the story of
creation.</span></div>
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nation that does not read much does not know much. And a nation that does not
know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the
jury box, and the voting booth. And those decisions ultimately affect the
entire nation...the literate and illiterate – Jim Trelease</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Siang itu, menebas panas matahari saya
menuju teater kecil Taman Ismail Marzuki yang terletak di gedung paling
belakang lokasi TIM, tempat digelarnya salah satu diskusi menarik <i><b>A Nation
that doesn’t Read</b></i> dalam Asean Literary Festival (ALF) 2016, yang untuk ketiga
kalinya diadakan di Jakarta. Suasana di depan teater kecil tampak sudah ramai, beberapa
orang sedang antri registrasi, sekumpulan orang bule saling menyapa sebelum
masuk ke dalam ruangan. Saya bersama seorang teman pun menuliskan nama dan
email di lembar registrasi yang disediakan panitia, lalu beranjak masuk ke
teater yang disambut udara dingin melegakkan. Belum banyak orang di dalam
ruangan, namun tak lama menunggu tampak seorang wanita keren berambut merah yang
terlihat seperti <i>fairy godmother</i> (saya
lupa nama beliau, maafkan Madam), naik ke panggung dan menyambut semua yang
telah hadir sambil memperkenalkan diri. Karena saya lupa nama beliau, maka
dalam tulisan ini, saya akan menyapanya dengan Madam Moderator. Setelah meminta
semua peserta untuk mengisi deretan kursi paling depan (kebiasaan orang
Indonesia, termasuk saya, selalu mengambil tempat aman, yaitu tengah ke
belakang), Madam Moderator pun mengundang narasumber dan memperkenalkan mereka:
Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio, <i>Finnish Ambassador</i>;
John McGlynn, <i>Chairman of Lontar
Foundation</i>; Endy Bayuni, <i>Chief Editor
of Jakarta Post</i>; <span style="background: white;">Youngduk Shin, <i>Professor of University of Education</i>
(UPI) Bandung; dan seorang penerjemah untuk Professor Youngduk. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Title:
Bumi Manusia (The Earth of Mankind)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
Pramoedya Ananta Toer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher:
Lentera Dipantara<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published:
2005 (first published 1975)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Pages:
535p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN:
<span style="background: white;">9789799731234</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Borrowed from <a href="http://blogbukuhelvry.blogspot.co.id/">HelvrySinaga</a></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Namanya minke (baca: Mingke), tokoh
yang digunakan oleh Pram untuk menggambarkan Indonesia di akhir 1800 hingga
awal 1900 yang oleh sejarah kita tercatat sebagai masa awal Kebangkitan
National. Diceritakan dengan latar Surabaya dan Wonokromo serta beberapa kota
lain di Provinsi yang kita kenal sekarang dengan nama Jawa Timur. Zaman yang
digambarkan Pram dalam buku ini, mungkin sekilas pernah kita pelajari lewat
pelajaran sejarah di sekolah, namun karena metode yang saya temukan hanyalah, mencatat
buku sampai habis, maka hanya sedikit ingatan yang tersisa dari halaman-halaman
buku yang entah dimana sekarang. Kisah Minke bermula di tahun 1898, saat itu
dia adalah siswa H.B.S, sebuah sekolah Belanda. Ia mengaku pribumi, namun semua
orang tahu, untuk masuk ke H.B.S, kalau bukan totok (orang Eropa asli) atau Indo (campuran), pastilah si
pribumi dijamin oleh sebuah kedudukan yang cukup tinggi.
Minke tak pernah mengakui jaminan itu, Ia memperkenalkan dirinya sebagai Minke,
tanpa nama keluarga, seorang pribumi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="background: white; border: none 1.0pt; color: #444444; font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; padding: 0in;">Jauh sebelum Eropa beradab, bangsa Yahudi dan
Cina telah menggunakan nama marga. Adanya hubungan dengan bangsa-bangsa lain
yang menyebabkan Eropa tahu pentingnya nama keluarga…Kalau pribumi tak punya
nama keluarga, memang karena mereka tidak atau belum membutuhkan, dan itu tidak
berarti hina. Kalau Nederland tak punya Prambanan dan Borobudur, jelas pada
jamannya Jawa lebih maju daripada Nederland (saya lupa catat hal-nya, bukunya
sudah dikembalikan :D)</span></em><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Sebagai seorang pribumi, Minke membaca
dan menulis dalam bahasa Belanda sebanding bahkan lebih baik dari mereka yang
berdarah totok. Lalu suatu ketika, atas ajakan teman sekelasnya, Minke
berkunjung ke sebuah rumah mewah, jenis rumah yang tak pernah dimasukinya dan
yang ia yakini adalah milik orang Belanda. Kunjungannya itu mengenalkannya
pada Annelies, seorang gadis yang
digambarkan Pram menandingi kecantikan bidadari yang turun dari kayangan. Minke
pun jatuh cinta. Seakan nasib berpihak padanya, Ibu gadis itu, yang dikenal
dengan nama Nyai Ontosoroh seperti mendukung keberadaannya di rumah itu,
mendorong Annelies untuk menemani Minke mengelilingi rumah mereka yang berujung
pada semakin terperosoknya Minke dalam kekaguman akan kecantikan Annelies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Title:
Murder on the Orient Express<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Author:
Agatha Christie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Publisher:
Harper Collins (Agatha Christie Signature Edition)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Published:
June 4<sup>th</sup>, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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347p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">ISBN:
<span style="background: white;">9780007119318</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Bought
at Kinokuniya Plaza Senayan 133K<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Berada dalam Orient Express, Hercule
Poirot sedang menuju London ketika kereta yang ditumpanginya itu berhenti ditengah
malam karena tumpukan salju direl kereta. Keesokan harinya, sebuah mayat
ditemukan dalam kompartemen terkunci dengan dua belas luka tusuk. Korban adalah
Simon Rachett, seorang milyuner yang sehari sebelumnya sempat menghampiri
Poirot dan meminta bantuan karena mengaku dirinya sedang dalam bahaya, namun
Poirot menolak bekerja padanya. Atas permintaan temannya, M. Bouc, Direktur
dari perusahaan yang mengatur Orient Express, yang kebetulan sedang berada di
kereta yang sama, Poirot pun harus memulai penyelidikan dan mencari pembunuh
Rachett diantara para penumpang. Ada 14 orang penumpang (termasuk Rachett dan
Poirot) dan seorang kondektur di dalam gerbong yang sama dengan Poirot dan
Rachett.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Author:
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Publisher:
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Published:
September 25<sup>th</sup> 2007 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">(first published 1967)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Pages:
176p<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Gift from <a href="http://4urfun.blogspot.co.id/">A.S Dewi</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Marah pada orang tuanya, Claudia pun
merencanakan kabur dari rumah. Rencana kaburnya disusun dengan matang untuk
menjamin ia tidak perlu mengalami kesulitan apalagi ketidaknyamanan. Ia pun
memilih Jamie, adiknya, untuk menemaninya karena Jamie bisa menyimpan rahasia,
serta punya cukup tabungan yang akan mereka butuhkan untuk bertahan hidup. Claudia
adalah pembuat rencana yang hebat namun sulit mengatur pengeluarannya,
sedangkan Jamie mahir dalam mengelola keuangannya. Kombinasi yang pas.
Melarikan diri dari rumah di Greenwich, Claudia memilih tempat yang akan nyaman
ditinggali, besar dan cantik, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Setelah berhasil masuk selayaknya
pengunjung lainnya ke dalam Museum, Claudia dan Jamie mendapati sebuah patung
berbentuk Malaikat yang baru saja dibeli oleh pihak Museum dan diklaim buatan
Michelangelo. Sayangnya belum ada bukti kuat yang meyakinkan bahwa patung ini
benar hasil karya Michelangelo, sebuah tantangan yang disambut manis oleh
Claudia yang rasa ingin tahunya membuat Ia dan Jamie harus melakukan penelitian
tentang Michelangelo dan bahkan mengunjungi Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, pemilik
patung itu sebelum berpindah tangan ke Museum. Claudia yakin kalau ia berhasil
mengetahui rahasia baru ini, ia akan pulang ke Greenwich sebagai Claudia yang
berbeda, sesuatu yang bisa terus dibawanya bertahun-tahun akan datang. Jamie
tidak peduli pada Michelangelo meskipun ia mengakui patung yang dilihatnya
sangat cantik, tetapi sebaliknya bagi Claudia, penemuan ini bisa berarti menemukan
sesuatu di dalam dirinya sendiri, sesuatu yang tidak pernah dimengerti oleh
Jamie yang hanya bisa mengangguk-angguk saat mendengar kakaknya menjelaskan.</span></div>
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