Wednesday, August 27, 2014

#2 Wishful Wednesday


Setelah beberapa minggu ngga nulis Wishful Wednesday, entah kenapa hari ini niat banget pengen nulis (emang lagi ada buku inceran sih). Eh, pucuk di cinta ulam tiba, kebenaran sekali si empu-nya meme Books to Share lagi ngadain Giveaway. Walau kemarin ngga beruntung, semoga kali ini rejeki deh. Amin...

Cerita soal buku yang lagi saya pengenin, sebenernya ini terhitung buku lama. Versi aslinya sendiri sudah terbit sejak tahun 2010, tapi menurut saya intisari yang bisa didapat dari buku ini bisa menjadi motivasi dalam hidup.
Well, kalian pernah dengar nama Liz Murray? Jika belum pernah maka akan saya beri tahu, perkenalan saya dengan Liz Murray ini ketika saya menonton salah satu acara talkshow kenamaan, Oprah. Betapa termotivasinya saya setelah mendengar kisah hidup beliau yang terkenal dengan "from Homeless to the Halls of Harvard". Yap, Mrs. Murray awalnya hanyalah seorang anak miskin dengan orang tua pecandu narkoba. Namun, ketekunannya lah yang membuat beliau bisa berhasil dan bahkan mendapat beasiswa penuh di Harvard University
Setelah bertahun-tahun lalu sejak nonton acara Oprah itu, betapa kagetnya saya ketika jalan-jalan ke gramedia beberapa waktu lalu ketemu buku dengan Cover yang menyejukkan mata berjudul Breaking Night, dan pengarangnya adalah Liz Murray. Jujur, pertama lihat nama pengarangnya saya ngga tau itu siapa, tapi pas baca resensinya ingatan saya langsung tertuju dengan Mrs. Murray di acara Oprah. Oh boy... Sebenernya saya udah pingin banget bawa ke kasir, tapi oh tapi...banyak alasan sehingga saya mengurungkan niat untuk membeli buku ini (lagi kanker aka kantongkering.hehehe).

versi indonesia, diterbitkan oleh mizan


versi asli terbit tahun 2010



















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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

[Book Review] Being Audrey Hepburn by Mitchell Kriegman

Writer : Mitchell Kriegman
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Format : eARC, 344 pages
Source : NetGalley
Publishing date : 16th, September 2014
Language : English
Genre : YA, contemporary, woman fiction
Read on August, 8th 2014
My rating : 4 of 5

In Being Audrey Hepburn, Clarissa Explains It All-creator, Mitchell Kriegman, tells the story of a 19-year-old girl from Jersey who finds herself thrust into the world of socialites after being seen in Audrey Hepburn’s dress from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Lisbeth comes from a broken home in the land of tube tops, heavy eyeliner, frosted lip-gloss, juiceheads, hoop earrings and “the shore.” She has a circle of friends who have dedicated their teenage lives to relieve the world of all its alcohol one drink at a time.
Obsessed with everything Audrey Hepburn, Lisbeth is transformed when she secretly tries on Audrey’s iconic Givenchy. She becomes who she wants to be by pretending to be somebody she’s not and living among the young and privileged Manhattan elite. Soon she’s faced with choices that she would never imagine making – between who she’s become and who she once was.
In the tradition of The Nanny Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada, this is a coming of age story that all begins with that little black dress…
"Diamonds aren't just a girl's best friend, they're a sparkling tonic for the soul, like summer rain, gazing at Milky Way, or snowflakes that land on your tounge." p.20
Audrey Hepburn adalah segalanya bagi Lisbeth, idola yang selalu ia puja, watak hingga tutur kata Audrey adalah pedoman hidupnya. Lisbeth mungkin hanya gadis usia 19 tahun yang hidup di daerah pinggiran New York, bekerja partime di kedai bobrok,

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

[Book Review] Landline by Rainbow Rowell

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Title : Landline
Writer : Rainbow Rowell
Publisher : Orion
Format : Ebook, 248 pages
Publishing date : 3rd, July 2014
Language : English
Genre : Adult fiction, contemporary, marriage life
Read on July, 3rd 2014
My rating : 3.5 of 5

Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now.
Maybe that was always besides the point.
Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn’t expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .
Is that what she’s supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
Marry me,” he kept saying.I will,” she kept answering. I think I can live without you,” he said, like it was something he’d spent twenty-seven hours thinking about, “but it won’t be any kind of life.” p.202
Finally...saya khatam membaca karya terbaru Rainbow Rowell yang terbit awal Juli lalu. Untuk pembaca yang belum tau, hingga saat ini Rainbow Rowell telah menerbitkan empat buku.