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The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Cover The Sun Also Rises (courtesy : wikipedia.org) The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta) Author : Ernest Hemingway First Published in year 1926 Language : English "We should not question. Our stay on earth is not for long. Let us rejoice amd believe and give thanks." It is another English Classic book! Well, who don't know Ernest Hemingway? I guess his name is frequently mentioned both in movies and novels. This is my first time reading any Hemingway writing, and honestly I expect differently before reading this book. Like any '20s writing, let say The Great Gatsby, the setting of Sun also rises is portray the post WorldWar I decription. The story is narrated by Jake Barnes, an American expatriate living in Paris. In first book, the story beginned by Jake meeting with his college friend, Robert Cohn-a former boxer.  The setting is in cafes in Paris. Later they met Lady Brett Ashley, a widow and had fond Jake very much. Brett is a widow in her 30...

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

   Title : 1Q84 Author : Haruki Murakami Year Published : 2011 Original Language : Japanese “Even if you managed to escape from one cage, weren’t you just in another, larger one?” Excerpt From: Haruki, Murakami. “1Q84.”  One of my friend, a book freak, several times tried to suggest me to read one of great novelist from Japan, Haruki Murakami. She quite insisted to pushed me to read Kafka on Shore. She said that's novel is masterpiece, if you really love Kafka. But instead of reading Kafka on Shore, I pick one of the newest published book of Murakami, 1Q84 (previously I already read Norwegian Wood, another masterpice of Murakami) Well, like I said before I am not a big fans of Japanese Author because there are always miserable dead consist inside. But I am really curious about this strange title, 1Q84 what supposed it means? So, I pushed my self to read thousand pages of Murakami, and I should said I am captivated. Still, there are dead, b...

12 Angry Men

   12 Angry Men (1957) Director : Sidney Lumet Casts : Henry Fonda, Lee J.Cobb, Martin Balsam Not a classic movie, nor vintage but really worth to watch Few months ago, my friend whom happen a movie freak strongly recommend me to watch this movie. I give it go, and then now  I am happen to review this movie which is meaning that it is a good movie. 12 Angry Men is a very unique movie with a very strong storyline. This movie shot in black and white, one setting -time and place with 12 men as an actors. 12 angry men told us about juries deliberations in a capital murder case. 12 men set in one room to provide a decision after watching, investigating, reviewing a 18years old boy that accussed killing his father where a guilty verdict means an automatic death sentence. There are witnesses and evidence strongly shown that the boy is guilty, supported with the boy's very weak aliby . 11 out of 12 jurors immedietly v...