Flybird's Nest

Cover courtesy Wikipedia.org The Fault in Our Stars Author : John Green Year Published : January 2012 Language : English “Pain is like fabric: The stronger it is, the more it’s worth.” Excerpt From: The Fault in Our Stars.  Inspired by the famous play of Shakespeare, the title of "The Fault in Our Stars refer to the act when the nobleman Cassius says to Brutus, 'The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.'" But does the book as poet as Shakespeare? Well, this book is something really different with the Shakespeare thing. It is about the story of death and cancer. It is narrated by 16 years old girl, Hazel whom diagnosed having thyroid cancer since she was 13 years old. Hazel is forced to joid a support group for teenager whom had cancer by her mother. In there, with her cynical thought and also smart, she met Isaac- a boy whom lost his sight due to cancer and Augustus-Gus, a 17 years handsome boy whom a former basketball pl...

Norwegian Wood Author : Haruki Murakami Year Published : 1987 Origin : Japan English translated by Jay Rubin (2000 edition) "Death is not the opposite of life, but an innate part of life" Before reading the book, I already watch the movie version of this book. I've heard about Murakami's name and give it 5 stars on his latest book, 1Q84 but how about Norwegian Wood? The first world-wide published book from Murakami's hands. I should admit I didn't enjoy the movie very much. The plot is ok, but i feel something is disconnected between one scene to another. That must be something is powerful in this story rather than its plot. So I give it a try to the book, and at the very first page, I already falling in love. Norwegian Wood is very Murakami. It is Murakami whom able to told someone's mindmap beautifully, truthfully, and evidently. This is story about 37 years old man, Toru Watanabe whom just arrived in Hamburg, Germany. When he hears an ...