Flybird's Nest

Catching Star by Fira Basuki   Catching Star Author : Fira Basuki Tahun terbit : November,2014 Halaman : 140  Blurbs: Baiklah, ini di hari aku mati. Aku tidak tahu berapa lama aku berjalan. Aku lalu sadar aku ya itu tadi, mati. Meninggal.Kehilangan nyawa. Tiada. Ora ono. Sebutlah apa aja, yang jelas aku sudah tidak ada di dunia. Kulihat jasadku di sana. Aku tidak bisa kembali karena cahaya itu memanggilku. Tapi aku masih belum bisa mendekati cahaya itu. Seakan aku disuruh melihat keadaan ragaku. Aku tidak menyesal untuk mati.. **** "Aku di alam ini mengerti, bahwa jodoh sebenarnya memiliki umur seperti manusia. Ada yang berjodoh bertemu, tapi tidak untuk menikah. Ada yang berjodoh menikah untuk sebuah sejarah dan pembelajaran, lalu bercerai jika waktunya. Ada juga yang berjodoh di dunia demikian lama hingga mereka masing-masing meninggal. " *** Terakhir kali aku membaca buku karya Fira Basuki adalah saat jaman SMA yaitu Biru. Biru meninggalkan

Cover Fan Girl Fangirl Author : Rainbow Rowell Year     : 2013 Bahasa : Inggris Halaman : 433 *** A coming-of-age tale of fanfiction, family, and first love. Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan.... But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she's really good at it. She and her twin, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to. Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who think

cover  courtesy tvtropes.org South of the Border, West of the Sun Author : Haruki Murakami Publication year : 1992 Language : English Country : Japan Pages : 192 **** South of the Border, West of the Sun (国境の南、太陽の西 Kokkyō no Minami, Taiyō no Nishi) is a 1992 novel by Haruki Murakami . It follows the life of Hajime, specifically the events of his childhood and middle age. It examines his complicated relationship with Shimamoto, an old childhood friend who mysteriously reappears decades later. Their encounter results in a chain of events that cause Hajime to question whether he should give up his current lifestyle and attempt to reclaim the magic of his past (source : tvtropes.org) *** "the sad truth is that certain types of things can't go backward. Once they start going forward, no matter what you do, they can't go back the way they were. If even one little thing goes awry, then that's how it will stay forever," Excerpt dari South of

Sputnik Sweetheart Author : Haruki Murakami Language : Japanese Translator : Philip Gabriel Year of Published : 2001 Pages : 210  *** A college student, identified only as "K", falls in love with his classmate, Sumire. But devotion to an untidy writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments_until she meets Miu, an older and much more sophisticated businesswoman. When Sumire disappears from an island off the coast of Greece,"K" is solicited to join the search party and finds himself drawn back into her world and beset by ominous, haunting visions. A love story combined with a detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart ultimately lingers in the mind as a profound meditation on human longing. *** Wow! Murakami adalah salah satu diantara beberapa penulis yang bisa menimbulkan efek : frequent reader whom always come back for his writing. Membaca Murakami, bagi seorang fans dan mungkin penulis yang sangat memujanya, seperti mempelajari tenses, dimana

The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time Author : Mark Haddon Year published : 2004 *** Christoper John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of the human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detest the color yellow. This Improbable story of Christoper's quest to investigate of the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual and widely heralded novels in recent years. *** First time my eyes catch the simple cover of this book was few years ago, and up till now it is still my favorite cover all the time. But I didn't buy the book that time because it bit pricey (that time) in Indonesia. So I added it to my to-read list for several years until I find the second-hand-book website www.betterworldbooks.com. I got it for USD 7 only in very well conditions. The cover bit folded but t

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Author : Haruki Murakami Year Published : Aug,2014 Language : English *** Some books are meant to be read slowly, some books are not. Murakami's is definitely one of the first, when readers are chew each word and finally understand the whole meaning of the book. But I guess Colorless Tsukuru is bit different from his previous books. Still Murakami but less surreal. Being published in Japan at 2013, in a week its re-printed 8 times and sold for more than a million. A year after the published date, English version is published and most of his fans so amused and can't wait to read so they start pre-ordering online, and i am one of them. I must admit, I barely give 5 out of 5 stars of Murakami's books, but if I able to rate the author, I give 11 out of 10 stars for his writing. Murakami's is like a healthy food that i shall consume periodically to make me fall in love again with 'delicious taste&

UK Cover credit to : And The Mountains Echoed And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Pages : 402 Year of Published : 2013 But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.    After reading The Kite Runner and a Thousand Splendid Suns, I can't resist my self to read the latest book, another best-selling book of Hosseini, And The Mountains Echoed. Well, nothing can describe best about this book in spite of its own title.The story is revolving about a bunch of people with thin relationship  whom trying to find their meaning of life. At first, the classic Hosseini successfully capture my imagination and heart with his magical storytelling. At opening, there is story about a poor family whom can't even survive the winter season. Their poverty force them to sell their youngest child, Pari to the wealthy family where her step uncle work, and then the story continued about the complex background of her foster family, Nila and his husband,a

When We Were Very Young Author : A.A Milne First published in 1924 Language :  English I got the reference of this book from the blog I read (which I forget the address). This book is kinda a gift from her ex-boy friend to her when they are separated. Well, to find this book in Indonesia is quite a journey. I know it has been reprinted in 2009 but still i can't found it in any bookstore. Then, I decide to buy the second-handed book from betterworldbook. This book contents of  51 poems about childhood and I should admit that all poems are very heartwarming and fun. Each poem bring back memories, happiness and laughter, and sometimes surprisingly satire. The most interesting thing is at 38th Poem, Teddy Bear was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh , first named "Mr. Edward Bear" by Christopher Robin Milne. In one of the illustrations of "Teddy Bear", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured re

A thousand Splendid Suns Author : Khaled Hosseini Year Published : 2007 Language : English pages : 384   “Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.” ― Khaled Hosseini , A Thousand Splendid Suns This is story about woman of Afghanistan when they are going through their country revolutions, war and culture that never take their side. The novel centers around the relationship between Mariam and Laila. It is split into four parts, with a focus on Mariam in the first part, continuing with Laila in the second, the relationship between the two women in the third part and Laila's life with Tariq in part four, which is also the only part written in the present tense. Mariam is a Harami - a illegitimate child from a very wealthy businessman in Herat, Jalil. She lives in Kolba- a hut along with her mother in Herat. Every thursday, her father will visit her in her Kolba for short hours and play with

First Edition cover STARGIRL Author : Jerry Spinelli Published year : 2000 Language : English Pages : 186 Cover Artist by Jerry Spinelli "Nobody has the time; the time cannot be owned"_ Jerry Spinelli "The trouble with the miracles is, they don't last long."_Jerry Spinelli The story started with the arrival of new-goofy-classmate, Stargirl. I mean what kind of people has a name of Stargirl. It can't be her true name! And then just as eccentric as her name, Stargirl start her own strange ritual in the public like singing happy birthday to each kid whom has the birthday in canteen, she brings ukulele to the school, and has a rat pet sitting in her shoulder. The coming of Stargirl in Mica High School is phenomenal. Soon, she quickly become popular and then invited to become Cheerleaders. Right after she is cheering, their basketball team which always ordinary and seldom to win, suddenly unbeatable. The team is loved by the entire stu

The Kite Runner Author : Khaled Hosseini First Published in 2003 Language : English, Bahasa Indonesia "And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too." "There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood." "It's wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don't know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good," The Kite Runner sudah berada di bookshelf saya sejak 2 tahun yang lalu, namun belum pernah ada mood untuk mulai membacanya. Kemudian saat akhirnya kemarin-kemarin saya iseng menemukan mainan baru yang ternyata lama, Google play book, akhirnya saya mendownload the Kite Runner for the starter. I always fond of ibooks and never found any enjoyment reading in any e-book reading application in Android platform, so i finally give it try Google Play Book. The Kite Runner yang saya baca, kebetulan saya hanya menemukan yang berbahasa ingris, dan men

Cover City of Heavely Fire The Mortal Instruments : City of Heavenly Fire Author : Cassandra Clare First published in May 2014 Synopsis: Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian—but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance… Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Who will sur

the ELEPHANT VANISHES "he had a memory like an elephant, once he had some picky thing on you, he'd never let go" Author : Haruki Murakami Published : 1993 the Elephant Vanishes is a collection of  17 short stories written by the famous Haruki Murakami. I am so ambitious to read all of Murakami's work until I don't realize that I buy collection of short stories. I thought at first it is a novel. The reason why I'd rather to read Novel than short stories is I think Murakami's work can't be finished in several pages or it will be hangin' in the thick air. I love Murakami's that's why I demand longer write and usually his work is unbelievably surreal. In the Elephant Vanishes, Murakami of course being Murakami with his stronger surreal-mark. Among 17 short stories, what i love the most is not story about how Elephant vanishes into thin air, but "Family affair" Family affair told about two siblings, old

Fantasy Author : Novellina A. Year Published : April,2014 Tebal : 312 Halaman Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama (GPU)   "You are my best friend, an angel that God sent to me You cherish my day, occupied me with another shape of love, You are my people I banking all my character into you, Believe you, make you as my front people, You are the reason why I love my youth You are the first person that accept me for real, You are a gift that heaven spent to ease my life.. You are my sister, born from different uterus, You are my crayon, draw colors in my life, You are my faith.  And I love you." Akhirnya, buku Fantasy akan berada di tangan kalian setelah selama bertahun-tahun aku meramunya agar dapat menjadi hiburan (yang semoga inspiratif) bagi kalian para pencari mimpi. Fantasy adalah buku mengenai pencarian mimpi, persahabatan, dan tentu saja cinta. Dalam buku ini akan diceritakan tentang 3 orang sahabat, Davin