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The Book of Forbidden Feelings by Lala Bohang

The Book of Forbidden Feelings The Book of Forbidden Feelings Penulis : Lala Bohang Genre : Puisi, ilustrasi Hlmn : 147 Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama Bahasa : Indonesia Cetak kedua, Agustus 2016 *** I wanted to say, "I would love to know your obsessions. Is it landed house, gadgets, power, domestic life, succulent plants, achievements, money, work, more likes and followers, health, validation, sex, organic food, pets, perfect selfies, children, sports, religion, relationship, minimalism, perfection, muscles, urban toys, shoes, travelling, or fame?"  but nobody is prepared for that kind of question on a first dates. So I said, "You look great." *** Sejujurnya saat pertama kali melihat cover buku ini,  saya berfikir ini adalah buku spiritual, buku tentang 7 sifat buruk manusia yang harus dienyahkan, sort of. Ternyata saya salah, buku ini malah bercerita sebaliknya, kumpulan pikiran-pikiran terdalam manusia (perempuan terut

The GROWNUP by Gillian Flynn

The GrownUp by Gillian Flynn *** A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in. A keen observer of human behavior, our unnamed narrator immediately diagnoses beautiful, rich Susan as an unhappy woman eager to give her lovely life a drama injection. However, when the "psychic" visits the eerie Victorian home that has been the source of Susan’s terror and grief, she realizes she may not have to pretend to believe in ghosts anymore. Miles, Susan’s teenage stepson, doesn’t help matters with his disturbing manner and grisly imagination. The three are soon locked in a chilling battle to discover where the evil truly lurks and what, if anything, can be done to escape it. “The Grownup,” which originally appeared as “What Do You Do?” in George R. R. Martin’s Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one o

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The Girl on the Train Massmarket paperback edition The Girl on the Train  Author : Paula Hawkins   Language : English Published : 13 January 2015 (Riverhead, US) Pages : 336 Genre : Fiction, Thriller, Psychology **** EVERY DAY THE SAME Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. UNTIL TODAY And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone