Flybird's Nest

Milk and Honey Book ID: Judul : Milk and Honey Penulis : Rupi Kaur Halaman : 204 halaman Bahasa : Inggris Tahun terbit : 2014 *** Spoiler dulu ya, sejujurnya, pengetahuan saya tentang puisi sangat terbatas. Saya suka membaca puisi (membuatnya kadang-kadang) namun bukan jenis puisi mendayu-dayu, penuh majas personifikasi hingga saya tidak mengerti artinya. Bukan jenis puisi yang ditulis penyair Kahlil Gibran yang penuh keindahan dan rima. Jadi mohon maaf jika review saya kali ini mungkin tidak terlalu relevan. Dengan munculnya banyak buku puisi akhir-akhir ini seperti dari tangan Lang Leav atau nama-nama yang belum seterkenal- Ia contohnya Tyler Knott Gregson, Alicia Cook, dengan tema yang diusung hampir sama-genre yang sepadan, Rupi Kaur merupakan buku puisi terbaik yang pernah saya baca. Mengutip dari salah satu halamannya: "I didn't leave because I stopped loving you I left because the longer I stayed the Less I Loved myself ...

Little Fires everywhere Blurbs: In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren – an enigmatic artist and single mother – who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town--and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides.  Suspicious of Mia and he...

  Catchy Cover Rich People Problem Blurbs:  When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch’s massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore—Nicholas’s childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband—a man hell bent on destroying Astrid’s reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China’s second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing. A sweeping novel that takes us from the elegantly appointed mansions of ...