Flybird's Nest

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 hus...

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...