Tag: books
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Book Review: “The Cat who Solved Three Murders” by L T Shearer
The cat’s name is Conrad and he can talk. I admit, I was caught off-guard when the dialogue started. Yes, there were some mentions about it on the first several paragraphs, but I thought it was a figure of speech, you know? I didn’t expect of a “They’re scientists, you said.” I was, at that…
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“If Anything Happens I Love You” — Will McCormack, Michael Govier, and Youngran Nho
Some books are so good, you feel nothing but the urge to smack it to the floor.
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Building book-reading habit
I like reading, but I personally feel something has been lacking lately on my reading habit. Recently, I have been reading self-help/motivational book, and my current two favorites are Ryder Carroll’s “The Bullet Journal Method” and James Clear’s “Atomic Habit”. You might notice those two books actually connected in some ways. “The Bullet Journal Method”…
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‘Tales of Mystery & Imagination’ by Edgar Allan Poe
Sekarang mau, hmmm, review (?) Gimana ya, dibilang review juga bukan kata yang tepat soalnya karya-karyanya Edgar Allan Poe ini kan karya klasik, dan gw juga ini aslinya nggak ngebahas karya-karyanya beliau. Cuma heboh sendiri soal buku ini sih, heuhe. Jadi aslinya itu kemarin gw kan jalan-jalan ya ke area Bukit Bintang naik MRT. Area…
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A Monk’s Guide to a Clean House and Mind
Waktu di Singapura, gw dipinjemin buku sama Budi beserta ucapan, “nih Kap, kamu kan bocahnya Konmari.” (tautan: “Plus dan Minus Konmari” dan “Membuang “Beban”“) Kalo Konmari itu seperti ilmu turunan dari Zen (karena Marie Kondo dulunya pendeta Zen), A Monk’s Guide ini bener-bener ditulis oleh pendeta Zen Buddhist yang masih aktif. Shoukei Matsumoto, menurut biografi…
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‘Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Death and Dementia’ – illustrated by Gris Grimly
Buat yang suka ngebaca karya klasik — terutama horor klasik — biasanya “kenal” dengan Edgar Allan Poe. Beliau ini adalah pengarang beberapa cerita horor klasik seperti ‘The Masque of Red Death’, ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, dan puisi ‘The Raven’. Dibilang horor supranatural ya nggak juga. Bukan horor macem ketemu vampir, jaelangkung, atau pocong. Lebih ke……