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Edited by seribulan at 6-3-2017 07:41 AM
Best-selling Fiction & Literature titles
Any bestseller that you encounter?
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Dalam banyak2 tu i cuma ada The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini je. About a boy yang grew up in Afghanistan and his relationship dengan his father. And friends, generally.
The Girl on the Train tu is one of the books yang i akan baca. Another one yang i nak baca is The Girl with all the Gifts. Rasanya these two are bestsellers dekat MPH sekarang. Dua2 pun thriller.
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SINOPSIS:
Bagi Julianna Isabelle, cinta hanya sekali. Sudah enam tahun dia bersama Rizan. Namun apa yang dirasa; Rizan bukan lelaki yang mengganggu mimpinya. Rizan juga bukan lelaki yang dia rindui. Nanar gelisahnya juga bukan kerana lelaki itu. Tapi siapa? Ada satu nama yang terukir di sudut hatinya. Megat Iskandar Zulkarnain! Akhirnya lelaki itu pulang membuka hijab cinta Julianna. Lebih tulus, lebih suci dan sangat bermakna buat mereka.
Sayangnya, Megat adalah abang Rizan dan Julianna pula bakal ditunangkan dengan Rizan. Mana mungkin seorang abang sanggup merampas bakal adik iparnya sendiri? Megat nekad. Enam tahun yang dipersiakan harus ditebus semula. Julianna juga tekad. Dia redha menerima lafaz ijab kabul Megat biarpun ada hati yang terluka. Namun, perkahwinan yang baru berusia seminggu dihempas badai. Megat ada perempuan lain! Hanya air mata yang menceritakan seksa dan derita yang memamah sekujur tubuhnya.
Resensiku:
Garapan Aisya Sofea kali ini tidak menghampakan. Kisah konflik Juliana Isabelle dalam menentukan siapa cinta hati miliknya. Si abang atau si adik... Rasa sayang antara seorang kawan ternyata lain rasanya apabila didatangi Megat... Ju semakin keliru dengan perasaannya.. Tetapi rasa kuat yang mengikat hatinya pada si abang..
Si abang pula punyai konflik dalaman.. Di dera emosi sejak kecil, si abang membesar tanpa kasih sayang ibu dan ayah. Walaupun dibesarkan dalam banglo indah milik bapanya, tetapi ibu tiri terlalu memilih kasih himgga si abang terpaksa memendam perasaan dendam hingga membawa diri ke Paris. Di situ dia bertemu dan berkahwin dengan perempuan Indonesia dan mendapat seorang anak perempuan yang diberi nama Nadia Isabella....
Isabelle-Isabella, adakah ianya satu kebetulan?... Ternyata selepas 6 tahun, Juliana masih lagi di hati si abang....
Terbaik Aisya Sofea, membawa saya hingga kepuncak konflik rumahtangga dan diakhiri dengan adegan yang sangat ndah....
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5 NOVEL ROMANTIK YANG MESTI ANDA BACA
KASIH TERCIPTA
Hasil tulisan Amanda Aniqah, novel ini berkisarkan kehidupan Anis yangberubah secara drastik apabila dia bertemu dengan Aiman Daniel, anak kepadamajikan tempat dia bekerja. Kerana pekerjaannya sebagai orang gaji dia seringdiperlekehkan oleh Aiman sehinggalah suatu hari malang menimpa, Anis dirogol oleh Aiman dan dipaksa meninggalkan rumah tempat dia bekerja.
AMAH
Jika anda peminat telenovela, tentu sekali anda akan enjoy jalan ceritanovel ini. Berkisarkan Leah, wanita liar yang merupakan amah ditugaskan untukmenjaga anak-anak majikannya iaitu Lisa dan Benjy. Namun niat Leah lebihdaripada menjaga keluarga Lisa, dia sebenarnya ingin merampas keluarga Lisa daningin memiliki Benjy. Bagaimanakah tindakan Lisa seterusnya?
JODOH KEDAI SEBELAH
Kalau anda meminati jalan cerita “Suami Sebelah Rumah” atau “Jodoh SebelahPintu”, anda tentu akan enjoy dengan plot yang diketengahkan dalam Jodoh KedaiSebelah yang boleh dikatakan hampir sama. Novel komedi romantik ini bakalmembuatkan anda tidak kering gusi dengan telatah Hara dan Iqbal yang bekerjabersebelahan kedai masing-masing. Namun adakah pergaduhan ini bakal menimbulkanbibit cinta buat mereka?
HANANI DI HATIKU
Novel yang berkisarkan cinta tak berbalas seorang wanita tak sempurna inibakal menyedarkan kita tentang cinta bukan bersandarkan rupa paras. Hananimerupakan wanita gemuk yang tidak disenangi oleh rakan sekelasnya Syasya.Kedatangan pelajar baru, Nazim benar-benar menguji Hanani apabila cintanyaditolak mentah-mentah oleh lelaki itu yang kemudian memilih Syasya. KuatkahHanani untuk menghadapi semua dugaan ini?
LOVE IS TROUBLE
Mesti anda pelik kenapa novel ini tajuknya dalam bahasa Inggeris kan? Tak kisahlah,yang penting isi cerita yang disampaikannya itu mesejnya kesampaian. Novel yangboleh dikatakan agak berat ini membawa anda untuk menyelami kepahitan konflik hubungan antara Daliya, Irham dan Nazira. Nazira sanggup menjadi orang ketigadan sedaya upaya untuk memisahkan Daliya dan Irham walaupun nyawanya menjaditaruhan.
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10 Must-Read Novels of 2016
Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
This remarkable, bold debut, which spans 250 years, is a heartbreaking and thought-provoking look at seven generations of descendants from the Fante and Asante tribes of Ghana. Kicking off the story are half-sisters Effia and Esi, whose disparate lives remain linked, despite the fact that they’ve never met. Their children and grandchildren live on different sides of the Atlantic, but whether they’re involved in the Gold Coast slave trade of Africa or suffering under its effects in America, it’s the personal, smaller stories within that framework—stories of hardship, transcendence, wealth lost, and love gained—that will deeply move you.
The Girls, by Emma Cline
“These long-haired girls seem to glide above all that was happening around them, tragic and separate. Like royalty in exile.” Can you blame Evie, a bored, restless, 14-year-old, for becoming entranced by the group of young women (and their Manson-esque cult leader, Russell) she spies in the park in the late 1960s? Evie is especially fixated on Suzanne (a stand-in for Manson’s most famous “girl,” Susan Atkins), and recounts their interactions from the (relatively) safe distance of adulthood. Her rapt audience: a modern teen, Sasha, whose troubles and yearnings mirror Evie’s from years past. Psychologically astute and perfectly rendered.
The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
In this year’s tour de force National Book Award winner, acclaimed essayist, novelist, and nonfiction writer Whitehead imagines a pre–Civil War United States in which the Underground Railroad isn’t a metaphor but an actual train that carries slaves to safety. A brilliant genre mashup that combines elements of sci-fi and historical fiction, it’s an astonishing, must-read tale about a female slave on a Georgia plantation whose escape route takes her not just from South to North but through space and time as well.
Another Brooklyn, by Jacqueline Woodson
Though Woodson is perhaps best known for her children’s literature (especially the extraordinary, award-winning biographical book in verse Brown Girl Dreaming), her new book for adults is lyrical and poetic, too. Through the lens of an anthropologist who has come home for the first time in decades, it addresses the coming of age of August and her three best friends growing up in 1970s Brooklyn. “We tried to hold on. We played double Dutch and jacks. We chased the ice cream truck down the block, waving our change-filled fists.” Their journey into womanhood is fraught with tragedy, abuse, and betrayal—and a reminder that friendship can tie people together tighter than family.
The Nix, by Nathan Hill
Eleven-year-old Samuel didn’t notice when his mother began to leave him. It started with a “slow burglary”—a photo missing from an album, a dress gone from the closet—and culminated in abandonment: “Slowly, her presence in the house grew thinner.” As an adult living in Chicago, Samuel is an adjunct professor and writer whose heyday is behind him (according to the publishing world, that is). When his long-lost mother makes national headlines for a notorious act, he’s forced to confront the realities of the woman who left him behind. A humorous, satirical look at pop culture, social media, Norwegian myths, online gaming, and American politics, The Nix is a compelling, entertaining, and (even at 640 pages) fast read.
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
A follow-up to Rules of Civility (which tackled 1930s Manhattan), Towles’ latest historical novel takes place in Russia and depicts the life of Count Alexander Rostov, an “unrepentant aristocrat” sent by the Bolsheviks in 1922 to live out the rest of his days in the attic storage room of the Metropol hotel. As the world outside (he’s across from the Kremlin) passes him by, he adjusts to an existence devoid of the arts, leisure, and fine dining he is accustomed to. Yet in other ways his life is expanded immeasurably, as he creates an exquisite new world for himself. His relationships with the hotel staff, and a life-altering friendship with a child, breathe transcendent joy into every page.
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Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett
A marriage-destroying kiss at a christening sets off events that include an outsider’s controversial retelling of the incident (the book-within-a-book is also titled Commonwealth) as well as a film adaptation of said book. Six stepchildren, left to their own devices during long summer months, are affected by their parents’ couplings and uncouplings in different ways, until they can no longer imagine a life in which their respective families weren’t blown apart. Moving back and forth through time, the novel, Patchett’s seventh, crackles with intelligent, memorable discourse and a wide variety of sympathetic viewpoints.
Today Will Be Different, by Maria Semple
Following her wildly successful sophomore book, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Semple’s latest begins with a to-do list gone haywire. A modern, middle-aged wife and mother has taken stock of her supposed shortcomings and has decided to control, alter, or annihilate them for just one day. The results are hilarious, disastrous, and far-reaching. (What else can you expect from a television writer whose credits include Arrested Development, and whose engaging narrator, Eleanor Flood, admits, “I’ve been to nine shrinks in twenty years and I’m still like, ‘Wait…what?'”)
News of the World, by Paulette Jiles
Longlisted for the National Book Award, News is set in 1870s Texas, where elderly war vet and vagabond Captain Kyle Kidd finds himself traveling 400 long and dangerous miles to San Antonio with an “uncivilized” 10-year-old girl. The girl was captured and raised by the Kiowa tribe after they murdered her parents and sibling. As such, she speaks no English and doesn’t remember a time before the Kiowas took her in. Kidd intends to return her to her family, but as their journey subtly shifts from a relationship of survival into a true and heartfelt meeting of souls, he may not be ready to leave her with a group of strangers, even if they’re kin. Though Jiles’ research must have been extensive, it effortlessly enhances the narrative rather than bogging it down, and in an age of Westworld, it’s tremendously satisfying to root for the white hats to win the day.
Swing Time, by Zadie Smith
An unnamed narrator living in North London and her best friend Tracey, both biracial, navigate childhood dreams of becoming dancers. Only Tracey has the talent to succeed, but her star burns out quickly. Meanwhile, our narrator works as an assistant for a wealthy white pop star from Australia who’s obsessed with all things West African (from “saving” a village to adopting a child). Though her pivotal friendship with Tracey falls apart when the women are in their 20s, its effects never truly leave either of them, for good or ill. “I wanted to believe that Tracey and I were sisters and kindred spirits, alone in the world and in special need of each other,” the narrator says. A worthy successor to Smith’s previous novels, this is a brilliant narrative on identity, culture, race, and class.
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The Girl on the Train
The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives.
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 involved. Has she done more harm than good?
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6 Buku Paling Laris di Dunia
January 20, 2017
http://cekposting.com/ini-dia-6-buku-paling-laris-di-dunia/
Sejak dulu buku memiliki peranan penting bagi kehidupan manusia. Buku dianggap sebagai jendela dunia karena benda ini menyimpan segudang ilmu yang bermanfaat bagi pembacanya. Apapun jenis buku yang dibaca pasti akan memberikan ilmu baru orang yang bersangkutan.
Berbicara mengenai buku, pernahkah anda berpikiran buku apa yang paling laris di dunia ? Nah, berikut ini cekposting.com rangkum deretan buku yang memecahkan rekor penjualan.
1. Twilight
Novel Twilight mengambil tema percintaan antara manusia dengan bangsa vampir. Diceritakan gadis cantik bernama Bella Swan jatuh cinta dengan vampir Edward Cullen yang telah berusia 105 tahun. Buku ini telah diterjemahkan ke dalam 20 bahasa dan terjual sebanyak lebih dari 50 juta copy. Selain laris pada bukunya, Twilight juga meraih kesuksesan ketika novel ini diangkat menjadi film layar lebar.
2. Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown membuat semua umat Kristiani di seluruh dunia gempar setelah merilis novelnya yang berjudul Da Vinci Code. Buku ini dianggap menyudutkan umat Kristiani. Anehnya, meski kontroversial Da Vinci Code tetap laris di pasaran hingga menjadi best seller. Total buku tersebut telah terjual lebih dari 57 juta copy.
3. The Alchemist
Novel laris tak harus menggunakan bahasa Inggris. The Alchemist contohnya, novel ini pertama kali diterbitkan justru menggunakan bahasa Portugis. Karena dianggap menarik, buku karya Paulo Coelho tersebut kemudian diterjemahkan ke dalam 71 bahasa. Tak hanya itu, The Alchemist sudah terjual hingga 65 juta salinan.
4. The Lord of The Rings
Pada tahun 1955, Profesor JR Tolkien menulis sebuah buku menarik. Buku tersebut diberi judul The Lord of The Rings. Ceritanya yang seru ditambah dengan drama fantasi membuat buku ini laris di pasaran. Buku The Lord of The Rings sudah terjual mencapai 103 juta copy. Saking populernya, novel ini kemudian dibuatkan trilogi film dengan judul yang sama.
5. Harry Potter
Buku yang mengisahkan tentang kehidupan penyihir muda bernama Harry ini telah terjual mencapai 400 juta copy. Berkat novel ini pula nama JK Rowling langsung terkenal. Bahkan novel Harry Potter dianggap sebagai novel best seller sepanjang masa.
6. Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
Jika anda menganggap novel Harry Potter merupakan buku terlaris sepanjang masa maka jawaban anda salah. Sebab buku dengan penjualan tertinggi di dunia masih dipegang oleh buku Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. Buku ini berisi kutipan dan pidato Mao Tse-Tung yang dianggap sebagai manusia paling berpengaruh di daratan China.
Penasaran berapa angka penjualannya ? Menurut data, Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung telah terjual sebanyak 830 copy dan diterjemahkan ke semua bahasa di dunia.
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1. Some Kind of Wonderful - Winna Effendi
Rencana terbit: 23 Januari 2017
Saya cukup kaget ketika melihat buku terbaru Winna Effendi ini diterbitkan lewat GPU. Kenapa kaget? Soalnya selama ini nama Winna Effendi identik dengan penerbit Gagas Media. Tiga belas buku sang penulis, sejak Remember When pada 2008 hingga One Little Thing Called Love pada 2016, semuanya diterbitkan Gagas. Ini membuat saya penasaran. Apakah ada alasan khusus hingga Winna Effendi berpindah penerbit? Ataukah hanya karena dia ingin mencoba sesuatu yang baru?
Eits, alasan saya memasukkan novel ini bukan (hanya) karena perpindahan penerbitnya, tapi juga karena saya pada dasarnya suka dengan novel-novel Winna Effendi. Cerita-ceritanya biasanya tenang tapi menghanyutkan.
2. Puzzle of Lies - Kim Eun Jeong
Tanggal terbit: 28 Desember 2016
Novel keempat karya Kim Eun Jeong yang diterjemahkan di Indonesia. Saya suka dengan So, I Married the Anti-fans-nya yang lucu, page-turner, dan punya cerita yang bagus.
Puzzle of Lies sendiri bercerita tentang Jo Yun Geon, seorang pengacara, yang tiba-tiba saja dititipi seorang anak kecil oleh salah seorang kenalannya. Dari beberapa ulasan yang sudah ada, katanya novel ini bertema kekerasan seksual pada anak. Kayaknya ini bukan spoiler, sih. Semoga.
3. Only Human #2 - Mukhlis Nur
Tanggal terbit: 4 Januari 2017
Ya, ini bukan novel. Ini komik. Only Human bercerita tentang kehidupan manusia setelah perang bintang kedua. Lima ratus tahun setelah runtuhnya peradaban, manusia hanya bisa hidup dengan memindahkan tubuh mereka ke dalam mesin, menciptakan manusia yang separuhnya adalah mesin. Pada masa itulah, tokoh utama komik ini menemukan sebuah kapsul berisi manusia biasa.
Setelah hampir 1,5 tahun menunggu, akhirnya volume kedua Only Human ini terbit. Komik pertamanya terbit pada Agustus 2015 dan merupakan bronze medalist pada 8th International Manga Award.
4. Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli
Terbit: 6 Januari 2017
Salah satu novel yang sering saya lihat di linimasa Goodreads saya. Ceritanya tentang Simon, seorang closeted gay, yang orientasi seksualnya tanpa sengaja diketahui salah satu teman sekelasnya, Martin. Martin mengancam akan membeberkan rahasia Simon, kecuali kalau dia membantu Martin mendekati Abby, sahabat Simon.
Sampai saat segemen ini ditulis, Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda memperoleh rating 4,25 dari 39.034 pembaca di Goodreads.
Btw, saya lebih suka kovernya Penerbit Spring ini daripada kover aslinya. Terasa lebih remaja.
5. Bajak Laut & Purnama Terakhir: Sebuah Komedi Sejarah - Adhitya Mulya
Tanggal terbit: Desember 2016
Novel terbaru dari Adhitya Mulya, sang penulis Jomblo dan Sabtu Bersama Bapak (yang adaptasinya ke layar lebar sukses menjadi film Indonesia terlaris ke-12 pada 2016 yang lalu). Sang penulis masih setia dengan genre komedinya. Kali ini, Adhitya Mulya berusaha menambahkan unsur baru ke dalam karyanya: sejarah.
6. Kosmos - Carl Sagan
Tanggal terbit: 19 Desember 2016
Kosmos adalah segala yang ada atau pernah ada atau akan ada. (kalimat pembuka Kosmos)
Salah satu buku sains paling populer sepanjang masa. Kosmos adalah buku non-fiksi yang ditulis oleh Carl Sagan sebagai perpanjangan dari serial TV Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, sebuah acara ilmu astronomi yang dibawakan oleh Sagan di tahun 1980.
Buku ini memenangkan Hugo Award pada tahun 1981. Kosmos sering dirujuk sebagai buku yang mengangkat genre sains-populer ke permukaan.
7. Jingga Untuk Matahari - Esti Kinasih
Tanggal terbit: 18 Desember 2016
The wait has over! Buat seluruh penggemar Esti Kinasih, khususnya penggemar serial Jingga & Senja, akhirnya penantian selama lima tahun terbayar sudah. Setelah dibuat menanti sejak penerbitan Jingga dalam Elegi pada 2011, akhirnya serial ini kembali dilanjutkan. Dan coba tebak apa kejutan di buku ini? Tidak tahu? Sini saya kasih tahu: serial ini belum berakhir. Masih bakal ada lanjutannya. Semoga para penggemarnya tidak harus menunggu lima tahunan lagi.
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Buku yang Layak Dibaca di Tahun 2017 By Anom - 21/12/2016
https://www.urbandigital.id/buku-layak-dibaca-2017/
Saya akui, menyusun daftar buku yang layak dibaca tidaklah semudah film. Pengarang populer tidak selalu produktif (selain Stephen King), dan tidak selalu tepat waktu (halo, George R. R. Martin!). Mood membaca juga tidak seperti menonton film.
Selain itu, industri buku memang tidak secepat industri film yang rajin memberikan promosi. Jadi informasi tentang buku bagus yang akan datang, tidak segera muncul di permukaan. Apalagi, versi terjemahan juga tidak hadir bersamaan dengan versi asli. Jadi, memang cukup repot menunggu buku bagus yang wajib dibaca.
Bagaimanapun, saya — sebagai orang yang mengaku suka baca — sering penasaran, buku apa sih yang kira-kira menarik dibaca nanti.
Baca juga: Film yang Layak Ditunggu Tahun 2017
Norse Mythology
Buku ini ditulis oleh Neil Gaiman. Bagi penggemar buku dan komik, Neil Gaiman sudah dikenal memiliki nama besar. Beberapa Karyanya seperti Sandman, American Gods, Coraline, the Ocean at the End of the Lane, dll merupakan buku wajib.
Seperti judulnya, Norse Mythology bercerita tentang mitologi Norwegia. Ingat tokoh Thor, Loki, dan Odin dari Marvel? Nah, itulah dewa-dewa mitologi Norwegia. Neil Gaiman bercerita tentang awal mula terbentuknya sembilan dunia (Asgard, Midgard, dll), bagaimana palu Mjolnir milik Thor hilang, sampai Ragnarok, puncak pertempuran para dewa.
LIHAT DI SINI
Caraval
Buku ini merupakan karya Stephanie Garber. Penulis ini mungkin belum memiliki nama besar di jagat buku. Tapi toh bukan berarti karya awal penulis tidak bagus. The Devil Wears Prada, The Secret Life of Bees, dan — tentunya — Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone merupakan buku debut yang terkenal.
Caraval bercerita tentang dua kakak beradik Scarlett dan Tella. Mereka tidak pernah meninggalkan tempat tinggal mereka, dan menantikan Caraval yang datang tiap tahun. Tanpa diduga, Tella diculik oleh pemimpin Caraval. Siapa yang bisa menemukannya akan jadi pemenang. Scarlett harus menemukannya sebelum terlambat.
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Origin
Masih tertarik dengan petualangan Robert Langdon karya Dan Brown? Kalau iya, jangan kuatir. Robert Langdon hadir kembali dalam petualangan kelimanya yang berjudul Origin.
Di Origin, Robert Langdon kembali mengurai misteri yang berkaitan dengan sejarah, agama, ilmu pengetahuan, juga kode-kode dan simbol. Kali ini ia berhadapan dengan pertanyaan mendasar soal manusia, dan penemuan yang luar biasa.
Memang, resep seperti ini mungkin terkesan itu-itu saja. Bagaimanapun harus diakui bahwa Dan Brown memang jago bercerita.
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Baca juga: 7 Film Adaptasi Buku Favorit
The Dark Prophecy
Buku ini adalah buku kedua serial the Trials of Apollo karangan Rick Riordan. Buku ini merupakan bagian dari dunia mitologi Yunani Percy Jackson.
The Dark Prophecy melanjutkan perjalanan Apollo, sang dewa matahari dan puisi, yang dihukum Zeus jadi manusia biasa. Ia harus memulihkan beberapa Oracle yang terkena pengaruh jahat. Dalam petualangannya ini, Apollo (yang menggunakan nama Lester) ditemani oleh Leo Valdez dan Calypso.
Kalau kamu suka novel fantasi ringan untuk hiburan, buku ini layak dibaca.
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The End of Oz
Buku ini merupakan buku keempat dari serial Dorothy Must Die, karangan Danielle Paige. Serial ini menarik karena membawa dongeng klasik The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ke nuansa yang lebih gelap. Di sini, Dorothy (tokoh utama buku aslinya) menjadi jahat, dan Amy Gumm (tokoh baru) harus membunuhnya.
Di buku keempat ini, Amy Gumm yang sedang membangun Oz sadar kalau telah dikhianati. Ia harus menelusuri Yellow Brick Road untuk menuju wilayah Ev, untuk menyelesaikan semua masalah. Namun ternyata ia menemukan bahwa misi awalnya belumlah selesai.
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The Winds of Winter
Buku ini merupakan buku keenam serial A Song of Ice and Fire (lebih dikenal dengan nama Game of Thrones) karya George R. R. Martin. Buku ini adalah buku yang paling saya tunggu.
Tentu saja, The Winds of Winter akan melanjutkan kisah perebutan tahta Westeros, dan bagaimana tokoh-tokohnya menghadapi musim dingin yang datang, beserta ancaman White Walkers.
Oke, memang belum tentu buku ini terbit di tahun 2017. Namun mengingat beberapa plot film seri Game of Thrones di season 6 lalu yang sudah melebihi bukunya (misalnya kebangkitan Jon Snow atau Daenerys Targaryen yang menuju Westeros), sangat wajar kalau buku ini terbit tahun 2017 (bersama serial TV season 7).
Di bulan Februari 2016, George R. R. Martin sendiri sudah mengatakan kalau ia menghentikan semua proyek (kecuali jadi editor Wild Cards) untuk menyelesaikan buku ini. Ia tidak akan menulis screenplay, cerita pendek, dll sebelum menyelesaikan The Winds of Winter. Walau begitu ia juga menyebutkan bahwa buku ini tidak mungkin selesai di awal tahun 2017.
Sebagai penggemar serial A Song of Ice and Fire, saya sungguh berharap buku The Winds of Winter bisa terbit tahun 2017 mendatang.
Baca juga: 4 Buku Pelengkap Game of Thrones
Itulah beberapa buku yang menurut saya — sejauh ini — layak ditunggu kehadirannya di tahun 2017. Kembali lagi, tidak mudah memprediksi buku bagus. Misalnya, buku The Girl on The Train atau All The Light We Cannot See, walau disebut buku bagus, baru benar-benar populer ketika dibuat filmnya. Untuk The Girl on The Train, saya sendiri menganggap buku itu tidak terlalu istimewa. Jadi ya kembali lagi, cukup sulit dan mungkin sangat subyektif.
Tapi boleh dong saya sedikit memprediksi. Kalau kalian punya referensi lain, tentu saja saya ingin tahu. Siapa tahu, justru buku referensi kalian yang memang bagus dan layak ditunggu. Bukankah begitu?
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For Powell's 2016 Short List, we scoured our brains and our bookshelves to put forth a group of the best debut short story collections ever published. With some notable exceptions, the short story collection is a relatively new phenomenon, and we approached this list with that in mind — you won't find books dating back beyond the 20th century here. What you will find are some pretty phenomenal first collections by a wildly talented group of writers. We hope you enjoy our list.
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 The Age of Wire and String (1995)
by Ben Marcus
The Age of Wire and String was the world's introduction to the bold experimentations of Ben Marcus, who has gone on to become one of America's most respected postmodernists. The Age of Wire and String deconstructs language, the world, and human behavior in a way that is bizarre, hilarious, and possibly even visionary.– Kevin S.
 The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God and Other Stories (2004)
by Etgar Keret
I have a good time when I read Etgar Keret. The stories in The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God are wonderfully varied, and there is no predicting what will happen. In one, a woman's uterus is put on display in a museum (because it is just so beautiful). Another takes place in a convenience store at the mouth of Hell. There is no writer like him and no book like this.– Britt
 CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996)
by George Saunders
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline is the foundation George Saunders has built his influential career on. It's a modest collection: six short stories and a novella, all set in dystopian near-futures when America is a tourist trap and its people live under corporate law. He explores soul-grinding jobs for faceless companies and the dreams of the downtrodden as they are beaten down by their rich and powerful overlords. His writing is funny, it's dark, it's genuine, and it still feels fresh 20 years later. With this collection as a launching point, it's easy to see why Saunders has been rightfully called the next Vonnegut.– Jake A.
 Dance of the Happy Shades (1968)
by Alice Munro
In Alice Munro's debut, her great talent sprung forth at full force. These early stories are shorter and more restricted in setting and scope than her later ones, but they are just as astonishingly rich. Somehow, these quiet accounts of mundane lives in tiny Jubilee, Ontario, contain whole worlds and perspective-shaking insights.– Cindy
 Drinking Coffee Elsewhere (2003)
by ZZ Packer
I read this whole collection more or less by accident; I originally only intended on browsing the book but found I couldn't put it down. ZZ Packer's style is well-crafted, her writing flawless. And the stories are vivid, almost like stored memories you're only now recalling, because of her ability to tap into the core undercurrents that take place between humans, no matter their skin color, social background, or place in the world. It's a brilliant debut.– Aubrey
 Dubliners (1914)
by James Joyce
Here is Joyce at his most approachable and naturalistic, soaking in the culture of prewar Dublin. These stories are like facets in a diamond: the whole glittering. The concluding tale, "The Dead," might be the best short story in the English language, or at least the one most likely to make you weep like a child after every reading.– Jason C.
 Girl with Curious Hair (1989)
by David Foster Wallace
Most of Wallace's literary reputation rests on his novels (the maximalist, futuristic tragicomedy of Infinite Jest in particular) and his essays (slice-of-life pieces about cruises and state fairs and David Lynch and everything in between). But a strong argument could be made that his greatest works were his short stories. Some of the pieces in this first collection, published in 1989, hint at the complex themes of his novels — the intersection between mass culture and politics, the wide gulf that irony and postmodernism has created between us and our internal lives — and some have the biting, sharp humor of his nonfiction. All of the stories suggest a writer thinking deeply about where our society was and where it was headed, for good and for ill.– Tim B.
 Goodbye, Columbus (1959)
by Philip Roth
Winner of the 1960 National Book Award, Goodbye, Columbus shocked many in the Jewish community. The title novella and five short stories tell of Jewish characters in, some said, a less-than-flattering light. When I read it, I see real people in less-than-happy situations any reader can empathize with. It's a fantastic beginning to a first-rate career.– Jeff J.
 A Good Man Is Hard to Find (1955)
by Flannery O'Connor
You probably read a story from this collection in your high school lit class, and I can't stress enough that the entire collection is worth revisiting. O'Connor is exemplary of the Southern Gothic style: her stories are deeply rooted in the paradoxes of American Southern culture. They each examine morality by way of strange, monstrous characters, but her style is never didactic. There wasn't a single story here that didn't leave me thoughtful and satisfied.– Ashleigh
 Interpreter of Maladies (1999)
by Jhumpa Lahiri
The characters in Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize–winning collection are children of Indian immigrants living in the Boston area. The book is hailed as politically important in its sophisticated treatment of cultural intersections. But I love that these stories are also deeply personal. What they say about love, loss, and childhood perceptions is so right and so heartbreaking. I can't think of a better example of how the political and the personal are really one thing.– Cindy
 In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (1981)
by Tobias Wolff
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs begins with one of my all-time favorite short stories, "Next Door." It's a simple premise: an older couple irritated with their next-door neighbors. And it's only five and a half pages. But it has stuck with me for years. That is what Tobias Wolff does so well — take something simple and make it significant. His stories are built to last.– Britt
 Jesus' Son (1992)
by Denis Johnson
This is outsider fiction at its best. The narrator, a heroin addict without a name, drifts through a series of encounters on the fringes of society. Along the way, reality twists away from him, and he entertains violent fantasies and obsessions about the other "weirdos" he meets, before he eventually winds up in detox. These stories aren't for the faint of heart, but they are an intriguing view of a subculture most of us never even see.– Ashleigh
 The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven (1993)
by Sherman Alexie
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven is an impressive collection of humorous and heartbreaking stories lyrically written, with intertwining story lines portraying the hardships of contemporary Indians. Alexie gives an honest account of the divide between natives and whites, reservation Indians and urban Indians, traditionalism and modern culture. This stunning debut — from one of the most celebrated Native American orators, authors, and poets of all time — went on to be the basis for the award-winning movie Smoke Signals, and set the foundation for many more beautiful and heartbreaking works about native life.– Kate L.
 The Lottery and Other Stories (1949)
by Shirley Jackson
Nearly 70 years after its release, The Lottery and Other Stories is still a startling, deeply unsettling collection. Many of Jackson's pieces feature characters drifting blithely through life until someone destroys their secure world with the flick of the wrist. Others, like the infamous "Lottery" or the much quieter "Flower Garden," reveal how quickly we can turn on those we once held close, if tradition calls for it. You, too, will be pulled out of your comfort zone reading these tales, which unfold so sinuously, so gracefully, it can be easy to forget until they reach their end that they're horror stories through and through.– Renee
 Nine Stories (1953)
by J. D. Salinger
Nine Stories is a book that speaks to nearly everyone, from precocious adolescents to jaded adults. The stories are technically brilliant — with vividly drawn characters, revelatory turns, and all the components that teachers say short stories should have — but they're also lovable and interesting. And the best few stories, like "For Esmé — with Love and Squalor" and "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," are unforgettable.– Cindy
 The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (2015)
by Ken Liu
Ken Liu's The Paper Menagerie houses a collection of stories that are independently stunning. They dabble outside the grasp of reality, creating rich worlds threaded with magic and science fiction in order to breach the threshold between something new and something ancient. While the stories are sometimes haunting, consistently indelible, it's their strength together that earns this collection a place on the Short List. Combined, the stories weave their way through layers of human experience with a tireless grace.– Miranda H.
 Self-Help (1985)
by Lorrie Moore
Self-Help is a collection of stories written under the guise of being guides. Many are in the second person, and many have titles like "How to ______." One is even just called “How.” But, of course, they aren't actually instructional. Instead they tell stories of people who know better, and bad situations getting worse. Self-Help may not be helpful, but not for lack of expertise.– Britt
 The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (1983)
by Breece D'J Pancake
In an attempt to make sense of the tragic suicide of 26-year-old literary phenomenon Breece D'J Pancake, Kurt Vonnegut once wrote in a letter to John Casey: "I give you my word of honor that [Breece D'J Pancake] is merely the best writer, the most sincere writer I've ever read. What I suspect is that it hurt too much, was no fun at all to be that good. You and I will never know." Collected and published posthumously, The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake contains 12 haunting and beautiful stories set in rural impoverished West Virginia. With a debut collection that Joyce Carol Oates compared to Hemingway's, this young writer with the eccentric name deserves to be more than just a long lost American treasure.– Wesley
 What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (2016)
by Helen Oyeyemi
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours came out just this year, and it is bizarre, magical, whimsical, dark, and delightful. Oyeyemi's works are usually haunting and weird and peopled with genuinely diverse characters. Each story centers somehow around the idea of keys and their quiet power: sometimes keys help, sometimes they hurt, but Oyeyemi makes them feel ominous, like they know something we don't. Her stories are full of heart and humor and a little bit of horror. Oyeyemi is a brilliant writer and a uniquely imaginative storyteller, but she never seems to take herself too seriously, which I love.– Katie V.
 Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (1976)
by Raymond Carver
Most of the stories in Carver's first collection were written between 1960 and 1974, the era when he was drinking heavily, raising two small children, and teaching. In Carver's world, a cigarette smolders in an ashtray, an alcoholic beverage is consumed, and a tense, awkward conversation unfolds. This first book is perhaps his most stark and minimalist, but, like all of his work, it is shot through with moments of startling, incandescent illumination.– Mary Jo
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A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading. William Styron
Books open doors in our minds, allowing us to live an entire lifetime and travel the world without even leaving the comfort of our chairs. When we read a book, we step into someone elses shoes, see the world through someone elses eyes, and visit places we might never otherwise go, whether a tiny village in India or the green fields of Narnia. Books teach us about love, heartbreak, friendship, war, social injustice, and the resilience of the human spirit. Here are 25 books you should read at least once in your life. 1. The Kite Runnerby Khaled HosseiniTold against the backdrop of the changing political landscape of Afghanistan from the 1970s to the period following 9/11, The Kite Runner is the story of the unlikely and complicated friendship between Amir, the son of a wealthy merchant, and Hassan, the son of his fathers servant until cultural and class differences and the turmoil of war tear them asunder. Hosseini brings his homeland to life for us in a way that post 9/11 media coverage never could, showing us a world of ordinary people who live, die, eat, pray, dream, and love. Its a story about the long shadows that family secrets cast across decades, the enduring love of friendship, and the transformative power of forgiveness. 
2. Number the Starsby Lois Lowry
This Newbery award-winning novel tells the story of Annemarie Yohansen, a Danish girl growing up in World War II Copenhagen with her best friend, Ellen, who happens to be Jewish. When Annemarie learns about the horrors that the Nazis are inflicting on the Jewish people, she and her family stop at nothing to protect Ellen and her parents, as well as countless other Jews. Lowrys novel is a powerful reminder that cultural and religious differences are no divide between true friends and that love shines all the brighter against the darkness of hatred. 
3. Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenThe opening line of this classic novel, It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife is one of the most recognizable first lines of fiction. Yet Jane Austens most famous work is more than a comedy of manners about the marriage market and the maneuvers of navigating polite society in 19th-century England. Pride and Prejudice remains one of the most enduring works of English Literature not because we find such rewarding pleasure in watching sparks fly between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy (though thats certainly reason enough). Readers embrace the novel because Austen candidly captures the human character with all of its beauties and its imperfections. Pride and Prejudice is a novel about overcoming differences of cast and class, about learning to laugh at life even when its grossly unfair, and about recognizing that loving someone often means accepting them in spite of rather than because of who they are.
4. The Outsidersby S.E. Hinton
Hinton penned this novel when she was only 16 because she was tired of reading fluffy romances. She wanted a story about the harsh realities of being a teenager in mid-20th century America, and since none existed, she wrote one herself. Told from the perspective of orphan Ponyboy Kurtis, this multiple award-winning young adult novel tells the story of a group of rough, teenage boys on the streets of an Oklahoma town, struggling to survive and stick together amidst violence, peer pressure, and broken homes. The novel reminds us that growing up is never easy and that pain, loss, friendship, and love are universal experiences that both create and dissolve socio-economic boundaries.
5. Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottA richly written novel with a cast of memorable characters, Little Women invites us into the warm, comfortable home of a 19th-century American family. Everyone can find a character trait that resonates with them, whether Jos temper, Megs vanity, Amys mischievousness, or Beths shyness. The novel is a coming-of-age story that follows four sisters (the March girls) from girlhood to womanhood in Civil War America. Together they learn about the harsh realities of poverty, illness, and death, and how to dream, love, and laugh through it all. This is a heartwarming, timeless classic about the importance of family and the simple, home-spun comfort of never being alone.
6. A Single Manby Christopher IsherwoodWhile this is far from a light read, its one of the first novels I suggest whenever someone asks me for a book recommendation because it really packs a punch. Right to the solar plexus. The novel looks at a single day in the life of George Falconer, a middle-aged English professor grieving the loss of his partner, Jim. As George struggles against the grip of his depression and wonders what the point of life is any more, he gradually learns, through a dinner with his best friend and a heart-to-heart with a student, the gift of being alive with all its trials and its triumphs. Through the snapshot of a single day in a mans life, Isherwood reminds us that every moment counts. His clear, direct prose will grab hold of you, snap your head around, and challenge you to stare your mortality in the face.
7. Charlottes Webby E.B. White
OK, lets lighten things up a bit. Who doesnt love a novel about talking animals? A Laura Ingalls Wilder Metal winner, E.B. Whites childrens classic about Wilber the pig and his host of barnyard friends from Charlotte the spider to Templeton the rat flings wide the door to imagination and makes us wonder what a world where animals could talk would be like. On a more serious note, it challenges us to ask ourselves how wed treat animals if they could talk. If they could tell us their joys and their fears, would mankind treat them more humanely? Whites novel is a lesson for children and a reminder for adults of the beauty of nature, the cycle of life, and the importance of remembering that every creature has its place on this earth.
8. The Readerby Bernhard SchlinkSet in late-20th Century Germany, this novel boldly confronts long-standing German national guilt over the Nazi war crimes of the Holocaust through the strange, intergenerational relationship between 15 year-old Michael Berg and 36 year-old Hannah Schmitt, an illiterate tram operator and former Auschwitz prison guard. As Michael teaches Hannah to read books, Hannah teaches Michael to read the human character, and he comes to learn about the nuances between good and evil and of living with the consequences of ones choices. The Reader is a story about personal as well as national guilt, about the consequences of keeping secrets, and about the power of redemption.
9. Jane Eyreby Charlotte Bronte
Brontes classic novel tells the tale of a young girls struggle to make something of herself in the world, from the tyranny she endures as a poor orphan under her Aunts roof and the deplorable conditions she lives in at Lowood school to the dark secrets she encounters in her role as Governess at Thornfield Hall, the home of the enigmatic and alluring Mr. Rochester. Strong-willed and resilient, Jane longs for the independence that Victorian England denied women, and her story stands as a timeless example of a womans determination to choose her own path in life in the face of hardship and ridicule.
10. The End of the Affairby Graham GreenThis is another one of those books filled with nuggets of truth that you might cut your teeth on, but that we all need to learn to swallow. The End of the Affair tells the story of the brief but life-altering adulterous relationship between Maurice Bendrix and Sarah Miles. Set in part against the turmoil of World War II, the personal battles of love, hate, guilt, and the search for truth and redemption are all the more poignant. The story of Maurice and Sarah reminds us that the things we do for love can trigger an inexorable pull of fate that carries our lives on a passionate and sometimes perilous journey and that while love doesnt always last forever, the lessons we learn from it do.
11. To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee
This ones gotten a lot of attention with the recent announcement that Lee will be releasing a prequelthis summer, so even if youve read it before, now might be a good time to revisit it. Told through the point of view of the 6 year-old Scout Finch, the story recounts a crisis that rocks her Alabama hometown when the African American Thom Robinson is accused of raping a young white woman. Scouts father, Atticus Finch, is the lawyer appointed to represent Robinson. Alternately humorous and brutally honest, the novel looks critically at social issues of class, race, and sex politics and the sometimes ironic injustice of the American legal system.
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stoneby J.K. RowlingOK, who am I kidding? Read all of them, but you have to begin at the beginning, right? The Wizarding world of Harry Potter has captivated children and adults alike. The story of the Boy Who Lived, a downtrodden, emotionally neglected orphan who discovers hes a wizard, ticks all the big boxes on must-read lists. It deals with the enduring love of friendship, the pain of loss, the triumph of good over evil, and the reality that sometimes the fiercest battles we fight are within ourselves.
13. The Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettA beloved childrens favorite about little Mary Lennox, who goes to live in the English manor house of her reclusive uncle after her parents die of Cholera, The Secret Garden is a timeless classic about the beauty of nature, the healing power of love, and a belief in magic. As the Yorkshire sunshine softens Marys hard little heart and she befriends the animal charmer Dicken, her invalid cousin Colin, and a host of gentle creatures, youll laugh with her and cry with her as she learns how to love, how to trust, and how to reach outside herself to nurture the world around her.
14. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobeby C.S. Lewis
When Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy slip into the magical land of Narnia, befriending talking animals and battling the White Witch, they discover the bonds of family and the value of bravery. This is more than a story about an entire world tucked away in an old piece of furniture. Its a novel about the boundlessness of the human imagination. Set against the backdrop of World War II England, the land of Narnia represents the timeless hope in a better, brighter future.
15. Anne of Green Gablesby L.M. MontgomeryWhen 11 year-old orphan Anne Shirley goes to live with the middle-aged brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, she discovers that theres been some mistake and that they had actually wanted to adopt a boy. While this debacle initially drops Anne into a world where she fears being rejected and unloved, youll ultimately be rewarded as Annes spirited imagination and kind heart win over everyone whose life she touches. This is a heartwarming story of love and friendship and a poignant reminder that sometimes life not working out the way we want it to is actually the best thing that can happen.
16. The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Heidi DuroThis novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and black father. When Rachel, her mother, and her younger brother fall nine stories from an apartment building, Rachel is the only survivor, and shes taken in by her black grandmother in a predominantly white Portland neighborhood. With her brown skin and blue eyes (a white girls eyes in a Black girls face) Rachel faces the challenge of learning what it means to be biracial in a black-and-white world. Duro offers a masterful novel that interrogates the cultural construction of race in America and challenges us to confront our own prejudices.
17. Bridget Joness Diaryby Helen Fielding
A prevailing pop culture icon since her debut in 1996, Bridget Jones has been a symbol of everyday feminism for women all over the world from the UK to Japan. Her self-deprecating, candid cataloguing of dating and dieting debacles, her struggle with body image, and her desire for personal and financial independence resonates with readers because weve all been there at some point in our lives. Humorous and heartwarming, Fieldings novel offers comical but critical commentary on what it means to be a woman in todays world and reminds women (and men) that feminism is less about bra-burning and defying marriage statistics and more about standing up for yourself and loving yourself just as you are.
18. Uncle Toms Cabinby Harriet Beecher StoweA well-known abolitionist novel, Uncle Toms Cabin is a political and puritanical indictment of American slavery. Stowe weaves together the stories of several slaves from the fierce Eliza who will stop at nothing to rescue her son from being sold to the meek, modest Uncle Tom who bears his burden calmly and quietly, serving his masters with the faithful honesty of a man for whom freedom is as much a state of mind as a physical condition. This is a novel about the endurance of the human spirit and the moral obligation to fight for right.
19. The Bell Jarby Sylvia PlathThe Bell Jar is a hauntingly realistic novel based on Plaths own life and tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a talented young woman who gains a summer internship at a large New York magazine and discovers that instead of enjoying the glamorous New York lifestyle, she finds it frightening and disorienting. Lifted from Plaths own struggle with depression, the Bell Jar is an authentic look into the human psyche and sheds light on the realities of mental illness.
20. Alices Adventures in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll
A classic work of Victorian Childrens Fiction, this is a whimsical tale of magic and nonsense in which Alice finds herself in an imaginary world after chasing a white rabbit she sees while sitting quietly on the riverbank. Opening this novel invites you to fall down the proverbial rabbit hole and into a world of talking animals and magic mushrooms that cause Alice to grow or shrink depending on which side she eats. This novel has delighted children and adults alike with its blurring of the boundaries between real and make-believe and the all-too real sensation of trying to find our way around a world we cant make sense of.
21. The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar WildeIn this chilling novel, the titular character, Dorian Gray, is the subject of a portrait by painter Basil Hallward, who is enamored of Dorians beauty. Knowing that his youth will fade eventually, Dorian wishes to sell his soul for beauty and youth, and his wish is granted. As Dorian grows more beautiful, his painting mysteriously takes on an increasingly monstrous appearance. Hauntingly descriptive and delicately crafted, Wildes novel challenges us to look within ourselves and acknowledge the darker side of human nature and the struggle between good and evil that each of us faces.
Humorous and heartwarming, Fielding’s
22. Murder on the Orient Expressby Agatha ChristieIn one of Christie’s most compelling mysteries, the luxurious Orient Express is stopped in a snowdrift in the dead of night, and the next morning, a grumpy, dislikable American passenger is found stabbed twelve times with his door locked. Only the other passengers can have been the killer with the possibility of it being an outside job highly unlikely because of the snowstorm. As Detective Hercule Poirot investigates, a tangled tale is woven around the murdered man as each passenger is revealed to be connected to him. With her usual flare for intrigue, Agatha Christie gives us a mystery that blurs the boundaries between legal and moral justice, challenging us to decide when, and if, it’s ever justifiable to take the law into our own hands.
23. The Little Princeby Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The most-translated book in the French Language, The Little Prince is the story of a little boy who falls to Earth from an Asteroid after visiting several other asteroids to try to understand mankind. In his travels he meets a series of strange and delightful characters, including a king with no subjects, a drunkard who drinks to forget about the shame of being a drunkard, and an untamed fox. The Little Prince is an allegory about the foolishness of man and man’s tendency toward self-destruction through violence, as well as a heartwarming tale of the transformative power of friendship and trust.
24. The Fault in Our Starsby John GreenA Compelling, touching story, The Fault in Our Stars recounts the experiences of Hazel, a teenager with cancer, and the experiences of the other teens in her cancer support group. As together they share their fears and their joys, readers come to appreciate the fragility of life through these young voices whose lives are at once burning with intensity and flickering on the point of dying. Green captures the struggles of terminal illness with tenderness and amazing authenticity, reminding us that love, friendship, and faith transcend all, even death itself.
25. The Wonderful Wizard of Ozby L. Frank BaumA classic novel about adventure and magic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz tells the story of what happens to little Dorothy Gale when she and her dog, Toto, are caught up in a cyclone and whisked away from their Kansas farm to find themselves in the land of Oz, where they meet a host of colorful characters including the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, and the Cowardly Lion. Together they journey to the Emerald city to meet the celebrated Wizard in a quest for knowledge, love, courage, and a search for home. Immortalized in its famous adaptation starring Judy Garland, the novel is a heartwarming story about friendship and bravery, about appreciating what you have, and never forgetting that home is where your heart is.
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12 most-expected ebook bestsellers – spring 2017 Piotr Kowalczyk
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