Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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BOOK review
Started on: 4 October 2018
Finished on: 14 October 2018

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Title: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Author: Gail Honeyman
Publisher: Viking

Pages: 327 pages / 336 pages (e-book)
Year of Publication: 2017
Price: Rp 198,000 (http://periplus.com/)

Rating: 4/5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say."

Eleanor Oliphant is a woman who struggles with appropriate social skills and tend to spend her time alone. She follows a highly scheduled routine of avoiding social interactions, in which she spend her weekends eating pizza and drinking vodka. Eleanor has lived alone for a long time and she preferred it that way—since other people seems to find her weird. But everything changes when she gets to know a fellow co-worker, Raymond—the IT guy from her office. After unintentionally spending time together with Raymond several times, Eleanor started enjoying his company and finally realized how she has been craving for human interaction. Raymond slowly unraveled Eleanor's dark past that has damaged her and helped her find a way to recovery.

Movie Adaptation Review: Crazy Rich Asians

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I know it's quite late to be posting this, but I'm going to write it nevertheless 😂. I actually watched Crazy Rich Asians twice; the first time with my boyfriend and the second time with my parents. To be honest, I originally planned on reading the book first before going to watch the movie. But since the book is quite lengthy, I decided to just directly watch the movie 😂. I'd have to say, the movie is very pleasant and easy to watch—because you don't have to think too much about it. For the most part, the story line is pretty cliché and predictable; but it's still enjoyable for me personally. In this review I'm going to review some of my favorite parts from the movie. Hopefully I won't spoil too much for those who haven't seen it yet 😉.

Book Review: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

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BOOK review
Started on: 7 September 2018
Finished on: 10 September 2018

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Title: Long Way Down

Author: Jason Reynolds
Publisher: Atheneum

Pages: 306 pages / 321 pages (e-book)
Year of Publication: 2017
Price: Rp 228,000 (http://periplus.com/)

Rating: 4/5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"but if blood inside you is on the inside of someone else,
you never want to see it on the outside of them."

Fifteen-year old Will just lost his brother, Shawn, who was shot and murdered. But despite his grief, Will reminded himself of the rules. No crying; no snitching; and revenge. And that is exactly what he's going to do as he took a gun from Shawn's drawer and shove it in the back waistband of his jeans. As he entered the elevator on the seventh floor to go to the lobby, Will experienced something strange. In the span of one minute, the elevator stopped at each floor and someone comes in to join him. However, all of these people that Will encountered, are supposed to be dead.

Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Love to Meet

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Here we are again with another Top Ten Tuesday post after several months! I don't think I've ever done this topic on my blog ever before, so I thought this will be a good opportunity to share some of the Authors I'd Love to Meet. Of course I would love to meet all of my favorite authors, but on this list I picked my favorite authors who have impacted my life—one way or another. I'd really love to meet them and express my feelings and gratitude towards their works. So here they are, listed in no particular order.

Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Covers (2018)

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I've shown a lot of my favorite covers in the past, and this week's Top 5 Wednesday is yet another one about book covers—that is why I am exceptionally excited about the topic. However, this time I will do it a bit differently than the previous ones I did. I usually chose my favorite from books that I have already read. This time, I randomly browsed from books that are released in 2018 and picked the ones that caught my attention. I had a great time because I love browsing for books and it's the perfect time to judge them by their covers 😂. So here are my picks, listed in no particular order.

Book Review: A List of Cages by Robin Roe

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BOOK review
Started on: 27 August 2018
Finished on: 6 September 2018

A List of Cages by Robin Roe

Title: A List of Cages

Author: Robin Roe
Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Pages: 310 pages / 320 pages (e-book)
Year of Publication: 2017
Price: Rp 266,000 (https://www.periplus.com/)

Rating: 4/5
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"For the millionth time I wish she'd titled her lists, because the entire notebook is like this. A list of places. A list of colors. A list of songs. But no titles. No context. No way to understand what they mean."

Adam Blake is a cheerful and friendly guy with ADHD. Despite his condition, Adam is always loved and adored by the people around him. Until one day, the school psychologist asked for his help and that is when Adam is reunited with Julian—the foster brother he hasn’t seen in five years. Adam is thrilled seeing Julian again, but it seems like Julian doesn't feel the same way. Julian is still the same kindhearted person that Adam once knew, but slowly he discovered that Julian has been keeping secrets that no one else knows about. Adam is eager to find out and help Julian; however, his eagerness might actually endanger Julian's life even more.