Malaysian Reads discussion

I'm adding the link of the book next to the item I check off as I go. :)


A book with more than 500 pages - Nos4 R2
A classic romance
A book that became a movie - Warm Bodies
A book published this year - Across Dreamlands
A book with a number in the title
A book written by someone under 30 - Spirits Abroad
A book with non-human characters - The Girl With All the Gifts: Extended Free Preview
A funny book - The Little World of Liz Climo
A book by a female author - Hot Teen Slut
A mystery or thriller - Devoured
A book with a one-word title
A book of short stories - CYBERPUNK: MALAYSIA
A book set in a different country - Strange Weather in Tokyo
A non-fiction book - Rising Above a Toxic Workplace: Taking Care of Yourself in an Unhealthy Environment
A popular author’s first book
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet - The Crane Wife
A book a friend recommended
A Pulitzer Prize winning book
A book based on a true story - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
A book at the bottom of your to-read list
A book your mom loves - Secret Agent Grooms
A book that scares you - 20th Century Ghosts
A book more than a hundred years old
A book based entirely on its cover - Kuala Terengganu in 7 Days
A book you were supposed to read in school but you didn’t
A memoir - Bario Borneo Reflection
A book you can finish in a day - The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy
A book with antonyms in the title
A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
A book that came out the year you were born
A book with bad reviews
A trilogy - The Complete Strain Trilogy: The Strain, The Fall, The Night Eternal
A book from your childhood
A book with a love triangle - Hector and the Search for Happiness
A book set in high school
A book with a color in the title
A book that made you cry - Looking for Alaska
A book with magic
A graphic novel - Taubat Si Tanggang Taubat Si Tanggang
A book by an author you’ve never read before - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
A book you own but never read
A book that takes place in your hometown
A book that was originally written in different language - LAUTAN DI HUJUNG LORONG
A book set during Christmas
A book written by an author with your same initials
A play
A banned book
A book based or turned into a TV show
A book you started but never finished - A Cat, a Hat and a Piece of String

I think I liked Looking for Alaska more than the other works by Green. Most seem to say that TFioS is his best work but I feel that LFA feels more raw and honest, overall.

Anyway, great progress Georgette!

Shy wrote: "I think I liked Looking for Alaska more than the other works by Green. Most seem to say that TFioS is his best work but I feel that LFA feels more raw and honest, overall.

I just found out that LFA is 10 years old this year! TFioS was the first of his work that I read, and I bought the entire boxed set based on it.

Georgette wrote: "I just found out that LFA is 10 years old this year!

And they produced a special cover for this, right?

Georgette wrote: "TFioS was the first of his work that I read, and I bought the entire boxed set based on it. "

TFioS was the latest one I read. While I get and appreciate the metaphors and symbolisms that he integrated in that book, I can't bring myself to love it.

Have you watched the screen adaptation?

I haven't watch a movie released in the last 2 years. And I have zero compulsion to watch most screen adaptations unless I've not read the book and don't intend to, or I simply can't get through the book.

The last two films I watch were old - My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service.

For personal reference:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I don't scare easily, and books commonly suggested under the horror category are casual reads to me.

After falling off the wagon since before Chinese New Year, I got back on board with The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. It's hard to not instantly love a book about readers, booksellers and writers.

Added a handful of new books which I bought and mostly read while in KL.

The Crane Wife
Strange Weather in Tokyo
The Little World of Liz Climo
Kuala Terengganu in 7 Days
Taubat Si Tanggang https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

If you're in KL, drop by Kedai Fixi at Jaya Shopping Centre to support local authors and publishers! I picked up the last two books in my list from there. If my luggage wasn't getting so heavy, I'd get more.

Wow!

I never know Fixi had it own store! (huhuhu katak di bawah tempurung)

If I had chances I surely go there!

Ask wrote: "Wow!

I never know Fixi had it own store! (huhuhu katak di bawah tempurung)

If I had chances I surely go there!"

It's a pretty nice store. :)

Georgette wrote: "Added a handful of new books which I bought and mostly read while in KL.

The Crane Wife"

Nice. What did you think of the crane wife? I saw one at the Popular. didn't buy as I am still trying to trim down my tbr first.

Neenee wrote: Nice. What did you think of the crane wife? I saw one at the Popular. di..."

I found it a bit "meh". I liked his YA books but I couldn't quite get into this one. I didn't even bring it home with me.

Georgette wrote: "Neenee wrote: Nice. What did you think of the crane wife? I saw one at the Popular. di..."

I found it a bit "meh". I liked his YA books but I couldn't quite get into this one. I didn't even bring ..."

Thanks, Georgette. Hmmm... so glad I didn't buy it. almost did; i fell in love with its covers.

After a long hiatus, read Warm Bodies. Meh.

Added Nos4 R2 to 'more than 500 pages'. I was hoping this would be scary but I've read worst so it was more deliciously dark than frightening. Good read.

Note to self coz I can't edit on mobile:

Lara Hassan - Across Dreamland
Books published in 2015

Added 20th Century Ghosts under 'Book that scares you'. Not really, but close enough. Good anthology, and definitely new favourite author!

Finished Hector and the Search for Happiness but don't know where to file it.

Finished Zen Cho's Spirits Abroad. Highly recommended. Filed under authors under 30.

2015 sorted and closed.