Indonesians Who Love English Books discussion

Oh, so you listen to audio books? Wonderful.

Listra wrote: "Oh, so you listen to audio books? Wonderful."

yeah, it's great, makes you more absorbed in the story. well, sometimes i get annoyed that it gets so slow,it could take hours to finish a book. but at climatic scenes.. it's just worth it XD

Tasha wrote: "currently listening to The Way of Kings The Stormlight Archive 1
anyone else read it?

ps. audio book makes the story more alive, somehow, but, by george, it's dreadfully slow."

That would be my next reading, is it any good?

Ari wrote: "Tasha wrote: "currently listening to The Way of Kings The Stormlight Archive 1
anyone else read it?

ps. audio book makes the story more alive, somehow, but, by george, it's dreadfully slow."

That..."

yeah! it's awesome, Brandon Sanderson is a master at weaving intricate plots. The characters are interesting, and you can't help but sympathize with them, and he's one of the few authors that can make a girl the main character without making her seem weak or annoying. And, as always his magic system is intriguing and rich.
There only bad thing so far was the constant change of POV... it makes us know more of the world but sometimes... well, just try it out, to me, this is his masterpiece, and i hate myself for reading it now. I'll have to wait for a year or two for the sequel...;p

Tasha wrote: "Ari wrote: "Tasha wrote: "currently listening to The Way of Kings The Stormlight Archive 1
anyone else read it?

ps. audio book makes the story more alive, somehow, but, by george, it's dreadfully ..."

Well I think you need to prepare for at least 10 year? because he planned the series would be about 10 books or so..:)

ooh.. stormlight archive! that was one of the best books i've read in years! finished that in one sitting, all night long. skipped work the next day. haha..

i know what you mean about the constant change of POV, but honestly, i kinda guessed he got that from trying to complete Robert Jordan's work. god knows Jordan has so many different characters and such. besides, if you've read mistborn and elantris, this was just so much different in his storytelling style. he really did mature a lot.

i seriously cannot imagine listening to the audio book version. the story was just incredibly vivid in details, i think audio books would just limit my imagination.

also the characters, dammit it was GOOD! the twist at the ending with subtle clues on the actual stance in the story kept me hooked. i've been plugging this book to Rachel for a long time, and sadly, she has not seen the light. hahaha..

i'm just hoping he won't be anything like G.R.R. Martin, and actually publishes on time...

Ari wrote: "Tasha wrote: "Ari wrote: "Tasha wrote: "currently listening to The Way of Kings The Stormlight Archive 1
anyone else read it?

ps. audio book makes the story more alive, somehow, but, by george, it..."

great.just great.


Jati wrote: "ooh.. stormlight archive! that was one of the best books i've read in years! finished that in one sitting, all night long. skipped work the next day. haha..

i know what you mean about the constan..."



Yeah, I've read elantris and mistborn, that's what lead me to the way of kings, and i was surprised that he got even better.
the audiobooks actually sparked mine actually :D

hopefully he published on time AND doesn't kill most of the characters we eventually care and love.

ps. is the wheel of time good?

This is just the strangest thing. Just last weekend a friend of mine just. could. not. shut. up. about The Way of Kings, about Roshar, about B Sanderson.

Now I guess I'll give it a try.

Okay, I finished Theft of Swords last night. Now I need to decide which to read first between The Name of the Wind or The Way of Kings. I know both are a bit heavier plot than the previous book I read..:)

Ari wrote: "Okay, I finished Theft of Swords last night. Now I need to decide which to read first between The Name of the Wind or The Way of Kings. I know both are a bit heavier plot than the previous book I r..."

The name of the wind is "lighter" than the way of king. But both are very entertaining books.

is theft of swords any good?

Tasha wrote: "Ari wrote: "Okay, I finished Theft of Swords last night. Now I need to decide which to read first between The Name of the Wind or The Way of Kings. I know both are a bit heavier plot than the previ..."

Theft of Swords is pretty easy read..it doesn't have lengthy explanation on world building and on every plot. The author had managed concise and pretty straight forward story telling.

Quite a lot of surprise on the story itself. The author had also managed to put every reasons on both sides of coins. So yeah, I enjoyed it. Ready for the next book which is Rise of Empire, but I think I'm gonna take a break from the series and read something else. :)

Amanda wrote: "Haha you shouldn't feel desperate because of someone like *that*. I mean, your reviews are much more popular than her books (which better have perfect grammar or she's a stinking hypocrite)!

Yep. ..."

Make sense then. So many bad writers behavior this day. She can use a decent and humble words if she disagree with me. But she choose otherwise.
Well...

I just finish reading Serpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison. Beside the romance aspect, I love this book, since its full of riddles and mysteries.
Now into Wicked As They Come by Delilah S Dawson. Kinda remind me of Alice in Wonderland, with bunnies that have fangs and Mad Hatter (or Chesire Cat?) that drink blood. Pretty unique!

Hufff....
That was me finally catching a breath after reading the Prologue of The Way of Kings. Daym, talking about action sequence and worldbuilding. Though I saw that it's gotten mixed, almost polarized reviews. :/

@Tasha and Jati: what can I expect from the rest of the book, in terms of plot, characters I can root for, and worldbuilding?

You can expect awesomeness my friend.



Haha.. But seriously, there are so many characters you can sympathize with in the story, and Sanderson was pretty straighforward in their depiction.

Szeth is the conflicted awesome asassin, and you just couldnt predict where he will go in the story. I felt sorry for the dude, though.

But Kaladin is central to the story. Pay attention to his details, so many discoveries along the way.

But you can't really root for just one character in this story. Its like the power rangers, separate people with separate functions which will be incredibly badass if/when they do team up..

Also, the worldbuilding and the action sequences. Holy crap. That's a reason on its own to read the entire story.

I'm trying to finish 3 books at a time: Un Lun Dun, Veronika Decides to Die , and To Kill a Mockingbird . These are not-so-newly-published books, but these books are the debts that I have to pay before I buy aother books. I got my eye for To Kill A Mockingbird actually. Shame on me to read it now, since I bought the book like almost a year ago. *sigh* if I could finish these 3 books, I could go for more book-shopping! Yeay.

Jati wrote: "You can expect awesomeness my friend.



Haha.. But seriously, there are so many characters you can sympathize with in the story, and Sanderson was pretty straighforward in their depiction.

Szeth ..."

couldn't have said it any better.
@reza: plot will get more awesome along the way, and you'll most probably sympathize with most of the central characters.
Sanderson's world is rich, and it's not fully explored in the first book, and since there's 9 books coming, I expect it's gonna expand even more.
gah! i love this book.

@jati and tasha: alright, i'm sold. moving it to 'currently reading' folder..

Currently reading , , and a couple of others that I flip through when I need some distraction...

Currently reading Stay by Deb Caletti and I'm riveted. This book feels legit, if you know what I mean.

I'm re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas now. It's always great, no matter how many times you read it.

Listra wrote: "I'm re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas now. It's always great, no matter how many times you read it."

I love it too. Though it takes weeks to finished it up I enjoyed the book enormously.

Re-read No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole. Still waiting Indonesian publisher will publish her IAD series. I found most of Indonesian's romance readers prefer Historical Romance or Contemporer, rather than PNR or UF :/

Listra wrote: "I'm re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas now. It's always great, no matter how many times you read it."

same here~ but i'm trying the audiobook (and for the first time for me, unabridged) version..
the french words sound so fancy.. lol

I'm in between books now. I have just finished Boy in the Suitcase, and haven't decided what's next.

It's a lonely place, I can tell you. It's like having left my old boyfriend, but haven't found a new one yet.

Coqueline wrote: "I'm in between books now. I have just finished Boy in the Suitcase, and haven't decided what's next.

It's a lonely place, I can tell you. It's like having left my old boyfriend, but haven't found ..."

i know the feeling, that's why the longer the story is, the better :D

I'm reading This World or the Next by
Lukas Holmes

Reading Sweet Evil on top of my other reads. This YA book pretty much reads like an Indo sinetron - but it's fun! Hahahah

Tasha wrote: "i know the feeling, that's why the longer the story is, the better :D "

Long books make me cheat with shorter one(s) in between as a distraction. Hahaha...

Coqueline wrote: "Tasha wrote: "i know the feeling, that's why the longer the story is, the better :D "

Long books make me cheat with shorter one(s) in between as a distraction. Hahaha..."

That's true. It happens when I read Virgil's Aeneid. I read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and even re-read The Count of Monte Cristo in between. (And haven't finished it even now)

Finally done with Great Gatsby. Sorry Rachel, I don't enjoy it as you did.
Move on to my next book, The Sealed Letter by Emma Donaghue, writer of Room.

@Lynossa: Oh no! Didn't you find it to be so tragic, though? Damnit Daisy Buchanan. I love the whole old money and new money bit they've got going on. Oh and I haven't told you what I thought of Paper Towns. I liked Q a lot; didn't appreciate the ending though. I actually liked Alaska as a character much better than Margo. And in retrospect, I think I also liked Looking for Alaska better. At least after reading LfA, I'm still thinking whether she actually off-ed herself or not. Makes my brain swirl, lol.

I'm currently reading Madame Bovary. Haven't read classics in a while.

Oh yes, it's kinda tragic, but I couldn't think of better ending than that. I mean, somehow it's hard to picture happy ending for Gatsby. Especially since Daisy is so vain.

Tasha wrote: "Listra wrote: "I'm re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas now. It's always great, no matter how many times you read it."

same here~ but i'm trying the audiobook (and for the first..."

Tasha : Wow, the audiobook sound interesting, though I was a beginner in french but it must be fun. Where do you find it?

Adisty wrote: "Tasha wrote: "Listra wrote: "I'm re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas now. It's always great, no matter how many times you read it."

same here~ but i'm trying the audiobook (and..."

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the pirate bay...argh *pokerface*

I just read Slammed by Colleen Hoover and it was goooood. A really engaging, emotional YA.

And even though I've started 2 other books already, tonight, I will be starting the sequel Point of Retreat.

sanshow wrote: "Reading Sweet Evil on top of my other reads. This YA book pretty much reads like an Indo sinetron - but it's fun! Hahahah"

Huh? Like Indonesia's opera soap? No wonder. So hard to find an interesting YA today.

Finish reading Crave: The Seduction of Snow White, which is the boring erotica I've ever read. Someone just reccomend me to read another erotica fairy tale by Anne Rice, but not sure I want to read it.

Trying to catch up on an urban/fantasy series. So I've been trying to finish Black Night for the past couple of days. BUT, I also start reading another book, a romance by Sarah Mayberry, All They Need

Ren wrote: "sanshow wrote: "Reading Sweet Evil on top of my other reads. This YA book pretty much reads like an Indo sinetron - but it's fun! Hahahah"

Huh? Like Indonesia's opera soap? No wonder. So hard to f..."

Yes, it's amusing at first but as I read on it gets OOT ridiculous. But it'll be fun to review.

I just finished
The Knife of Never Letting Go, supposedly a YA book, but to me a good book is a good book, and it transcends categorization. Thank heavens.

Now starting the June read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea along with my other half-read books.

@sanshow, I really love that book. It made me cry when I read it on a train home, much to my embarrassement, lol.

Currently reading 20000 leagues under the sea

Hopefully finished with The Girl Who Played with Fire by tonite. Then on with TTLUtS..

Woah, you guys are quick! I'm currently reading Point of Retreat, and then I'll start reading Liesl and Po.

@sanshow : bad and boring book give me a headache. Even its fun to review it, still...

I finish reading The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. Anyone had read it? Is it just me that think that book is so boring?

@ren, I actually quite enjoy it, but it's a bit boring in some parts.

Uh oh, many of you are preparing for Ju[les Ver]ne's adventure while I'm here still crisscrossing the worlds of His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

And having a lot of work in my real world right now. If only I have The Subtle Knife to cut this work to pieces, or The Golden Compass to look for another job with much higher salary and shorter hours and more holidays and...

Better go. My boss is watching me right now behind The Amber Spyglass

I have started Jules Verne and I'm having a very difficult time getting through it. I'm also distracted by my other reads; such as That Boy which is the other book that I'm currently reading and also by work; same with you Oon, work is hectic for me at the moment too.

My progress is kinda slow too, I should've used my time last week when I had more free time. Now I'm going to be very busy as the exam weeks finally arrive.

Good luck for your exams! Yes, there's always the real life part we have to deal with, huh ^ ^

ditto. my target was to actually finish the book last weekend, but got a little sidetracked when i went library hopping in bogor and found this piece of awesome

original scholastic from '69. couldn't resist.

i'll try again to finish this weekend though.

Hear hear, seems like busy days all around! but there's still a lot of time to catch up.
@Rachel: thought ur gonna start with Liesl and Po?
@Lynossa: ah, exam. taking, or invigilating?

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@Jati: noice. which library exactly?

@reza, supervising and checking the result. Not to mention I haven't check their last works and the score should be submitted before the exam starts. But when it's over I'll have a week off. Hoooraaayyy!