Indonesians Who Love English Books discussion

Wait, wait Lynossa. Are you a teacher?! I can't believe that after meeting you a couple of times, I didn't completely realize this.

@Reza: That was the original plan. But then after I got my Nook, I was given the eBook of 20 Thousand Leagues for free. So I figured I'll just give Verne a try first.

@Rachel, what did you think my job is?
I have two jobs, the other is translator. I am a teacher now, but who knows next year, I only follow the current aka has no ambition, lol.

I tried to read this month's book Liesl and Po, and completely drawn into it. Reminds me of Diana Wynne Jones or Eva Ibbotson. Nice choice! Thx.

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

Maybe the 1st POV that make the story boring. I have hit and miss with 1st POV.

Anyone had read the parody of Fifty Shades of Grey? The title is Fifty-one Shades: A Parody . Quite hilarious!

just finished fifty shades of grey a few days ago and now i'm currently reading fifty shades darker

@Cindy: I'm having a really difficult time getting through 20 Thousand Leagues, so maybe I'll switch to Liesl and Po. I'm glad you're enjoying it! You can discuss more about it on our June group read thread:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

I think I'll purchase Liesl and Po this weekend.

@Yessyamarilis: Yay! My favourite is Fifty Shades Darker out of the trilogy. So.much.angst. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Rachel wrote: "@Cindy: I'm having a really difficult time getting through 20 Thousand Leagues, so maybe I'll switch to Liesl and Po. I'm glad you're enjoying it! You can discuss more about it on our June group re..."


i hope the 2nd book better than the first one,..so let's give it try

reading The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern at the moment. Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is next on the list.

fell in love with Palahniuk's dark humor after Snuff.

Currently reading Daughter of Smoke and Bone (finally) and boy am I loving it so far!

Will read Liesl and Po after this one :D

Reading A Game of Thrones. This book will hook you up well..really a pages turner..I suggest to read the book first then watch the series on TV. More details on the books.

Rachel wrote: "Currently reading Daughter of Smoke and Bone (finally) and boy am I loving it so far!

Will read Liesl and Po after this one :D"

Oh I'm curious about Liesl and Po. I liked Daughter of Smoke and Bone, but thought the main leads could be more..less fairy taleish perfect I guess. Still gg to read the sequel to see if they'd change my perception ^^

I just finished 1Q84 so now I need to get on with work am free to spend my leisure time elsewhere! Will try to finish the June read before I get started on new reads.

@Sanshow: On the contrary, I don't think the leads were fairytale-ish. Akiva is a far cry from Prince Charming (look at those tallies on his fingers!) and Karou, well... I think she's a hipster, haha. That's just my two cents; and I certainly understand where you're coming from. I would say the story as a whole is sort-of fairytale-ish, but that is mainly why I like it. It's been a while since I've read YA that is not Dystopian. :D :D

I will now start to read our June read too, and try to finish it, before I start on other new reads. *high-fives Sanshow*

sanshow wrote: "I just finished 1Q84..."

I tried to read that but then gave up in the middle. Is that worth continuing? This one seems harder than any Murakami's book...

Oon wrote: "sanshow wrote: "I just finished 1Q84..."

I tried to read that but then gave up in the middle. Is that worth continuing? This one seems harder than any Murakami's book..."

The story buildup is kinda slow but I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It's a very Japanese drama kind of writing, sort of like art films. If you enjoy thrillers you'd probably find this stretchy, but if you like human psychology, imagination and nuances, this would give you some surreal moments.

Currently reading The Secret Hour. Kinda enjoy it. Now I would like to order Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. Never read a novel from him before, so I would like to give a try.

Just finished the 1st and 2nd of Hex Hall series, waiting for the 3rd series, Spell Bound! :D

@Sheva: I've read A Long Way Down; and my feelings about it are mixed. It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, but it wasn't horrible. I am, however, excited to see the movie. It has been optioned for film.

Now I'm reading Insurgent by Veronica Roth. So far, underwhelming.

I'm currently reading Water (Akasha #1) by Terra Harmony,
and soon, I will re-read Night Huntress series 1-3 (it's one of my favorites among all the series x)

I'm currently reading The Serpent's Shadow by the mighty Rick Riordan :D The book was actually said to come out on late August/early September this year but then it came last month-ish so I was so happy

Currently reading "Handle With Care" by Jodi Piccoult, and at the same time Rachel Ward's "Numbers."

@Rachel: Thats a good trilogy :D I love it! :))
@Indah: Same case with the "Serpent's Shadow", awesome book. Too bad that it's the last book of the Kane Chronicles :/

Now I'm reading Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren. It started really annoying, but now it's really, really good. A really fun YA.

Just finished The Girl Who Played With Fire, now taking a break from hefty books. Currently reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald :D

Currently reading

What am I reading? Tons (!) of articles and research papers I can tell you that..
Anyway I just finished 20TL. Will review later, maybe.


Hello?! *echo*

Ami wrote: "Currently reading "

Oh,I plan to read the first! Or maybe because the model cover is Paul Marron, lol!

Finish reading Elemental, will continue reading Storm. Australian seems writing better YA than Americans do

Since my last post on this thread; I've finished the River of Time trilogy which consists of Waterfall, Cascade & Torrent. They were really fun to read. And in between the trilogy, I've read Beautiful Disaster and The Secret Hour. Wow, haven't I been a busy little bee.

Wowza Rachel. I envy you for having the time to plough thru a trilogy just like that, and then some. Though I cant blame anyone but myself. *sigh*

Does ur recent shift to e-books help?

I've been a tad bit proscratinating, haha.

My shift to e-books helped SO MUCH. So many books available at my fingertips! It's crazy.

Nookporepaah *geli* hahaha.

Decide reading , and I can't finish it. The story feel repetitive, the character one dimensional and I'm so tired with all that spanking!.

Finish , and now into

Just finished
It's an erotica romance, short story but I enjoyed it.

Hopefully can read in my office =D

I'm reading The Poet.

Angelfall by Susan Ee; a different type of Dystopian than what I'm used to, and it's an utterly great change. What a breath of fresh air. Really enjoying it so far.

I'm reading
hehehehe xD fell in love with it because of The Mortal Instruments! <3

Hi all~ First time posting here. :D

I'm reading Fahrenheit 451. I enjoy the story so far but a bit :( because I just found a smaller in size edition plus cheaper in Times yesterday (bought mine in BookDepository)!

Hello and welcome to the group! Have a look around and feel free to post in whatever thread you find interesting. We hope to see you around here more :)

Currently reading Poison Study; Goodreads recommended it to me, so fingerscrossed it's good.

I'm currently reading . A new released book (May 2012 in US) and i am quite surprised that it is already in Times Bookstore and Periplus not more than a month after its release date.

I've always loved Julia Quinn for her funny and smart conversations between the characters (instead of the love scenes) and this novel has loads of it.

Also currently reading

I finally decide reading . I don't know why this book now become boom. Such a torture to read it, but since I do buddy read, I'm sure I can finish! X).

I never know why so much people like it too (hehehe, no offense, Rachel. I know you like Fifty ^^)

@Ren: None taken! It's not for everyone :) It was my first foray into this genre, and well, I was caught unaware, and I was totally absorbed into it. My utmost guilty pleasure, that trilogy, lol.

Rachel: ohh.. I've been looking for Poison Study.. Can't find the book. Read good reviews about it.. I'm crossing my fingers for you too !! :)

Ren wrote: "I finally decide reading . I don't know why this book now become boom. Such a torture to read it, but since I do buddy read, I'm sure I can finish! X).

I never know..."

Hehe...and yet your tweet full of fifty...

Currently re-read (again) Linda Howard Books. Just finished Mr.Perfect and Open Season. Now I'm in the last page of Cry No More. After that maybe I will read Water Bound by Christine Feehan.

Currently reading
So far don't know what to comment this story. Liam is sweet and a man who every girls want to be with, I know, but... some parts of the story just don't make sense
Need to finish this to know is it good or just so-so..

@Rachel : LOL, yes! Maybe because I'd read erotica before and the billionaire-poor girl things at Fifty not well executed, maybe that's why I'm not enjoy it so much as other do. :).. But my thought still not final, lol!

@Adisty : Just tweets Fifty random things that amused me ;)

So, beside I do my best to finish Fifty tonight, I just finish reading . Gena Showalter never disappoint me so far.

Ren wrote: "I finally decide reading . I don't know why this book now become boom. Such a torture to read it, but since I do buddy read, I'm sure I can finish! X).

I never know..."

I've been curious about that!! i keep on seeing it in every bookstore but i haven't had the money to buy it yet :P i used my last savings for and xD i wonder how the fifties are xD

bought several new ones last week, only had time to finish one.


mixed feelings on this one. on one hand, it was good, somewhat expected from preston/child. a whole bunch of twists just sort of blindsided me in the story. it was good, really. but not excellent, which so many of their Pendergast series are. so basically, i'm like a kid given a mercedes and whining that it wasn't a bentley. which it wasn't.

now looking for another peaceful night so i can read another book. or at least finish my

@Ellen: I've finished Poison Study, and it's good! Not amazing; a bit cliche, very straight to the point writing ... but I think it's still a very good YA. A quick read, very enjoyable.

@Jati: Go and finish A Dance with Dragons already! You've been reading that for forever!

And now I'm starting David Levithan's The Realm of Possibility.

@Rach: Leave him be. I think he's rationing it. God knows when the next one will be out.

@Jati: Careful though Jati, (echo effect) for no mortals knows when and where the God of Spoilers might pay us a visit. be prepared to plea "NO! Not today."

Ren wrote: "I finally decide reading . I don't know why this book now become boom. Such a torture to read it, but since I do buddy read, I'm sure I can finish! X).

I never know..."

I recently finished 50 shades too. And it took all of my willpower to finish it. Certainly not going to read the other 2 books then... Do tell if they're any good, though! :)

Wah, I keep finding this fifty everywhere. It seems like everybody reads this book?

@Reza What shall I offer to God of Spoilers? Here I am still reading the first Bran chapter of GoT (watched Season 1, read Clash of Kings then decided to read the first book).

I just finished 1st part of Fahrenheit 451 and I'm wondering why it's titled The Hearth and The Salamander..

@Elfira: Ah, nobody really deserves the visit from God of Spoilers, but some victims are actually kinda asking for it. Well I'm sure u know better than to roam around forums, discussion boards, wikis, and the likes. Tread carefully, cos really, the internet is like a jungle full of traps.

It is known.

Helo, I just joined in the group - i'm currently reading the series of "shades of grey" - apparently it's a big hype in the UK...somehow. it's ok...so far...not great, just ok