Indonesians Who Love English Books discussion

I'm currently reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson. Has any of you read it?:-)

Something_personal wrote: "I haven't read anything yet today. But I just finished fateful by Claudia Gray and Unearthly by Cynthia Hand :))
They are a very great books :) I'm looking for another good YA Books. Any Suggest..."

Have you read "Hush, Hush" by Becca Fitzpatrick? They're so addicting I could hardly put down. Idk but you'll probably like it:)

Variant by Robison Wells is also good.

I just finished Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend. It was one of those book that I picked up out of randomness, but unexpectedly turned out to be very very good!

It's told from the perspective of the imaginary friend, which is refreshingly unique and easily relatable. The fact that the narrator is an imaginary friend makes the language easy, and the humor and irony often are communicated through his innocence.

The author never specify what disorder that Max experience, but from the symptoms, it is pretty similar to those of Asperger's. It's an interesting read for anybody to easily pick up and read.

Nadine: I'm also currently reading the girl who kicked the hornet's nest lol curious with how lizbeth and blomkvist will become...

I'm currently reading this:

Me reading this: owned by sis for long time but just borrowed it from her yesterday lol.

Just finished The Silver Lining Playbook, just out of curiosity. Meh.
Now I've been meaning to finally crack A Dance with Dragons, but since I know that it's gonna be a good while until the next one comes out, I think I'm gonna wait abit more.
So now I'm reading Phantom by Jo Nesbo.

the making of us by Lisa Jewell. really nice book. I'm looking forward to read Cloud Atlas ^^

i m in the middle of reading The Love Machine by jacquillene susan

im in the middle of reading Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition by Chetan Bhagat

I just joined this group, so hello :)
I just finished reading Jack Kerouac's On the Road. My list of must-read-at-least-once books are still piling up, so wish me luck!

Orinthia wrote: "I'm currently reading this: "

Enjoy the book!! I hope you like it... To me it's one of the best!

I'm juggling between these 2
1. The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice
2. Marked - P.C Cast

Anne Rice's books are addicting.
Good luck, Inez

Monika wrote: "Orinthia wrote: "I'm currently reading this: "

Enjoy the book!! I hope you like it... To me it's one of the best!"

I'm enjoying the book so much <333

And I'm also reading these now:

and

Orinthia wrote: "Monika wrote: "Orinthia wrote: "I'm currently reading this: "

Enjoy the book!! I hope you like it... To me it's one of the best!"

I'm enjoying the book so much <333

..." Both of them are on my shelves since last year but I just don't have time to read it yet... :d

I'm currently reading The Fault in Our Stars, just like Orinthia.
It's better than I thought so I'm quite enjoying it :)

Since New Year I manage to finish reading , and . Dude, all are military-themed books, and have good cover (lol!)

Also just finish . Love it so far and after reading Ami's review about Harry Dresden, I can't wait to read the first full novel, Storm Front. Now into and

@Orinthia & Mikochin : had a good time the last time we have The Fault in Our Stars as the group read. stick around, who knows maybe we'll have another John Green group read.

hmmm

this month one the biggest/longest series in the fantasy book is finished
. it was an epic end of this series. i was kinda hoping peter jackson want to remake the last battle in movie.

other series that i read


an YA urban fantasy about grifter with an original magic system around it. it's kinda like leverage tv series mixed it with some legalized witchcraft system and you get this book series.

i don't think this series is normal fantasy in general but more like slice of life stories in magician setting. half of the first book is kinda like harry potter series and i think it was the part that i love it most. after half of the first book we have a heroic fantasy with deus ex machina coming all around which end the story in the second book. now what i dislike the most is how Unsatisfied i am after reading this series.

Currently reading The Shadow of the Wind under Oon's recommendation. So far I enjoy it :D

@Monika: You should read The Fault in Our Stars! The story is really sweet and inspiring xD

@Mikochin: I feel the same!!

@Reza: Wow... a John Green group read? That sounds cool! :D

I finished and still reading , but I guess I will finish first since the book is more thin and easy to hold.

I was reading Phantom, then intrigued by the character Harry Hole, so I stopped and am going back to Redbreast, the earliest of the Harry Hole series (not the first, as it's not translated to English)

Finish reading ; the most absurd book I read this year, but I love the duo Aziraphale and Crowley. Hope Gaiman and Prachett will make it movie soon, and really hope Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch starred there.

Right now reading . The first part make me almost scare to go by airplane...

I'm reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell right now...cool stories he made!

We had Good Omens as a group read a while back. I thought it was anti climatic, but I guess that's why lots of people love it?

Oh I've read On the Island. Thought it was so-so good? Nothing new, but not bad either.

Orinthia wrote: "@Monika: You should read The Fault in Our Stars! The story is really sweet and inspiring xD

@Mikochin: I feel the same!!

@Reza: Wow... a John Green group read? That sounds cool! :D

I finished [b..."

I would love to have some John Green... Thank you Orinthia..

Rachel wrote: "We had Good Omens as a group read a while back. I thought it was anti climatic, but I guess that's why lots of people love it?

Oh I've read On the Island. Thought it was so-so good? Nothing new, ..."

I just give Good Omens 3 stars. While love the beginning, I agree it was anti climatic and so random. But enjoy the humor and satire on it

As for On The Island, I regret to not read it a long time ago! Why you all not push me hard enough to read this, lol! There's some coincidence happen, especially when they're on the island, but overall, I really love it :)

Now into . TBH, I really miss my PNR and UF books.

And now I'm reading Unearthly by Cynthia Hand. I noticed that a lot of people have read it already and seem to really like it. I hope I will too!

High hopes for this one :)

reading The Diviners by Libba Bray right now. The ramming of flapper slang and behaviour felt too manufactured to me but I'm sitting on the fence atm.

I've been listening to lots of podcasts lately and I heard this one podcast that reviewed Alan Hollinghurst's book, The Folding Star and I'm very interested in it because I think I need a diversed experience on the aspect of the characters personality. Yes I know, I haven't touched the book yet but I was wondering if any of you guys have read the book and what do you think? Thanks! :)

I am trying to finish Spellbound. I am in chapter 7th and it has not been clear enough what the story about

Just finished Something Like Normal and Forever My Girl, all just a-day read and nothing special. Not much luck with my romance book selections lately. Something Like Normal isn't really a romance, though.

Finish reading , which is a great start for new UF series (Ami, you might want to read this! :D) and

Am currently reading The Help, Freakonomics, and A Visit from the Goon Squad , looking forward to Light between Oceans to show up in periplus, or if i have the chance to buy it from amazon.com

@Rais: Hey, I am also reading Freakonomics. Though at a rather leisurely pace, juggling it with a fiction or two.

currently reading "offer he can't refuse" by Theresa Ragan

I just finished "Reached" and "Effortless". Now I am thinking of starting with Beautiful Creatures or Unspoken.... still debating though ;)

Hello Mellyberry! I just read your post in our Welcome thread, it's nice to have you finally active here :)

I've read Beautiful Creatures and I did not like it. I'm hoping the movie won't be as bad, but the book was terrible.

Currently reading The Girl of Fire and Thorns. No thoughts yet.

Currently reading "A Moveable Feast" and re-read "The Perks of Being A Wallflower". I haven't finished "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" yet for some reasons, and now, I want to read it again, after put this book aside for a while.

I'm currently reading
Right after I finished the Iron Fey series

i am now reading Curses by J. A Kazimer. it's a twisted version of Cinderella with a touch of humor

I just finished Inkspell and Inkdeath..and right now i'm reading Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. Still have pile of books that havent read yet..so little time..so much books :D

Hey Ari! Do tell me if The Immortal Rules is good. I've been wanting to read it for a while now.

Reading Stephen Fry's autobiography. The Fry Chronicles. It's good and hilarious at first, talking about his sugar addiction, smoking habit, when he's in school and college, his teaching stint, joining all the drama clubs in Cambridge....but after graduation and entering the showbiz, it became too serious for me. Have to be in the right mood to read this, I guess.
The bits about Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and other Brit celebs who became his buddies are interesting as well. Although I sometimes don't understand the humor in the TV show A Bit of Fry and Laurie ;p

Currently reading Marcelo in the Real World; a story about high-functioning autistic kid who is forced to work 'in the real world' by his father. So far it is interesting and sparks question in my mind if we should force autistic people to 'function' in real world and succumb to 'real world' rules or accept them the way they are.

Currently:
The Faerie Queene by the great and so beloved Edmund Spenser
The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc
The Adventures of Ellery Queen by the people using the detective's name.

I have no idea how to finish them all. I need to finish at least the second book of Faerie Queen and I've only gotten as far as the third Canto.

Rachel wrote: "Hey Ari! Do tell me if The Immortal Rules is good. I've been wanting to read it for a while now."

Hey, Rachel, I just finished the Immortal Rules, well I can tell you if you interested in not a bit too much romance, A dark vampire story not the sparkling ones, maybe even like Bram stroker's Dracula, then you want to read this one.
I haven't made a review about this. And also like all Mrs. Kagawa style's, there's always love between two races.

As for me, I can say I give 5 star for this.

My current reading still and maybe

Listra wrote: "Currently:
The Faerie Queene by the great and so beloved Edmund Spenser
The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc
The Adventures of Ellery Queen by the people using the detective's name.

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Faerie Queene, wow! Poems are difficult read - I stopped almost 1/4 through Milton's Paradise Lost because I just couldn't stand it. but Milton
I did manage finishing epic poems such as Homer and Virgil, but still....Paradise Lost is my poem-reading bane.

Finish reading . I love when author blend myth with fantasy, esp Celtic myth! Now into and

Still trying to read Graceling for the read along :|