Everything is F*cked

Sukses dengan buku The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, 3 tahun kemudian Mark Manson barulah melanjutkan tulisannya melalui Everything is F*cked. Buku yang sepertinya sudah ditunggu-tunggu oleh sebagian besar pembaca setianya ini lebih fokus membahas tentang hope atau harapan.

Crazy Rich Asians [Collaborative Post]

Ramai-ramai membicarakan Crazy Rich Asians belakangan ini tentu karena filmnya sedang tayang di layar lebar. Apalagi digadang-gadang sebagai salah satu dobrakan dalam industri perfilman Hollywood dengan 100% orang Asia sebagai pemain-pemain dalam film ini. Bersamaan dengan perbincangan tersebut, bukunya kembali mencuat ke permukaan. Padahal, buku karya Kevin Kwan ini sudah lama beredar di pasaran, bahkan stoknya tidak pernah kosong di toko-toko buku. 

Ketertarikan dengan film yang akan tayang di Indonesia pada bulan September 2018 mendatang, mendorong Shiori-ko dan Marryingbooks untuk membahas bukunya. Keduanya pun sepakat untuk membuat sebuah unggahan kolaboratif yang berfokus hanya untuk bukunya saja. 

Camp Half-Blood Confidental

source: Riordan Wiki

THE FIRST BOOK I READ IN 2018!

Sebenarnya sudah beli buku ini di akhir tahun 2017 ketika Periplus tengah mengadakan sale akhir tahun. Rupanya, buku ini belum pernah aku baca.

The Handmaid's Tale

Judul ini sudah nangkring menjadi to-be-read sejak lama. Apalagi ketika sedang marak-maraknya novel young adult bertema dystopia seperti The Hunger Games. Banyak situs yang kemudian mengangkat kembali tema dystopia sebagai sebuah bacaan di masa lalu. Tidak terkecuali The Handmaid's Tales karya Margaret Atwood.

Summer Days and Summer Nights

Di tahun 2014, sebuah kumpulan cerita dengan tema musim dingin diluncurkan. Desain sampulnya begitu menarik. Pun dengan para penulis yang mengisi buku tersebut. Ditengok lagi, penyuntingnya adalah salah satu penulis young adult yang digandrungi, Stephanie Perkins. Di tahun 2016, buku dengan tema musim panas pun diluncurkan. Sentuhan dan citra yang diberikan masih sama dengan buku My True Love Gave to Me, meskipun nama para penulisnya tentulah berbeda. 

Faces & Places

There is nothing such a good present for a bookdragon but books itself. Siapa sih pembaca yang tidak merasa senang jika diberi hadiah sebuah buku. Terlebih buku tersebut merupakan kado ulang tahun. Judulnya yang selama ini sudah masuk ke dalam daftar baca namun belum juga terwujud untuk punya salinannya. 

What I Wish I Had Known (& Other Lessons You Learned in Your 20s)

Quarter life crisis. Itulah istilah yang seringkali dibicarakan oleh orang-orang yang barus masuk ke dalam usia 20an dan menuju seperempat abad. Pemicunya pun beragam, dari lulus kuliah, pilihan hidup setelahnya, bekerja, menikah, dan masih banyak lagi. Quarter life crisis juga menjadi awalan mengapa ada banyak sekali bahan bacaan yang mengangkat tema, "Andaikan saya tahu hal-hal ini di usia 20an", baik dari penulis lokal maupun internasional. 

Tidak terkecuali dengan buku terbaru dari Marcella Purnama. 

We Should All Be Feminist & Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions

Dalam ulasan kali ini, aku tidak hanya membahas satu buku saja. Melainkan dua buku sekaligus. Berasal dari penulis yang sama dan masih membicarakan satu topik, maka aku rasa, akan lebih menarik jika resensinya berada dalam satu post. 

Feminist Fight Club

Fenomena Women's March memang sempat ramai. Apalagi ketika Donald Trump resmi dikukuhkan menjadi Presiden Amerika Serikat. Seruan terhadap perlindungan wanita pun juga semakin disuarakan. Tanggal 4 Maret 2017 lalu, Indonesia juga tidak ketinggalan. Sebagian besar warganya masih merasa bahwa persamaan gender di negara ini belumlah optimal. Ada hal-hal yang masih belum tuntas dibahas dan dilindungi secara hukum. Akibat dari isu-isu tersebut, aku semakin tertarik dengan buku-buku ringan yang membahas kesetaraan gender. Termasuk, buku dari Jessica Bennett yang begitu eye catchy dengan judulnya.

Tell Me Three Things

Tell Me Three Things
Penulis: Julie Buxbaum
Tahun terbit: 2016
Penerbit: Random House Children's Books
Harga: USD 12.99 di Kobo Store
Format: EPUB
Rating Shiori-ko; 5/5
Sinopsis:

Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?

It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son.

In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can’t help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved?

Julie Buxbaum mixes comedy and tragedy, love and loss, pain and elation, in her debut YA novel filled with characters who will come to feel like friends.

Creative Schools

Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

Penulis: Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica

Tahun terbit: 2015

Penerbit: Penguin

Harga: USD 12.39 di Kobo Store

Format: EPUB

Rating Shiori-ko: 5/5

Sinopsis: 

A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element

Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization’s history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critical issues of our time: how to transform the nation’s troubled educational system. At a time when standardized testing businesses are raking in huge profits, when many schools are struggling, and students and educators everywhere are suffering under the strain, Robinson points the way forward. He argues for an end to our outmoded industrial educational system and proposes a highly personalized, organic approach that draws on today’s unprecedented technological and professional resources to engage all students, develop their love of learning, and enable them to face the real challenges of the twenty-first century. Filled with anecdotes, observations and recommendations from professionals on the front line of transformative education, case histories, and groundbreaking research—and written with Robinson’s trademark wit and engaging style—Creative Schools will inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education.

Quiet Power

Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts

Penulis: Susan Cain

Jumlah halaman: 288 halaman

Tahun terbit: 2016

Penerbit: Penguin Young Readers Group

Harga: USD 12.99 di Kobo Store

Format: EPUB

Rating Shiori-ko: 5/5

Sinopsis:

Based on the monumental bestseller Quiet, this new version focuses on the strengths and challenges of being an introverted kid 

Susan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation when she published Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking. With her inspiring book, she permanently changed the way we see introverts and the way introverts see themselves. The original book focused on the workplace; this book focuses on kids--school, extracurriculars, family life, and friendship. It also features Susan Cain's own story. There's even a guide at the end of the book for parents and teachers. This insightful, accessible, and empowering book, illustrated with amusing comic-style art, will be eye-opening to extroverts and introverts alike.

The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1)
Penulis: Jenny Han
Jumlah halaman: 276 halaman
Tahun terbit: 2010 (pertama kali terbit 2009)
Penerbit: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: EPUB
Harga: USD 9.59 di Kobo Store
Rating Shiori-ko: 2/5
Sinopsis:

Some summers are just destined to be pretty.

When each summer begins, Belly leaves her school life behind and escapes to Cousins Beach, the place she has spent every summer of her life. Not only does the beach house mean home away from home, but her favorite people are there: Susannah, her mother's best friend, and her sons, Conrad and Jeremiah. Belly has been chasing Conrad for as long as she can remember, and more than anything, she hopes this summer will be different. Despite distractions from a new guy named Cam and lingering looks from Conrad's brother, Jeremiah, Belly's heart belongs to Conrad. Will he offer his to her? Will this be the summer that changes everything?

The Unexpected Everything

The Unexpected Everything

Penulis: Morgan Matson

Jumlah halaman: 331 halaman

Tahun terbit: 2016

Penerbit: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Harga: USD 12.99 di Kobo Store

Format: EPUB

Rating Shiori-ko: 5/5

Sinopsis: 

A New York Times bestseller!

From Morgan Matson, the bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone comes a feel-good story of friendship, finding yourself, and all the joys in life that happen while you’re busy making other plans.

Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan.

Future? A top-tier medical school.

Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn’t that hard considering he’s a Congressman and he’s never around).

Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby—pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else?

Relationships? No one’s worth more than three weeks.

So it’s no surprise that Andie’s got her summer all planned out too.

Until a political scandal costs Andie her summer pre-med internship, and lands both she and Dad back in the same house together for the first time in years. Suddenly she’s doing things that aren’t Andie at all—working as a dog walker, doing an epic scavenger hunt with her dad, and maybe, just maybe, letting the super cute Clark get closer than she expected. Palmer, Bri, and Toby tell her to embrace all the chaos, but can she really let go of her control?

I'll Give You the Sun

I'll Give You the Sun

Penulis: Jandy Nelson

Jumlah halaman: 429 halaman

Tahun terbit: 2015 (pertama kali terbit tahun 2014)

Penerbit: Walker Books

Harga: Hadiah Ulang Tahun ke-23

Format: paperback

Rating Shiori-ko: 3/5

Sinopsis:

From the author of The Sky Is Every­where, a radiant novel that will leave you laughing and crying - all at once. For fans of John Green, Gayle Forman and Lauren Oliver. Jude and her twin Noah were incredibly close - until a tragedy drove them apart, and now they are barely speaking. Then Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just need her as much as she needs them. What the twins don't realize is that each of them has only half the story and if they can just find their way back to one another, they have a chance to remake their world.

Quiet

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Penulis: Susan Cain

Jumlah halaman: 333 halaman

Tahun terbit: 2013

Penerbit: Penguin Books

Format: paperback

Harga: Rp 213.000 di Books & Beyond

Rating Shiori-ko: 5/5

Sinopsis:

For far too long, those who are naturally quiet, serious or sensitive have been overlooked. The loudest have taken over - even if they have nothing to say.

It's time for everyone to listen. It's time to harness the power of introverts.

It's time for Quiet.

Betrayal

Betrayal: The Crisis In the Catholic Church: The Findings of the Investigation That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Spotlight

Penulis: The Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe

Jumlah halaman: 304 halaman

Tahun terbit: 2016 (pertama kali terbit tahun 2002)

Penerbit: Profile Books

Harga: Hadiah Ulang Tahun ke-23

Format: paperback

Rating Shiori-ko: 4/5

Sinopsis:

This is the true story of how a small group of courageous journalists uncovered child abuse on a vast scale - and held the Catholic Church to account. Betrayal is a ground-breaking work of investigative journalism, now brought brilliantly to life on the screen in the major new movie Spotlight. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. On 31 January 2002, the Boston Globe published a report that sent shockwaves around the world. Their findings, based on a six-month campaign by the 'Spotlight' investigative team, showed that hundreds of children in Boston had been abused by Catholic priests, and that this horrific pattern of behaviour had been known - and ignored - by the Catholic Church. Instead of protecting the community it was meant to serve, the Church exploited its powerful influence to protect itself from scandal - and innocent children paid the price. This is the story from beginning to end: the predatory men who exploited the vulnerable, the cabal of senior Church officials who covered up their crimes, the 'hush money' used to buy the victims' silence, the survivors who found the strength to tell their story, and the Catholics across the world who were left shocked, angry, and betrayed. This is the story, too, of how they took power back, confronted their Church and called for sweeping change. Updated for the release of the Oscar-nominated film Spotlight, this is a devastating and important exposure of the abuse of power at the highest levels in society.

More Than This

More Than This
Penulis: Patrick Ness
Jumlah halaman: 480 halaman
Penerbit: Walker Books Ltd
Tahun terbit: 2014 (pertama kali terbit 2013)
Harga: Rp 60.000 di Big Bad Wolf Jakarta 2016
Format: paperback
Rating Shiori-ko: 3.5/5
Sinopsis:

A boy drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments. He dies.

Then he wakes, naked and bruised and thirsty, but alive.

How can this be? And what is this strange deserted place?

As he struggles to understand what is happening, the boy dares to hope. Might this not be the end? Might there be more to this life, or perhaps this afterlife?

From multi-award-winning Patrick Ness comes one of the most provocative and moving novels of our time.

Journeys to the Heart

Journeys to Heart
Penulis: Sofia Blake
Jumlah halaman:
Tahun terbit: 2016
Penerbit: RakBuku Publishing
Format: paperback
Harga: Rp 70.000 di Kinokuniya
Rating Shiori-ko: 3.5/5
Sinopsis: 

Journeys to the Heart is about the author's experiences working with Indonesia social change makers. It is about finding your own place in the mix of people, projects, and districts in a way that values them and values on growth. There are 9 journeys that describe impressions of the country, ordinary people, women community leader, and author's own personal journey to her heart. Sofia Blake writes on feminism, social organizations, and impossible models to conclude that the most valuable journey is that of the heart, and that unless "your heart is in it", success will never come.

Speak

Speak
Penulis: Laurie Halse Anderson
Jumlah halaman: 210 halaman
Tahun terbit: 2011 (diterbitkan pertama kali 1999)
Penerbit: Square Fish
Format: paperback
Harga: Rp 99.000 di Books & Beyond
Rating Shiori-ko: 4/5
Sinopsis:

The first ten lies they tell you in high school.

"Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication. In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.

Speak was a 1999 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.