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Bukan Pasar Malam by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

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5.0

Hancur banget rasanya baca ini. Ditambah ini buku peninggalan alm. ayah saya. Beberapa kali pas baca menitikkan air mata. Lucunya kondisi politik pada saat itu masih relate sama kondisi politik saat ini.

"Mengapa kita harus mati seorang diri? Lahir seorang diri pula? Dan mengapa kita ini harus hidup di satu dunia yang banyak manusianya? Dan kalau kita sudah bisa mencintai seorang manusia, dan orang itu pun mencintai kita—mengapa kemudian kita harus bercerai-berai dalam maut. Seorang. Seorang. Seorang. Dan seorang lagi lahir. Seorang lagi. Seorang lagi. Mengapa orang ini tak ramai-ramai lahir dan ramai-ramai mati? Aku ingin dunia ini seperti pasar malam."
Circe by Madeline Miller

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5.0

Enchanted. Page-turner. Beautifully written.
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

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5.0

I can say this is the most fun I have ever experienced from just reading a book. It's like I'm going on an adventure every time I turn the page and I don't want it to end. This book has my whole heart.
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

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5.0

Oh no... I sobbed for like 5 mins straight after reading the last page. I've only read 4 of John Green's books, but I can safely say this is my favorite (sorry, Paper Towns).
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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2.0

⭐ 2.5/5

Oh no... this reminds me why I don't read romance novels anymore. It always has a happy ending even it doesn't seem realistic to me. The plot is not new, we already knew some friends-with-benefits kind of story. They break the rules, they fall in love, they know it won't work, but they love each other, so they get back in the end. I'm sorry... but I'm not a fan of this one.
Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick

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4.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. I was head over heels from the beginning until the middle of the story, but the near-ending is such a turn off for me. I still enjoyed it though.

I loved him like I loved walking through summer grass barefoot, like I loved a warm mug in my palms, like I loved driving on a long road at the sun sets in the distance. It was a good, safe, simple sort of friendship.


P.S.: I'm OBSESSED how the book came with a different cover (outer and inner, if you bought a hardcover one). It's like I also own TBR and it makes me sappy