the time traveler’s wife

sorry for not updating since last month. im quite busy with studying and stuffs here since it’s year 2 already… so here is the newest book i read (newest here means i just got it, not that it is newly published) :

the title is THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE. apparently this book is published at 2003, but i just got a chance to buy it and read it last month, and now i’m still reading the book.

summary:On the surface, Henry and Clare Detamble are a normal couple living in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Henry works at the Newberry Library and Clare creates abstract paper art, but the cruel reality is that Henry is a prisoner of time. It sweeps him back and forth at its leisure, from the present to the past, with no regard for where he is or what he is doing. It drops him naked and vulnerable into another decade, wearing an age-appropriate face. In fact, it’s not unusual for Henry to run into the other Henry and help him out of a jam. Sound unusual? Imagine Clare Detamble’s astonishment at seeing Henry dropped stark naked into her parents’ meadow when she was only six. Though, of course, until she came of age, Henry was always the perfect gentleman and gave young Clare nothing but his friendship as he dropped in and out of her life. It’s no wonder that the film rights to this hip and urban love story have been acquired…Best suited for mature teens – For Teen readers of both SF and Romance; some mild bedroom scenes. (Book List).

well the first time i heard about this book is from my friend in my hometown. she asked me to buy the book for her since i think the book hasn’t published in indonesia yet. that time i was waiting for my flight to indo, and luckily there was a bookshop in the airport, so i just bought it for her. at first i just thought that the book would be some boring one, because it is a love story, and somehow i tried to avoid love story book. however, when i went to bookstore last month to buy a nove to read, i was interested on this book after reading the summary on the back cover, then i just bought it!

i never expected the story to be amazing, and now i am just cannot stop reading it, but since i dont have much free time nowadays, i only read it at night before sleep. the storyline is great. basically it tells about the time traveller, his love life, how he met his ‘soon-to-be’ wife when she was six, and his journey… the author could picture it nicely. she can described the situation well, especially when the main character was time traveling. and it is not that kind of love story. i recommended this book!!!

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new moon

this book is the 2nd book of twilight, story about isabella swan and her vampire boyfriend. well something was kinda unexpected in this second book, and the intrigue became more complicated.
newmoon book

newmoon book

Summary (taken from www.stepheniemeyer.com) :

For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning…

well i have finished reading this book since month ago, before i came back to singapore. but apparently i just got the chance to post my review about this book since my life here was so hectic, many things to do.

i read this book as fast as possible, it took about 3 days or so because my target was to finish the book before went back to singapore. i bought the Indonesian version but unluckily i cannot find the image cover on the net. basically the story was about the relationship of edward and bella. but now there was jacob between them.

It was after bella 18th birthday that Edward and his family moved away from the city. and it was hurted bella so much then she changed her attitude. her life was messy. until he found jacob and they became close friend. but jacob had secret too, that he was a werewolf. things were getting complicated after that. victoria, james’ couple, went back to the city to find bella and make revenge.

but of course this book has a happy ending. i found it less interesting than twilight. i love twilight more. but overall the story’s flow still great and i enjoy reading this book very much.

oh and now im also waiting for the film!!! it is said to out in the cinema on november

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twilight

the last book that i read is twilight. it is a part of the trilogy: twilight, new moon, and eclipse. this book is said to be a best seller book…   

twilight

twilight

The summary :17-year-old Isabella Swan, or Bella, moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington, to live with her father, Charlie. She misses Phoenix terribly, but quickly becomes intrigued with the Cullens, especially the exquiste Edward Cullen. At first, it would seem that Edward hates her, but eventually, Bella deduces that Edward does not hate her, but instead stays away from her to save her own life because he is a vampire. The two fall in love with each other, but because of issues with their races, they are not able to fully express themselves. Throughout Twilight, several life-threatening situations occur, but none are as climactic as when vampires who do not fit in with the Cullens diet of animals come to Forks. Instead, they feed on humans.  for me, the story is just unexpected. i rarely read romance book lately, since i prefer thriller, mystery, and fantasy novels, because i thought that romance story is cliche, just so-so. but this one has been changed my mindset. well, maybe because the story involved vampires. the intrigues were strong, especially at the last few chapter, when another vampire, not from Cullen family, came and hunted Bella.  i read indonesian version of twilight, since i bought this book to help me spend my holiday in indonesia. it consists of more than 500 pages, kinda boring at first since the story went so slow… but it became more surprising and made me want to read it.  overall, i recommended this book xD… it’s not just a ordinary romance story. and fyi, im reading the second book, new moon,right now.

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magyk

the latest novel that i read is titled MAGYK by angie sage. i read the indonesian version which contains more than 500 pages. luckily they made the letter big enough, considering that it is a novel for kids. 

the front cover

front coveras we can read, the title is magyk, and refer to that, yeah, you will directly guess and know that the story must be related to magic, or something magical, and yes it it. 

this is the summary of the book i got from kidsworld website:

Septimus Heap: Magyk – Things Are Not As They Appear

When Silas and Sarah Heap welcome their seventh son, Septimus, into the world, they are thrilled. He is the seventh son of the seventh son and legend holds that he will be a very powerful wizard. But, before they even realize what’s happened, the midwife informs Sarah that the baby has died during birth. Just as the midwife is running out of the Heap’s home, with the dead baby in her arms, Silas arrive back withherbs for the new mom and baby. But that’s not all he has. Walking home, Silas also stumbled upon a baby girl, left for dead in the woods. 

 

actually i wanted to buy this book from around 4 or 5 months ago, but it just happened that i was confused whether i should buy it or not. i was just afraid that the story would be disappointed. so 2 weeks ago, i went to bookstore, looking for books to read, since im on my holiday and got a lot of free time. finally i bought the book, after half a hour reading the back cover of some books. 
and the book is not a disappointment. i love the story. its flow was just nice. i just couldn’t stop reading the book, and finished reading it in less than a week. though the story is kinda simple, the writer could describe the person, place, etc well. for those who like fiction, esp fantasy kind of book, i recommend you this one. 

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the bookworm

hei all. let me start this blog with introductory post!!

well, my name is maria magdalena. still on my teen-age. im currently living in singapore and studying in ntu or nanyang technological university, and taking bioengineering.

my aim to make this blog is i wanna share my thoughts about the books i read. basically i LOVE reading, novels especially. but i read japanese comics too. 

thats all a little introduction from me. hope you all can enjoy reading my blog. happy reading.

-maria-

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