Some of you might realize that I've been reading a lot these days. I've been reading and re-reading so much that sometimes I forgot that I have a life I have to live. I'm not going to claim myself as an advanced reader, because I know I'm not. Maybe someday, but definitely not today. But reading has always been a big part of me that probably isn't never really gone. Growing up, I'm an avid reader of comic books and encyclopedias and some other books that I don't know where to place in my bookshelf. From there, I started to write my own stories and blogs and thus I am what you see today. I guess somewhere along middle school and high school I got caught up with something that I ended up reading less. Of course, during that time, even though I wasn't into books, I was really into magazines that when I traveled, my bags got heavy with the local magazines I bought in each cities I visited. When I started college, my major requires me to do a lot of reading and perhaps nothing else, and reading fiction has been my way of training my brain to get used to reading super thick boring books, and so far, it's been working quiet well! I found this A to Z bookish survey from The Perpetual Page Turner and when I did it, I realize now that I'm so lacking in reading capability that I promise myself I would start reading more in the new year to come. It's kind of a challenge; and we'll see where this challenge might take me.
Author you’ve read the most books from:
It's a tie between Jonathan Safran Foer and John Green, actually. Oh, and David Levithan. I know, some people think I'm very melancholic based on my reading preferences, but really, they write gold.
Best Sequel Ever:
I don't really read series (I really don't), but I'm gonna have to say... Andrea Hirata's Edensor. It's always the part where it gets so dark that gets them to see the light that had me.
Currently Reading:
Simon Van Booy's The Secret Lives of People in Love and the famous Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell.
Drink of Choice While Reading:
Tea in general. Starbucks' green tea latte, to be specific.
E-reader or Physical Book?
I'm actually more into physical books (I know, I'm so old school) But it's hard to find the books I wanna read in print, so I had to deal with e-readers these days. Anyway, e-reader's great for reading after the light's out, so it's quiet convenient.
Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School:
Phineas from John Knowles' A Separate Peace. Or Wes from Sarah Dessen's The Truth About Forever.
Glad You Gave This Book A Chance:
Speechless by Hannah Harrington.
Hidden Gem Book:
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. I will forever reminisce this book.
Important Moment in your Reading Life:
Discovering that I love historical fiction. And that I could learn so much from them. I only have realized this after finishing Leila S. Chudori's Pulang and Markus Zusak's The Book Thief.
Just Finished:
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Kinds of Books You Won’t Read:
Erotica. I just... don't. If I want to read some sex why not see porn anyway?
Longest Book You’ve Read:
Titik Nol by Agustinus Wibowo (568 p)
I know, this is quiet embarrassing that I never really read a thick book. I promise I'm going to read something more in the future. I promise.
Major book hangover because of:
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It's so good that I can feel Esther Greenwood in my heart and somehow it gets to the point where it made me think of how depressing this whole life is. It's hard to get over this book, somehow.
Number of Bookcases You Own:
3. Two drawers at home and one in my apartment.
One Book You Have Read Multiple Times:
One Day by David Nicholls. I really like Emma and Dex. I really like the sense of reality the entire story has to offer. It's like reading someone's life forewarned, you know?
Preferred Place To Read:
In bed. And strangely, in a commuting train.
Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:
"I don't think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem." from Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Reading Regret:
I regret not reading the entire Harry Potter series. And Lord of The Rings. I really do. Now I can't seem to find the time. *sigh.
Series You Started And Need To Finish(all books are out in series):
The Selection series by Kiera Cass. Thankyouverymuch.
Three of your All-Time Favorite Books:
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.
Unapologetic Fangirl For:
The famous Ika Natassa novels. They're great, yeah. The only downside is how very typical all the women are, and how they are such a feminist and a non-feminist at the same time (they're such a girl). But the men are... sawoon~
Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others:
Landline by Rainbow Rowell. See how much I've become so fond of Rowell?
Worst Bookish Habit:
I bring my paperbacks every where in my bag, and they always end up rumpled, or dirty, or both. Even I hate myself for that.
X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book:
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
A little story about this book: I really like Rob, for some very vague reasons, actually. So I ended up downloading all the songs mentioned in the book, and I don't like all of them but I enjoyed them.
Your latest book purchase:
Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav. I'm rarely into poetry, but hers is good. Recommended.
ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late):
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb.
The book is about living in a country full of terror from God knows who's actually ruling the nation, and I can't help but feeling terrorized that I couldn't go to sleep before finishing the book. It's pretty inspiring though, so there you have it.
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