The Transcriptionist - Amy Rowland [DNF!]

Rowland, Amy. 2014. The Transcriptionist. North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Rating no star whatsoever!

(not going to review this in Indonesian, 'cause who cares anyway?)

I received this via NetGalley, but I wish I didn’t.

I don’t want to sound like an ungrateful douchebag because, well, I did requested it in the first place, and I didn’t finish reading it. Seriously, I had tried really hard to, at least, finish it. I even didn’t expect to be able enjoying the story anymore, I JUST WANTED TO FINISH IT.

Just now, I peeked reviews of this book in Goodreads... and shocked. I saw MANY glowing reviews about The Transcriptionist. Almost all the people that have read this, praise it. And now I get hesitated about my own brain capacity. The thing is, this book is constructed by supposedly ‘smart’ and ‘deep’ words and lines, and the author inserts some supposedly interesting facts and details (that BORED ME TO HELL). I felt the author just tries too hard to impress, really. And to be honest,

Beautiful Nightmares - Farrahnanda [DNF, Sorry!]

DEAR READERS, I'M NOT GOING TO REVIEW THIS BOOK IN ENGLISH BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORTH MY TIME AND ENERGY MORE THAN HOW MUCH I ALREADY HAD GIVEN FOR IT. SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING.

Farrahnanda. 2013. Beautiful Nightmares. Yogyakarta: de TEENS.

Rating errr enggak berbintang.

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Enaknya jadi anggota Blogger Buku Indonesia (BBI), kita punya kesempatan untuk dapat buku gratis yang baru banget rilis, untuk dibaca kemudian diulas di blog. Jadi, waktu Mas Dion menawarkan beberapa buku gratis, saya mengajukan diri untuk meresensi salah satu. Saya belum pernah ikut yang beginian, jadi penasaran. Saya tipe orang yang suka kejutan, jadi saya enggak terlalu cerewet mau pilih buku yang mana, yang begini sih untung-untungan saja dapat buku bagus atau enggak. Dan, ternyata... saya lagi enggak beruntung. Bagaimana pun, terima kasih Mas Dion sudah mengirimkan buku gratis ke saya. Pengalaman yang menarik sekali, hahaha.