Why We Broke Up – Daniel Handler [DNF]

Handler, Daniel. 2011. Why We Broke Up. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

Rating 2 bintang

(review in English, click here)

Saya berhenti di 32% dari buku ini. Dan, ya ampun, untuk sampai di 32% itu aja udah perjuangan banget.

Judulnya yang intimidating bikin saya menunda baca buku ini sejak lama. Tapi, setelah mengalami putus hubungan romantis baru-baru ini, saya merasa inilah waktu yang tepat untuk baca buku ini. Jadi bisa dibilang, harapan saya cukup tinggi sebelum mulai baca Why We Broke Up.

Buku ini berupa surat panjang (banget) yang ditulis Min untuk Ed Slaterton, mantan pacarnya. Isinya menjelaskan kenapa mereka akhirnya putus. Selain mengirimkan surat, si Min ini juga ngirim barang-barang memento mereka berdua selama ini. Ada macem-macem. Dari tutup botol pas mereka pertama kali ngobrol, tiket nonton bioskop, robekan poster, mainan mobil truk, dan barang-barang kecil lain yang semuanya dimasukkan ke satu kotak. Untuk setiap barang, Min menjelaskan cerita di balik barang itu dan semuanya diakhiri dengan “and that’s why we broke up”.

Why We Broke Up – Daniel Handler [DNF]

Handler, Daniel. 2011. Why We Broke Up. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

Rating 2 stars.
(review in Indonesian, click here)

I stopped at 32% of this book. And, boy oh boy, it was a real struggle to get to 32%.

Its intimidating title kept me away for quite a long time. But, after breaking my own romantic relationship very recently, I guess there’s no better time to finally start reading this book. You can say, I held my hopes high before reading Why We Broke Up.

This book form is this (very long) letter written by Min to Ed Slaterton, her ex-boyfriend. Its content explains why they broke up in the end. Not only sends him a letter, Min also sends some goods that she acquired in the meantime of their relationship. There are many random things. From a bottle cap when they first talked, a movie ticket, a rip of a poster, a truck toy, and other small things that she fits in in a box. For each thing, Min elaborates the story behind it and she closes her stories with “and that’s why we broke up”.

Marked - P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast [DNF gladly]

Cast, P. C. and Kristin Cast. 2010. Marked. United States: St. Martin's Griffin.

Rating 1 generous star

 

Below is my review in Goodreads that I wrote after I read this horrible thing:

I stopped at 42% of the book.

Apparently, this demonic chic Zoey Redbutt is so exotic and awesome so she has the right to trash-talking everybody else. I'm so very done with this piece of crap.

That's all I got to say, at first. But I guess I did an injustice deed by writing that short unclear review, although I show my disliking toward this book quite clearly, but that's beside my point. It is unfair for future readers of this book because they wouldn't get enough warning to not read this crappy crap. So here I am, warning you... no, I give you proof! Please proceed reading if you want to see all the evidences I managed to collect.

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,

Menanti Cinta – Adam Aksara [DNF... kind of]

NOTE: Dearest readers, I’m not going to review this in English. No more people should care about this book. You're missing nothing.

Aksara, Adam. 2014. Menanti Cinta. Malang: Mozaik Indie Publisher.

Rating 1 bintang

Saya mendapat buku ini dari penerbitnya, jika kalian tertarik bisa beli di sini.

Setelah buku DNF pertama saya di blog ini, saya enggak menyangka bakal secepat ini ketemu buku DNF lagi, ada satu buku lagi sih bahkan tapi saya masih belum memutuskan akan menulis ulasannya atau tidak untuk yang itu. Uuugh saya enggak suka baca buku enggak sampai selesai, tapi seriusan deh, saya. Enggak. Sanggup. Baca. Habis. Buku. Ini. Dan kalau saya diminta berusaha sekali lagi untuk menyelesaikan buku ini...

Dan saya merasa enggak enak hati, kan saya dapat bukunya gratis.... Hei kamu, Adam Aksara, JANGAN baca ulasan ini. Enggak perlu marah atau sakit hati yah. Tidak, saya mungkin tidak akan memaki-maki. Mungkin tidak juga berkata kasar. Saya cuma akan ngomong apa adanya.

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.

Kenapa saya baca buku ini?
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.