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Title of Book: Stories of Your Life and Others Author: Ted Chiang Publisher: Picador Publication Year: 2020 Language: English Format: Paperback Pages: 338 With Stories of Your Life and Others, his masterful first collection, multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang deftly blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably diverse stories, all told in

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Source: personal collection In the previous warp-up post, I said that I had a reading slump. So in February, I still try to pick up my reading pace by reading horror/mystery books. Lo and behold, I read more books than I expected.  How to Use Your Enemy -

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers! We meet again in 2026. This year, I'd still like to post wrap up of the books I read each month and highlighting some medias I consume. As a starter, in January I was on a bit of a reading slump. Usually, I'd pick up a horror or mystery book to revive my interest

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Source: personal collection I should have finished writing this wrap-up post weeks ago. I just couldn't get myself to start (lol). The month where I should have been more free at work, where I expected to read a lot more books. I got distracted by other things which I kind of regret investing my time to. If you

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Source: personal collection I almost finish catching up to last year wrap-up post. Please bear with me a little. In November, I finally finished a tome which has been haunting me for months. Aside of its size, the book itself tells a difficult story with hard topic which doesn't make it even easier for me to

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Source: personal collection After a careful consideration, I decided to just merge three months worth of post into one. Mainly because nothing much happened on the reading and watching front. I did experience a lot of changes at work, organizational change. I'm still trying to adapt and adjust my habit into the

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Title of Book: Cinderella Addiction Author: Akiyoshi RikakoTranslator: Asri Pratiwi WulandariPublisher: Penerbit HaruPublication Year: 2022Language: Bahasa IndonesiaFormat: PaperbackPages: 264 Aku hanya ingin bahagia.... ----------------------- Sepanjang hidupnya, Fukuura Sakura selalu ditimpa kemalangan. Sakura ditinggal ibunya sejak kecil sehingga dia harus merawat adik,

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers! I'm behind again on my wrap-up and favorites. Honestly, I don't remember much on how I spent my July so without further ado, here's the books I finished in July.  Where Everything is Music - Jalal

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Title of Book: The Woman in the DunesAuthor: Kobo AbeTranslator: E. Dale SaundersPublisher: Penguin ClassicsPublication Year: 2006Language: EnglishFormat: PaperbackPages: 240 Dazzlingly original, Kobo Abe's The Woman in the Dunes is one of the premier Japanese novels in the twentieth century, and this Penguin Classics edition contains a new introduction by David Mitchell,

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Source: personal collection Hi fellow readers! We're now at the midpoint of the year. So far, I have updated my Goodreads reading challenge twice which is a good sign for me. My target is now to read 24 books until the end of the year. Here's the books I read in June. Books read in June

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Title of Book: A Brief History of Seven KillingsAuthor: Marlon JamesPublisher: OneworldPublication Year: 2015Language: EnglishFormat: HardbackPages: 686 *WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015* JAMAICA, 1976 Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. From the acclaimed author of The Book of

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Title of Book: The Ten Loves of Mr NishinoAuthor: Hiromi KawakamiTranslator: Allison Markin PowellPublisher: Granta BooksPublication Year: 2020Language: EnglishFormat: PaperbackPages: 208 Over the course of his life, Mr Nishino falls hopelessly in love again and again. One woman is a colleague, another a chance encounter; one is the girlfriend of a classmate, another the best

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers! I finally finished a big book in May. Mind you, a sad and heartbreaking tome but I'm glad I finally read it. Since I did travel a bit, I brought Penguin Little Black Classics with me and I finished two of them. Without further ado, here are the books I read in May.

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Title of Book: Diary of a VoidAuthor: Emi YagiTranslator: David Boyd, Lucy NorthPublisher: Harvill SeckerPublication Year: 2022Language: EnglishFormat: PaperbackPages: 213 Discover this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive new novel that's perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and Eggs. 'One of the most intriguing new novels of the summer,' Independent

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers! Even though I only managed to finish two mangas, I watched a lot of films. I had a trip to the United Kingdom for two weeks so my April was eventful. Here's the books I read in April. Books read in April Ito

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Source: personal collection Hi fellow readers! In March, I'm back with my comfort read. Although I'm a bit disappointed, I still read a good book afterward. I watch an excellent limited series on Netflix which I'm pretty sure you've heard of. I also continued my personal Academy Award Best Picture project and

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Source: personal collection Hi fellow readers! Hope you all well. Since I have quite some time on my hands lately, I'm going to catch up on my monthly wrap-up post. Here's the book I read in February. Books read in February A Perfect Day to Be Alone - Nanae Aoyama (★★

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Title of Book: The Travelling Cat ChroniclesAuthor: Hiro ArikawaTranslator: Philip GabrielPublisher: DoubledayPublication Year: 2017Language: EnglishFormat: PaperbackPages: 256It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side.Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van.

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Source: personal collection Hello and happy new year fellow readers! In 2025, I have a mission to finish those literal book stacks on my bed. Yes, I have book stacks ON my bed because I have nowhere else to put them. Those books won't be there if I read them already. I spent most of my 2024 trying to survive and

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Source: personal collection Finally! One month left and that is it for 2024 wrap-up. Without further ado, here's the books I read in December 2024. Books read in December Carrie - Stephen King (★★★) Carrie has become a classic since

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers! In November, I didn't read much but I watched some good series on Netflix. Books read in November Audition - Ryu Murakami (★★★) Audition is the third book by Ryu Murakami that I read.

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Source: personal collection Hi fellow readers! Now we arrive in the spooky month. Though I managed to read more than the previous month, my only regret is I didn't get to read horror books (even though I already have several Stephen King's books just laying there in my room). I read a Junji Ito's manga though. Books read in October Why I Write - George Orwell (★★★)

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers! we're onto September now. During the month, although I didn't read many books, I read one which leave huge impression on me. It becomes my favorite book of the year. Thanks to that book, I brave myself to actually take actions to realize my childhood dream. Anyway,

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers, we're in my birthday month, yeeay (fake enthusiasm). What has my life became? It's like I'm back to those years where I hated my birthday. But now, no, not hate, indifferent. I feel indifferent, ugh. Don't worry, it gets even more despairing as you read through

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Source: personal collection Hello fellow readers! I have some catching up that I need to do here. So I'm going to power through and post the remaining months in the next few weeks. Bear with me please and thank you. Books read in July Fires - Raymond Carver (★★★)

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