Little Women

Author: Louisa May Alcott

I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle – something heroic or wonderful, that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead. I don’t know what, but I’m on the watch for it, and mean to astonish you all someday. I think I shall write books, and get rich and famous: that would suit me, so that’s my favourite dream.”

This is one of my favorite classical novel and in my opinion, one of the best. I already read this book several times now and still enjoy it. This is the story of 4 young sisters: Meg – the oldest and the most beautiful in the family, Jo – free spirit, strong minded and cheerful girl – very passion in writing, Beth – kind hearted and shy girl, the saint of the family, the musical angel, Amy – the youngest but very conscious of her own importance – the Picasso in the family. Their father serves for Army, far away from home while the girls stay with their mother. Accompany with them, there is rich Mr Laurence and young Laurie – their neighbour, together with Mr. Brooke, Laurie’s tutor.

This book divided in two parts. First one is story during their childhood to adulthood while the second part is story about how they trying to cope the responsibilities as adult. It centers in the troubles, dreams, and aspirations of the girls also how they learn to become the best version of themselves.

What I love from this book

This book is not like the modern teen books nowaday. It feels real since the trouble they have is still relevant with all the troubles we fought nowaday: the short tempered, sharp tongue, jealousy, etc. I love how they react to their problem and improve themselves. And Jo, the most character which I loved although I am quite upset with what she got at the end, but however I agree that we must realize that being happy doesn’t mean to have everything of your dream but knowing that everything you do have is worth it.

Not only about characters, but I really love the closeness of this family. Not only between parents and daughter but among the sisters herself. Although they are very different, they stick together and support each other.

So, I highly recommended this book, take a time and read it. You will value this book.

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Paris for One and other stories

Author: Jojo Moyes

When I decided to buy this book, I not read properly the “other stories” behind…. Short stories is not my favorite, that’s why when I found this is exactly short stories, I feel betrayed. Haha.. and think that I am blind, why I not detect the “other stories” in the title. 🤦‍♀️However, I still have hope in this book because it is Jojo Moyes. And she has a book-made into-movie, right?

So, here my opinion about this book:Paris for One – this is the jewel of this book and i am absolutely agree. It tells about Nell, an organized woman in her mid twenties who known make a pro-con list before deciding a sandwich. One day, she surprises her boyfriend by plan a romantic gateaway to Paris, but he fails to arrive and Nell suddenly find herself alone in foreign country. Found herself at another country with the language she barely know, she learn about who she is and what she capable of. A good story about young woman who try to handle her insecure; blossoming from a quiet girl into a confident young woman who takes charge about her life.

The other stories is various stories of romance, all told from a woman’s point of view. About how a twitter can affect a life and how people complicate their lives unnecessarily (Between The Tweet), about how a meeting with her former love affect her decision with her marriage (A Bird in A Hand), or a touching story about a empowerment (Crocodile Shoes), about an exhausted woman is running around the town at 23rd December trying to finish her christmas shopping (The Christmas List), etc

The stories are light and some force me to think of the value. But nevertheless it left no trace in my memory nor attracted me to reread it another time like some books done to me.

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All the Little Liars

Author: Charlaine Harris

This is my first book of Charlene Harris and it seemed to me that this book is worthy with its 3.8 stars. And I just realise that this one is actually a serial novel with Aurora Teagarden as the central chatacter and the problem or mistery in each book is the one which happen in her social circle.

In this (i don’t know which number of series…) Aurora Teagarden is happily married and in waiting for a new member in her little family. But when she is busy to inform the people who needed to know; her half brother, Philip is missing with three other teens: Josh, Joss and Liza. They suddenly vanish from the school soccer field one afternoon. Police already been contacted to do a search but the prospect being worse when they found a dead body – another teen called Tammy, who was a girlfriend of Joss – in the missing teens last destination.

When the police still found nothing, Aurora and her husband, a crime writer Robin Crusoe, begins her own investigation. During her interview, she suspect that some person is not telling the real facts. Her suspicion increase when Clayton’s parents claim that their son also missing and a ransom has been asking but doesnt act normally like parents with missing kid.

I must confess that the first reason I read this one is because it is on sale. And after some googling, her rate is quite good. I am not dissappointed because I enjoy reading this book. It is easy reading, with a clear and systematic plot. I like Aurora Teagarden character. As an amateur, she do her investigation by her curiousity, quite systematic and daring. So, I also will give 3.8 in this book.

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A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Career of Evil