Book Review: Bukan Pasarmalam

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Judul               : Bukan Pasarmalam

Penulis             : Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Penrbit             : Lentera Dipantara

Tahun Terbit    : 1951

Book Review: Woman at Point Zero

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A novel titled Woman at Point Zero was written by Nawal el-Saadawi, an ex-Editor in Chief of Health Magazine in Egypt and also a psychiatrist. The novel, which belongs to Arabic literature, was published in 1975. The novel tells the readers about the true experience of Nawal when she did a research about female prisoner. For an additional information, this is one of Nawal’s book themed feminist.

Book Review: Their Eyes were Watching God

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A book titled Their Eyes were Watching God is a novel written by Nora Neale Hurston, an African-American writer. The novel, which was published in 1937, mainly tells the readers about racisms in the early 1900s. It is narrated by the main character, Janie Crawford, a mullato (child of White and African-American) in her forties.

Book Review: Jane Eyre

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A novel titled Jane Eyre is a great novel written by Charlotte Bronte. She was a British writer who not only wrote novels, but also stories and books of poetry collection with her sisters. Charlotte, the third child of six children of Patrick Bronte, was born on April 21st, 1816 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She was growing in Victorian England era. Her mother, Maria Branwell, was dead in 1821, a year after Charlotte and her family moved to Haworth. After her mother’s death, Charlotte was sent to Cowan Bridge Clergy Daughters' School, which she described as the Lowood School in Jane Eyre novel, her first novel. Furthermore, the writing career of Charlotte is used to build her financial independence. She wrote both stories and novel by herself or duet with her sisters who also writers. The novels wrote by Charlotte are not only Jane Eyre, but also Shirley, Villette, and The Professor. Actually, Charlotte is not only a writer, but also a teacher. But, only her career as a writer could change her into a famous woman.

Book Review: The Great Gatsby (Chapter 1-3)

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I have read a great novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald titled The Great Gatsby.  When the first time I read it, immediately I was impressed by a saying on the second paragraph, that is, “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” This sentence that I love the most in Chapter 1 is explained by Nick in an opening paragraph. It was written there that it is advice given by Nick’s father in his younger and more vulnerable years. This quote, for me, is exactly related to my life. I realized that I often mad with someone and, whether directly or not, I always criticize them. But after I read this quote, whenever I am mad with someone, I remember this great quote and, believe it or not, it successes to calm me down.

Book Review: Dunia Sophie

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Judul               : Dunia Sophie

Genre              : Novel Fiksi

Penulis             : Jostein Gaarder

Penerbit           : PT Mizan Pustaka