zulhamsyah's reviews
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Finding Chika is my 6th book of Mitch Albom. I've never been dissapointed by his book. 'Finding Chika' the term comes when Chika plays with Mitch. It sorts of the hide and seek. However, the term becomes more than that as the book goes deep down about Chika's journey from the earthquake in Haiti, to how she endures the disease she was diagnosed. The book is written with the POV of Mitch. To me the notion of 'Finding Chika' becomes Mitch way to recall and discover how powerful Chika is in her capacity to change the life of Mitch and his wife, Janine. This is a rather sad book to me, yet also strong and inspiring at the same time as it teaches me to appreciate persons whom have crossed in our life and help us to become ourselves.

This is a very fun and witty book! so dumb in entertaining way! The story begins with Allan, the main character, escaping the nursing home. It then marks his journey which later involving friendship, crime, murder, quest, politics, along with unraveling the past of Allan. So many going on in different setting, yet each of them are so engaging. The story moves fast and I am dying to know what's next. The story switches between the present time and the past, but doesn't ruin the character of the 100 year-old-man. On the other hand, it really builds the character! It's also fascinating how the journey encompass all the incidents from Allan's childhood to the world war, post-worldwar, allowing him to travel across countries and have himself rewarded by prominent political figures while not interested in politics at all. I am so trapped in his world and it makes me laugh. The coincidences in Allan's journey and his cunning way of thinking, along with how his attitude toward living his life are enough to absorb me into this book. I am totally reading its sequel!!

Written beautifully in SDD's style of figurative language. I enjoy the poems, marvelous as always. However, I find it a little difficult to follow the story. Some similes are just not for me, many terms are not familiar (to me) I don't know what he's talking about. The story? It was just good, not very special. A little frustrating when I have run miles throughout the book only to find stumbled on a rock and went blackout. What's nextt?!!?

I love this book. The accidental journey is hilarious and coated in clever plot ( really appreciate the fact that Jonasson didn't mean to write this sequel. I am glad he did) The setting really fills the political contemporary fantasy which begins with Allan and Julius being rescued by North Korean ship delivering uranium for nuclear weapon. At the same time, the Swedish minister of foreign affairs was appointed by UN security council to meet Kim Jong-Un in the name of world peace. Allan and Julius presence in fact ruin the mission. The accidental journey then lead to the involvement of prominent figures; Trump, Merkel, Putin, in the unexpected and silly yet serious way! The story goes on comprising a clairvoyant on Allan's journey while being hunted by Neo-Nazi due to the unfortunate tragedy. There are so many happening in the book compared to the previous one. Although the story goes in good flow and each setting is intriguing, I lost the character of Allan tbh. I find some plot is being too forced and very political which does not necessarily build the story (or the character). Nevertheless, the book does make me laugh and captivate me so I totally look forward the next sequel if there is one.

A journey of J, who was born female, but knows she is a boy. She is not a lesbian, but she is a boy. Two different characteristic needs to be distinguished. This book tells about identity complexity which really is insightful. The main character, J, is on her journey to unfold her true identity by turning herself to the gender she has been living. I really appreciate the book as transgender issues are rarely brought into teenlit. It's a nice easy read with the whole new perspective.

Super! I am moved by the Tara's story in pursuing her education. I personally feel attacked realizing how privileged I am to have supportive surrounding to access formal education. The book comprises the journey of Tara with her unique, religiously-super-fanatic family. The dad is against the government, which disabling Tara and her siblings from acquiring knowledge beside the holy book and her dad story. The book, however, tells how Tara manage to discover the the world. Living within small world without external exposure has lead Tara to unravel the unknown. They later become trajectory for Tara to understand the world, herself, and her family, along with honorable degrees she earned. The family culture and identity which grows within her, later becomes an oppression. The ugly behavior that once seemly, later is learned to be an abuse. In short, this book has strong message to never give up finding the truth and educate ourselves. The only issues behind my 4 star is her writings. I don't feel the spark when I read it as it is somehow monotoned. The story is also jumpy it confuses me. It feels as she just put all the compilation of the stories and voila. I don't feel satisfied enough in her explanation abt some points in the book. People say this book is like The Glass Castle. I agree! but I find Jeannette Walls memoir more captivating than this book.

I can't express how much I love and adore this book

It's an easy supra simple read that articulates basic picture of feminism concisely. Chimamanda, the author, picks the inequality in her home county, Nigeria. She begins with the notion how feminism is deemed as negative thougt in Nigeria. People who claim themseves as one are considered bad and thought to be against African culture. Chimamanda then describes how the social structure becomes problematic both for men and women as particular values (or culture she said) are automatically assigned to people since they were kids and disabled them from being what they really are or get credit they truly deserve. Chimamanda, however, beautifully write that ,'culture does not make people. People make culture,' which later is explored in the book. This book does not talk feminism, as a thought, sophisticatedly. I personally think her points in the book can be explored more. This is because feminism, to me, is much more than women being oppressed. Nevertheless, I think the book is very good resource to educate people about feminism.