2010 Best Reads

Well, the list here will change from time to time as i read more books.

This are the real Page Turner books so far this year...

1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins


2. Bagaikan Puteri Trilogy by Ramlee Awang Murshid

Books I've read in 2010

I am challenging myself to read as many books as I can this year. I started counting since mid of June. Yep, i'm 6 months late. But its better late than never.
And here we go.....

My 2010 Readings:

1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The Diary of a wimpy Kid
3. Life of Pi
4. Vampire Diaries (The Awakening and The Struggles)
5. Bagaikan Puteri by Ramlee Awang Murshid (RAM)
6. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
7. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (02.07.2010)
8. Mikhail by Ramlee Awang Murshid 13.07.2010
9. Cinta Sang Ratu by Ramlee Awang Murshid, 16.07.2010
10. Hijab Sang Pencinta by Ramlee Awang Murshid, 22.07.2010
11. The Girl with Dragon Tattoo 31.07.2010

12. The Girl Who played with Fire, Stieg Larrson, 19.08.2010

13. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney, 23.08.2010

14. Cinta Sufi, Ramlee Awang Murshid 27.08.2010

15. City of Bones, The mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, 30.08.2010

16. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days, 01.09.2010

17. Lembah Cite-cit , Prof Hamka

18. Dalam Mihrab Cinta, Habiburrahman El Shirazy

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU DYING TO GET YOUR HANDS ON (PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE)?

I posted new entry to my blog. Then I browse. Then somehow, I bumped to this ...



And now, I have to join this book-blogger-hop because at the moments is seems to be more interesting than anything else I can think of :P

1. Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins) --> yes. i read YA and i'm Team Peeta (tonight) I change my mind quite often :P

2. ??? by Vikas Swarup. I read his Six Suspects and also Slumdog millionaire (Q&A). When is your next book? Don't do this to me! In short, I can't wait for Swarup to come up with new book!

3. Little Bee by Chris Cleave (because i read the book review somewhere)

4. Fallen by Lauren Kate (Because its everywhere on every shelves in the bookstore i went. OK. Not every shelves. But the book cover is so OBVIOUS. But i read the review, and has low ratings. Now I am confused)

5. Ramlee Awang Murshid Novels - Trilogy Bagaikan Puteri. Its the Malay Novel which I am crazy FOR recently and now. I am now reading the third book in the trilogy. It's 10:00 pm now and pretty sure will continue read it right after this! If this book, has translation to English, you must read it. Or perhaps, you should just learn Malay language so that yu can read and enjoy the book :)

6. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong ( is it good? i kept stumbling into the book reviews with quite high ratings)

That's all I can think of now :)
Feel free leave to post comments..I'd like to see what book are you dying for too
:)

Cinta Sang Ratu

I escaped office lunch (some celebration) instead i went out for lunch with my husband. Dropped by at MPH and finally I found this novel.
(I was searching for the book before when I was reading the 2nd) So, in a way it was a good decision i made to skipped thr project celebration even though I was questioned by my General Manager @ Project Director. Hey! No regrets.... Back to the novel...

RAM is one true creative Malay writer. In this novel we have Saifudin as usual macho, cool and somehow in this movie, the author add more romantic side to him :). I think he is extra religious than previous novel. Sometimes, when reading what he does is a reminder to myself. Thanks RAM

And of course, Sang Ratu who RAM introduce in the previous novel few last chapters. I am quite surprise by the decision Saifudin made for Sang Ratu but in a way, i think its a good one. Quote from the Novel...

Cinta Sang Ratu
laksana langit mencengkam purnama,
ibarat mutiara di lautan biru
saujana mata memandang, seluas langit terbentang.

Tatkala cinta berbisik, suaranya memuji TUHAN
Pabila rindu terusik, rasulnya jadi pilihan.

Sampai masanya cinta jadi taruhan
Sang Ratu menjadi impian.

This time, there is no balan-balan or kuntilanak but there is another creature who appear in current day (in Haryani's life). (Erghh... That made me somehow agree with my husband not to visit Indonesia :P )

There is also Senggara. RAM wrote as though Senggara is someone special in the book. While reading the book, I kept on guessing who he is.... Megat? Saifudin old dead friend? At last it was ......hmm.. ..(read it yourself).

Jenglot. I don't know what it is. But it does sound evil & deamon enough for me.

What ever happens in the book, RAM ends it perfectly..not too much frustrations.. and some ending that can make you MUST find the next book.. Hijab Sang Pencinta ..which I bought it just now and am reading it NOW. What are you waiting for? go read it now!


You can check out more of RAM's novels At his Fan Club Page. I think in all his novels, there are quotes which is kinda trademark for the character of each the novels. Check out here.

Mikhail

Its been a while since i update this blog. Not that I stop reading. I'm still in the moof for the Reading Challenge 100+ even though I have only read 7 books. I started counting since end of June, ok? ......Ganbate! ...........

I finished reading Mikhail few days back. The book is by Author Ramlee Awang Murshid. He is my favourite Malay Novel write at the moment. He's creative in twisting and making the story full.

Mikhail is about a men who is an assassin. He was actually used by a greedy selfish, Dickens. He was brainwash to take revenge by killing 4 main people. He is being portrait as a very focus, fast and good killer. He reminds me of Jason Statham in Transporter and also Mark Wahlberg in i cant remember the movie name.

In one of his mission he actually ambushed and killed everyone in a ship. I'd like to see that scene in movie.

In his mission at Malaysia, his target was actually two women whom to one of them he had feelings for. The women are sisters, one is a police and the other helps the father with business. And this one... reminds me of Maria Mariana ...Urghhh :P

This book is a good reading but i'll stick to 'Laksamana Sunan' series by Ramlee Awang Murshid at the moment. (which I am curently reading book No. 2 of the series, Cinta Sang Ratu!

Should I read this?

These are list of books which I stumbled to while browsing or maybe At the book store. So, should I read it?

1. The Summoning (Kelley Armstrong)
2. Hush Hush
3. The Fallen

The Mean Jabberjay

Jabberjay is in this second book of Hunger Games. And when it sings, it really hurts. To me, its one of the meanest thing capitol did to the tributes.

Catching Fire first few chapters to me, is kinda slow. I kept on thinking to flip the early pages just to check whether will there be 'page-turner' parts from this book. Yes it does. And when you reach that part, you will never put the book down.

My expectation for this book is to see WAR towards the capitol. Yup. It does started somewhere in this book and I am looking forward to read the second book.

Comments and queries (beware .... spoiler)
1. Why is it Katniss have to wait so long before seeing Gale when she first came back from the first game?
2. Prim has very little part in this book. Kinda frustrated.
3. Peeta's family is never talked about at all.
4. Why is it suddenly Madge being friend of Katniss beem mentioned few times in this book. Its like the author is desperade for Katniss to have other friend than Gale back in District 12 :P
5. Sometimes, i feel Katniss is like palying around between Peeta and Gale. I pity both of them :P
6. Effie has little parts too
7. What happens then to district 8, 13 ? i think this part is left unfinished...


I tell so much. You should just read the book. Its a page turner ..after hald of the book so be patient. I would rate this book 3 out of 5. And I like I said earlier. I am looking forward for Mockingjay! And one more thing, after reading this book, i vote for Peeta over Gale :)