Lucky No.14 Reading Challenge - Masterpost

Sebenarnya saya ini tidak terlalu doyan mengikuti Reading Challenge yang diadakan teman-teman blogger. Bukan karena RC-nya, tapi lebih karena mood baca saya yang kadang-kadang cepat sekali berubah, sehingga malah niatnya berantakan kemana-mana. Tahun ini, selain Goodreads RC (yang hanya mencantumkan jumlah buku saja), RC lain yang berhasil saya ikuti sampai tamat hanyalah Eiji Yoshikawa Reading Challenge (hanya 1 buku bantal - Musashi) dan beberapa bulan terakhir mengikuti Posting Bareng BBI.

Menjelang pergantian tahun ini, saya jadi tertarik mengikuti tawaran Lucky No. 14 RC dari blog Perpus Kecil-nya Mbak Astrid. 14 kategori dari berbagai genre buku yang berbeda, membuatnya jadi unik dan berbeda untuk jadi jalan mengurangi jumlah timbunan (walau gak dibatasi jika ingin nambah timbunan lagi).



Dan ini 14 kategori tersebut plus buku pilihanku:

1. Visit The Country: Read a book that has setting in a country that you really want to visit in real life. Make sure the setting has a big role in the book and it can make you know a little bit more about your dream destination.

- The Moon that Embraces the Sun - Jung Eun-gwol (HisRom - Korea)

- Garis Batas - Agustinus Wibowo (Catatan perjalanan - Asia Tengah)

2. Cover Lust: Pick a book from your shelf that you bought because you fell in love with the cover. Is the content as good as the cover?

(Yup, saya benar-benar beli buku ini gara2 covernya. Aneh saja membayangkan Hanoman cakep plus punya warna mata yang berbeda... Belum terbaca sampai sekarang)

3. Blame it on Bloggers: Read a book because you’ve read the sparkling reviews from other bloggers. Don’t forget to mention the blogger’s names too!

- Heart Shaped Box - Joe Hill (pengin banget baca buku ini setelah baca postingan keren mbak Maria HobbyBuku di http://my-mystery-readings.blogspot.com/2013/11/books-heart-shaped-box.html )

4. Bargain All The Way: Ever buying a book because it’s so cheap you don’t really care about the content? Now it’s time to open the book and find out whether it’s really worth your cents.

- In A Strange Room (Perjalanan Tiga Benua) - Dalmon Galgut (obralan di Plangi - 10K)

- The Devil of Nanking - Mo Hayder (obralan di Semarang Book Fst - 10K)

5. (Not So) Fresh From the Oven: Do you remember you bought/got a new released book last year but never had a chance to read it? Dig it from your pile and bring back the 2013.

- Lapar - Knut Hamsun (buku lawas, tapi baru diterbitkan oleh YOI tahun 2013 ini)

6. First Letter’s Rule: Read a book which title begins with the same letter as your name (for me, Astrid means A, and I can read anything that started with the letter A). Remember: Articles like “a”, “an” or “the” doesn’t count :)

-Conspirata - Robert Harris (sequel dari Imperium, yang dua-duanya belum sempat saya baca)

7. Once Upon a Time: Choose a book that’s been published for the first time before you were born (not necessarily has to be a classic book, just something a little bit older than you is okay. You can read the most recent edition if you want to)

- Karamazov Brothers - Dostoyevski (kalo dapet pinjeman dari Mastez)

- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Douglas Wiggin 

8. Chunky Brick: Take a deep breath, and read a book that has more than 500 pages. Yep, the one that you’ve always been afraid of!

- Inheritance - Christopher Paolini (buku segedhe bantal, belinya semangat banget, tapi gak pernah dibaca, separuh gara-gara beratnya yang mengintimidasi, separuh lagi karena gak rela bakal berpisah sama Eragon dan Saphira!)

9.  Favorite Author: You like their books, but there are too many titles. This is your chance, choose a book that’s been written by your fave author but you haven’t got time to read it before.

- Silver Dream - Neil Gaiman/Michael Reaves/Mallory Reaves (ok, Mr. Gaiman did not actually write this book, but it was HIS idea, so it counted, OK?! Hadiah dari Sulis) 

10. It’s Been There Forever: Pick up a book that has been there on your shelf for more than a year, clean up the dust and start to read it now :)

- Sampar - Albert Camus (sudah masuk dos 'timbunan abadi', teringat dan dikeluarkan kembali setelah ketemu Eyang NH Dini bbrp bulan yang lalu)

11. Movies vs Books: You’ve seen the movie adaptation (or planned to see it soon) but never had time to read the book. It’s time to read it now, so you can compare the book vs the movie.

- The Help - Kathrynn Stockett (dulu beli di obralan Matahati pas filmnya abis menang Oscar)

- City of Bones - Cassandra Clare (gak gitu tertarik baca serinya yg segedhe 5 x batu bata sampai akhirnya jatuh hati pada Jace waktu nonton filmnya. Pinjaman dari Ika)

12. Freebies Time: What’s the LAST free book you’ve got? Whether it’s from giveaway, a birthday gift or a surprise from someone special, don’t hold back any longer. Open the book and start reading it now :D

- Ruby Red - Kerstin Gier (hadiah dari Mbak Yuska)

- False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen (SS BBI)

- Time Riders - Alex Scarrow (SS BBI)

13. Not My Cup of Tea: Reach out to a genre that you’ve never tried (or probably just disliked) before. Whether it’s a romance, horror or non fiction, maybe you will find a hidden gem!

- Life after You - Tyas Effendi (hasil menang kuis di booth Serapium waktu IRF. Jarang-jarang baca buku romance nih)

- Love is Cinta (yaa ampun, baca buku abegeh! Hasil bookwar IRF)

14. Walking Down The Memory Lane: Ever had a book that you loved so much as a kid? Or a book that you wish you could read when you were just a child? Grab it now and prepare for a wonderful journey to the past :) Comic books or graphic novels are allowed!

- apaa yaa?? nyusul deh judulnya.... (kemungkinan buku-bukunya Roald Dahl atau Philip Pullman atau Diana Wynne Jones atau Kate DiCamillo kali ya. Atau siapa yang mau meminjami daku Kumpulan Dongeng Perrault yang keren itu :-P )

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