[Top Ten Tuesday] The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

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Well, since most of my read-book are in digital format, I think I will try to choose the book with unique methods by myself. What will I gonna do?

First, I open my Goodreads account and go to All-Bookshelf. Then, I will generate a random number from 1-49 to decide the pages that I will go to--I have 49 pages for my All-Bookshelf page on Goodreads. After that, I will generate a random number again between 1-20 to select the books from the pages. 

So, here is the result for today's list.

1. Sad Cypress - Agatha Christie

Page 14 Number 19

If I remember correctly, I bought this book in a sale section at Gramedia bookstore. Sadly, I couldn't remember much about the story. Hmm, maybe I should really try to reread Christie's work from the very start again.

2. Evergreen - Prisca Primasari

Page 16 Number 16

Actually, Prisca Primasari is one of my favourite Indonesian writers. She can write beautifully and manage to give a meaningful story. Evergreen, if I remember correctly, is one of her first works. Ahh, imho, Prisca always tries to choose a specific setting for her story. In Evergreen, Prisca chooses Japan as the setting. Therefore, I can learn more about a lot of Japan's elements here.

Then, even though in Evergreen Prisca didn't emphasize the romantic story between the two main characters, it still gives me a sad feeling when reading the story between Fumio and Toshi.

3. Rave Master Vol. 25

Page 37 Number 10

Lol. How could I remember this specific volume? Well, tbh, I rarely read a complete manga aside from Detective Conan that is still ongoing. But back then when I was in high school, I succeed to complete this Hiro Mashima's work. To be honest, I love Rave more than Fairytale. Should I try to reread it again?

4. Lullabies - Lang Leav

Page 12 Number 1

Yeah, there was a time when I diligently read poetry books like Lang Leav and Lala Bohang's work. Here is one of my favourite quotes from this book.

Angel  

It happens like this. One day you meet someone and for some inexplicable reason, you feel more connected to this stranger than anyone else--closer to them than your closest family. Perhaps because this person carries an angel within them--one sent to you for some higher purpose, to teach you an important lesson or to keep you safe during a perilous time. What you must do is trust them--even if they come hand in hand with pain or suffering--the reason for their presence will become clear in due time.

 

5. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
Page 40 Number 2

Oh my. I just realized that I had made the review on my book but not on my Goodreads account. Well, in order to read all of Christie's work chronologically, of course, I should read The Mysterious Affair at Styles first. 

For me, yes, I failed to recognise the real culprit in this case. I really need to organize my reading schedule so I can read Christie's work again.

6. Anak Band (Band Boy) - Stephanie Zen
Page 35 Number 9

As a Teenlit lover, it won't be completed if I don't read Stephanie Zen's work. If I remember correctly, Anak Band is her initial work. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember the story at all. Well, I think I will prefer her later work such as Dylan, I Love You and Dear, Dylan!

7. Perahu Kertas (Paper Boat) - Dee
Page 30 Number 14

If I take a look at my short review on Goodreads, I said that this book is a sweet romance book. Then, maybe everyone could agree that this is the lightest book from Dee--well, if you compare it to other works such as Supernova of course. Perhaps, I read it when the hype from the movie is still so strong back then.

8. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Page 41 Number 16

The long-time wishlist that I haven't read yet. Yeah, of course, I have a plan to one by one read a book on my to-read shelf. I just need time to do it. I am intrigued by the mystery-thriller-is element of this novel.

9. Separuh Bintang (Half of the Star) - Evline Kartika
Page 33 Number 8

Ahh, this book is very important to me. Without this book, I don't think I could find the will to read books as a hobby. I know that Teenlit has a very predictable plot. But, for this book, I just love the story so much.

10. Polar Bear Postman - Seigo Kijima
Page 13 Number 8

If I am not mistaken, I received this book as an ARC provided by Netgalley. Well, I always love to read children's books. Just like this book.

Yeay, that's all for today. What a random list for today but I am happy with it. So, see you next time~

Sincerely,
Ra