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Saturday, December 29, 2007

Top 10 Books in Year 2007 (My List)

Top 10 Books in Year 2007 (My List)



10. Ella Enchanted
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Pages: 238
Comments: Ella Enchanted is the 10th of my Must-Read List. It is full with humour, and a classic twist is added to it. Ella Enchanted is a good read, charming and intriguing me until the very end.


9. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy
Author: Philip Pullman
Pages: 929
Comments: This Trilogy consists of 3 titles, the first one titled 'The Golden Compass'. The sequels are 'The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass'. My personal favorite out of these 3 is 'The Amber Spyglass'. It adds a new whole concept on what fairy tales are. Although the long descriptions sometimes bore me, this trilogy is still capable of opening different worlds and exciting adventures to me.


8. Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 406
Comments: I absolutely love this book! It's a pull-out-all-stops kind of read. This is a hilarious tale of Becky Bloomwood,a naive British who thinks money grow on trees. There is no way you can read this book without laughing out loud.


7. The Devil Wears Prada

Author: Lauren Weisberger
Pages: 432
Comments: Devil Wears Prada introduces me the world of fashion in New York City. Before reading this book, I barely knew any designer labels. After reading this, I know Christine Dior, Giorgio Armani, Marc Jacobs, Levi's, Hermes, Chanel, Prada, Bobbi Brown, Kate Spade, Miu Miu, Versace, Sephora, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. This book is horribly, ridiculously funny and I can't put it down after I start reading it!


6. Can You Keep a Secret?
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 374
Comments: Another book of Sophie Kinsella on my Must-Read List. Sophie Kinsella managed to hit it off again in this irresistibly hilarious tale. Emma Corrigan, a marketing assistant, imposed as a marketing executive when she was upgraded to the business-class seat on a plane. When the plane hit a turbulence, she thought it was the end of her life, and started blabbing her deepest secrets to a complete stranger beside her. And, it's 'Oh, SHIT!' for her when the stranger turned out to be her company's CEO, and knows every single humiliating detail about her. Gosh, I wouldn't like to be in her shoes...


5. Do You Come Here Often?
Author: Alexandra Potter
Pages: 480
Comments: This is a warm and humorous story of two childhood sweethearts (For only a day!) who ran into each other again after 13 years. Although Grace and Jimi were already in their early thirties, they felt all the awkwardness as if they were 18 all over again. They felt a familiar spark, but neither could do anything about it as they're both engaged to be married. So, they renewed their friendship, until both of their engagements were broken. It's all about being single, finding true soul mates, listening a radio show which sorts out love lives, long engagements, and complicated lives, in this heart-warming romance comedy.


4. In Her Shoes
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Pages: 521
Comments: In Her Shoes described a rivalry between two sisters, Rose and Maggie Feller. Rose is a successful lawyer, but would have failed in a fashion test. Maggie is drop dead gorgeous, but would have failed in a career test. Before Rose knew it, Maggie was moving into her apartment, wearing her shoes and sleeping with her guy. Rose threw Maggie out and Maggie found their long-lost grandmother. In the end, the two sisters reconciled, each having a better life. This is a moving story, with beautiful poems inserted.


3. My Best Friend's Girl
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Pages: 437
Comments: This is one of the most touching novels I ever read. Kamryn and Adele are best friends, until Adele slept with Kamryn's fiance, Nate. Kamryn didn't found out until Adele and Nate's daughter, Tegan was born. Nate didn't know that he had fathered Adele's child. Kamryn left all three of them instantly, and started a new life. Until one day, she received a letter from Adele, saying that she's dying and would like Kamryn to adopt Tegan. Kamryn found herself carrying a huge responsibility when Adele died. Luke came into Kamryn's life, and so did Nate. Kamryn found herself entangled in both of them, and on top of that, she needed to consider what was best for Tegan, a man who Tegan loved as her father, or the man who shared the same DNA with her, but did not loved her as a father should. It's a complicated yet beautiful story, and that's what made me engrossed in it.


2. The Nanny Diaries
Author: Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Pages: 368
Comments: This novel revolves around Mr. X, Mrs. X, Nanny, Grayer, and Harvard Hottie. Mr. X is the father of a 4 year old boy named Grayer, who is constantly absent in the household, and has an affair with Miss Chicago. Mrs. X does not take care of Grayer, but delegates that job to Nanny. Mrs. X slams the door in the face of Grayer, never picks up emergency calls, and leaves Grayer with Nanny when he's having a high fever, so that she can go to her spa. Nanny is a graduate student who raises Grayer, brings him to play dates, picks him up from school, and practically everything a mother should do. Nanny is subjected to Grayer's mood swings, Mrs. X laundry demands, late pay-checks, keeping Miss Chicago's affair with Mr. X a secret from Mrs. X. The Nanny Diaries introduces me to a whole new culture of Park Avenue Mothers, who do not work and spend more time planning charity than with their own child. A great story, and by the end of it, I know Grayer more than Mrs. X does.


1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Author: J.K. Rowling
Pages: 607
Comments: Well, no description is needed for this book. Everyone knows what I love about J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter! All I need to say is, this is definitely my favorite out of the 7 books.

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Saturday, December 08, 2007

Bali End- of-Year Vacation

I'm back from Bali!!! Missed me, anyone? Well, Bali was definitely stunningly beautiful, I mean the temples. I have not much time for detail explanation since it's quite late now, so here's a preview of my Bali Vacation. Indulge! I'll post more about my Bali vacation later on, so wait!