Black Pearl

Over the years, I have randomly posted a couple of book reviews over this blog. This is a rare thing, although I do frequently post short reviews on my Instagram. Some books just need to be reviewed more, I think. Read this one about a month and a half ago. World without End (2007) by Ken Follett is by far the thickest book I have ever read (it was 1237 pages thick), but also one of the most intriguing. It is actually the second book in the Kingsbridge Series and is the sequel to Follett’s 1989’s Pillars of the Earth. Even if you have not read the first one, it's totally okay, because World without End is good even as a stand-alone novel. This is due to the fact that although set in the same town as Pillars of the Earth – Kingsbridge, the characters featured in it are the descendants of some Pillars characters 157 years later.  Uh did they change the 'insert picture' option? Thank God I still have this image in my gallery             I would say that the main focus of the n

Assalamualaikum, I just finished reading a book entitled 'Gravity'. It's a fictional novel about spaceships and astronauts. Hm. Who would've thought I have a thing for that. Well, I don't. As a matter of fact, I actually bought that book because it's dirt cheap at a book fair and from its summary I found out its heroine's name is Emma Watson. I mean, nothing else could top those reasons, right? ;) At first, the pace is kind of slow, I almost stopped reading because there are too many complex scientific terms and abbreviations that I didn't bother to check their definitions at the given glossary at the back of the book. Oh, and if you're like me, had a basic knowledge of pure science, then there are many instances where you would just stop and realize, "Woah, I know that. I've learned about it"  When you continue reading, it will start getting interesting.  Maybe it wasn't written by a Muslim but I could learn a thing

Assalamualaikum, Just finished reading Anthem by Hlovate. It took me 3 days of reading. Betul lah. Kalau dah hantu novel, novel lapan ratus pages pun boleh khatam sekali baca. Tapi 3 hari tu pun dah kira lama for a 593 pages novel. Tahu. Aku baca macam aku makan. Slow. (ceh, ye kan aje :P) One of the many topics yang Hlovate kupaskan, pasal manusia dan sikap suka menghakimi. Aku rasa itu topik utama novel ni. Memang. Mana ada manusia kat dunia ni yang tak pernah judge orang even dia tu alim ke, manusia tetap manusia, bukannya sempurna, cuma level hampir kesempurnaan tu je yang varies. Ikut fields juga. Agama, keimanan pada Tuhan, personaliti, rupa, etc. Cuba ingat balik, pernah tak nampak orang yang pakaiannya ala goth, dengan kukunya warna hitam, celak habis keliling mata, rambut warna biru ungu semua ada, tindik telinga beribu riban, dalam hati dah terdetik, "Eish, stok2 budak jalanan kurang kasih sayang dia tu." "Nampak sangat tak reti solat.&quo