Goodreads Malaysia discussion

Just like the title says, what new books have you bought recently? List them here. Who knows, the titles we picked up might just encourage other members to look at those books too.

Me, I received Halfway to Hollywood Diaries 1980 to 1988 by Michael Palin and Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett from Amazon UK. A new Discworld novel from Pratchett! Oh, joy!

I bought three books from The Book Depository (http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/). I think the prices on Amazon (.com in this case; didn't check .co.uk) were cheaper, but The Book Depository ships books for free!

I got Dorothy Dunnett's The Unicorn Hunt and To Lie with Lions to complete my set of her House of Niccolò series, and a companion volume The Dorothy Dunnett Companion: Volume II by Elspeth Morrison for reference.

(Why yes, it's an obsession.)

Oho, mine are New Malaysian Essays 2 and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers.

My most recent acquisitions -

Among the white moonfaces Memoirs of a Nyonya feminist by Shirley Geok-Lim Lin

A Cloistered War (Behind the Convent Walls during the Japanese Occupation) by Maisie Duncan

Dunno when I'll get round to reading them, but there they are :)

Most recent splurge:

Merdekakan Cinta Ratna

and also by the same author:

Odisi Tanah Kencana

A couple of months ago I bought the following series:
Step Into The World Of.....1)Ancient Babylon 2) Ancient Persia 3) Ancient Greece. They look like books gor kids but I ended up reading them.

Paling baru dalam koleksi:Inspector Singh Investigates A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder

Hehe, baru beli semalam

Kupinang engkau dengan hamdalah

Mendidik anak dengan islam

Sirah nabawiyah (raheeq maqtum)

Went to Carrefour cari beras pulut, silap betul, terserempak jugak dgn buku (I am committed to NOT buying anymore for the rest of the year. Have been avoiding bookshops, book sales, book clearances what-have-you. Or so I thought. But these were RM5 each! Couldn't resist!)

1. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (hardcover!)
2. The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum (also hardcover!)
3. The Travel Writer by Simone Lazaroo (trade paperback)
4. The Great Transformation The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah by Karen Armstrong (also trade paperback! Woohoo!)

minggu lepas, MPH 'berpesta' di pejabat. resolusi tidak mahu beli buku lagi untuk tahun ini, terkorban jua.

manakan tidak? ada 20% off ya

1. Nota Hati Seorang Lelaki oleh Ustaz Pahrol Mohd Juoi
2. Twenties Girl: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella

Yang dibeli:
1. New Malaysian Essay 2 - Amir Muhammad et al.
2. Travelog Iran - Dina Sulaiman
3. Di balik Malaysia, dari Majapahit ke Putrajaya - Farish A. Noor
4. Dari Beirut ke Jerusalem - Ang Swee Chai

Yang diperolehi (off topic):
50 ikon bangsa - Chamil Wariya

Just got back from Borders at Tropicana City, Damansara. Bought four fiction, conspiracy type novels. One reason because they had a pick 2 get 20% off deal and other reason is, well....just look at the covers:



All four (different authors, different publishers) have the same cover style. It's a picture of someone with his/her back to the reader, walking away. Yes, I bought four fiction novels because their covers amuse me. I'm such a sucker!

Just last week I bought Soraya Book of Spells to read while waiting for lunch to be served. It's so cheap. Don't be surprise that a greater part of what I have read so far makes a lot of sense.

My latest book is Wish Club and Pretty litle mistake
Mind you people the latter book is not nice at all .....
i planing to buy 2 more book soon ...

Hmm... I mostly stick to fantasy and science fiction. I just bought

Thanks for the link to bookdepository. Didn't know about that one.

Yeah yesterday being the sneaky girl i am i went to Amcorp Mall and bought 3 books !!! All below RM 50
Books i bought :
Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
Shadows Still Remain by Peter De Jonge
Arrrghhh i can't remember the last's book's title ....

where? BookXcess?

yeah hehehehe .....this month is suppose to be "Thriller special .... ya can buy em at RM 9.90

Pembelian buku yang terkini...

1. 2.

Dua minggu lepas kira yg paling barulah

Panggil aku Melaju dan Ke Luar Jendela.

Shah, Interesting buy. I have a couple by Sason. All her books are heart rendering...an open window to life in the Middle East especially from the eyes of the womenfolks. Hulagu........ah, I love the Mongolian subject. Do post your opinion, ya. I shall be looking forward to it.

- Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Bought it from Amazon because I couldn't find it here.

this is totally out of topic (i think)
but last week my sister and i bought Gila- Gila magazine at Giant (Batu Caves) Rm1.50 each .....so that's my latest and today i'm going to BIG BAD SALE !!!

Gila-Gila is still around?? I collected that comic when it was, you know, funny and sarcastic, especially the articles and short stories. Then all the good writers left in the late '80s. That's when I dropped it.

Maybe I should change my nickname to 'hantu shopping' instead. All this warehouse sales, book and non-book alike are driving me nutss!!

Trainspotting
Crime
Sea of Poppies
Chronicle in Stone
Terrifying Tudors
Agamemnon's Daughter A Novella and Stories
Oliver Cromwell and His Warts
Disgusting Digestion
Microscopic Monsters

There's another 3 but I can't remember their titles. One of them I think was an Orange prize winner.

Each is 8 ringgit yer tuan tuan dan puan puan.

That Horrible Histories book is excellent. Get the entire collection! Very Euro-centric of course but still good for general knowledge.

As for me, yesterday bought the complete 10 volume Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Abridged from Daawah Corner Bookshop, Section 14, PJ.

Oh, Joy!!

Khairul H. wrote: "Gila-Gila is still around?? I collected that comic when it was, you know, funny and sarcastic, especially the articles and short stories. Then all the good writers left in the late '80s. That's whe..."

yeah actually it was not very funny like last time....some were just ok and smile worthy....I think even Ujang also have the same problem

Khairul H. wrote: "That Horrible Histories book is excellent. Get the entire collection! Very Euro-centric of course but still good for general knowledge.

As for me, yesterday bought the complete 10 volume [book:Taf..."

you managed to get Horrible Histories didn't you ? I was walking arond and around and i can't find it anywhere !! maybe i wasn't looking at the right place ....

Deviki, I didn't go to the sale. It was Faizah who got the book. I merely commented on her purchasing the Horrible Histories book because I have most of it (but not from the sale) and I enjoyed the series.

I'm currently reading Terrifying Tudor. Asyik ketawa je ni.

They are in the children's section I think. Today is the last day and I heard that everything must go. So they'd probably go cheaper than RM8..

Khairul H. wrote: "Deviki, I didn't go to the sale. It was Faizah who got the book. I merely commented on her purchasing the Horrible Histories book because I have most of it (but not from the sale) and I enjoyed the..."

oppsy ...silap baca LOL....
But i was aware it was on sale that day

Khairul H. wrote: "As for me, yesterday bought the complete 10 volume Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Abridged from Daawah Corner Bookshop, Section 14, PJ. "

Ha, bestnya! I pun nak cari buku tu. Ustaz Zahazan keeps refering to this scholar in almost all of his ceramah.

My not-so-recent books:

1. Confession of an Economic Hitman
2. Rudra Avatara (kumpulan cerpen)
3. Kathakali (juga kumpulan cerpen)

Update:

4. Our iceberg is melting

Bunny, if you can come to PJ, Right Angle, section 14, you can get the series at Dawah Corner Bookstore (DCB). It's RM470.00 for the entire 10 volumes. The shop is a bit 'hidden'. If you can find a Bank Islam, then just follow that row of shops until you get to the end. That's where DCB is.

Bank Islam is opposite Masjid Tun Abdul Aziz better known as Masjid Bulat. I think DCB has a map of its location online.

Edited to add: It's priced at RM470 but I was only charged RM450. Discount, apparently.

Khairul, thanks for the direction. I'll sure find it by using my GPS. RM 450? Gulp..

I've failed my book diet, people! And relished every minute delving into the payless sale hahahaha

Came home with ;

5 hardcover books
15 trade paperbacks
2 harcover kiddie books
5 sheet music for piano

Total damage = RM120!!! (said the gleeful dietbuster!)

Kataklicik wrote: "I've failed my book diet, people!

I KNEW IT!!

Semalam membawa isteri dan sepupu2nya ke Sunway Lagoon. Tika balik singgah sebentar Popular Bookstores di Sunway Piramid Mall. Hanya sempat menyambar ;

1. Wasiat Luqman Al Hakim (Ahmad Hassan Mohd. Nazam)

2. How We Can Save the Planet Preventing Global Climate Catastrophe (Mayer Hillman)

Hamizao wrote: "Shah, Interesting buy. I have a couple by Sason. All her books are heart rendering...an open window to life in the Middle East especially from the eyes of the womenfolks. Hulagu........ah, I love t..."

Sekarang sedang menguliti Love In A Torn Land. Ia merupakan karya Jean Sasson pertama saya baca. Penulisan beliau memang menyentuh jiwa khususnya kepada golongan wanita. Kini, saya leka menghayati kehidupan Joaana di bumi Iraq yang menghadapi pelbagai rintangan kerana beliau berketurunan Kurdish.

Berkenaan Hulagu Khan, masih di rak belum sempat untuk dibelai-belai dan dihadam isinya. Hehe.

Salam 1431H

Dua hari lepas saya melepaskan kerinduan dengan berkunjung ke Fajar Ilmu Baru (FIB) bersama isteri. Alhamdulilah, buku yang diidamkan berjaya dalam genggaman.

1. Misteri Shalat Subuh (Dr.Raghib As-Sirjani)

2. Spiritual Reading (Dr.Raghib As-Sirjani)

3. Sekali Peristiwa di Banten Selatan (Pramoedya A.Toer)

4. Jalan Raya Pos, Jalan Daendels (Pramoedya A.Toer)

5. Ibadah Sepenuh Hati (Amru Khalid)

6. Agar Hati Selembut Salju (Syaikhul Islam Ibnu Qadamah)

From MPH: The Hartlepool Monkey

Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

nak juga berkongsi buku yang baru dibeli....


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Buku yang saya baru beli semalam:

Hah, terasa sangat keMelayuan Kak Najibah! :D

Buku pertama dibeli utn tahun 2010 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger :D

Beli lagi...

Acid Row - Minette Walters
Purple Hibiscus - Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

@Mudin, dirasuk semangat Melayu awal tahun. Tengah tahun tak tahulah...

Tempohari tawaf di MPH Alamanda, dan tiada buku yang dapat menarik perhatian. Kemudian, terbeli
- Komik Takaza #1
- Novel Rindu Andalusia oleh Radwa Ashour (terjemahan Indonesia). Sudahla sangat malas untuk membaca, beli pula novel terjemahan Indonesia. Berkerut-kerut dahi membaca. :D

Assalammualaikum...

Tumpang lalu yea..

(p/s : Hebat2 buku depa ni.. :()

annahs:

Betui .. betui ... kagum sampai ternganga2 kagum dengan buku depa ... :=()