.Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Hm,, Ryry recommended me to read this book when we were in Bali. She bought the book (the English version!) for herself and for her lecturer -Tuesdays with Morrie.
I ever tried to read the book during our free time from handling those ‘lazy’ cruise ship candidates;) (But I miss them a lot now 
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I read the first page, and then go to the second one, but that’s it!
I stop reading the book due to my limited vocabulary in reading English literature;)
(Hell yeah, I admit it!). It’s quite hard for me to understand the whole meaning of the story. Ryry never want to tell me what’s the story all about. She said, it will be better for me to read it by myself. I thought, I prefer reading the translation than the original one. But Ika Natassa -my favorite writer who wrote My Very Yuppy Wedding and Divortiare- said in one of his posting:
“Maybe it’s just me, but I personally believe that translating a book is like butchering the essence of the writing. Because when a writer writes, every single word that he or she put down on paper, every single comma and period, is there as the soul of the book. That’s why I think you should always read a book in the original language that it was written, to truly capture the chemistry of words, to read it the way it was meant to be. If it should be translated, it’s probably best that the writer itself who does it, or at least, be involved in the translating process.”
As the time goes by, I have this unstoppable-urge to read the book. So, I feel tingled to read the English version -of course I will make sure my Oxford Advanced Dictionary stay close to me;)
No..No..I haven’t read it yet, but I already got the eBook. I will buy the book eventually, but right now, due to my impossible financial condition, I prefer to download it…hehehe
Here’s something that I got when I was searching for a free-downloadable ebook of Mitch Albom’s. Well, It is some kind like summary of Five People You Meet in Heaven. Just click summary-of-five-people-you-meet-in-heaven to read the .pdf version. It’s only 2 pages!
For instance, here’s some great words to be quoted in ‘Five People You Meet in Heaven’ !
“No life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone” (p.50)
“Sacrifice is part of life. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to.” (p.93)
“No one is born with anger. And when we die, the soul is freed of it. But, now, here, in order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did, and why you no longer need to feel it… You need to forgive your father.” (p.142)
“Life has to end… Love doesn’t”
Feel free to contemplate the meaning of those quotation. If you’re interested, just buy the book! Wekekekek;)
Happy reading!
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“No life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone” (p.50)
Most time, i thought that I am all alone. In fact, I’m not..! Now that you’re here beside me;)
Iya mba itu termasuk paling bagus yang aku baca…
Dulu dikasih tau juga temenku namanya Nia Sitompul..
Inspiring me..tahun 2007 awal bacanya
That we’re mean alot for others
we have a meaning in this life…whoever we are
i write it on my review
yang Tuesday with Morrie juga bagussssss looo…
Ayo mba baca ^-^
makasiii mba Luci..
Iya, aku sempet baca di review-mu.
Ternyata emang bener2 menarik. Padahal dari lama kamu udah tulis review-nya ya..
Aku emang telatt bangett;) wekekekek
Met koas ya, Mba. Moga lancar. Amien;)
ps. kapan ya bisa ketemuan sama Mba Luci lagi??
hehehe..
It’s a must-read book Nis! I cried myself a river when I read it (kalo ini either gw yang emang kecengengan atau emang sampe segitu bagusnya hehe). But you must read it! Inspiring!
Wow it seems like a good book
I must have it one day
blum pernah baca si, tapi pernah ditawarin sama temenku yang punya nama Jingga pas aku lagi di Jakarta kemaren ..
kayaknya bagus,,
en aku pengen banget baca!
garap buat skripsi!!!
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aku jadi penasaran sm bukunya neng…
bukunya mitch albom emang bagus mba nisa, ini buku pertama dy yg aku baca,minjem d mas iin (taruna,hehe) trus aku beli buat ade ku,n yg tuesday with morrie jg bagus, sekarang ak lg bc yg for one more day, ini di film in, n ada lagunya dbawain sm nick (ex nya jessica simpson).. wkt itu d oprah ad.. mitch tu tipe penulis yg aku suka, backgroundnya wartawan olahraga. n tulisannya ttg makna hidup ngena banget.. he’s my fave author..