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Salsabila's book review : The Art of Racing In the Rain

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    Title : "The Art of Racing In the Rain" Author : Garth Stein Publication place and year : USA, 2008 Page : 321 ( hardback ), 336 ( paperback ) This novel tells an emotional story from a dog's perspective. Enzo is the dog's name. From the beginning, Enzo was able to understand human's emotions deeply. He belonged to a race car driver Denny Swift, his wife Eve, and his daughter Zoe. Everything was peaceful until doctors diagnosed Eve of brain cancer and passed away shortly after. Eve's parents, who knew about the news, tried to claim Zoe away. Through this hard moments, Enzo stayed beside Denny all the time, offering him emotional support.  Enzo also reflected his life lessons through racing. He sees racing not just as a sport, but he sees it as a metaphor to master through life. Knowing how to handle a car mirrors how someone handles through challenging and dark moments in their life. The ending of this novel seems sad at first, but turns out to be happy la...
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Salsabila's book review : The Convenience Store Woman

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  Self-Identity ; the Voice of Keiko, Reflection of Society By Sayaka Murata Judul : The Convenience Store Woman Penerbit dan tahun terbit : Grove Atlantic Press, Japanese version is in 2016, Grove Atlantic version is in 2018. Genre : Slice of Life ISBN : 978-0-8012-2825-6   Pages : 176       Keiko Furukura, a 36-years old woman who works as a store clerk at Hiiromachi station Smile mart, she is known as a rather bit strange and unique woman, in her elemental school, she often caused problems and said unnecessary things, it distressed her parents and friends. Her parents expected her to find a proper jobs and gets married like the normal woman does, it adds to her anxiety and worries about her social conditions. As she grew older, she became a quiet, head -in-the-clouds university girl who is not good with interacting. But, her life completely changed when she stumbled into a convenience store named Hiiromachi station Smile mart. She stumbled across it when...
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