Lets talk about Thick books, Cecelia Ahern and Handbag

Harini aku agak bosan, lunch pon ingat nak makan roti je so g la jalan kat Pavilion. Pas beki roti aku g times bookstore, niat di hati nak tengok kalau2 little black dress ade stock baru, sekali takde, semua buku2 lame je. Hampes. Since mase banyak lagi aku pon jalan la tengok buku2 lain. Tiba2 rase macam nak try bace buku tebal plak. FYI, walau pun aku suka baca novel tapi aku tak suka baca yg tebal2.

Basically bila aku nak beli buku, ciri2 yg aku tengok ialah:

1. Cover buku tu kene la cantik sebab aku suka bace buku while waiting( waiting for hubby, train, turn etc), so cover buku tu mesti la cantik supaya seronok aku nak keluarkan dan baca di khalayak ramai.

2. Buku itu mesti la tidak terlalu tebal sebab takut bila beli yg tebal2 sekali buku tu bosan, end up aku nak habiskan bace satu buku tebal tu makan tahun plak. Kalau tak habiskan bace karang rase membazir pulak. kan penyeksaan tu namenye.

3. Harganya mesti la tidak mahal atau berpatutan dengan ketebalan buku itu. In other words, kalau buku u tebal tapi murah ( dan ade ciri2 lain yg aku suka) maka lebih besar la possibility aku nak beli buku tu and vice versa.

4. Jalan cerita buku tu mesti la best. Aku paling suka bace buku yg ala2 romantic and comady, yg girlie2, ade kene mengene dengan fashion world or something glamour. Aku paling tak suka buku yg cerita pasal era dulu2, ade king and queen la, wizard of oz la, ala2 pride and prejudice la, era2 camtu aku tak suka. Yg selain dari tu macam horror ke, investigation ke, dan sebagainya tu aku boleh la jugak layan kalau synopsis dia cam best.

Although, aku pernah terbace satu buku ni, pasal era 1950 camtu which surprisingly I found it very interesting and the story is not even about love or anything romantic but more about some mystery of this family tapi aku lupa ape tajuk dia, kalau aku ingat nanti aku bg tau ek. Buku tu aku beli nak bg hadiah kat kawan, tapi aku bace dulu sampai habis baru aku bg, keji kan aku. Tapi nak ikut lagi bagus tau, sebab aku tau buku yg aku bg dia tu memang confirm best and confirm dia puas hati punya. Hehehe

So tadi aku tengok2 la buku2 Author2 yg famous2 dan buku2 nye selalunya tebal2 Sidney Sheldon, Danielle Steel, Stephen King, Dan Brown tapi dalam banyak2 tu aku Cuma interested kat satu buku je. By Stephen King and the title is Needful Things. Synopsis dia memang menarik sangat. Ade sape2 pernah bace?

Tapi aku tak terus beli, aku jalan2 tengok buku yg lain pulak and jumpa satu lagi buku yg ala2 menarik tapi tak setebal buku Stephen King tu, this time the author is Cecelia Ahern, A place called here. Ade sape2 pernah bace yg ni pulak? Both books have some sort of mysterious kick about them, not the typical chick lit book that I always go for.



Nak beli yg mane ek? Aku consider punya consider tiba2 aku rase dua2 pun tak boleh beli sekarang, kene postpone dulu sebab tengah2 bulan ni aku macam tak banyak duit je. Jadi untuk tidak menghampakan diri sendiri aku beli buku little black dress titled Handbag and Homicide. Yg ni cam best jugak dan murah, Cuma RM 17.91 je after discount.



Here is the synopsis:

Is Haley Randolph about to become a fashion victim?

When Haley says she’d kill for the latest fashions, she doesn’t actually mean it. Of course she quite happily stamp on feet, pull hair and elbow rivals out of the way to get to anew designer bag. But when her boss at Holt’s department store is discovered dead in the store room, fingers are pointed firmly at her! If Haley’s going to escape jail (not to mention the orange prison jumpsuit) she must find the murderer and prove her innocence. At least the hunky Ty Cameron seems to be on her side…..

A sharp, comic debut combining mystery, romance and shopping – What more could a girl want!