books I've been longing to read...

These are the books that I've been longing to read for quite a while. I have purchased some of them but they remain sleeping in my bookshelf. Due to my time corruption in my own life... I can't manage the time to read  (err, I've been very very busy I don't even have time to read. REALLY!)

So here's the list...

1. George Orwell - 1984
people said it's a must read novel esspecially for those who're interested in dystopian literature. It's on my top priority since I've read lots and lots of academic research about Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange saying that this Orwell's masterpiece has been the canon of dystopian novel and one of the best inter-textual source for those whoo analyze Burgess' A Clockwork Orange

2. Margaret Atwood - Handmaid's Tale
Arrrgghh... how come how come how come you haven't read this book, Thera!?!?! You've seen this book many times in Aksara's bookshelf and QB, right? How come you haven't even purchased it and added it to your so-called book-treasure-shelf??? No no no, the fact that you don't have time is not a virtuous excuse anymore. Oh, okay, so the book cost's is quite expensive then? You know you can afford it as long as you stay away from the bar and those online boutiques~! Put that strawberry margarita down!

3. Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness
Yes yes. I am very curious. As I searched "feminist science fiction" genre in wikipedia.com, I found this title. Ursula Le Guin is the alpha female writer in science fiction during her time, as the amazon.com reviewer describes: "The Left Hand of Darkness was a groundbreaking book in 1969, a time when, like the rest of the arts, science fiction was awakening to new dimensions in both society and literature". Not to mention, I am really curious about feminist science fiction genre. So the book's major themes covers philosophy and sexual identity about a hermaphroditic alien race; describing an alien culture as proposing a critical viewpoints to our own human culture. Yes, yes, I'll add it to my amazon.com shopping cart

4. Joanna Russ - The Female Man
Another dystopian feminist science fiction. Gee, I'm really into this... Maybe because I haven't find any particular research in my home country about utopian-dystopian literature / science fiction. Yes, there's no science fiction writer in Indonesia_ yet (If you can name one, please. I'm really hoping that I'm wrong). This book contains feminist ideology within utopian-satirical science fiction. As wikipedia tells me... "It used the device of parallel worlds as a form of a mediation of the ways that different societies might produce very different versions of the same person, and how all might interact and respond to sexism" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Russ). Uuu..., I love parallelism! yes yes, parallelism really add some spices and hot chili peppers to our literature. We really have to learn a lot about parallelism, and I can't wait to learn from this book. Not forget to mention how satirical masterpieces really could blow me into an "literary orgasmic" dimension. Heehaw...

5. Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
You're such a pity, Thera. You're really into utopian/dystopian literature but you haven't read this book? tsk... tsk... Well, what can I say? It's such a pity... Err... yea... This is another "must read" for me... Really, I have nothing to say...


6. Milan Kundera - Unbearable Lightness of Being
Really, to be honest... I have no idea what this book is all about. But there're lots of friends (not just friends, but they're also excellent readers with numerous references. Quite inspiring) who recommended this book to me. They said, a person like me should read this book. Gee, okay... I trust you guys, I have no reason in delaying... I'll find it right away!


Yes.. I still have approximately 15-20 books on my list...
Now you know what I want for christmas! Theehee...