Courtesy of Valdya Baraputri

News presenter and producer Valdya Baraputri has a dream of one day writing a novel.

'€œI really like fiction, especially fantasy. I love it so much that one day I hope to write my own novel,'€ Valdya said.

'€œI really admire the way fiction writers have borderless imaginations. As a reader, I really enjoy the experience of entering different worlds depicted in numerous fiction books.'€

Nevertheless, Valdya said she also enjoyed reading non-fiction works, particularly on science and technology. '€œNon-fiction books quench my curiosity,'€ she said.
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The Time Keeper
by Mitch Albom

 

I am a huge fan of Mitch Albom. I always buy his latest book as soon as it is released in Indonesia. With books such as Tuesdays With Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Albom'€™s novels are always best sellers. Among them, this book is the best. As with his other books, Albom manages to convey a deep message and it makes people contemplate life. If more people read this and other books by Albom, they would have more empathy and a deeper appreciation for their lives.

What If?
by Randall Munroe

 

The author of this book is a former robotic engineer for NASA. He left his job to become a cartoonist and writer. In this book, he answers all of the most absurd questions with simple yet thorough scientific explanations.

My favorite question in this book is '€œhow would the earth change if the oceans were drained?'€ and '€œif researchers managed to produce sperm from bone marrow stem cells and if a woman were to be impregnated with her own stem cell, what would be her relationship to her daughter?'€

As you can see, all of the questions are unpredictable. Munroe proves that science is fun. It would be nice if people were more curious about science. Maybe they would be more logical about everything in life, thus eliminate irrationalities, such as killing people in God'€™s name.

Stardust
by Neil Gaiman

 

This book draws you into its world. Gaiman always presents pain with tremendous graciousness. I adore him for that. What else can I say? It is a Neil Gaiman book. This book has been made into a movie. I believe it is better to read the book before watching the film so you won'€™t miss a single thing that'€™s not covered in the movie.

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