Wishful Wednesday #2

Serial TV The Carrie Diaries sudah diumumkan jadwal tayang untuk season 2nya! : ) Maka dari itu aku berencana baca novel keduanya.

Judul: The Carrie Diaries (Book #1)(Hardcover)

Penulis: Candace Bushnell

Penerbit: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen

Tahun Terbit: 2010

Before Carrie Bradshaw hit the big time in the City, she was a regular girl growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut. How did she turn into one of the most-read social observers of our generation?

The Carrie Diaries opens up in Carrie's senior year of high school. She and her best friends -- Walt, Lali, Maggie, and the Mouse -- are inseperable, amid the sea of Jens, Jocks and Jets. And then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture. Sebastian is a bad boy-older, intriguing, and unpredictable. Carrie falls into the relationship that she was always supposed to have in high school-until a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With her high school days coming to a close,Carrie will realize it's finally time to go after everything she ever wanted.

Rabid fans of Sex and the City will love seeing Carrie Bradshaw evolve from a regular girl into a sharp, insightful writer. They'll learn about her family background -- how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. We'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where the next Carrie Diaries book will take place.

Judul: Summer and the City (Book #2)(Hardcover)
Penulis: Candace Bushnell
Penerbit: HarperCollins
Tahun Terbit: 2011


Summer is a magical time in New York City and Carrie is in love with all of it -- the crazy characters in her neighborhood, the vintage-clothing boutiques, the wild parties, and the glamorous man who has swept her off her feet. Best of all, she's finally in a real writing class, taking her first steps toward fulfilling her dream.

This sequeal to The Carrie Diaries brings surprising revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country "sparrow" -- as Samantha Jones dubs her -- to the person she always wanted to be. But as it becomes increasingly difficult to reconcile her past with her future, Carrie realizes that making it in New York is much more complicated that she ever imagined.

With her signature wit and sparkling humor,Candace Bushnell reveals the irresistible story of how Carrie met Samantha and Miranda, and what turned a small-town girl into one of New York City's most unforgettable icons, Carrie Bradshaw.

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Aku excited banget waktu kemarin baca pengumuman di facebook resminya kalau season 2 akan premier bulan Oktober tahun ini : ) Makanya aku jadi tertarik buat baca buku kedua. Meski buku pertamanya sudah pernah baca yang versi digital (review disini), tapi aku tetep ingin koleksi buku fisiknya, dan yang hardcover! Kenapa? Lihat deh covernya itu lho bikin ngiler hehe... Lagi pula aku emang suka serial TV dan juga suka banget ngikutin kisahnya Carrie Bradshaw.

Yang aku suka dari buku dengan cerita sejenis itu adalah bahasa inggris yang dipakai nggak seberapa ribet. Bayangin aja kalau harus baca The Cuckoo's Calling-nya J.K. Rowling versi bahasa Inggris -___- Harus berapa kali buka kamus? Sudah nggak bisa direka-reka soalnya cerita detektif paling enak dibaca tanpa meninggalkan detail apapun. Bagi yang juga suka nonton serial TVnya, jangan kaget ya waktu baca novelnya soalnya beda banget. Beberapa konflik diubah. Dan di season 1 Carrie sudah ke the City buat internship. Sedangkan menurut buku, Carrie baru menginjakkan kakinya di the City setelah konflik asmara dan baru dibahas di buku kedua.

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1. Silahkan follow blog Books to Share - atau tambahkan di blogroll/link blogmu.
2. Tinggalkan link postingan Wishful Wednesday kalian di Mr. Linky.
3. Mari saling berkunjung ke sesama blogger yang sudah ikut share wishlistnya di hari Rabu.
4. Buat postingan mengenai buku-buku (boleh lebih dari satu) yang jadi inceran kalian minggu ini, mulai dari yang bakal segera dibeli, sampai yang paling mustahil dan hanya sebatas mimpi. Oya, sertakan juga alasan kenapa buku itu masuk dalam wishlist kalian ya!