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Reading List

Published on January 5, 2023

This is a collection of some articles, books and papers I have read and recommend to others.

2025​

Books 2025​

  • Emotitude by Josua Iwan Wahyudi: This book provides practical tips that can be applied in our daily lives so that we can have a good emotional attitude (emotitude). Ultimately, with good emotion, we can also develop further in the area of ​​self-control. Iwan describes emotional intelligence very well, I am sure that not only will you be blessed, but you will also see life from a different perspective and you will be a blessing to others wherever you are.

  • Perfume: The Story Of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind: This book An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion, his sense of smell leads to murder.

  • The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes."

  • The Godfather by Mario Puzo: Almost fifty years ago, a classic was born. A searing portrayal of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and their powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor. The seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and the allegiance to family—these are the themes that have resonated with millions of readers around the world and made The Godfather the definitive novel of the violent subculture that, steeped in intrigue and controversy, remains indelibly etched in our collective consciousness.

2024​

Books 2024​

  • Aku Ini Binatang Jalang by Chairil Anwar: Selama ini kita tidak bisa menemukan sajak-sajak Chairil Anwar dalam satu buku. sebagian kita temukan dalam Deru Campur Debu dan Kerikil Tajam dan Yang Terampas dan Yang Putus, sedangkan sebagian lagi kita jumpai dalam Tiga Menguak Takdir dan Chairil Anwar Pelopor Angkatan 45. Akan tetapi, sajak-sajak yang terdapat dalam pelbagai buku itu sekarang disatukan dalam Aku Ini Binatang Jalang.

2021​

Articles 2021​

Books 2021​

  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari: The evolution of human beings from the cognitive revolution to the scientific revolution was vividly portrayed in the book by Harari. You will be mesmerized after knowing how from being another common species vulnerable to every other animal out there. The Homo Sapiens has emerged as the sole controller of every other thing on the planet earth. Your perception about life and other objective aspects will completely be altered once you come to know how the agricultural revolution and the other developments of civilization have transformed the sapiens from free self-sufficient foragers to industrial slaves of their capitalist desire. Even though the author’s lack of understanding of Islam was evident in many cases throughout the book, it is a highly recommended book to rediscover the world in front of us and reform the perception we have about our lives.

2020​

Articles 2020​

  • Atlassian: Microservices vs. monolithic architecture: A monolithic application is built as a single unified unit while a microservices architecture is a collection of smaller, independently deployable services. Which one is right for you? It depends on a number of factors.

Papers 2020​